Forth Valley Veterinary Clinic Blog

Our top tips and useful information regarding pet and animal health…

Exotic Short Hair
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Exotic Short Hair

The Exotic Shorthair cat breed is a mid-century masterpiece, developed in the 1950s to be a shorthaired version of the Persian cat. Persian breeders crossed their prize-winning kitties with American Shorthairs and boom the Exotic Shorthair cat breed was born!

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Dairy Products
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Dairy Products

Easter... my favourite holiday. They only time you can eat chocolate for breakfast without the guilt 🤤

Unfortunately the same isn’t for our fur babies. During the month of April we will be doing mini blog posts on dangerous foods for your pets! 

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Xylitol Toxicity
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Xylitol Toxicity

Xylitol is widely used as a sugar substitute and is found in a variety of products, but of late has been added to some low sugar peanut butter brands.

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Flea Allergy Dermatitis
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Flea Allergy Dermatitis

Flea Allergy dermatitis or flea bite hypersensitivity is one of the most common dermatologic disease. Cats also develop FAD, which is one of the major causes of Feline Miliary Dermatitis. FAD is most prevalent in the summer, although in warm climates flea infestations may persist throughout the year. Temperature extremes and low humidity tend to inhibit flea development.

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Helping Children with a Fear of Animals
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Helping Children with a Fear of Animals

This post is not meant to be professional psychological advice for children with anxiety disorders, but rather a discussion of general ways that we can help prevent children developing a fear of animals and help relieve this.

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Zylekene
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Zylekene

Zylkene is a complementary feed for cats and dogs that contains a natural product derived from Casein, a protein in milk. It is a molecule well known to promote the relaxation of newborns after breastfeeding. 

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Stress Related UTI in Cats
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Stress Related UTI in Cats

Cats may seem like they live very easy lives, but the truth is they can get stressed very easily. Feline urinary problems can be one of the first signs your cat is experiencing stress. It’s important to know what behaviours to be on the look out for. 

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Compassion
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Compassion

We’re feeling sad. One of our patients died. One of the vets spent an enormous amount of their own time working on this patient. There is a feeling of deflation.

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Desexing your Cats
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Desexing your Cats

In the wise words of Salt-N-Pepa, “Let’s talk about sex, baby”.

It has been estimated that one breeding pair of cats could potentially lead to 420,000 offspring over 7 years. Though this number is probably wildly overestimated, we know that there are more kittens produced than people looking to give them homes. We also know that they can devastate local wildlife if left to roam outdoors.

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Our staff are wildly passionate about animals and making sure your pet is living its healthiest and happiest life

Back that passion with expert qualifications and a love of learning, and it’s safe to say your fur family is in very safe hands.