Paws4Pets

01/09/2021

All good things come to an end!
After 17 years Paws 4 Pets is closing.
We have fought recessions, road closures and Covid but BREXIT is not going to end and retirement beckoned several years ago so regretfully the fight is over - BREXIT has won.

Tego-Metal shelving units including gondolas, wall mountings, metal and plastic dividers in great condition. These worked well in approx 80sqm shop. Offers invited.

You can contact us on 938444534

We would like to thank all the clients and staff who have given us such great loyalty and support over the years together with Lennie, Sandy, Merlin, Chloe, Cleo and Cassandra who have provided invaluable support in testing the products (we deeply miss the first 5 and are trying to keep the remaining 1 around)

Jim, Julie & Jan - the Paws 4 Pets team

30/11/2020

Happy birthday to our Cleo who has today reached the wonderful age of 15 years. We love you lots. X###

28/06/2019

DCM Reports from the US FDA
The FDA have released an update to their report on Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy

https://www.fda.gov/files/dog_food_brands_named_most_frequently_in_dcm_cases_reported_to_fda.png

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/news-events/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy

16/04/2019

Just how much water is in the "Fresh Chicken" listed on your pet food? Yes - in 2012 it had risen to 75%
Very interesting study carried out for the European Commission:

05/03/2019

Do you have one of these breeds?
Australian Shepherd, Border collie, Collie, English shepherd, Longhaired Whippet, McNab Shepherd (McNab Border Collie), Old English Sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie), Silken Windhound, Rough Collie, Smooth Collie, German Shepherd, Bobtail, American White Shepherd
Have they had a bad reaction to certain drugs - especially neurotoxins used in pest control products?
Maybe they have the mutation in the MDR-1 gene.
You can test for this mutation and know if you need to avoid certain drugs.
Just one of the genetic testing services that came up on Google is https://www.animalgenetics.eu/Canine/Canine-disease/canine-MDR1-Multi-drug-Resistance.html

05/03/2019

Dilated Cardiomyopathy - an update:
I have deleted our membership of the previously mentioned group as this had been overtaken by many uninformed comments which could have been misleading to readers.
An update to the current thinking about DCM was provided in November 2018 by a specialist at a respectable veterinary school in the USA.
The original links were biased towards Taurine Deficiency but this is not the only factor - especially as foods with QUALITY meat content are a good source of Taurine whereas the blame was targeted towards Grains - which are not and this was a concern to me as the lack of grains would therefore not have any effect on the level of Taurine in the food whilst the level of meat would.

Dr. Freeman provides an update on diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs

25/02/2019

Prong Collars - Should be banned!

Picture shared from Granite Hills Animal Care. This dog was in the care of a professional dog trainer. Supporters of the prong collar claim this collar doesn't hurt. If a collar doesn't hurt how can that same collar leave behind such wounds? Supporters claim only if misused. Any collar that has the potential to implement such wounds should never be used on a dog. Ever.

22/02/2019

16/02/2019