Summer is the season of hot sunny days, long light evenings, hours spent in the garden, in the countryside or by the sea. Remember the following tips to ensure your pet gets the special care and attention they need to enjoy the summer months as much us!

  On a sunny day your dog should always have opportunity to move into a cooler shaded environment.

  NEVER leave your dog alone in the care. When it is just 22°C outside, the temperature inside a car can soar to 47°C within 1 hour. Leaving a window open or a sunshield in your windscreen won’t keep your car cool enough.  If you want to take your dog with you on a car journey it is a good idea to make sure the destination is dog friendly before you set off.

  Make sure your dog always has a good supply of drinking water, in a weighted bowl that can’t be knocked over. Carry water with you on hot days and give your dog small frequent amounts.

  Never leave your dog in a caravan or glass conservatory. Even if it is cloudy when you leave, the sun may come out later in the day and make it unbearably hot.

  Treat your dog to frequent grooming sessions to get rid of excess hair. Give long-coated breeds a hair cut at the start of the summer and later in the season if necessary.

  Dogs need exercise even when the weather is hot, but try to choose cooler points of the day such as early morning or late evening

  Watch your dog carefully for signs of irritation that could indicate grass seeds lodged in eyes, ears or paws.

Cats are notorious for lying out in the sun all day.  Did you know that they can actually develop skin cancer?  Cats with white noses and ear-tips need to have high factor non-toxic sun block applied to these areas to prevent it.  Look out for reddened skin in these areas (similar to sunburn) – this can be the first sign of skin cancer.     

 Being of an independent nature and usually left to their own devices, cats will make their own decisions regarding how much basking in the sun they can stand and will move into the shade when they have had enough.

Top Tier 3 Accreditation Re-Awarded to Mill House

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is the regulatory body for the veterinary profession in the UK and launched the Practice Standards Scheme on 1^st January 2005, replacing a previous scheme, which we were approved under.  The new scheme allows tiers of accreditation ranging from core standards through to hospital accreditation. 

 Mill House is an RCVS Accredited Hospital which involves meeting the core standards (includes legal and health and safety requirements) as well as meeting requirements of a general practice (on site laboratory facilities, ongoing staff training) and fulfilling specific hospital requirements (24 hour staffing to provide continual care, access to specific equipment - eg ultrasound and ECG, high standards of cleanliness and sterility and a system for maintaining and improving performance and outcome of treatments).

The new scheme was established to ensure a quality assurance framework to maintain the highest standards of veterinary care and to make more information available about veterinary practices, so giving you, the client, a more informed choice.  Accredited practices undergo an inspection by a qualified inspector every four years and must meet the criteria appropriate for its type.  Between these visits the practice has to certify that it continues to meet the standards and may be subject to spot checks.  Only veterinary practices that have been inspected and approved can display the RCVS Practice Standards logo above.

 
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