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Magnus, a handsome 5-year-old Russian Blue cross, came to see vet, Dr Amy Jordan, in April this year. His owner reported that he has seemed off-colour for the previous week or so, and had not been eating as much as usual.

The latest news from Maven Veterinary care

The August bank holiday weekend is here… whether you are heading to the coast, off on a walking adventure or taking it easy at home this bank holiday, we just wanted to let you that our opening hours may differ, should you need us:

Fold Hill Foods has taken precautionary action to recall several dry cat food diets due to safety concerns. This is a result of a concerning spike detected by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the number of pancytopenia cases in cats throughout the UK.

Every year we celebrate Rabbit Awareness Week, a week dedicated to our rabbits. This year is the 15^th year of the celebration, where we will be hopping through the years, as we provide you with the best information about how to care for your rabbit and how adapting their care throughout their years will help your bunnies live happily and healthily into their golden years.

The very name ‘kennel cough’ suggest that dogs are only at risk of contracting this airborne disease if you put them into boarding kennels, while you go on holiday for example. It’s for this reason that many pet owners don’t get their dog vaccinated, because they don’t see the disease as a risk. Here we look at some myths and facts about kennel cough.

Hugo, a 6 year old Chihuahua, came to see us back in January. His owners were very concerned about him after he had been acutely vomiting, and was now very depressed and not eating.  His owner made an appointment to have him checked over. He had a full clinical examination by Dr Hazel Maw and she found that he was dehydrated, had a high fever, and was very sore in his tummy. Due to his severe abdominal pain and dehydration, his owner consented to have him admitted to hospital for treatment and further investigations.

Parasite prevention is an integral part of taking good care of your cat or dog. Parasites also pose a threat to human health. Some pet parasites cause zoonotic infections, which means they can be transferred from pets to people.

It is the season when issues related to grass seeds are quite common in pets, especially for dogs that spend a lot of time outdoors.

Did you know that there are guidelines for minimum space requirements for housing guinea pigs? ?