Helen's Hairy Hounds

03/08/2026

31/07/2026

Itʼs grass seed season! These barbed seeds easily attach to fur and can burrow into the skin, causing pain and infection.
Here are some prevention tips:
🌱Avoid areas with long grass during summer.
🌿Trim coats, especially around feet, ears, and between toes – particularly important for breeds like spaniels.
🍃After walks, check your dog thoroughly and remove any visible seeds.

31/07/2026

Youʼd be forgiven for thinking itʼs the cheetah, but asking your dog what they have in their mouth is guaranteed to produce warp speed.
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Sometimes itʼs a toy... sometimes itʼs something youʼd really rather not know about.
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Not all stolen treasures are edible, so if theyʼre sprinting away with something weird, check twice before it becomes a vet visit!

31/07/2026

I’m closed for a couple of weeks for my summer holiday 😎

23/04/2026

Messing around with the AI again 🫣

21/04/2026

Adders 🐍😬

Adders! They are about! This is the one in my garden.

To distinguish them, they have diamonds on their back.

If your dog is bitten please please lower everyone’s heart rate. Relax. Don’t tourniquet anything as the venom is already in the body, you’ll only make it worse.

The bitten area will be angry, you can pour cool water on it. But don’t rub it or try and clean it.

Pick your dog up and walk them to the car to then travel to the vet. Or walk at a snails pace back to your car. Keep heart rate low.

You can carry antihistamines BUT call your vet before giving them as they may and can make the situation worse.

Then head straight to your vet.

www.animallovepetfirstaid.co.uk