The Parkvets Ezine
October Edition
The Parkvets Ezine is a quarterly email newsletter bringing you news, articles, special offers and top tips to keep your pet(whatever it is) in the best of health.
Practice News:Online Shopping, New vet and Charity Success
Online Shopping Launched @ Parkvets
You can now browse a large selection of pet food and accessories at the Parkvets website. Products available include the entire Hill’s range or science diets plus many others (like Iams, James Wellbeloved) not available in our clinics. You can also order toys, chews and treats from the store. With well over 1000 product lines we’re pretty sure you’ll find something to your pet’s taste or pleasure!
The practice pet store can be reached by following the link from any page of our website or clicking this link.
New Vet for Eltham
Vet Amy Hague joined the practice during September. Amy (pictured right) is an experienced vet, whose previous experience was gained at Arthur Lodge Vet Group in Surrey. On starting her new role Amy said, “I’m very excited to join a practice that is not only keen to practice the very best medicine but to be working amongst some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable colleagues I have known.” Our Eltham branch is located on Well Hall Road and you can book an appointment with Amy by calling 02088597914.
Click here to read Amy's Biography on Parkvets.com.
Parkvets Adventure Race Success helps Guidedogs
A team from Parkvets recently conquered the gruelling Consiton challenge in aid of the guidedogs charity. The team had to trek 8km up Coniston fell, kayak 3km across Consiton water and complete a bumpy 12km cross country cycle ride.
Tired but happy vet Alex Davies said of the event, “we all got a great sense of achievement and pride from completing the challenge. It was emphasised by the organisers this was not a competition, but we were happy this rag-tag slightly untrained group managed to come in 19th of 31 teams.”
The team called “The Parkvets Panting People” raised over £1500 and would like to thank everyone who sponsored them.
Read Alex's full account of the day by clicking here.
Editorial: Fireworks – Pets Hate Them
It’s that time of year again when cats cower and pooches are petrified by the annual barrage of rockets and airbombs. Click here to read this updated account of why we think they should be banned.
Best of the Web: Doggy dating Online!
Recent media exposure from TV programs like “It’s me or the dog” revealed that would be Romeo and Juliettes are being put off by another “loved one” in their potential partners life – the dog! This tendency for some singles to find potential partners with pets unappealing might alarm some of our readers, so we thought it would warm everyone’s heart to learn that dog lover Derek Collinson has started a website for dog owners who are single.
Doglovers.biz claims to register 300 new members every month and has thousands of other dog daft singles registered. So if you dream of walking down the aisle with someone who'll also be by your side on all your future dog walks too, why not visit the site now?
Quick Tips: Beat the Fear of Fireworks
1. Don’t have a private display in your back garden! This is a real “no brainer”, but with so many families having young children there can be pressure to ‘get some fireworks in for the kids’. Instead go to a licensed public display. Most councils will have one organised.
2. Close the curtains, turn the telly up loud and try to distract your pet by playing games with him. Above all else don’t leave a scared pet alone on Bonfire night.
3. Try not to get upset if your pet is stressed by fireworks. Stay calm, act normally and you will help your pet to get through the night. If you get wound up by your pet’s abnormal behaviour, you’ll make things worse. Also, if you spend the evening consoling them you may unwittingly be making the problem worse by rewarding the unwanted behaviour.
4. It’s too late for desensitisation – this is best done in summer time – but you can use two products to try and keep your pet from fretting. Buy a DAP pheromone diffuser™ and try the supplement Kalmaid™. Both can be used throughout the next few weeks and are available from any of the Parkvets clinics.
5. If your pet is extremely distressed by firework noise then it may be possible to give him sedatives for a few days around November 5th, when the problem is at its peak. An appointment with your vet will be required.
Read the full article on Parkvets.com by clicking this link.
