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Products to help stress related illness in cats

  • by Dundas
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  • 12 Aug, 2016
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We see many cats in our clinics who are suffering from illnesses directly related to stress, most commonly cystitis and skin disease. An important aspect of treating these conditions involve reducing any stress that the cat may be suffering.  As part of stress control management, we use pheremone diffusers and the manufacturer of one of […] The post Products to help stress related illness in cats appeared first on Dundas Veterinary Group.
We see many cats in our clinics who are suffering from illnesses directly related to stress, most commonly cystitis and skin disease.
An important aspect of treating these conditions involve reducing any stress that the cat may be suffering.  As part of stress control management, we use pheremone diffusers and the manufacturer of one of these, Feliway, has brought out a new product to help with certain situations.
This new product is called Feliway Friends which differs from the Feliway Classic.
 
Feliway Classic is a synthestic copy of the feline facial pheromone which cats leave behind
when they rub their faces on doorways, peoples’ legs and furniture.
It is aimed to support cats in stressful situations and to help solve unwanted behavioural problems.
 
 
Feliway Friends is a copy of the cat appeasing pheromone which is naturally produced
by a nursing mother to her kittens after birth.  The pheromone helps the kittens feel safe and secure and to promote the bond between them and their mother.
It is aimed to reduce tension and conflict problems within multi-cat households.
 
 
Top Tips for Reducing Cat Conflict
(1) Seperate their resources
(2) Have multiple resources
(3) A litter tray each, plus one additional
(4) Their own places high up
(5) Easy access to outdoors
(6) Make quality time for each cat
(7) Use Feliway Friends
 
On the Feliway website they have a mock-up house which you can place food, water, litter trays to see if they’re in the right place and have enough etc.  Head over to www.feliway.com/uk to take a look.
 
 
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May is Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month 

by EMMA SHARP • 01 May, 2024
The month of May is Veterinary nurse awareness month. We have uploaded a video to our Facebook and Instagram pages, showing the amazing job our nurses do every day to help look after your pets. They are the heart and soul of every veterinary practice!  

Their job entails a huge variety of skills ranging from monitoring anaesthesia, taking blood samples, giving medication, blood pressure checks and taking care of our hospitalised pets. This is only a small part of their essential contribution to our practice.

We can now offer nurse clinics at our Dundas Street branch for nail clipping, dressing changes, weight management checks and some repeat injections.

Please contact Dundas Street reception for more information.

Run 50k in March

by EMMA SHARP • 08 Apr, 2024
We are happy to announce that our 50k in March running team completed their challenge and ran just over 600km in March!  We are so thankful for all of the support from our community and thrilled that we raised £1130 for Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home!  
Thank you to all who took part and donated.

Online Appointment Booking

by EMMA SHARP • 23 Feb, 2024

We are now delighted to offer our clients an online appointment booking service through Petsapp and our webpage.

For clients who have downloaded our Petsapp, this can be done directly from your smart phone or through your online log in. For clients without the app, online booking can be accessed through the web widget on Dundas Vets home page Vets in Edinburgh | Dundas Veterinary Group (dundasvetgroup.co.uk)

If your appointment is for urgent veterinary care then please contact the surgery by phone as we reserve on the day appointments, and our friendly receptionists can arrange a suitable time. We hope that the Petsapp will make it easier for our clients to communicate with us, and us with them, though all branches will continue to be contactable by phone and online through our website.

Best wishes

Dundas Vets

Will is back!

by EMMA SHARP • 23 Feb, 2024
We are delighted to welcome back Veterinary Surgeon, Will Chadwick, to the practice.  Will joins us as Clinical Director as part of the Management Team.

He will primarily be working at the Dundas Street and Granton Road surgeries.

We hope you will join us in welcoming Will back to Dundas Vets!

Christmas and New Year Closures

by EMMA SHARP • 07 Dec, 2023
Our closures over the festive period are as follows:

Monday 25th December - all branches closed
Tuesday 26th December - all branches closed

Monday 1st January - all branches closed
Tuesday 2nd January - all branches closed.

All other opening hours remain unchanged.
During the closures, if you have an emergency, please call our emergency care provider, e-vets, on 0131 662 1689.

Please ensure you have enough medication for your pet to cover the closures.

We would like to wish all our clients a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Jane retires!

by EMMA SHARP • 27 Nov, 2023
Jane Scott sadly retired last week after over 20 years at Dundas Vet Group.
We had a little staff get-together to wish her well with some familiar faces joining us!

Bonfire Night

by EMMA SHARP • 02 Nov, 2023

Petplan Veterinary Awards

by EMMA SHARP • 06 Oct, 2023
Its time for nominations for the Petplan Veterinary Awards 2024!
If you would like to nominate Dundas Vet Group or a member of the team, please follow the link below.

PetsApp

by EMMA SHARP • 06 Oct, 2023
PetsApp is now live!

You can now join PetsApp which allows you to request appointments, order prescriptions and receive reminders for your appointments and routine treatments.

Download the app or head over to www.petsapp.co.uk

Coming soon........

by EMMA SHARP • 21 Sept, 2023
We are very excited to announce the launch of PetsApp - a digital tool to enhance your experience at Dundas Vet Group.

With appointment reminders, prescription orders and app messages to contact our friendly team more easily and the ability to update you on your pets recovery direct to your phone.

These are just a few of the benefits of the app.

We will give you lots more details when we launch next week!
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