Dog Health
How to help your pet’s anxiety
Just like humans, your pets can suffer from anxiety and stress. Pets feel stress naturally from time to time, but feeling too much stress, often, can lead to long-term problems like anxiety. There are a few different factors that will contribute to your pets feeling…
How to keep your pets’ teeth clean and healthy?
According to RVC – One in every 8 dogs (12.5%) overall suffers from dental disease every year. (https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass/news/new-rvc-research-gets-to-the-root-of-dental-disease-in-dogs) Cleaning your pet’s teeth daily is just as important as you cleaning your teeth. Here are some helpful tips on how to keep your pets’ teeth clean…
Lungworm in dogs
Lungworm is a parasite that can cause coughing and potentially life threatening clotting problems in dogs, so it’s important to ensure that your dog is protected from it. Dogs can catch lungworm from eating infected slugs and snails, or by coming into contact with their…
7 great places to take your pet for a walk
‘Walk your pet month’ is a great way to get up and blow those Christmas cobwebs off. So, grab your four-legged friend and tick off some of these great walks. Macclesfield Forest – Cheshire Macclesfield Forest is one of the most popular walks in…
Winter and Christmas Dangers
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year! However, it may bring a few dangers for our pets. Here are some winter dangers to watch out for! Antifreeze Antifreeze can be incredibly dangerous to your pets. It smells and tastes sweet to…
Looking after pets with diabetes
Just like in humans, your pets can develop diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your pet’s body can’t control the sugar levels in their blood. Both dogs and cats can develop diabetes, however they can have different forms of the disease. It is…
How to make sure your pet is comfortable during firework season
As firework season is approaching us, we through we would share some tips on how to keep your pets comfortable while fireworks are being let off. Unlike humans, our pets find firework season very frightening and stressful. It is estimated that 45% of dogs in…
Senior pet health: all you need to know
This month’s blog is dedicated to our older furry friends, so here is some useful information for those who own a senior pet! Exercise Keeping up with regular exercise is important for your older pet to maintain a good weight and help towards their overall…
Immunisation Awareness Month
It’s August! Which means a few things… school’s out, the sun is out and it’s also Immunisation Awareness Month! All Willows branches can provide your pet with their routine annual vaccinations, to prevent against: Species Vaccination Dog Hepatitis, Parvovirus and Leptospirosis Cat Flu, Enteritis, Leukaemia…
Signs of heatstroke in dogs, cats and small furries
With summer just a stone’s throw away (we hope!!) we wanted to share some symptoms of heatstroke in pets with you. Check out our blog from last month, with tips on how to keep your pet cool during the summer months. If you see a…
