Now that summer has arrived, we're sure many of you are taking the opportunity to spend some time outside with your dog. At this time of year it is very important to remember to care for your dog and ensure it does not suffer with heat stroke.

To mark this national event Calder Vets are celebrating bunnies by offering not just a week but one whole month of free nurse health checks for your pet Rabbits.

Canine infectious tracheobronchitis or Kennel Cough as it more commonly known, is a common upper respiratory tract infection in dogs. Just like a human cold, it is caused by a variety of bacteria and viruses, and is highly contagious. In fact, the name '"Kennel Cough" was coined because it is so easily spread amongst dogs in shelters or close living spaces.

This year marks a change in how you register your pet dog. From 6th April 2016 onwards ALL dogs from 8 weeks and over must be microchipped. The Government introduced the law to:

Although we don't always realise it, Christmas and New Year can be quite a dangerous time for our pets. The following information has been put together to give you festive pet care tips and advice on how to keep your pet fit and healthy during the season.

Many people are unaware of the dangers of antifreeze poisoning in their pets, particularly in cats. Here, we look at how you can protect your cat against the dangers of antifreeze this winter.

Well what a brilliant start to our Mission Rabies project with yesterday being World Rabies Day! Our days are starting early when we head out in our trucks with our team of dog catchers to an area of the city assigned to us for that day. Using a GPS we then walk every street in that area looking for dogs to vaccinate! Catching the stray dogs is easier said than done as at first sight of our yellow t-shirts and nets they scarper but the dog catchers do a great job.  The location, age, sex and neuter status of every dog is recorded and if the dog is owned then a phone number is taken so a reminder text can be sent in 12 months for the next injection. After a couple of hours we have a break for breakfast (much needed as the heat and humidity is almost unbearable). The local breakfast is dosa - a large pancake filled with curried potato - it's delicious!  It's then back to the streets for the rest of the morning and again in the afternoon, usually until about 6-7pm.

Over 99% of cases of human rabies are caused by an infected dog bite and in India; where more people die of rabies than anywhere else in the world; someone is bitten by a dog every 2 seconds.  This deadly disease instils fear into local communities and every year millions of healthy dogs are inhumanely killed out of fear.  However, this does not halt the spread of rabies and in some situations can actually increase the spread as street dogs move into vacant territories following a cull.  Fortunately there is a solution to this devastating problem and the answer is mass canine vaccination and population control through neutering.

As of the 29^th June 2015 our Castlegate Retail Park branch will be relocated to a new site at Lockwood.

Finding a suitable donor match for a cat can be difficult and feline blood can’t be stored. It really is the difference between life and death.