Posts by anil_shemar
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PRODUCT RECALL
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. What should I do? If you have bought any of the…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – An update from DWR’s Clinical Director.
COVID-19 – An update from DWR’s Clinical Director. As the world opens up and we learn to live with COVID-19 we are still taking precautions to help keep us all as safe as possible. Consultations will now be back inside the building, unless you would like to still have them outside, and we will ask…
Read MoreVeterinary cancer care
Just like people, sadly our pets are at a risk from developing cancer, which occurs when a group of cells replicate at an abnormally fast rate and become abnormal, forming what we call tumours. We do not know what causes this to happen in many cases but our understanding of the biology of cancer in…
Read MoreHelp us to keep antibiotics working…
In pets, just like in humans, it’s normal to have bacteria in the bowel and on the skin. These bacteria, just like any other, can develop resistant mechanisms, so using antibiotics can kill other non-resistant bacteria, allowing the resistant bacterial strains to dominate and thrive. As a result, overusing antibiotics or use of an antibiotic…
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