Latest news from Garston Veterinary Group
Read on for a host of preventative pet care news that is free and updated monthly. In the articles below you’ll find seasonal advice, local tips and other information on how to keep your pet healthy, as well as interesting ways to exercise and entertain them.
Our pets age more quickly than us and are generally classed as senior around the age of 7. The ageing process unfortunately comes with an increased occurrence of mobility issues, sensory loss, a degeneration in cognitive function and other age-related diseases.
Vikki started in veterinary nursing in 1998 and then left to join the NHS. She returned to veterinary nursing in 2007 and qualified in 2010. Vikki enjoys running nurse consults and is one of our experienced consulting nurses.
New year brings new resolutions. One of those resolutions may be to try new things and get out more with your dog. In this article, our vet, Andy Woodward has identified the top 10 things to do with your dog in 2023.
Our nursing team are delighted to be launching a NEW service in December 2022.
Learning about raising a well-rounded puppy is one of the most important factors of dog ownership. Why not come along to one of our puppy clinic presentations by Charis Vincent from Charismatic Pets for advice on:
Even though they are small animals, the risk that hot temperatures pose to rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters is big. In fact, for most small pets, their ideal temperature range tops-out at 23-25°C and anything above can quickly become life-threatening.
Queen Elizabeth is now the longest-ruling monarch in all of British history. It’s no mystery that she is a huge animal lover and has been very fond of Corgis since she was a small child, having fallen in love with the Corgis owned by the children of the Marquess of Bath. King George VI brought home Dookie in 1933.
At Garston Vets, we understand how different the needs of our feline patients are to those of dogs. From getting in the car to being in a new environment with different sights, sounds, smells, and people, a visit to the vets can be somewhat stressful for the majority of cats.
Despite 2021 starting off with a lengthy period of lockdown, Garston’s Green Team have had a busy year working to improve the practice’s sustainability.
At Garston Vets, we understand how different the needs of our feline patients are to those of dogs. From getting in the car to being in a new environment with different sights, sounds, smells, and people, a visit to the vets can be somewhat stressful for the majority of cats.
We think that it would be fair to say that bees are probably not the species at the forefront of most people’s mind, however there is no denying their vital importance to our ecosystems and for that reason vets really ought to care about them too.
