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 be fatal to young kittens, old cats and those that have an immunity problem such as Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (read our blog on FIV …
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 …
Heatstroke – Mannie’s Story
A few days ago I picked up my dog from Cherrydown Basildon Veterinary Hospital where he had been for 4 days following a frightening attack of heatstroke. Although I have many years experience with dogs I had not been faced with having to deal with this condition before and, had I not known the basic …
Why do dogs eat poo?
Why do dogs eat poo? This might be a fairly unpleasant subject but it is a question we get asked a lot in the clinic and on Facebook. There are many reasons why this happens and it could depend on their age, their training, their living conditions or their diet. Here are some of them. …
Bulldogs – What you need to know
Bulldogs look grumpy. However, ask anyone who owns one and grumpy is one of the last things you would call them. They may be short, stocky dogs and have a fairly mean look, but they are sweet, playful and loving. The Old English Bulldogs were originally bred to fight bulls (bullbaiting) and over the years, …
Cherrydown joins the Linnaeus Group
Jonathan and Rachel Nurse have been the directors of Cherrydown for many years and have taken the practice from strength to strength, offering what we believe is excellent veterinary and customer care. As we prepare to say good bye to our owners and hello to a new chapter with Linnaeus, Jonathan wanted to share this …
Why do dogs eat grass?
We regularly receive questions from our clients, either by phone or via our Facebook page, asking about issues relating to their pet. However, every now and again we get asked general questions just because people are interested in knowing the answer. We thought we would write a blog about this very popular question. So, why …
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 …
Cannabis Poisoning – Marley and Tula
Marley and Tula are lovely chocolate brown Labs, and as with most labs they love to forage whilst out on walks. Marley is 9 years old while Tula is smaller and just over a year old. On Tuesday they were out being walked by Chloe in Stanford Le Hope and were off rummaging about as they …
Lexi and the adder bite
Lexi is an 8 year old Cavalier King Charles and on Thursday evening she was out enjoying the sunshine playing in the garden. All of a sudden she spotted something and being playful and inquisitive she went to investigate. Unfortunately what she had seen was a snake and she wasn’t aware of the dangers. The …
