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Lice And Your Cat
Lice live on the skin of your cat, and feed on the skin itself. Lice can be uncomfortable for your cat, and can make them itchy and sore in large numbers.
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Collecting A Urine Sample From Your Pet
Collecting a urine sample from your dog can be a daunting task, find out tips on how to approach the task and make it a simple for the both of you.
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Hookworms And Your Cat
Hookworms are a small type of roundworm. Despite their small size, however, they can still cause problems in our cats, although less frequently than in dogs.
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Giardia And Your Cat
Giardia are a type of protozoa which lives in the small intestines. Affected cats can get nasty diarrhoea, as well as spreading the parasite to others.
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Lungworm And Your Dog
Lungworm is a deadly parasite, which lives in slugs and snails. Keeping your dog protected against lungworm is a key part of keeping them happy and healthy.
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Tritrichmonas And Your Cat
Tritrichomonas is a microscopic parasite which lives in the large intestines of cats, where it causes diarrhoea. Book an appointment if you are concerned.
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Looking After Your Dog's Eyes
Learn how to check your dog's eyes and look out for symptoms such as redness, cloudiness, irritation, scratches, weeping or tear-stained fur.
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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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Fleas And Your Cat
Fleas are tiny parasites that love to feed on your cat’s blood, the bite usually causes your pet to scratch, and it can lead to irritation and allergies.
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Car Sickness In Dogs
Learn how travel sickness can affect dogs as well as humans, and what steps you can take if your pet gets sick or stressed when travelling in the car.
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Cat Housing
With the invention of litter trays, and microchip cat flaps, to name a few, we now have much more freedom in how we choose to set up our cats’ environments.
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Dog Body Language
The most confusing part of understanding your dog's body language is how much it differs from our own. Find out how to understand your dog with Companion Care.
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Introducing Cats
Bring a new cat home will be very different depending on if you already have a cat, or if you don’t, and if you are introducing a kitten or an adult cat.
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Cognitive Dysfunction In Dogs
Did you know dogs can develop dementia too? Over a quarter of 11-12 year old dogs might be showing signs of doggy dementia.
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Cat Diet Advice
Feeding a cat properly can sometimes feel like a tricky task. Discover the right way to feed your cat or kitten in our free, and simple, cat feeding guide.
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Whipworms And Your Dog
Anecdotally, older dogs are more at risk of having a whipworm burden than younger dogs. Whipworms are blood sucking intestinal worms.
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Moving House With Your Pet
Moving home is a stressful time for everyone, but it can be easy to forget how big an impact moving house can have on your pet.
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Pet Diabetes
Learn more about pet diabetes from what signs should you look out for, to how to treat a pet that has been diagnosed with diabetes.
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Antifreeze Poisoning In Cats
Sadly, antifreeze is hugely toxic to cats, and every year cats across Britain are seriously ill or die from antifreeze poisoning.
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Permethrin Poisoning In Cats
Permethrin is one of the most commonly reported poisonings in cats worldwide. If you are concerned about your cat, please contact your local vet immediately.