Latest News from Blacks Vets

We all enjoy getting out in the sunshine in Dudley, West Midlands; however, it is not always true for our pets! Any animal can overheat in hot weather, and we can often forget how tough it can be on our pets that live in hutches, such as rabbits and guinea pigs.

Fold Hill Foods has taken precautionary action to recall several dry cat food diets due to safety concerns. This is a result of a concerning spike detected by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the number of pancytopenia cases in cats throughout the UK.

Every year we celebrate Rabbit Awareness Week, a week dedicated to our rabbits. This year is the 15^th year of the celebration, where we will be hopping through the years, as we provide you with the best information about how to care for your rabbit and how adapting their care throughout their years will help your bunnies live happily and healthily into their golden years.

The very name ‘kennel cough’ suggest that dogs are only at risk of contracting this airborne disease if you put them into boarding kennels, while you go on holiday for example. Oldbury vets say, it’s for this reason that many pet owners don’t get their dog vaccinated, because they don’t see the disease as a risk. Here we look at some myths and facts about kennel cough.

Blacks Vets, with the following practices: Dudley Veterinary Hospital, Lye Vets in Stourbridge, Oldbury Vet Practice, Sedgley Vets and Quinton Vets, issue a warning about grass seeds season.

With two welcomed bank holiday weekends in May, we wanted to let you know that our opening hours will vary from our usual times. Please see below our opening times and our out of hours contact number:

Blacks Vets with the following practices: Dudley Veterinary Hospital, Lye Vets Stourbridge, Oldbury Vet Practice, Sedgley Vets and Quinton Vets, answer any questions you may have about how to best exercise your kitten or puppy.

Did you know that there are guidelines for minimum space requirements for housing guinea pigs? ? 

The ear mite, Otodectes Cynotis, is a mite that lives on dogs, cats, rabbits, and ferrets. It is typically found in the ear canal but can also live on the skin of your pet. Ear mites are caught through direct contact with another carrier animal. The mite may be seen as a white speck, about the size of a pinhead, moving against a dark background.

How do you feel about the relaxation of the lockdown restrictions? Relieved? Anxious? If we could ask our pets the same question, we’re fairly certain their answers would put them in one of two camps; those who are looking forward to the peace and quiet and those dreading not being with us 24/7.