With the weather due to be heating up, let’s talk heat stroke. Please can we remind dog owners not to walk their dogs or take them out during the daytime in extreme heat – even in shady areas. Please leave them at home in the cool and either walk them very early (6-7am) or very late (8-9pm)....
Our family is growing! Worthing, you asked, we answered. We’re delighted to announce that we’re opening a new practice in Worthing in late August, welcome news for our existing clients who live there and currently choose to drive to one of our locations in Pulborough, Ashington, Westergate or Storrington....
Back by popular demand, Arun Veterinary Group would like to announce we are again running Bunny Spa days! These extra special short stays will allow you the peace of mind that your rabbit has had its full “MOT” in readiness for the spring season. The day involves bringing your rabbit to either...
Bertie was initially seen by lead vet Richard at our Pulborough branch. Bertie presented with a sudden onset retching and not wanting to eat. Bertie is otherwise a very healthy young man. Without delay, knowing our endoscope may be required, Richard referred him to our 24 hour Storrington hospital to...
Lara is 10 years old and a couple of weeks ago her attentive owner noticed something was wrong. Lara had suddenly started to lose weight, and had stopped eating. She was also drinking more than usual. Without any delay her owner made an appointment to see AVG Lead Vet, Lisa, at our Westergate branch....
It’s official. We’re the only independent vets in West Sussex accredited with combined Hospital and Emergency and Critical Care status by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Practice Standards Scheme. It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we opened our state of the art veterinary...
As a pet owner you hope that the worst will never happen but what if your cat does come home with a major injury, your dog cannot stop vomiting or your rabbit collapses and even worse, what if these serious situations happen out of normal daytime hours? At Arun Vet Group we take great pride in the decision...
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our clients and their pets a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Please ensure any repeat prescriptions and food orders are placed no later than Thursday 20th December. As always, our dedicated team of vets and nurses will be available throughout...
Signs of pain: rabbits and small mammals In the last of our series looking at how to tell if your pet is in pain we’ll look at rabbits and the smaller companion animals. This is where it gets really tricky – our small pets are very difficult to assess for pain. If you are a prey animal in...
Signs of pain: cats In the second of our articles we’ll look at how to identify pain in cats – who are masters at hiding pain! When we, as veterinary professionals, are assessing pain levels we look at three different areas: body language, behaviour, physiological parameters. It is the combination...
In a series of three articles we’ll be looking at how to tell if your dog, cat or small pet is in pain. We all know what pain is. For humans, communicating to others that you are experiencing pain is easy – it’s actually lot harder to disguise the fact that you are in pain than it is...
Poppy is a very beautiful 6 year old Bernese Mountain Dog. Recently, Poppy was rushed down to our 24 hour emergency hospital at Storrington when her Mum noticed something very wrong. It was quickly diagnosed that Poppy was suffering from a life threatening condition known as a GDV or Bloat. This is an...
