Chocolate - it's no good for Dogs...

The Easter Bunny is on his way and about to make his deliveries. This is a great time to remind you to keep ALL chocolate out of paw's reach.


Our clever canines are designed to seek out any morsel of chocolate - big or small, wrapped or unwrapped!

The problem ingredient for our pooches is the derivative of caffeine in chocolate (called theobromine). Unfortunately dogs have trouble digesting theobromine and ingestion lead to:

Homemade Treats

Using Hill's Prescription Diet products:

Wet (Can) Product
Conventional Oven Method:

• Cut up some bite-sized pieces
• Bake at 350F, 180C for approximately 30 minutes, or until the desired texture is reached
• Allow to cool before feeding to your pet

First Aid for Pets...

FIRST AID APP

Download this Free "First Aid for Pets" app developed by Boehringer Ingelheim, you will be able to select our clinic as your "local vet" to have easy access to our details when 

you need. Search for "First Aid for Pets" in your app store...

Mast Cell Tumors - the great pretenders...

A small lump had appeared on Poppy the Boxer’s chest. Thankfully her owners brought her straight in for a check up.

A sample of cells was taken using a needle (a fine needle aspirate). This sample was placed on a slide, had special stains applied and was examined under a microscope. A large number of mast cells were present.

Mast cells normally respond to inflammation and allergies. Sometimes there are a cancerous proliferation of these cells and the formation of a tumour. Some of these tumours can be very aggressive and spread elsewhere in the body.