Feline Influenza or Cat Flu as it is more popularly known is similar to a human cold. It’s not usually serious if you have a healthy adult cat. However, it can fatal to young kittens, old cats and those that have an immunity problem such as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (read our blog on FIV HERE) …
Hairballs – What you need to know
Picture the scene………You are lounging on the sofa reading a book or a magazine, the radio is on low playing your favourite tunes, you reach out and grab your cup of tea, and continue to enjoy the peace and chilled atmosphere. However……… This is ruined when you notice your cat jump up off the floor …
Blue Green Algae – What you need to know
Blue Green Algae In the news recently there were reports of several dogs dying in Dartford, with many other dogs found to be very ill. The common link was a particular lake they may have drank water from. At the time vets were unsure what could have caused the problem and the lake was closed …
What is FIV? Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
FIV or Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is a lentivirus (lentivirus means slow virus. Lente is Latin for slow) that affects cats all over the world. Approximately 2.5% to 4.4% of the cats in the world have contracted the virus. What is FIV? FIV is very similar to the human version of HIV. The virus destroys the …
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Feline Acne (Cat Acne)
Do you know cats can get acne? No? You are not alone. A lot of people are surprised to learn this. It is assumed acne is just something teenagers get, but just like people, cats can get it too. Feline Acne (cat acne) is a problem that can happen at any time, any age, any …
Just for fun – Cute cats and dogs
Just for a change, instead of a blog, we are adding a few videos that we found on YouTube which might make you smile and go “aaaaahhhhh” Keep an eye out as we may add a few more of these types of videos each month. Hope you enjoy them 🙂 Via Funny Animals Channel Via …
Excellent Customer Service
On Friday 9th May 2014 several of the Cherrydown Vets team went to the Cliffs Pavilions in Southend as we were finalists in the Excellent Customer Service category at the Essex Countywide Business Awards. From the hundreds of entries it was whittled down to only eight businesses. We were up against some tough competition from …
Maine Coons
It’s been a while since we wrote a blog about cats and after seeing how much interest was shown in one of our patients recently we thought we would write a blog about the breed. Blue,(pictured below) a Maine Coon, came in to see us. He was very popular in the clinic and when we …
How do I stop my cat from scratching?
When we talk about “cat scratching” we don’t mean this What we mean is this A question we get asked a lot is “how do I stop my cat from scratching?” We have spoken to many owners over the years who have told us their cats have wrecked sofas, tables, curtains, wallpaper and even window …
Minnie’s Story – Ruptured Diaphragm
The owners tale….. On Friday 29th November Minnie was last seen around 4.30pm and we realised she was missing at about 8.30pm. That’s not generally a long time for a cat to be missing but for Minnie this was unusual. We got up in the middle of the night to call her but to no …