NATIONAL VACCINATION MONTH
National Vaccination Month starts on 1st March. All Kynoch
Vets
surgeries have registered for this promotion.
The NVM is a nationwide campaign organised by Intervet. It
allows cats and dogs to receive a health check and full primary
vaccination course for the cost of a booster.
The campaign also allows rabbits to receive, free of
charge, a second myxomatosis vaccine six months after the initial dose.
The offer is open to cats & dogs that have not
been vaccinated in the last 18 months, and rabbits that have not been
vaccinated in the last 9 months.
In order for pet owners to take advantage of thepromotion,
the inital visit to the practice must be made during March 2008.
The second visit for dogs and cats must be completed by 30
April 2008.
The second visit for rabbits must be before 30th September
2008.
PUPPY POWER
EMERGENCY surgery by a vet on his day off
saved the life of a Hawley woman’s dog and nine of her pups.
Now the offspring are a gorgeous bunch of youngsters
looking forward to their new homes.
Phoebe, a pedigree three-year-old flat-coated retriever
owned by Penny Bellamy of Fernhill Lane, was having difficulties with
her first pregnancy.
Just before Christmas she was showing signs of distress,
so Mrs Bellamy called veterinary surgeon Jonathan Spurgeon of Kynoch
Vets in Forge Court, Yateley.
He was on a day off but returned to the surgery and
scrubbed up to deliver Phoebe’s pups by caesarean section late in the
evening on December 22.
Two of the original litter had died sometime before, but
nine survived to tell the tale.
The pups and Phoebe are now thriving, their owner told the
Star, and life in the Bellamy household is a little crowded, to say the
least.
There are three other adult retrievers – Xanthe, Harry and
Alfie – with Penny, husband David and Bellamy children Robbie, 17, Ben,
10, Sam, seven and Abby, four, adding to the fun. “We’re deciding which
two pups to keep,” said Mrs Bellamy, “and the younger children are all
desperate to choose their favourites.” The seven remaining pups have
new owners lined up.
This story originally appeared in
“The Surrey – Hants Star”
HE ATE ALL THE PIES
SATCHMO the Bernese mountain dog can only dream of the pork pies his
owner Emma Vivian used to give him.
He’s on a strict diet after Yateley vet Jonathan Spurgeon
took one look at his portly frame and pronounced: “You’re obese.”
When he heaved Satchmo on to the scales his diagnosis was
confirmed when the needle shot round to a weighty 12 and a bit stone.
With the dog due to come into the surgery for dental
treatment, Mr Spurgeon told Emma her pet needed to slim down before
being given an anaesthetic.
Satchmo went on a diet straight away, and when he turned
up at the surgery last Thursday to have two teeth out, and the rest
descaled and polished, he was an almost svelt 10 stone.
Emma said at the family home in Goldcrest Close, Yateley:
“Poor old Satchmo loved his pork pies, chocolates and other treats.
“But he’s had to give them all up for the sake of his
health. It’s been difficult, but he’s got a lovely nature and he’s put
up with it.”
His fight-the-flab regime included visits to a dogs’
slimming club at the Kynoch and Partners’ veterinary surgery in Reading
Road, Yateley, where he was treated.
“It’s just like Weight Watchers,” said Karen Hawkins, the
surgery’s general manager, with a laugh.
“We give advice about diet and how to lose weight. It
certainly worked for Satchmo who recovered from the anaesthetic without
any problems.”
And how did Satchmo come by his name? Emma’s husband,
Peter, is a jazz fan and he decided to name him after Louis Armstrong –
whose nickname was Satchmo.
This story originally appeared in
“The Surrey – Hants Star”
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Myxomatosis
in Rabbits
Rabbits are an increasingly popular pet, with many families now keeping them in the house. They are recognised as a responsive, rewarding pet, and, with a life expectancy of up to 10 years, an integral part of many families. What is less well recognised is the danger pet rabbits face from myxomatosis, despite having no contact with other rabbits, particularly wild ones.
Myxomatosis is a viral disease, which is usually fatal,
and cannot be cured with treatment. Although it has been around for
many years we have seen an increase in cases in domestic rabbits over
the last 2 years. This is related to its transmission, which is by
biting insects. With the change in climate recently, conditions have
favoured a large increase in the numbers of insects, especially
mosquitoes. These insects can carry the disease from wild rabbits to
domestic ones very easily, and are very prevalent in the summer and
autumn. In 2007 we saw about 15 cases of myxi during September at our
Wokingham surgery alone, with most of the affected rabbits likely to
have contracted the disease from mosquitoes.
95% of these rabbits had not been vaccinated, and of those
that had been they had a milder version and survived. All of the
unvaccinated rabbits died of their illness or were put to sleep because
they were suffering.
Vaccination is simple and effective. A single injection
confers immunity for at least 6 months, and we recommend a booster
being given every 6 months. During March we are promoting vaccination
as part of the National Vaccination Month, in the hope of getting all
rabbits protected before the high risk part of the year. If you bring
your rabbit in for vaccination during March, in six months time you
will receive the booster free of charge. In order to qualify for this
promotion your rabbit must be older than 9 months and has not been
vaccinated for 9 months. Your rabbit will also receive a full
clinical examination on each occasion, included in the price.
If you are interested in taking up this offer visit www.vaccinationmonth.co.uk
to print your voucher and then contact your local Kynoch Vets surgery
for an appointment.
Veterinary Acupuncture
Conditions in pets which may be
helped by acupuncture include back pain, arthritis, muscle &
ligament sprains, incontinence, some forms of diarrhoea/constipation
and some forms of skin disease.
Now that our pets are fortunately living much longer their
risk of developing arthritis or other similar chronic conditions which
cause them pain, is increasing.
Acupuncture is used for many different diseases and there
are several approaches to this form of treatment, but, whichever the
approach, pain management is one of its main targets.
Acupuncture has been in evidence for thousands of years
and developed by cultures all around the world.
It would seem that when any group of people live together
and live long enough to develop muscle strain and chronic pain that
comes with injury and degeneration, they find increasingly ingenious
ways of alleviating their discomfort.
Nadia Mongelli, MRCVS, having completed the Association of
British Veterinary Acupuncturists (ABVA) foundation course, is now able
to offer acupuncture treatment for your pets at our surgery in
Crowthorne.
For further information you are welcome to telephone the Crowthorne surgery on 01344 774314
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