Blacks Vets COVID-19 (Coronavirus) January 2021 Update
Following the recent ‘stay at home’ and lockdown orders issued on 4th January 2021, we are continuing to offer a range of services for our patients, whilst adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines. As a...
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Starting your puppy off right!
If you’ve recently got a new puppy, you may be wondering how to give them the best start to life. According to Dogs Trust, the first four months of a puppy’s life are crucial....
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Tooth Brushing Guide for Small Animals
Brushing is by far the best method of keeping your pet’s teeth clean and is more successful if taken in stages. Ideally, it would help if you brushed your dog’s teeth at least once...
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Pet passports no longer valid from 1 January 2021
From 1 January, Pet passports will no longer be valid for travel to and from the EU. Official Animal Health Certificates will be required for dogs, cats and ferrets. Official Veterinarians (OVs) issued EU...
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January is National Walk Your Dog Month
If you’re a dog owner, you’ll know that every month is walk your dog month; our canine friends need regular exercise all year round! But during January – with the enjoyment of Christmas a...
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Important Information
Please note we will be implementing a price change from 21st December 2020 A price list is available in the practice. If you have any questions, please speak to a member of the team....
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Cat Friendly Clinic – Silver Accreditations
At Blacks Vets we’re proud to be an accredited Silver level Cat Friendly Clinic at our Lye and Sedgley surgeries and members of the ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine) We recognise that cats...
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Senior Pets – Physiotherapy
There are a variety of complementary treatments available to help our senior pets, one of these being physiotherapy. Below we take a closer look at physiotherapy as a therapy and the benefits it can...
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Antibiotic awareness week
Supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO), Antimicrobial Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among clinicians, policy makers and also the public to avoid...
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Focus on Osteoarthritis in Dogs
With the onset of colder weather, certain conditions that affect our pets can start to worsen. One of these conditions is Osteoarthritis (or OA for short) and below we take a closer look at...
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