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The exercise requirements of a puppy is significantly less than that of an adult dog, as some large or giant breeds of dog don’t stop growing until they are 24 months old. Over exercising puppies can have a catastrophic impact on their growth and wellbeing, with sometimes devastating consequences in extreme circumstances. A toy breed of dog (eg multipool, miniature ...

  With restrictions lifting and a likely increase in our UK trips and holidays this year, we thought it was a good time to raise and encourage safe car travel with your pets. Did you know that it is now a legal requirement to restrain you dog in the car? The Highway Code states ‘when in a vehicle, make sure dogs or ...

Guinea pigs are unable to be housed individually, they are very sociable creatures and seek the company of another guinea pig. It is recommended that they are housed in same sex groups. This is due to potential aggression from same sex pairs, towards one another. To reduce any chances of any potential aggression, it’s smarter to house pigs of the ...

Household Adaptations and Exercise Changes   There are many low cost, effective and simple changes we can make for our pets in the house, that can help ease symptoms and advancement of many musculoskeletal conditions. We have compiled lists for our canine, feline and small furry animal friends, some of which will overlap with each other as there are many common adaptations ...

We are delighted to announce the return of our popular dog training classes at Rowly House Vet. Our Head Nurse Jody, is a qualified companion animal behaviourist and has been training dogs for over 25 years. She already offers 1:1 sessions for training and behaviour assessments, but is now offering her supportive, small group training sessions at the clinic. Our clients ...

In the first 6 months of life puppies and kittens do an incredible amount of growing. A rough guideline as to how much growing and developing puppies do in the first 8 weeks alone, is highlighted below:   Born blind and deaf, they are completely dependent on Mum. At 2-3 weeks they will be able to start to hear and see ...