Pet Advice
Find the latest pet health advice to help keep your pet happy and healthy!
Find the latest pet advice
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A Guide To Feeding Your Small Pet
Nutritional health can be overlooked for some small pets, so read our advice to make sure you’re providing your new family member with everything they need.
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Have You Pet Proofed Your Festive Season?
Have you pet proofed your festive season to avoid any accidents or more serious incidents? Contact one of our Vets4Pets surgeries to find out more.
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Ticks And Your Ferret
Find out if your pet ferret could potentially be at risk of catching ticks and how to check for them with this useful pet health advice from Vets4Pets.
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Mites And Your Ferret
Mites live on the skin of your ferret, can make them itchy, uncomfortable, keeping your ferret mite-free will keep them feeling great!
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Handling Small Pets
While our smallest pets may seem remarkably robust, it’s important to remember they still need to be handled with care and confidence.
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Choosing Your New Small Pet
Small pets encompasses a range of species that suit different households, including Guinea-pigs, hamsters, gerbils, degus, rats and chinchillas.
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Microchipping Your Ferret
Find out the benefits of microchips and everything else you need to know when microchipping your pet ferret. Useful pet health advice from Vets4Pets.
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Giardia And Your Ferret
Giardia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Read our expert advice to find out more.
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Spring Tips For Small Furries
As the first signs of spring start to appear, read our handy tips and advice to ensure that you and your small furry can make the most of the new season.
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How to Treat Skin Allergies
Itchy skin can be very irritating for your pets. Learn how to spot symptoms and treatments for your pet's skin allergies by following our tips from experts.
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Winter Health Advice
Click through to check out our 'Winter Watch Outs' handy tips to help you make sure your pet is happy and healthy during the chilly winter months.
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Spring Cleaning Dangers For Pets
Spring is now upon us and families across the UK are ready to give their house a good clear out and enjoy more time in the garden, many with their pets.
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Feeding Your Ferret
The nutrition you provide your ferret is hugely important – food provides the building blocks for everything that happens in your ferret’s body.
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Fleas And Your Small Pet
Fleas aren’t fussy, and will take a bite from most warm-blooded animals such as small furries who usually pick them up from other pets in the home.
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Bringing Home Your Small Pet
Bringing home a new pet is a really exciting time, no matter their size! Read our expert advice for some hints and tips on bringing your new furry home.
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Fleas and Your Ferret
Find out what to do if your ferret gets fleas. Learn about the signs, symptoms & treatment of fleas to help keep your ferret happy & flea free.
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Heartworms And Your Ferret
Heartworms are not found in the UK, but are a risk for ferrets that travel abroad – although ferrets are at a much lower risk than other pets. Learn more here.
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Neutering And Contraception For Ferrets
For female ferrets, a lack of male attention (or an injection to simulate it) during their cycle can be fatal! Click here to read more.
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Coccidiosis And Your Ferret
Coccidiosis is caused by a single-celled parasite, or protozoa, called Eimeria. While some ferrets can carry the parasite and show no signs, others can develop deadly disease.
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Helping Your Pet Cope In Groups Of People
We’d encourage pet owners to make sure their pet is in a safe, warm place, away from any potential stress inducing activity.