Paws and Palms Therapy

23/04/2025

Look at these 2 beautiful ones on their training session. They just melt my heart! ❤️💙
They have been learning how to use a target stick. The nose goes to the red ball end of the stick and click, they get a reward!
It can be used for lots of reasons, hey this is how the teach lions and seals for cooperative care! Cool ehh! 🐾

05/04/2025

We do have adders here on Anglesey. Veterinary poisons gives good advice.

🐍 Adders 🐍

With the glorious weather recently, we have seen an expected increase in calls regarding adder bites.

The adder (Vipera berus berus) is the only venomous snake native to the UK, and is also found across northern Europe. It is a protected species in the UK. Adders are most commonly, but not exclusively, found on dry, sandy heaths, sand dunes, rocky hillsides, moorlands and woodland edges. The clinical signs of an adder bite can include rapid and progressive swelling around the bite site, pain, lethargy, vomiting, bruising, bleeding and collapse.

What should you do if your pet has been bitten by an adder?
❌Do not panic.
❌Do not interfere with the bite.
❌Do not apply a tourniquet.
❌Do not attempt to touch or catch the snake.
❌Do not kill the snake – it is a protected species.
❌If practical, carry your dog to your car and go to your veterinary surgeon - do not delay seeking advice even if your pet is well as things can change quickly.

Adders are not aggressive and generally only bite when provoked. They hibernate in the winter and as a result most bites occur in the summer. Pets are frequently bitten on the leg, head or neck. If your pet has been bitten by an adder (even if you did not see the snake or are not sure what happened) – contact your vet immediately. Your vet will examine your pet to determine the location of the bite and extent of the swelling.

Veterinary professionals can call us any time on 02073 055 055 if required for assistance with managing cases of adder bites. We also hold a list of antivenom stockists across the UK. Please note that antivenom is not indicated in all cases.

04/04/2025

Well another amazing day at our nail and cooperative care clinic with The Pooch Parlour
From the young pups to the more senior patient, we took our time to listen to theses pooches. Very proud to be offering this service with Jill at The Pooch Parlour. Over 29 years of service in the veterinary practice listening to pets, I feel this is an extremely valuable service we offer and one we are proud to offer for anyone in North Wales and Anglesey. 🐾

18/02/2025

Honestly, you have a nice clean bed and you decide the clean litter tray is your favourite comfy place 🙈🤣 I looked after this beautiful boy for a few days. He had 3 home visits from me a day. He had to be crate rested due to having recent surgery. Lots of cuddles were given and he does love a good massage! 💙❤️🐾

16/02/2025

One or two places left. Get in contact with The Pooch Parlour to book. With over 29 years of working in vet practice I can help with many other types of handling. We can work on any type of cooperative care- nails, getting teeth examined, cleaning ears, standing still for examinations.
Message now to book in. 🐾❤️💙

One or two places left. Get in contact with The Pooch Parlour to book. With over 29 years of working in vet practice I can help with many other types of handling (paws and palms Therapy) We can work on any type of cooperative care- nails, getting teeth examined, cleaning ears, standing still for examinations.
Message now to book in. 🐾❤️💙

27/01/2025

Nail clinic appointments now open! 🐾 If your pet does not like being touched around their paws or legs, this session can also be used as a fun desensitisation appointment. We may not clip any nails, this is not the aim of the game for those dogs which are scared. My experience of working over 29 years in vet practice with dogs who have fears, enables me to read the dog and take it at their speed. We can use this session for any handling cooperative care, giving the dog to say yes, or no. They have a voice, let's just listen. 🥰

Next nail clinic at The Pooch Parlour, drop me a message to book a pawdicure for your doggie.

Paws and Palms Therapy
Nail clinic appointments now open! 🐾 If your pet does not like being touched around their paws or legs, this session can also be used as a fun desensitisation appointment. We may not clip any nails, this is not the aim of the game for those dogs which are scared. My experience of working over 29 years in vet practice with dogs who have fears, enables me to read the dog and take it at their speed. We can use this session for any handling cooperative care, giving the dog time to say yes, or no. They have a voice, let's just listen. 🥰

08/11/2024

Today's work. Pawdicures!

23/10/2024

We have some appointments still available get in touch with The Pooch Parlour to book in. All taken at the dogs pace. No trickery and the dog has a choice to say "No, thankyou very much, not today". From us listening to each dog, we earn more trust and it increases bonding.
If your dog has allergies, just let us know and we can accommodate this!

A few slots still available drop me a message to book Paws and Palms Therapy

17/10/2024

We've been attending training tri-days with UK K9 training for excellence since last year, as well as doing lots of homework. Over the weekend, we've had our assessments and I've had 2 written exams.
I'm so pleased to announce we are now qualified and will be registered with NASDU. Professor Hiccup & I, are a victim cadaver land detection team.
There's a lot of work which goes into this training, it's nothing like man trailing which some people think. We could be called for voluntary help by worried families, or, we could be asked to work alongside the police for suspicious circumstances cases or disasters. It's about finding anything to do with humans above and below the ground. There can be a huge amount of manual work to prep before the dog can work. I've trained with great team mates, the instructors are awesome and I've made some fantastic friends.
Training doesn't stop here though! It's ongoing in order to keep my certificate.
I'm so proud of this little cattle dog, giving his 110% for something he only knows as a game, but will hopefully help someone, somewhere, at some point.

26/09/2024

Need a Pawdicure? Theres a couple of last minute slots still available if anyone needs a nail trim tomorrow

A couple of last minute slots still available if anyone needs a nail trim tomorrow