News & Advice
How to spot common cat health problems at home
The team at Towcester Vets have put together a simple 6-point checklist to help you spot cat health concerns.
Vital hot weather advice for Northamptonshire owners of small furry pets
Read our lifesaving advice that can help your rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters stay cool in hot weather.
Ensure a cool and carefree summer for cats in Northamptonshire
Read top tips from our vet nurses for avoiding summer dangers such as cat diseases, accidents, and heatstroke.
Towcester Vets shares 7 summer dangers dogs should avoid
Heatstroke in dogs, burns, lungworm, poisons, accidents, and insect stings – read our summer safety guide.
Towcester Vets summer dog holiday recommendations
Avoid the crowds and head to our top holiday destinations with your dog this summer that aren’t in Cornwall or Devon.
The importance of insurance for pets in Towcester
Veterinary medicine and what we can do to keep your pet fit and well advances year on year. Yet our increasingly sophisticated emergency tests and treatments can be expensive.
How to keep your cat calm on a vet visit to Towcester Vets
By their very nature cats are independent creatures of habit, that like to be in control of their surroundings. Those facts alone can make their annual trip to the vets a stressful experience.
Vasectomy Season 2022!
Teasers should be in with ewes for 2 weeks before the ram takes over, so an 8-week lead time is necessary.
Best foot forward – cattle lameness
Entire books and conference schedules are devoted to foot care in dairy cattle and, quite rightly, when the industry is running at an estimated 1 in 5 lame milkers. However, our sucklers, finishers and bulls get less attention than they deserve.
Ouch! – Pain relief on the farm
When we’re on the farm we often identify animals that are in pain by changes in their behaviour such as reduced food intakes, lameness, isolation from the group, tooth grinding, depression and/or increased respiratory rate or effort.
