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…
Preventing a Fireworks Frenzy: Creating a safe space
Creating a safe space for your pet in advance of the firework displays is a great idea. Ideally this should be available for your pet a couple of weeks in advance to help them realise this space is safe and they can feel comfortable. By taking your pet to the den and rewarding them with…
Betsy is Hooked!
Here at Milton Keynes Veterinary Group, our team see a wide range of cases and conditions, but sometimes even they can be surprised! Betsy visited the clinic at the end of June 2023 after her humans noticed some wire protruding from her mouth. The team confirmed with x-rays that Betsy’s owners had rightly guessed it…
Increased thirst in older pets
We understand any change noticed in our pet’s can be worrying, particularly in their later years of life. One noticeable change in older pets that is often a link to underlying issues is a sudden increase in thirst. If there is no obvious reason for your pet’s increase thirst, such as increased exercise or warmer…
Taking care of your senior pet and their joints
As our pets enter their later years of life, they may need a little extra TLC as their joints start to deteriorate from wear and tear over the years. Just like humans, our pets can suffer from stiff joints later in life and you may hear the term arthritis used to describe this condition. Although…
Pet Blood Bank: What happens during a blood donation session?
Interested in your dog becoming a donor? Pet Blood Bank have made a great video to give you an insight of what happens during your dog’s donation session. Click here to watch and read more – https://www.petbloodbankuk.org/pet-owners/dog-blood-donation/what-happens-at-a-blood-donation-session/
Pet Blood Bank: The Blood Donor Criteria
Pet Blood Bank help collect and provide blood to veterinary practices to provide a life saving resource in emergency situation. So can your dog donate? For your dog to donate blood, they need to meet certain criteria set out by Pet Blood Bank. The reason for this criteria is for the dog’s welfare as priority.…
Pet Blood Bank: Dog Blood Types + Common Negative Blood Breeds
Similar to humans, dogs have different blood types. This means if they require a blood transfusion they should receive the same blood type wherever possible. Dogs can be either DEA1 Positive or DEA1 Negative blood type. Most dogs in the UK are DEA1 Positive. As this blood type is most common, it means the stock…