COVID 19 Update

It’s very encouraging to see lockdown being released, and we have carried out detailed risk assessment to gauge the feasibility of returning to more normal working practices. Whilst most of the staff team are now back at work, we do have members with vulnerable people in their households, so want to continue to minimise the risk of them becoming infected, as well as continuing to protect our clients and their contacts. So we’re not letting owners inside the buildings with their animals just yet, apart from in certain exceptional circumstances. We’re looking forward to being able to welcome people back in, but at the moment will continue to see the important ones - the animals- on their own, after talking things over with their people in the relative safety of the outside.

Pet Health Information

Cat ‘flu

What is it? What causes it? Should I adopt a cat with cat ‘flu?

Avoiding heat stress

Pet Health Information

At Sarah Smith Cardiology, we regularly see dogs for investigation of reduced ability to exercise. If the history is suggestive of overheating and investigation rules out significant structural heart disease and also disease elsewhere in the body, we may recommend use of a cooling jacket as part of our treatment plan.

Alabama Rot

Pet Health Information

Alabama rot is an uncommon but potentially very serious condition that recently has received a lot of media attention. Over the last 6 years, more Alabama rot cases have been seen between November and May than between June and October, suggesting a possible winter / spring seasonality. Alabama Rot is also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) and …

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COVID 19 Update

Cat ‘flu

Avoiding heat stress

Alabama Rot

Etwall Vets

Beech Vets

Emergency