Pet Care

Welcoming a new arrival into the family is a very exciting time. There are lots of activities, environments and enjoyment yet to experience – your little one will be raring to go! This is why we have prepared some advice to help guide you through those early weeks and months.

Rabbits are wonderful pets and can form great bonds with their human owners, and (if paired well) with other rabbits.  

Check in

For non-emergency surgery, we admit your pet between 8.30 –9am. We ask you to read and sign a consent form giving us permission to operate on your pet. Your pet will be weighed, and then checked thoroughly by our experienced veterinary team prior to any procedure.

Food and Water

To ensure a safer anaesthetic your pet needs to be starved for 12 hours prior to surgery. This is to ensure the stomach is empty and there is no risk of regurgitation or inhalation during the anaesthetic or recovery. A small meal should be provided no later than 8pm the evening before.

Below is post operation advice for our clients and their pets. If you have any worries, please call the surgery on 01483 455355.

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Know the facts, reduce the risks

Spotting the signs of diabetes in your pets is crucial as just like us, our pets can suffer from the complex disease, but it isn’t always easily identifiable. You can help your pet by understanding what diabetes is, the causes of it and how to recognise the symptoms.

During this period of uncertainty and with many of us self-isolating and in lock-down, some of our clients have been asking questions about COVID-19 in relation to their pet and also how to manage their mental and physical wellbeing. We have pulled together this guide which we hope you’ll find useful.

You may be wondering how you are going to be able to exercise your dog if you are unable to leave your home.  There are many ways that you can keep your pet active whilst at home and keeping them mentally exercised will help to balance this.

We all know it’s not healthy for our pets to be overweight and in extreme circumstances like these, it could be easy to fall into bad habits by giving your pet extra treats or naughty snacks.  Advice on how to keep your pet at a healthy weight whilst in isolation.