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Health Info

Frequently Asked Questions:

Question: Should I let my cat eat Lily’s?
Answer:

I would advise against it Lily’s are highly poisonous.

Lillies (the plant/flower) are becoming increasingly popular to have in the household and they are EXTREMELY TOXIC TO CATS

SIGNS OF TOXICITY-

·        Vomiting

·        Depression

·        Loss of appetite

These signs can begin within 2 hours of eating the plant and then may appear to improve however within 24 to 72 hours the cat can become CRITICALLY ill.

Drinking a lot of water

Dehydration

Abdominal pain

Acute irreversible kidney failure

If untreated then the cat could die within 3- arts of the Lily are 7 days

 

ALL p poisonous- flowers, stamen, stem, leaves and roots.

Intoxication can be caused by eating or licking at the plant

ONLY A VERY VERY SMALL amount of material needs to be ingested to cause fatal kidney disease.

 

Please notify us straight away if you think your cat may have had access to Lily plants and is showing ANY signs of being unwell.

Only with aggressive and immediate treatment is there any chance of survival. The costs involved could be quite high with no assurance of success.

Question: What do I need to do to take my 2 small dogs abroad and how much does it cost
Answer:
the dogs would first need a micropchip implanted - £21 each
A week later they would have a rabies vaccination- £72 each
4 weeks after the vaccination they would need a blood test- £72 each
Once the results of the blood test are received (between 2-6 weeks) then a passport could be issued £60 each.
 
The dogs could then leave the counrty but not return until 6 months from the date of the blood test.
 
They would also need parasite protection to try and keep them safe from potentially fatal parasites that we don't have in this country but are common in Europe and Worldwide.
2 different spot on treatments would need to be started at least 1 month before travel and continued until at least 1 month after their return.... costs will depend on the dogs weight and the length of travel but for a 2-3 weeks holiday then an estimate would be - £60 per dog for a dog upto 10kg in weight.
 
The current advice from the British Veterinary Association is that unless essential then don't take your pets abroad due to the risks involved from the parasite diseases.... we don't have drugs in this country that can treat theses diseases if they do catch them whilst abroad.
 
You would also need to visit a vet abroad 24-48 hours before they returned to this country....the cost of this varies from vet to vet and I am unable to estimte for this.
 
They would then require booster rabies vaccinations every 1-3 years to keep the passport valid.
 

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