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Covid – 19 – Has It Affected Your Pet?

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Covid – 19 – Has It Affected Your Pet?

 

Covid – 19 – Has It Affected Your Pet?

The early experiences a puppy or kitten has with people and their surroundings has a huge impact on their behaviour and personality for the rest of their lives. Our Spring News Blog talks through how a rescue centre or good breeder can help the socialisation process with your pet. If Covid has effected your pets socialisation, do not hesitate to seek help from a vet or qualified behaviourist.

 

Socialising your puppy - What Is The Right Age Of Puppy To Get?

How the heart pumps

Our Spring news explains how a healthy heart  works and the different heart conditions that can effect your pet. Older cats are at an increased risk of developing a condition where the heart muscle excessively enlarges in size. The signs of heart disease are explained in our Spring News Blog, the good news is both our Ealing and Hounslow surgeries have the facilities to offer ultrasound scans of your pets heart to help diagnose a condition. Contact our team if you have concerns about the articles mentioned and your pet.

 

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Lungworm awareness!

The warmer Spring weather provides the perfect opportunity for parasites to start spreading onto your pet and into your home. Lungworm is a parasite effecting dogs and foxes, it can cause significant disease and in some cases, it can be fatal. Our Spring News discusses how your dog can become infected, and more importantly how simple prevention can be. The good news is Lungworm protection is automatically included in our Dog Pet Healthcare Club, find out more here.

 

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We hope you have enjoyed reading our Spring News Blog, if you have a question on any of the articles mentioned please do not hesitate to discuss it further with one of our vets at your pets next appointment or drop us an email on admin@youngvets.co.uk

We are passionate about pets – almost all of our vets, nurses and receptionists are pet owners – we love them too! If you and your pet are not yet registered with our surgery, please click here to register online we can’t wait to meet you and your pet soon.

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Booster time!

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Your pet’s yearly check – up and vaccinations and VERY important! These health checks are vital to keeping your pet is fit, healthy and protected from deadly diseases. Both cat, dog and rabbit vaccinations protect from many diseases that your pet can pick up – some of which are fatal.

 

Matthew Wilson giving a kitten a health check

 

Don’t forget rabbits! 

Rabbits are becoming highly popular pets. They are social animals who like to live in pairs and groups meaning that neutering your rabbit is essential to preventing pregnancy, fighting and some types of cancers. The benefits of neutering can be applied to most species, if your are un decided whether to neuter your pet read more about the benefits of neutering here.

 

Parasite alert :

Summer is prime time for your pet to collect hitch hikers – fleas and ticks. Flea problems can quickly multiply, particularly in households with more than one pet. Did you know a single female tick can lay up to 10,000 eggs. Our summer news gives you lots of helpful advice on some of the problems that summer can bring to your pets.

 

We hope you enjoy reading our Summer News, if you have any questions on the articles featured, do not hesitate to contact our team for further information.

 

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Dog heart ultrasound

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Heart disease is common in many breeds as they get older. The two common problems seen are a leaky heart valve (mitral endocardiosis) and a weakened heart muscle (dilated cardiomyopathy).  It is important to have at least  an annual check up by your vet to detect any new heart murmur which may indicate the start of a heart problem.  Investigations often include x-rays and an ultrasound scan which can look inside the heart at the heart valves, and the heart muscle.  Certain breeds such as Cavalier king Charles Spaniels and Dobermann dogs are more susceptible to heart problems, and may need checking more regularly as they get older.

This is an ultrasound of a dogs heart, a commonly performed procedure at Young Veterinary Partnership.  See our website www.youngvets.co.uk for contact details of your local surgery.

Cat heart disease – veterinary ultrasound scan

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Cats can develop heart disease called cardiomyopathy. The most common form is caused by a thickening of the heart muscle (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy).

Unfortunately cats often hide this problem very well, and may show no symptoms until seriously ill.  Your vet may be able to hear a heart murmur or irregular rhythm, which could indicate a problem.  It is important to have regular check ups (at least yearly) so that your vet can check for problems like this. The best way to diagnose this disease is by ultrasound scan.

This video shows a normal cat heart on ultrasound scan. You can see the moving heart valves (mitral valves) of the left side of the heart towards the bottom of the picture. These  valves are between the top chamber called the atrium and the bottom chamber called the ventricles.