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A guide from Vet Amanda Ross on your cat’s happiness this winter

In colder months your cat’s personality may change. Make these small adjustments and keep them happy this winter. Plus, bonus festive guide!

Not so Fun-gi for our pets!

During autumn, it is not unusual to come across mushrooms when out walking your dog. Fungi, otherwise known as wild mushrooms or toadstools, come in thousands of different varieties, which vary in size, shape, colour and toxicity to pets. Some fungi can be easily identified, but it can be much more challenging to identify wild…

Are you prepared for spooky season?

Autumn involves a possibly spooky and scary day for our pets – Halloween! Halloween can be a noisy evening, as well as potentially large numbers of people walking the streets in fight-worthy costumes. Here are some tips for this spooky night:

Pet care during the Autumn months

During the autumn months, your pets are likely to experience some muddy walks or running through the golden leaves on the ground. With the change in season, we need to consider the changes we need to make and consider to keeping our pets safe. Walkies in the Autumn months When planning a walk in the…

Preventing a Fireworks Frenzy: Top Tips

Preventing a Fireworks Frenzy: When to seek veterinary guidance

Animals may respond in different ways to fireworks, some may show signs they are obviously scared, while others may show more subtle signs of worry or ways of coping. Here is a reminder of the signs and behaviours shared earlier this month our pets may show. If you know that your pet is affected by…

Vet Rory Burke on importance of autumn/winter cat health checks

Before the dark nights and cold temperatures reach us, pre-book your cat a health check to ensure they’re comfortable ahead of winter.

Preventing a Fireworks Frenzy: Phermones

Various medications are available to reduce our pet’s anxieties. These products will help reduce anxiety as a short term help but will not have any lasting effect, so are best used alongside a behavioural modification plan, such as desensitisation and counter conditioning. Both these need to be started at least a couple of weeks in…

Preventing a Fireworks Frenzy: Desensitisation and Counterconditioning

Some pets may be sensitive to noises such as the sound of fireworks. These pets will have a heightened fight or flight response to these sounds causing a behavioural response. In order to help correct this behavioural response, desensitisation and counterconditioning approaches can be used. These processes do require time to counteract these behaviours. If…

Milton Keynes Vets helps owners understand firework-driven noise phobias in dogs

Our vets explain common signs of noise phobias in dogs. Your dog can be at risk of injury so contact us for help this firework season.

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