The London Vet Behaviour Clinic

23/05/2025

🐾 Say hello to Jessica Hyams – Behavioural Consultant and the newest member of our team!
Jess has spent over a decade working with rescue animals and has a special interest in the link between health and behaviour. She’s here to support both pets and their people.

✨ Now available for:
📞 Triage calls
🏡 Training sessions for owners in North & West London

We’re so lucky to have her – welcome, Jess!

31/08/2023

16/08/2023

Dental disease & Cats Part III 🐈‍⬛🦷

20/07/2023

🦷 Dental Pain in Cats 🦷 Did you know that dental pain can affect your cat’s behaviour ?

03/07/2023

Feline Behaviour & Dental Disease. Part 1. Created & Designed by Rubie Leslie

15/06/2023

Part 3 - How to manage your pet to reduce stress if they are corticosteroids.

25/05/2023

Part 2. Of Behavioural link between corticosteroids & behaviour. Slides designed by Ruby Leslie.

19/05/2023

Is your pet on corticosteroids (“preds”, “steroids”). This post looks at the possible side effects that can be seen. Slides created by Ruby Leslie

11/05/2023

Could medical treatment be causing your dog’s behaviour to change?

Many of the medications used to treat medical conditions in dogs can lead to or cause behavioural problems.

Any medication that affects the body may cause changes in a dog's long-term or short-term behaviour.

So, it's important to discuss with your veterinarian if you need to be aware of any potential changes and discuss if there are alternative options. (Designed for The LVBC by Ruby Leslie)

02/02/2023

In a study by Zhi Zhang et al (2022) they were able to provoke chronic pain in mice. Ten days later, these mice were eating less frequently and for shorter periods of time compared with control mice that had been injected with saline. When the first group of mice were later given pain medication, they ate normally, the researchers wrote in a paper published in Nature Metabolism.

This study is the first of its kind examining pain & appetite in a laboratory species (mice) and has been hypothesised the same neurological pathways would be the same in other mammals (including humans)

If your pet has as sudden loss of appetite, the first step is to contact your GP vet for a clinical exam as there are many causes of this medical symptom.

Nature Metabolism, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-022-00688-5

11/05/2022

Consent is imperative for all interactions with any animal. If they don’t consent then that’s their choice and you should respect that they don’t wish to interact for whatever reason that could be. Always be the advocate for your pet they need. The number of times I’ve heard “oh don’t worry I’ve got dogs”, “animals love me” these are the people who your animal needs you to avoid most ironically…

08/04/2022

Every Action Has A Consequence. Make sure it’s a good one, or be aware that you may have to pick up the pieces if it’s not. Make sure your dog can look to you for guidance and trust you won’t put them in situations that they will struggle to cope in.