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.
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 statement with you.
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.
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 to the public by the Environment Agency so tests could be made. It is now thought that poisonous blue-green algae may have caused the death of the dogs.
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 often do.
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 snake reared up and went for her. Her owners saw the snake attack but didn’t realise she had been bitten. They got Lexi away and took a photo of the snake. Lexi’s face began to swell and they realised she must have been bitten and rushed her in to see us. She was seen as an emergency by our duty vet Josh Aldred at around 6.30pm.
Recently we were out and about doing our rounds and running errands and we noticed many cars go past that had dogs in them that were not restrained. Some drivers allowed their dogs to hang their head out the window. We recommend all animals, when travelling in cars, should be restrained and here is why.
There has been some media coverage of this over the last day or so following cases in the Harlow area. Babesiosis is a tick borne protozoal parasite disease that we have only seen before in dogs that have travelled abroad.
Read more: Babesiosis - Basildon - Wickford - Stanford Le Hope
Maltese dogs are so adorable. If you have ever had one you will know this already. They are playful, affectionate and love a cuddle. Also they have an expressive face that can always put a smile yours
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