Grooming your pets will help you find signs of fleas - typically, black “sand” among the hairs (it’s actually the flea’s droppings, yuck!). That’s why routine flea treatment is so important - you very rarely find a live adult flea unless it’s a massive infestation!

!!! UPDATE!!! Thank you everyone for sharing!!! As a result this lovely doggy as now been reunited with his family! What a great result!! Please help us find the family of this lovely lad who has been found on Dudley Road, Wall Heath. Although he is microchipped, the chip details have not yet been registered on the database so we cannot contact his family! If you recognise this lovely doggy, please let his owners know to contact us on 01384 393318.

Did you know that Ear Mites (Otodectes cyanotis) are a variety of “surface mite” - they don’t burrow into the skin but crawl around in the outer ear canal. The scratching makes pets scratch their ears and/or shake their head, so speak to us about preventing ear mites today.

Biting lice are wingless insects that make cats and dogs intensely itchy, to the point where they damage their own skin from scratching. Generally, the very young, very old, or very sick animals are at highest risk. They can, however, prevented with regular treatment, so speak to us for details.

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!!! UPDATE !!! GREAT NEWS !!! Max's owner has now collected him from the surgery! Thank you everyone for sharing and what a result in under 30 minutes!!! !!!!! Please help us reunite Max with his family !!!!! This lovely lad has been brought into us after being found on Orwell Close in Norton. Although he is chipped, the contact information is out-of-date and so we cannot contact his family. If you recognise Max, please let his owners know so that they can contact the surgery on 01384 393318.

Ear Mites are REALLY uncomfortable, crawling around inside your pet’s ears! Fortunately, when we look down inside we can often see them - check out this video (probably best not straight after lunch though…). If your dog or cat seems in discomfort with their ears, please make an appointment to see us.

Meet Nessie the Newt who was brought into us by an RSPCA inspector after being found bloated and floating upside-down! The inspector thought that Nessie may need to be put-to-sleep, but our amazing Animal Nursing Assistant Jordan had different ideas and embarked on a course of regular massages to get Nessie back to health! We were delighted to find that Nessie was also pregnant and when Nessie had recovered fully we released mum and babies into a new pond at Receptionist Sally's home! Here are the before, after and baby pics!!!

Notoedric Mange is caused by a mite called Notoedres cati, which as the name suggests, is most at home on cats. It causes severe itching and crustiness of the ears, then spreads - across the cat, to other cats, to rabbits and even to us if we’re stroking and infected pet! Prevent it with a simple spot on - talk to us for advice.

Slugs and snails sometimes carry the larvae (or babies) of the Fox Lungworm (Crenosoma vulpis). Dogs who eat or lick these carriers may become infected, suffering difficulty breathing, coughing and sometimes a runny nose. This parasite can be prevented with a regular easy treatment, so speak to us to find out more details.

This perky pigeon was brought into us today after having a slight skirmish with a pesky predator!! After checking him over we were delighted to find that his injuries were only minor and with a little love and care he will be fine and dandy once more! We will therefore be transferring him to Coventry Wildlife Rescue later today for him to recover from his ordeal!

One flea can, in just a few months, lay as many as 2000 eggs… each of which will in time hatch into a new one - so it’s vital to control the eggs and larvae in the environment. Speak to us about regular flea treatments to break the life-cycle.