Veterinary News & Pet Care Advice - Page 19

There's a chill in the air and the days are getting shorter, that can only mean one thing... Winter is coming, so it's time to get your Rabbit ready.

In the wild, rabbits would hide underground to shelter from the winter chill and they would huddle in groups to share body heat. For many domestic rabbits, they face a cold stint alone at the bottom of the garden; so we want to make sure your bunny stays toasty on cold days.

If you are interested in alternative therapies, you may have heard about the benefits of Acupuncture for humans; but did you know it has health benefits for animals too!

Visiting Vet Maria Isabel Fuentes Beneytez (or Bel as she likes to be called) is here with us for the Summer months and she's been introducing us to the benefits of animal acupuncture. Bel has a particular interest in acupuncture and has trained in the technique during her time as a veterinary surgeon.

September was a very special month for one nurse in particular as Naomi says goodbye to Miss and hello to life as a Mrs.

We do love a wedding here at Brentknoll Vets, so we were all so excited to see our lovely nurse Naomi working her last few days as Miss Hodgkins before she left to marry her partner, Chris. The team couldn't resist dressing her up in a bin bag wedding veil to practice for her big day.

You may think that Vet Nurses have it easy, they get to cuddle animals whilst the vets 'fix' them... right? Wrong! Being a Veterinary Nurse is like juggling 8 spinning plates (at the same time as holding a wriggly kitten).

There are many different parts to being a good veterinary nurse. You must love animals (that should be obvious), you must enjoy working as part of a team (you can end up pretty close to your colleagues whilst restraining a large dog) and you have got to be passionate about your work.

Members of the Brentknoll Veterinary Centre team, represented the practice at this year's Animals 'r' Magic event and what a day we had.

The annual fundraising event is organised and hosted by The Cinnamon Trust, a charity who work to improve the lives of the elderly and their pets. Each year, volunteers from the trust invite many local businesses, charities and animal related people to attend their fundraiser and run a stand in the Jinney Ring gardens.

Sadly, antifreeze kills many cats, dogs and wildlife in the UK each Winter so it's important to know the signs and what to do.

Recent visitors to the practice may have met our wonderful locum Vet, Maria Isabel Fuentes Beneytez who joins us for the Summer

Maria Isabel Fuentes Beneytez (or Bel as she likes to be called), is spending the Summer with us here at Brentknoll.

For many people, summer is their favourite time of year, the weather is warmer and the sun is shining (well for about a week in Worcester if we're lucky) but it's not such fun for our Pets.

Wearing a fur coat in the height of Summer isn't easy and so it's important that we take care of our fury friends, to prevent heat related problems during the warmer months.