4 Paws Vets

08/05/2026

Some of our beautiful fur babies from this week 🐾

22/04/2026

‼️Update to pet travel from today‼️

Please be aware that from today (22 April 2026), GB residents (England, Scotland, Wales) can no longer use EU issued pet passports to enter the EU; a new Animal Health Certificate (AHC) is required for every trip.

The AHC must be issued by a vet within 10 days of travel. Pets must be microchipped and have a valid rabies vaccination prior to travel.

More information can be found at
https://www.gov.uk/taking-your-pet-abroad

Don’t hesitate to contact the surgery if you have any further questions on pet travel 💚

Take your pet dog, cat or ferret abroad: getting a pet passport or export health certificate, microchip, vaccinations and tapeworm treatments.

21/04/2026

♥️ Heartworm is spreading through Europe. The UK is still considered to be non-endemic, but dog imports and pet travel are increasing the numbers.
♥️ Heartworm is spread when a mosquito bites an infected dog, and then bites more dogs - depositing the heartworm larvae through the bites.

♥️ The larvae migrate through tissues into the bloodstream then mature into adults in the lungs, pulmonary arteries, and the right side of the heart.

♥️ Symptoms are subtle at first - persistant cough, lethargy especially after exercise, weight loss. They may then progress to difficulty breathing, collapse, swollen tummy, pale gums, dark urine, and shock.

♥️ Tests include blood tests, x-rays, ultrasound scans, ECGs.

♥️ The treatment is not pleasant. Drugs used to kill adult worms are much stronger than drugs that kill larvae. They are known as ‘adulticides’. There would also be strict exercise restriction, plus antibiotics.

♥️ One of the biggest risks of treatment happens when the worms die. They break apart, and can send fragments into pulmonary vessels which can cause a blockage (known as an embolism). This increases the risk of inflammation or even sudden death. Even successful treatment can leave dogs with permanent damage to their hearts and arteries.

💚 Routine prevention is the answer. Milbemycin Oxime (found in Milbemax worming tablets) kills larvae before they mature. It then leaves the dog’s system. This is why worming needs to be repeated, in order to interrupt the life cycle of any nasties your dog picks up before they mature and start doing real damage. Worming at least FOUR times a year (every three months) is enough to do this.

♥️ TREATMENT = Risky and expensive
💚 PREVENTION = Safer and cheaper

10/04/2026

🐾Fur baby’s from this week and more puppies due 🐾

18/03/2026

🐾 A few of our lovely furry friends 🐾

07/03/2026

‼️Warning‼️

One of the emergencies today. A catching stick play ended up in a bad injury in the dogs mouth‼️

06/03/2026

This mummy is having puppies 🐾

14/02/2026

🐾 A big thank you to everyone who brought raffle tickets to support thumbs up to Charlie 👍🏻

20/01/2026

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Thank you

4 Paws team 🐾