Is It Worth Getting a Pet Health Plan?

To answer whether it’s worth investing in a pet health plan, it’s crucial to understand what these plans entail. A pet health plan covers various aspects of your dog, cat or rabbit’s preventative healthcare. For example, routine parasiticide treatment and vaccinations. It is not an insurance policy, which is a common misconception. Each health plan […]

The Right Size

Bigger isn’t always better and small is beautiful…a couple of English idioms with which we are all familiar.  And like many sayings, not universally true.  For instance, last month I mentioned Mousa, a pussy-cat with a urinary problem. Happily, not a serious one in his case but it could have been due to the unfortunate […]

Should I get pet insurance or just save?

As a pet owner, you want the best for your four-legged family. But what happens when they become unwell or injured? The costs of veterinary care can be overwhelming, depending on the severity of your pet’s condition. A common question is, should you get pet insurance or just save? There is no right or wrong […]

Visiting specialists & additional qualifications

Our practices come equipped with state of the art equipment, including blood machines, digital x-ray, ultrasonography, video endoscopy, electrocardiography (ECG), and multi-parameter units for anaesthetic monitoring, to name just some. However, this doesn’t account for the advanced capabilities and additional qualifications our team possesses, which enable us to provide an exceptional level of care for […]

Recovery & Healing: Help to Heal

Healing is not a word that we use very often in mainstream medicine, although I don’t know why.  After all, it’s the goal we all aim for.  Seems it’s distinct from “recovery” that feels more mechanical, a bit like a “satisfactory outcome” while to heal has an emotional element. Some would say spiritual.  Possibly that’s […]

All you need to know about the upcoming XL Bully Legislation

The new XL Bully legislation means, on 31st December 2023, XL Bullies (or dogs matching their appearance) will become subject to the Dangerous Dogs Act and require a licence. It will become illegal to breed, sell, abandon or give away XL Bullies. An XL Bully is identified by its looks and size. It is not […]

Christmas Past

Ask most vets about Christmas and you’ll get plenty of stories about the weird and wonderful things they’ve done on that special day.  Of course, the truth is, it’s only another day from an animal perspective. Illness and injury have no respect for festivals and holidays, secular or religious.  So just like all the other […]

Pet Investigations

We all know there’s more to a cat than it’s coat and stroking the luxuriant fur of a puss full of purr is one of the great pleasures of feline ownership.  It’s not surprising, then, when a bald patch appears, often with an open sore, owners seek our advice early on. This is where the ‘pet […]

Compliance from pets

March is a funny old month, often behaving in a very unpredictable manner.  Some years it plays the late winter card and in others, it’s early summer.  Whatever we get, one thing is true, it really is the start of spring. With that, there’s a change in mindset and mood for all life in the […]

Garden Hazards for Pets

I’m writing this in late July during a rare rainstorm, welcome respite from the record-breaking temperatures we endured earlier this week.  The air conditioning in Swan House was very welcome for pets, clients and staff!  After the rain, the parched grass will start to grow again. Lawnmowers and strimmers will need dusting off and putting […]