At Clontarf Veterinary Hospital recently we have noticed an increasing number of cats coming to our clinic who are not vaccinated against Feline Leukaemia Virus – FeLV . Often these cats have been rehomed from rescue centers and their owners believe them to have been fully vaccinated. But this is often not the case. Most…
Fintan Browne, veterinary surgeon at Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital, writes about an interesting parasite infestation in a pet cat. Fleas are the most common external parasite seen in cats and dogs in Ireland, and not many days go by in Blanchardstown vets where we do not diagnose flea infestations in pets presented to us. Most fleas…
Clients frequently ask for recommendations from us for useful books on dog behaviour and dog training. With many hundreds of titles available it can be difficult to be sure that the advice in a book is accurate and up to date. In the past ten years understanding of dog behaviour has undergone a major shift….
The vets and nurses at Blanchardstown Vets were presented with an unusual patient on Tuesday: an injured Buzzard. Buzzards are medium-sized birds of prey that feed on small animals and birds. They will also scavenge on carion (dead animal carcasses) which can make them susceptible to being hit by cars or other road vehicles. Unfortunately that seems…
Congratulations to Maeve Deady one of our veterinary team at Clontarf Veterinary Hospital. Maeve has successfully completed her finals examinations in veterinary nursing at University College Dublin. Maeve has been a member of the Clontarf team for many years having first started working with us as a schoolgirl during her summer holidays. Combining both her…
By Fintan Browne, veterinary surgeon in Blanchardstown veterinary Hospital It appears that lungworm infections are on the rise. In the past number of weeks I have had 3 lab-confirmed cases of Angiostrongylus vasorum – or “lungworm” as it is more commonly known - in dogs visiting our Anicare hospitals (2 in Blanchardstown and one in our…
By Fintan Browne, Veterinary Surgeon in Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital On the 1st January 2012 the law governing pet travel regulations in the EU changed in a way that is significant for people travelling in or to Europe with dogs, cats and ferrets. Up until 31st December 2011 Ireland and a small number of other countries…
On 21st December Phil Hogan, the Minister for the Environment signed the Dog Breeding Establishments Act into law. This important piece of legislation brings in long overdue regulations governing so-called puppy farms (it applies only to breeders with 6 or more breeding age bitches). All the staff at Anicare welcome this new legislation and hope…
If your pet needs regular medication, remember to check that you have enough to last you over Christmas . If you need a repeat prescription just call up in advance and we can have this ready for you. The Anicare veterinary hospitals will be open for much of the holiday period and will as ever…
We would like to make clients aware of our opening hours over the upcoming holiday period. We will be operating normal opening hours up to and including Saturday 24th December. 25th December, Christmas Day – CLOSED 26th December, St Stephens Day – 12-2pm in Botanic Veterinary Hospital only 27th December, Bank Holiday – 9.20am-12pm and…
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