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With temperatures set to soar this summer, it is important to bear in mind the very real danger of heatstroke when exercising your dog.

On hot days it isn’t always necessary to walk your dog. Spending time with your dog in other ways can be just as beneficial, such as relaxing in the garden in the shade, or filling up a shallow paddling pool to let them play in. However if you do decide to go for a walk – or your dog insists you do! – there are a few simple tips to help keep your dog safe: (Read more…)

Cloud 9 Veterinary Physiotherapy are looking for an enthusiastic, self-employed Veterinary Physiotherapy professional who is passionate about delivering therapeutic excellence to join a new and bold veterinary physiotherapy centre located inside Campus Vets and Pets.  (Read more…)

This year, Rabbit Awareness Week is raising awareness of the dietary needs of rabbits and helping owners understand why they should make the change from a muesli to a high-quality hay based diet.

Why is muesli bad?

Muesli is very sugary and high in starch, and can lead to selective feeding (when rabbits pick out and eat the sugary and high starch pieces of the muesli over the more fibrous pellets). (Read more…)

Please note these job vacancies are now closed. To register your interest in future vacancies visit our jobs page.

We are delighted to announce that, ahead of the opening of our Boarding Kennels and Cattery, a number of new job roles are now available at Campus Vets and Pets!

Based just off of Junction 28 of the M62 near Tingley, Campus Vets and Pets is based on the former Mypetstop Pet Resort and Care Centre on Capitol Park. (Read more…)

The Kennel Club has welcomed a consultation by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) about a ban on the practice of selling puppies via third parties as a crucial step forward to tackle the cruel puppy farming industry. However, concerns have been raised about how the licensing regulations will be enforced and whether or not they will be enforced efficiently. (Read more…)

The Kennel Club has welcomed the announcement by Cabinet Secretary for the Environment Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham MSP to ban the use of electric shock collars in Scotland.

The announcement follows a series of consultations, culminating in a meeting hosted by the Kennel Club during which welfare, veterinary and behaviour organisations all came together to call on the Scottish Government to follow the example of the Welsh Assembly and ban the use of shock collars in Scotland. (Read more…)

We are delighted to announce that, on Monday 12 February 2018, our veterinary practice will be opening its doors to its very first clients.

The veterinary practice will be run by established, not-for-profit, veterinary group, Animal Trust. Animal Trust, who already have five practices in the North West, are a social enterprise whose ethos supports the belief that veterinary care should ‘be about making animals better and not about making profits’. (Read more…)