Christmas Opening Hours

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS

Christmas Eve                     9-1 & 2-5

Christmas Day                     Closed

St Stephens Day                  Closed

Thursday 27^th                      9-1 & 2-8

Friday 28^th                            9-1 & 2-8

Saturday 29^th                       9-1 & 2-5

Sunday 30^th                          Closed

New Years Eve                    9-1 & 2-5

New Years Day                    Closed

Wednesday 2^nd                   9-1 & 2-8

WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OUR CUSTOMERS A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR

ANNUAL SPONSORED DOG WALK

ANNUAL SPONSORED DOG WALK

In aid of Cavan S.P.C.A

STARTING AT

BAILIEBOROUGH VETERINARY

CLINIC

KELLS ROAD, BAILIEBOROUGH

0429665453

  Visit www.bailieboroveterinaryclinic.com for more info.

SATURDAY THE 20^th OF OCTOBER AT 2.00PM

SPONSORSHIP CARDS AVAILABLE AT RECEPTION

COME ALONG FOR A FUN AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED ALL DAY

         ALL DOGS MUST BE ON LEADS



WET SUMMERS

WET SUMMERS

Damp summers, followed by too warm of winters have turned homes into “Giant Flea Incubators”. Normally cold winters would kill off fleas but this hasn’t happened for a number of years. 

Pets pick up eggs of fleas on their coats and they hatch out and lay more eggs within days.  The eggs are smooth and fall out of the coats onto rugs, carpets, sofas and bedding.

Pets may often be treated by you but their living areas and houses need also to be treated as well to break the cycle.

Both cats and dogs will carry on the cycle.

Case study from the English Times read as follows –

Laura Wescott has spent the bank holiday weekend blitzing her London home after a serious flea infestation.  Her housemate contacted her while she was on holiday this month to tell her that her cats Monkey and Turtle were scratching a lot.

“As soon as I got home I treated the cats, stripped everything and washed it and used a powerful spray on all the soft furniture,”

Ms Wescott said “I have spent £70 so far on the products and the fleas are still there. I’m going to go through the whole procedure again.”

Her kitchen and sitting room are open plan, which means that she cannot treat the rooms with anything particularly powerful.

“I feel terrible” she said.  “They are my cats but my housemate is covered in bites all over his ankles.  The cats seem fine. But after their treatment they just run off again, probably to the same places they picked up the fleas in the first place.”

We would recommend that you treat your pets against fleas every 6 weeks with our simple spot on treatment and treat your pets living environment with our spray which lasts up to 9 weeks following application and this will ensure a much longer flea-free period.

Call into our clinic for advice on flea treatments and great offers on our products.

Advice on worming your pet!!!

WORMING YOUR PET

How often should you worm your pet?

All animals are at risk from acquiring worm infections however some animals will be at a higher risk than others depending on their lifestyle.  Children are at increased risk of disease from worms; if you have a young family or your pets often come into contact with children, you should pay particular attention to regularly worming your pets.

Examples of animals that many require more frequent worming include:

vPuppies and Kittens

vHunting Cats

vScavenging Dogs

vAnimals regularly coming into contact with children

vFarm Dogs

vAnimals that are not regularly flea treated

SO HOW DO PEOPLE GET INFECTED?

People are infected by accidentally consuming worm eggs; these can be found in a variety of locations such as on your dog’s coat, in your house or garden or in the ground or sandpits at children’s play areas.

Human infection can occur easily therefore from:

vGrooming or stroking your dog

vAllowing your dog or cat to lick your face and hands {they can also lick their bottoms so could pass on worm eggs this way}

vEnvironmental contamination e.g. contact with soil through gardening, sports, play and recreation activities.

Remember that infected adult dogs and cats may not show symptoms.  However, this infection could still be present creating a risk to you and your family.

Here is a fact to make you wriggle:

25% of dogs have roundworm eggs in their fur!!!  

Call into our clinic to get full advice on worm treatments for your pet!!!

Strange Cat Deaths blamed on anti-freeze

An outbreak in sudden cat deaths has been blamed on irresponsible car owners and anti-freeze.
The sweet-tasting but deadly substance used to keep cars running in winter has been found in a spate of poison deaths in five areas around the country.
Over the past few weeks their has been an increase in the number of cats being brought to vet practices - many have died suddenly or after a short illness, and the post-mortem examinations have confirmed that these animals experienced rapid kidney failure following the ingestion of ethylene glycol, a major component of anti freeze.
Most of the deaths were family pets and it is believed cats are more susceptible as they lick the substance in small puddles while dogs look for larger water sources.  A few millilitres will kill a cat.
Cats are also more at risk as they spend time outside fending for themselves and have a habit of lying under warm cars.
There is no way to be certain how or where the cats ingest the chemical although suspicion has fallen on leaky car radiators and irresponsible disposal of anti-freeze products.
It only takes a small amount of ethylene glycol to poison small animals and induce relatively rapid kidney failure, after ingesting the chemical, small animals may initially present with relatively vague, non-specific signs such as being dull and listless.  Other damaging side-effects include uncoordinated movement before they move rapidly on to kidney failure and death.
Please be vigilant with storage, use and disposal of anti-freeze products. Thank you

Christmas Stockings

              CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS AVAILABLE AT OUR CLINIC FOR YOUR PET

You pick out what you would like your pet to have for Christmas from our wide range of pet accessories and we’ll make up a stocking for you to put under your Tree. Or you can choose from one of our own stockings already made.           



Tips to help your pet through halloween

HOW TO HELP YOUR PET THROUGH HALLOWEEN

The fireworks have started for Halloween and your pets hearing is a lot more sensitive than ours so a firework would be a lot louder to your pet!!

Here are a few tips to help your pet through this period –

v  Create a darkened quiet comfortable enclosed space for the dog to sleep in and go to during fear episodes.  A crate is useful, include blankets so the dog can burrow and hide.  Cover the crate over with a heavy blanket.

v  Leave a radio playing in the room in order to create background noise which can distract your dog.

v  Close all blinds/curtains during fireworks.

v  Avoid speaking in sympathetic tones and inadvertently reinforcing the behavior.

v  Be sure not to walk your dog without a lead during this period.

v  Ensure your dog is wearing a pet tag and is micro chipped.

We also have products that are proven to reduce stress and anxiety –

v  Dap collars which your dog wears that have appeasing pheromone which helps reduce anxiety and stress.

v  Dap Diffuser which you can plug into the room.

v  Anxiety Drops which you give to your pet orally.

These are all natural products.

Ask at reception for details