Lambton Veterinary Clinic

15/10/2026

💧🐱 𝐌𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫..... 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝!

Sometimes that's true.

But a 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 can also be an early clue worth discussing with your vet, particularly in middle-aged and senior cats.

The important thing isn't necessarily how much another cat drinks. It's whether 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗰𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱.

𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒍 𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒑; 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓?

14/10/2026

🐾 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.

When a dog's nails become too long, the way the paw contacts the ground changes. Over time, that can affect how the dog stands and moves.

A simple clue? On many dogs, when standing normally on a hard surface, the nails shouldn't be forcing the toes upward or dramatically altering the paw position.

𝑫𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒈 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒔... 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆/𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆𝒓? 😂

14/10/2026

🐱 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧.

Cats are exceptionally good at hiding discomfort.

Sometimes the first clues are surprisingly small:

Sleeping somewhere unusual.
Not jumping onto a favourite surface.
Becoming less tolerant of touch.
Grooming less or grooming one area excessively.
Sitting differently.
Becoming unusually quiet.

A cat doesn't need to cry to be uncomfortable.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝒄𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍?

12/10/2026

🐾🌱 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬?

They aren't trying to cover it like a cat!

Dogs have scent-producing glands around their paws. Scratching the ground can leave 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 behind.

Basically:
💩 “I was here.”
🐾 “And here's my signature.”

𝑫𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉... 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒏? 😂

09/10/2026

𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦?

😻 ➡️ 😾 “𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁... 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁!”

Some cats can become 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Before the bite, you may notice:
- Tail flicking
- Skin twitching
- Ears rotating backwards
- Pupils becoming larger
- The cat suddenly turning toward your hand

They weren't necessarily being “naughty”, you may simply have missed their polite requests to stop. 😹

𝘿𝒐𝙚𝒔 𝒚𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙘𝒂𝙩 𝙝𝒂𝙫𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝙩𝒓𝙞𝒄𝙩 𝙘𝒖𝙙𝒅𝙡𝒆 𝒕𝙞𝒎𝙚 𝙡𝒊𝙢𝒊𝙩?

08/10/2026

🐶 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒?

Back legs stretched straight behind them, belly flat on the floor, otherwise known as the famous 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐭!

For many young and flexible dogs, it’s simply a comfortable position and can help them cool their belly on a cold floor.

But if an older dog suddenly starts positioning themselves unusually, struggles to stand afterwards, limps or seems stiff, it’s worth mentioning to your vet.

𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚! 📸 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙩!

30/09/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮

It can look like they're giving you the cold shoulder, but often it's quite the opposite! 😹

A relaxed cat that chooses to sit close to you while facing away may simply feel comfortable enough that they don't need to keep watching you.

Of course, body language matters; relaxed ears, a loose body and a calm tail tell a very different story from flattened ears and a tense posture.

💬 𝑫𝙤𝒆𝙨 𝙮𝒐𝙪𝒓 𝒄𝙖𝒕 𝒔𝙞𝒕 𝑾𝙄𝑻𝙃 𝙮𝒐𝙪... 𝒃𝙪𝒕 𝒓𝙚𝒇𝙪𝒔𝙚 𝙩𝒐 𝒂𝙘𝒕𝙪𝒂𝙡𝒍𝙮 𝙡𝒐𝙤𝒌 𝒂𝙩 𝙮𝒐𝙪? 😂

28/09/2026

⏰🐾 𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗥𝗬 – 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝟯 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧! 🐾⏰

Our 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 end 𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿! ❄️🐶🐱
Don’t miss your last chance to save on sterilisations, dentals, vaccinations & microchipping.

📞 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟬𝟭𝟭 𝟴𝟮𝟳 𝟲𝟮𝟰𝟲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸!
📍 120 Webber Rd, Lambton, Germiston

🐾 𝟯 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 – 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲!

24/09/2026

18/09/2026

🐾❄️ 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐍! ❄️🐾

There’s still time to take advantage of our 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀, but September is flying by! 🐶🐱💙

Great savings on 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴— available until 𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

📅 Sterilisations & dentals are by appointment, Monday–Friday only.
📞 𝟬𝟭𝟭 𝟴𝟮𝟳 𝟲𝟮𝟰𝟲 — please call the clinic directly for prices, enquiries and bookings.
📍 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗱, 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻

🐾 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 — 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!