How-To Series
On this page you will find a collection of informative and helpful videos on how to care for your pet.
Laparoscopic (keyhole) Spay
We are very pleased to announce a new service now available at Copthorne Vets - Laparoscopic spays. The keyhole spay is a significant advancement in patient care. Public and professional opinion is rapidly leaning towards the keyhole procedure for the undeniable post-operative benefits it gives. What are the benefits? The [...]
Fear Free Practice
Our mission is to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress for the patients of Copthorne Vets Fear Free veterinary visits reduce fear, anxiety, and stress and create an experience that is more enjoyable for all involved, including our patients, our clients, and our team. It is sometimes easier to focus on the physical needs [...]
Pet Dental Health Month is back in November
After the huge success of our last Pet Dental Health Month, back in February 2020, we are delighted to say that we are doing it all again in November! Did you know 80% of dogs and 85% of cats over the age of 3 have some sort of dental disease? Could your pet be one [...]
Dogs and Lockdown
The Dogs Trust has some great advice for looking after your dogs during lockdown, here are just a few of them, please visit their website for more dogstrust.org.uk Indoor games Your dog may have less opportunity to run around outside at the moment, so make sure they have regular playtime, training, and enrichment sessions each [...]
Fact Sheet: Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea Diarrhoea is very common in dogs and also seen sometimes in cats. There are numerous different causes, depending on species, and treatment depends on the individual cause in each animal. Food related Diarrhoea is often food-related, particular in dogs. This may be due to scavenging food they shouldn’t have access to, [...]
Fact sheet: Dog Vaccinations
Vaccinations - Dogs What do they cover for? In the UK we routinely vaccinate our dogs against four core diseases - distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and leptospirosis. But what are these diseases and what do they do? Distemper is a very aggressive virus that starts with runny eyes and nose before quickly progressing [...]
New Year, New Smile!
Did you know 80% of dogs and 85% of cats over the age of 3 have some sort of dental disease? Could your pet be one of them? Following on from some advanced dental training for our vets and nurses here at Copthorne Vets, we are pleased to announce we will be running [...]
Behaviour Clinic
Copthorne Vets Behaviour Clinics will help you and your pet enjoy life. Behaviour problems can be variable and complex. For this reason, to fully understand what is going on we need to gain a thorough history to have the best chance of improvement. Once your pet has been accepted as [...]