Square House Boarding Kennels

27/09/2025

Autumn or Winter Holiday? Don’t forget to get your four legged friends booked in. They will be warm and toasty in the coldest of weather thanks to our Biomass heat system. 😍 email [email protected] or call in between ten and six daily. Photo of one of our happy boarders who loves his time with us.

14/08/2025

11/07/2025

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Confirm and book before 30th July to secure current prices. Any bookings received after 30th July will be charged new rates.

21/05/2025

30/04/2025

Hot Forecast Due 🌅

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

29/04/2025

Some space still available for this bank holiday weekend ring to book 01543 466880🎉🎉

31/12/2024

Wishing all of our customers a very Happy 2025 - we have avaialability for Cats and Dogs for anything from Day Boarding, Skiing trip, Winter Sun, Summer Sun, Weekend trips or any other reason. Ring or email for Rates - 01543 466880
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24/12/2024

Wishing all of our Customers both Old and New a very Happy Christmas 🎅 🤶

26/09/2024

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Pretty in pink 🩷 and red ♥️

There’s just something about this color combination that I absolutely love! I’m definitely on the lookout for some pink and red striped PJs this Christmas!🎄

Anyway, back to the wreath... it’s packed with all the seasonal goodness: berries, apples, and pinecones, with dried-look roses and hydrangeas for that perfect touch. 🌹🍎 It’s one of those wreaths that could easily stay up all through autumn and winter, bringing a pop of colour to any space, inside or out.

26/09/2024

Just a before and after picture for all of those horse rugs that you have - want them to look like new again? Open seven days a week from 10am to 6pm 😊

16/08/2024

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