Bedfordview Vet Hospital

10/06/2025

𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝑷𝒆𝒕 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒂𝒚 was originally created by the American Veterinary Medical Association as a way to remember all the pets that are no longer with us.

World Pet Memorial Day was created as a special day to memorialize beloved pets that have passed away.

It is observed every year on the second Tuesday in June and it is a great time to celebrate the lives of your pets.

Although pets are only in our lives for a short time, they stay in our memories forever. It’s a small consolation, but it’s nice to know there are many ways you can honor the memories of your pets this June.

◼️ Create a Pet Photo Album

Scroll through your posts, and look for one special moment you shared with your pet. A moment that made you laugh so hard that you were almost crying. Or it a moment that fills your heart with love or joy.

It can be a photo or a video. As long as you feel like this was a special moment between yourself and your pet.

◼️ Create a Pet Memorial at Home

A shadow box can hold your pet’s collar, tags, and photos of your pet. Some people find comfort in keeping a favorite toy or blanket in a special keepsake box. Touching the item can bring back fond memories of the fun you and your pet had playing with the toy or memories of your pet snuggled up on their blanket.

◼️ Draw/Paint Your Pet

◼️ Get a Tattoo in Memory of Your Pet

◼️ Plant a Pet Memorial Garden

Plant a tree or shrub in your yard. A living memorial can be a special tribute for a special pet.

◼️ Donate or Volunteer in Your Pet’s Name

What better way to honour your pet’s memories than by helping pet-kind with a donation to a charitable organization?

Many organizations that help animal welfare need donations to be able to provide their services. It can be your local pet shelter, the SPCA, or any other organization that is dear to your heart.

Volunteer at your local animal shelter, or consider fostering a pet that is waiting for a new home.

10/06/2025

❄️🐾 Cold Front Alert / Winter weather is here and our furry friends need extra care! 🐶🐱 🐾❄️

Cold temperatures can be dangerous for pets, so keep these tips in mind.

Please, please - all pet owners :

✅ Bring your pets indoors where possible. If it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for them! 🥶
✅ Provide warm bedding and shelter
✅ Bundle up - Short-haired pets may need a cozy sweater!
✅ Ensure access to clean, unfrozen water
✅ Limit outdoor time, especially for elderly or sensitive pets
✅ Watch for signs of cold stress - Shivering, whining, or lethargy can mean they’re too cold.

Your furry friends feel the cold too ...
don’t let them suffer in silence.

Keep your pets warm, happy and safe this winter! ❄️🐕🐾

11/05/2025

🌷🌹 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒚 🌸🌼

to all the 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔

26/04/2025

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣. 𝙃𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 - 𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬." ~ 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘙𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴

Whether someone is a cat person, a dog person, a rabbit person or even a horse person, there’s one certain thing that all animal lovers can agree on and that is the 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙨.

On this special day, why not raise a paw, hoof or claw to say "𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪" 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙫𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨.

History of World Veterinary Day
Back in 1863, the beginnings of the World Veterinary Congress were established by Professor John Gamgee from the Veterinary College of Edinburgh.

By 1959, the World Veterinary Association was established with the mission of focusing on animal health and welfare.

𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 2000 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭.

Each year, a different theme is chosen which helps pet owners to remember the importance of various aspects of animal care, and how vets can help, for example ensuring your pet’s vaccinations are up to date.

25/04/2025

Monday, 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
is a 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆
Hours will be:-
𝟭𝟬𝗵𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮𝗵𝟬𝟬
𝟭𝟲𝗵𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴𝗵𝟬𝟬
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀

21/04/2025

Veterinary Receptionist Week is celebrated from April 20 to 26, 2025, in South Africa.

20/04/2025

May this Easter bring harmony, renewal, hope + new aspirations for you.

Thank you for entrusting us with your pets + for your continued patronage. We are always here to support + guide you.

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧! Wishing you + your family moments of joy, laughter + blessings.

17/04/2025

Friday, 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
and
Monday, 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

are 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀

Hours will be:-
𝟭𝟬𝗵𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟮𝗵𝟬𝟬
𝟭𝟲𝗵𝟯𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟴𝗵𝟬𝟬

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀

17/04/2025

Easter Moisty Bites ... Available in store!!

🚨 Remember: Chocolate Eggs Are NOT for Dogs! 🚨

But no worries—our Easter Moisty Bites are the perfect substitute! 🐕🍖

Keep the choccies for the humans and the Cuthbert's goodness for your furry friend!

16/04/2025

𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆is probably the most dangerous Easter treat your dog could get his paws on. It’s toxic to dogs because it 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒐𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆, a substance similar to caffeine that 𝒅𝒐𝒈𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 the same way we can.

Sometimes, even small amounts of chocolate can be toxic to dogs. However, not all types of chocolate are equally harmful, and not all dogs will react the same way.

To sum it up, 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒆 for dogs because it has a lot of cocoa and, therefore, the most theobromine.

Other types of chocolate, like milk chocolate and typical Easter chocolate bunnies and eggs, are not as dangerous, especially for larger dogs.

So, you shouldn’t give your dog any chocolate, but if they eat some, don’t panic.

You need to watch out for symptoms like panting, a fast heartbeat, vomiting, and diarrhoea.

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒐𝒈 𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆:

First, try to find the wrapper and see 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒕𝒆. Then, try to figure out 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒕𝒆!

If your dog ate a small piece, nothing will happen. But if they ate a whole box of chocolate or an entire Easter Bunny, then you really need to 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑽𝒆𝒕.

16/04/2025

Whatever your Easter meal is going to be, please don’t give too much fatty meat to your dog or cat.

At first, they’ll love it - of course they will. But fatty meats are horrible for them and almost always lead to diarrhoea.

Please be responsible and DONT give out animals as Easter entertainment.

They require food, clean space, care, medication, all of it - 10 to 15 year commitment.

23/02/2025

Bookings for 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝 are open. Secure your spot for your Pet's 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕪 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕙 𝕊𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖 !!

Phone 011-616-4088 / 011-616-3245 to book your fur-baby in for a Dental, Scale & Polish at a ‘reduced rate’.

𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 is infection and inflammation of the periodontium. Key clinical signs are halitosis, plaque and calculus, inflamed and bleeding gums, gingival recession ……… 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

When treating gingivitis, removal of the bacterial plaque on the tooth surfaces is of utmost importance. This can reverse gingivitis, returning the gingiva to a healthy, uninflamed state. This is achieved through 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 (𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜) with power and manual instruments 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙖 to remove plaque and calculus.

Periodontal disease is diagnosed and treated under general anesthesia by trained veterinary professionals.

Providing daily or at least every other day toothbrushing appears to be the most effective way to improve and maintain periodontal health. In addition, dental diets; chews, treats, and toys; oral gels, rinses, and sprays; and water and food additives can be used to help stabilize and decrease the incidence of periodontal disease.

Courtesy of : msdvetmanual

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Periodontal Disease in Dogs:-
Periodontal disease is an inflammation of some or all of a tooth’s deep supporting structures. Today, it is one of the most common diseases in dogs.
If food particles and bacteria are allowed to accumulate along the dog’s gumline, it can form plaque, which, when combined with saliva and minerals, will transform into calculus. This causes gum irritation and leads to an inflammatory condition called gingivitis. Gingivitis, which is evidenced by a reddening of the gums directly bordering the teeth, is considered to be an early stage of periodontal disease.

Dental disease in Cats:-
Dental disease is a very common problem in both young and old cats. It is thought that as many as 75% of cats aged three years and older have some sort of dental disease.
Dental disease tends to be more common and be more severe as cats get older, just as in humans. Dental disease in cats is commonly associated with the accumulation of dental plaque (as a result of bacteria in the mouth) and tartar formation ….. this can result in what is termed “periodontal disease” - disease affecting the teeth and the structures around the teeth that support and keep them healthy.