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12/03/2026

⚠️⚠️⚠️Important for XL bully owners about their third party liability insurance!!

Discover why we've made the difficult decision to remove third-party public liability insurance from Companion Club, from 1 July 2026.

09/03/2026

🌷 Spring garden warning for pet owners ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Many popular spring plants and bulbs — including daffodils, tulips and hyacinths — can be toxic if curious pets dig them up and chew them.

The bulbs are often the most dangerous part, and symptoms may include vomiting, drooling and stomach upset.

And for cat owners: lilies can be extremely dangerous even in very small amounts!!

As gardens come back to life this spring, it’s worth keeping an eye on what our pets might investigate.
I've written a short guide about common spring garden dangers for pets — the link is in the first comment below.

Do you have any of these plants in your garden?

Stay safe and enjoy the sunshine with your pets 🌞🐾
— Bori, VetSetGo

05/03/2026

Wildlife deserves safe journeys too.
Helping toads and newts cross the road so they can find true love 💕 instead of getting squished.
I'm romantic like that. 😄
(Newt looked like a girl carrying eggs 🥚🦎 and the toad was a very chatty boy 🐸)

22/02/2026

Very insightful. Dogs shouldn't always get their way, they need boundaries. Never correcting bad behaviour just because it comes from wanting attention and affection leads to jealousy, aggression and resource guarding (extremely difficult to manage). Spoil your dogs the right way 💓🐾

22/01/2026

Crates aren’t punishment — they’re management and safety tools when used correctly.
Nelly has chosen her crate as a calm space again while we work through a short phase of separation-related destruction. Door open, comfy bed, enrichment on, and plenty of reassurance.
Temporary structure can prevent long-term stress behaviours. 💛
Here at VetSetGo we’re all about reducing stress and increasing our pets’ sense of safety. If we work together, we’ll find a way. 🕊️

10/01/2026

❄️ A little winter reminder - our feathered friends need support too! 🐦💛
Don’t forget to pop out some food and fresh water this week.

25/11/2025

Not to toot my own horn… but do you think this good boy would be this relaxed, mid-exam, in a traditional clinic?
Mobile vet visits make a huge difference in reducing stress — and we all know how important that is for healing. 🩹💓
Stress-free, comfy, and treated right where they feel safest: at home.
Have you noticed your pet gets anxious at the vet’s? Would home visits help?

23/11/2025

When the dog "bites out of nowhere", so needs to be put down. 😒 And that's exactly why I absolutely refuse to do behavioural euthanasias. Ain't happening.

07/10/2025

On this week’s menu (suitable for both cats and dogs): offal, sweet potato, rice, cauliflower leaves and stems, fresh coriander, black pepper and cinnamon.

I especially like the ‘nose-to-tail’ aspect of cooking for pets — offal and the green bits of veg we often discard (like cauliflower leaves) make excellent, nutrient-rich additions to their meals. I think they eat healthier than most of us this way 😄

NB: always check each ingredient to make sure it’s suitable for the species you’re cooking for! 💙

05/10/2025

A little wildness in the garden supports pollinators, birds, and soil life.

• Leave Dead Stems Hollow → nesting spots for bees + shelter for overwintering insects
• Don’t Pull All the Weeds → clover, dandelions, and violets feed pollinators early
• Delay Spring Cleanup → insects & butterflies emerge safely with warming weather
• Keep Some Fallen Fruit → food for birds, butterflies, and small mammals

04/10/2025

Just a reminder of how easily “aggressive dog” stories get twisted — and how often it’s the humans who need anger management, not the dogs.

I received a phone call this week. Not the first, and sadly not the last of its kind — but for personal reasons, this one hit close to home.

The caller opened with the evergreen line: *“I have a vicious dog I need you to put down.”*
He went on: *“The vets gave me your number.”*
(Before you ask — yes, I did have *the talk* with said vets right after.)

I took a deep breath and explained the obvious — something that should have been explained by the vets offering such services in my name in the first place. That when you have a so-called “aggressive” dog, it’s almost never (ever) without a reason. There’s virtually no such thing as *a bite out of the blue.* Dogs are pack animals and are desperate to avoid physical confrontation. Where there is a bite, I guarantee you there have been a plethora of signals you’ve managed to ignore.

I told this person that he needs to take his dog to a vet first, to confirm whether any sign of aggression isn’t caused by a medical issue (most commonly pain). Then he needs to consult a behavioural therapist. Or, as a last resort, he needs to look into rehoming — to allow people with more expertise and resources to tackle the issue, for the sake of his dog.

His response struck me in the chest: he cannot rehome due to the “dog’s nature” *and* because he’s an XL Bully. Instantly, images of my own gentle XL girl flashed before me — and I imagined the amount of abuse I’d have to put her through to make her aggressive (if that were even possible).

I said: *“Even more so. You cannot rehome, and bull breeds are the most affectionate by nature you’ll ever find.”* And I repeated: *“You need to get him checked by a vet and then consult a behaviourist.”*

His reply only confirmed my suspicion about who the “vicious” one in that household really was: *“I’m gonna hang up, because you’re talking a lot of sh*te.”*

Just how much abuse does this poor dog have to endure daily behind closed doors, if it took his owner less than two minutes to lose his temper with me? I asked myself.

I felt heartbroken after the line disconnected. Helpless — unable to protect these poor, voiceless animals who are at the mercy of narcissistic, abusive people refusing to take responsibility for their own actions, even to the extent of sacrificing the lives of the very beings they should be caring for.

To my fellow animal lovers — vets, owners, and everyone with empathy:
Don’t turn a blind eye. Don’t facilitate the abuse of animals by these horrible people. This is *not* the time to be polite — however it is part of British culture. So is protecting the weak and the voiceless! Raise your voice instead of awkwardly changing the topic or complying just to avoid confrontation.

These so-called “owners” need to be collectively called out for what they are — irresponsible, immature, soulless monsters with a God complex — and made aware that their behaviour is not socially tolerated.

Thank you for your support.
Be their voice 💗💪


*(Picture of my “vicious beast” for reference)*