Rehabilitation for pets – increasing evidence of benefits?

It is strange how rehabilitation is a relatively new field in Veterinary Medicine but has been around for many years in the human field.  Doctors will often refer patients for physiotherapy straight after surgery or to see if they can try to avoid sending their patients ‘under the knife’ but the veterinary field has been […]

The Spring Newsletter Has Arrived!

Spring 2014 Newsletter Click on the link above to open the newsletter and find out what we have been up to including how to make a heat pack, acupuncture in pets (including iguanas) and lots more.  

Exams!

Well all that hard work paid off and I now have some more letters after my name as I passed my Postgraduate Certificate in Western Veterinary Acupuncture and Chronic Pain Management.  This course requires you to study 12 different modules and then to submit one 2500 word case report, five 500 word case studies and […]

How to look after your Senior Dog

For those that couldn’t make the talk on Monday I thought I would just put together a short summary of things to look out for as your dog gets older.  Click on the picture to the left to enlarge it.  If you are worried that your pet has any of these problems then should should […]

Thank You

A big ‘Thank You’ to everyone who came to our Open Day.  It was great to meet you all and find out about your pets.  The next date for your diaries is Monday 12th May at 7.30pm as it will be the first of our evening lectures.  If you have a dog who is 8 […]

Cruciate disease in dogs and cats

We have seen lots of dogs with cruciate disease recently and this is because it is one of the most common canine orthopaedic problems.  Usually cruciate problems in dogs are caused by degeneration of the cranial cruciate ligament but occasionally they can be seen in dogs and cats after injury, such as being hit by […]

Lecture Series 2014

We are holding some lectures at the clinic on a variety of different topics and would like to invite you to come and join us for one hour in the evening.  There will be time for questions afterwards and if you have a topic that you would like covered in a future lecture then please […]

Open Day Saturday 26th April 2014

Come and meet us at our Open Day and see if we can help your pet!  We are really looking forward to meeting all you owners out there and finding out more about your pets. Please let anyone else you think may be interested know as everyone is welcome! If you can’t make the Open […]

Active Pet in the News

So we had a reporter round last week as the local newspaper was very excited to hear about the clinic as there are very few rehabilitation centres for pets in the UK.  Laura the reporter for Coleshill and the surrounding area was very interested in finding out what we do at the clinic and how […]

The Great British Weather

I hope everyone and their pets are coping OK with the weather.  Here is a little cartoon to cheer you up, it sums up what we have all been struggling with.  Here’s hoping for a little sunshine and warmth soon.