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Caring For Your Pet Rat
Find advice on caring for your rat, pets which are available in a wide range of interesting colours and love to be sociable so can be kept in pairs.
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Mites And Your Ferret
Mites live on the skin of your ferret, can make them itchy, uncomfortable, keeping your ferret mite-free will keep them feeling great!
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Fleas and Your Ferret
Find out what to do if your ferret gets fleas. Learn about the signs, symptoms & treatment of fleas to help keep your ferret happy & flea free.
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Feeding Your Ferret
Thinking about your ferrets dietary needs is one of the first things you will need to consider. The nutrition you provide your ferret is hugely important.
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Giardia And Your Ferret
Giardia – a microscopic, single-celled parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Affected ferrets can get nasty diarrhoea and spread the parasite.
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Microchipping Your Ferret
Find out the benefits of microchips and everything else you need to know when microchipping your pet ferret. Useful pet health advice from Companion Care.
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Ticks And Your Ferret
Find out if your pet ferret could potentially be at risk of catching ticks and how to check for them with this useful pet health advice from Companion Care.
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Coccidiosis And Your Ferret
Coccidiosis is caused by a single-celled parasite, or protozoa. While some ferrets can carry the parasite and show no signs, others can develop deadly disease.
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Worms and Your Reptile
Learn all you need to know about worms, parasites & your reptile. Professional pet health advice about the prevention & treatment of worms from Companion Care.
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A Guide To Feeding Your Reptile
Reptiles have a large range of requirements when it comes to their diet. Some are vegetarians – a world away from the meat-only diet of a large boa snake!
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Microchipping Your Reptile
A microchip is a small electronic device about the size of a grain of rice. Once inserted, your pet cannot feel the chip.
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Mites And Your Reptile
Amazingly, there are over 250 species of mite which can affect reptiles. Thankfully, most of these are very rare or not found in the UK.
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Behind the scenes: Dental treatment
What happens behind the consulting room at your vets can seem like a mystery. This guide outlines an average day at the vets for our dental patients.
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Neutering: Behind the scenes
What happens behind the consult room at your vets can seem like a mystery. This guide outlines an average day at the surgery for one of our neutering patients.
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Introducing Kittens To Adult Cats
While cats can live very happily together in the same household, some may struggle to accept a new kitten. Click here to find out more.
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Bringing Your New Kitten Home
Bringing home a new kitten is an exciting time for the whole family. Find out how to help make sure your newest ball of fluff feels welcome and safe.
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Letting Your Kitten Outside For The First Time
Knowing when and how to let your kitten outside can help you have peace of mind as you introduce your little bundle to the big wide world!
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Playing With Your Kitten
Every kitten loves to play so keep yours happy and active by playing ball, dangling strings and generally playing your part in keeping it entertained.
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Rabbit Arthritis
Osteoarthritis, often referred to just as arthritis, is a painful disease caused by wear and tear of a joint. It makes movement difficult and sore.
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Coccidiosis And Your Rabbit
Learn about the prevention, treatment and early signs of Coccidiosis in rabbits. Companion Care offer professional pet health advice from qualified vets.