Pet Advice

Getting a new puppy can be an exciting time. The checklist below provides useful information to ensure your puppy comes from a reputable source. Please read our Responsible Puppy Sourcing Owner Checklist here. The Kennel Club provide useful information on helping your puppy settle in during their first few weeks.

Separation-related anxiety (commonly referred to as “separation anxiety”) is a condition in which affected dogs may exhibit signs of distress when left alone, such as when their caregiver leaves the home for work or to run an errand.

Walkies should be an enriching and fun time for our dogs, and enjoyable for owners too!

Just like us, all dogs are individuals, so some are naturally more confident than others.

Dogs can be wonderfully expressive, using their whole bodies to show each other, and us, how they are feeling.

If your cat has kidney disease, it might be helpful to encourage your cat to eat.

For owners

For owners, there are 13 videos covering two different areas, interacting with cats and handling cats. Particular attention is paid to getting cats used to going in the cat carrier and travelling – cats can be helped to understand that entering and spending time in their cat carrier is a positive experience. A number of the videos cover helping owners to get their cats accustomed to having ears, eyes, mouth, paws/claws and coat checked to improve handing at home, but also in the veterinary clinic. Of course, these are not just for owners, as the information is useful for the veterinary team to know in order to help owners prepare for veterinary visits as well as care at home.

Interacting with cats

• Approaching a cat
• How to touch and stroke a cat
• Things to avoid when handling a cat
• Handling your cat for grooming
• Handling kittens

Handling your cat at home

• Encouraging your cat to be happy in a cat carrier
• Getting your cat used to travel
• Putting your cat in a cat carrier
• Helping your cat to accept having its ears checked
• Helping your cat to accept having its mouth checked
• Helping your cat to accept having its coat checked
• Helping your cat to accept having its paws checked and claws clipped
• Helping your cat to accept having its eyes checked

BCS Dogs

BCS Cats