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We have all been affected by it, whether it’s added to the morning traffic, the grass is over growing, or our laundry is piling up because there just hasn’t been a day of sunshine in over a week. But have you thought about how all this wet weather is affecting your pets?

Lilies (Lilium spp and Hemerocallis spp), amongst many other flower species,  are extremely toxic to cats and can be fatal. The toxic substance in lilies that causes injury to the kidneys has not yet been identified, but all parts of the lily are poisonous – flowers, stamen, stem, leaves and roots.

With over 70 tick cases and almost 20 snake cases treated at our Booval Vet Hospital in the past two months, it’s time for another reminder about the importance of tick prevention!

On Tuesday afternoon Winston’s owners noticed Winston’s stomach looked bloated and brought him straight into Pine Mountain Vet Clinic to see Dr Amy. On examination Winston was still bright as the owners had caught the condition quickly, but he was quickly deteriorating!

More than 85% of dogs and cats over four years old have some form of periodontal disease. There are various signs you can look out for such as bad breath, discoloured or loose teeth, excessive drooling, inflamed or receding gums, pain when handled around the mouth and/or change is behaviour.

What happened to the Basset who ate 15 rocks?Sounds like a start to a bad joke – but it was no joke for Harvey and his family when it was discovered Harvey had been eating the garden!

Are cats destroying your furniture? 83% of you said yes!There is a new product on the market to help save your carpets, furniture and anything that you don’t want that cat to detroy!FELISCRATCH by FELIWAY is a simple answer to inappropriate scratching in the home.

Maximus came in to Booval Vet Hospital today after the owners found him collapsed outside. The owners had been moving house, and had left Max at their house till last, but with the stress and the heat – caused Max to collapse from heat exhaustion.

You may have seen in the news recently about the unfortunate events that led to two separate incidences that caused two children to be attacked by dogs, and one of which sadly caused a child to lose her life.

With the warmth of Autumn and so much rain, a lot of you will have noticed the influx of mushrooms growing in Ipswich. But did you know mushrooms can be fatal to our pets?