Pets News
Find updates and pet news from the Castle Vets team. We publish regular articles and helpful topics that you will find useful for the care of your pets. Topics such as dental hygiene, advice about pet fears and phobias, microchipping and parasite treatments all feature in this useful pet news section.
Covid-19 Coronavirus Update (09-01-2021)
Coronavirus Update (09-01-2021) Further to recent guidance from RCVS/BVA, we are advised to treat pets for “essential animal health and welfare reasons” only during the current lockdown. Non-essential travel and contact must be avoided at this time in line with...
Telephone Line Upgrade 08-07-2020
On Wednesday 8th July we are having work carried out on our telephone line 01566 772211, in order to upgrade our telephones to help improve our communications and provide a better service. The line will be down for some time...
Keeping Outdoor Rabbits Happy in Winter
As the temperature drops and the weather starts to get a bit more extreme, we need to give some thought to our outdoor rabbits. In the wild, they live underground away from the elements and sleep together in groups for warmth. They can’t always replicate...
Christmas & New Years Opening Hours
Christmas Opening TimesChristmas eve: 8.30am-5.30pmChristmas Day: CLOSEDBoxing Day: CLOSEDWe are open as normal until New Year’s EveNew Year’s Eve: 8.30am-5.30pmNew Year’s Day: CLOSEDPlease ensure thatall prescriptions/Food to be ordered byThursday 20th...
24 hour Emergency Vet Services – The Top 4 Questions To Ask Your Vet
24 Hour Emergency Vet Services are provided by Castle Vets in Launceston If your pet needs out-of-hours emergency vet care now please call 01566 772211 immediately. When it comes to out-of-hours care, what happens to your pet is often critical and something you should...
Join the Juniors Club and give your puppy or kitten the best start ever!
? Important Announcement! ? We’re really proud to be announcing the next generation of the Castle Care Club: ? The Castle Care Club Juniors ? This is a brand new cost-saving healthcare package available for ? puppies and ?kittens. Membership of the new...
Tick-borne diseases – Protect your pets and your family from ticks
Tick-borne diseases: How to protect your pets and your family Ticks are external parasites that - globally - rival only mosquitos as carriers of disease. These parasites live by feeding off a host, and as they move from one to another they quickly and easily pick up...
3 reasons microchipping cats is important
Microchipping your cat is important. Here's why. It’s now a legal requirement to have your dog microchipped, but it’s still just a recommendation for cats and other pets. We think this cheap and quick procedure can make a big difference to cats and their families and...
6 helpful ways to get your petrified pet to love their vet
Fear and anxiety are cited as the number one barrier to people accessing the vet services their pet needs. In fact, it’s a much bigger health risk to our pets than even common problems such as dental disease, obesity and pain. You – as much as us – want to give your...
The 8 best reasons to neuter – why it’s hip to snip
1: Population control There are already far too many cats and puppies to go around. It’s hard to gauge exact figures but it’s estimated that between 50,000 and 3.9 million dogs alone enter shelters across the UK each year, and every two hours local...