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Apr 2016
Many years ago before children and even marriage, my future wife and I returned home from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home with our first cat, Jackson. He was so confident and friendly in the cattery; however he hid under the table for two days before quietly growing in confidence. We kept him indoors for several weeks before letting him venture outside....
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A vaccine amnesty – is it really necessary?
During the months of March and April we are running a vaccine amnesty for both dogs and cats at our Practices. This means for pets that for whatever reason are overdue a vaccination; we...
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Late night opening
Every Tuesday, we extend our opening hours to provide an evening surgery at Yeovil. Appointments are available up until 8pm, and can be booked through our reception team at either of our surgeries.
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Water, water everywhere
I spent last week in the sunny, snowy, French Alps and have returned home to find the rain has continued. I’m waiting for the day the animals enter the surgery two by two!
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Cat versus dog
You’ve heard the sayings: People own dogs but cats own people; dogs think they’re humans and cats think they’re Gods. There is no doubt, cats are very different to dogs and it may seem...
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A fresh start
There’s no doubt my patients and cases are interesting, rewarding and sometimes frustrating, on occasion all at the same time but the fact that every pet has an owner means I deal with many...
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Pet’s enhance our lives
A very happy New Year to you all! As the dark days of January descend upon us, I thought it might be timely to remember how much pleasure our pet animals give us. Dogs,...
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Good tidings of comfort and joy
I will resist commenting on how Christmas has rushed around again but Oh My Goodness! It’s traditional for me to use this space to warn everyone (yet) again about the potential of sultanas, raisins...
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Food for thought
That old saying, you are what you eat, is as true for our animals as it is for us. The variety of food on offer in shops today is so much greater than 40...
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First line treatment for wild casualties
Writing this, as we are having our first real taste of autumn, with gales shaking the trees and rain lashing on the windows, it doesn’t seem possible that just yesterday I was basking in...
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