Pet's Choice Pet Shop is now OPEN. We have in stock a variety of toys, treats and other items for your pets. We are currently putting a catalogue together which will be displayed on the website and there will be an opportunity to purchase items via mail order.

If there is anything you would like to purchase for your favourite pet and we do not have it in stock- we will do our best to stock it for you

Below are pictures of some of the items we are stocking currently.

A guinea pig was presented today with a massive (compared to the size of the leg) lump on its left hind leg. This had grown rather rapidly and was starting to worry the guinea pig when it moved. Although there was some question as to whether we would have enough skin left to cover the wound after the tumour was removed, the decision was made to go ahead with the operation as the alternative would have to be euthenasia.

The operation was performed and we managed to successfully close the wound. After a short stay with us, the guinea pig went home with the wound healing well.

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Enucleation is an operation that involves removing an eye as a last resort when no other procedures will save the eye. We had one such operation today. A 12 year old cat was brought in a few days ago with a watery and swollen eye. The swelling was not due to pressure within the eye, but rather due to something taking up space behind the eye and pushing it forward. This could be as a result of a number od possibilities - the most likely being an abscess or a tumour. After a course of antibiotics, the swellling became worse which tended to rule out an abscess. Due to the costs involved, it was not possible for the owners to proceed with any diagnostic procedures such as an ultrasound or MRI scan as the cat was not insured.

The eye was now becoming uncomfortable as it was being pushed forward, so the decision was made to remove it. This was done and a large soft tissue mass was also removed from the eye socket. Again, histopathology was not performed due to the attendant costs, so we are not sure what type of tumour we are dealing with and whether or not it may spread to other parts of the body.

For the time being though, the cat is out of discomfort and the site of the enucleation has healed well.

Today was a first for Telford! Our clinic hosted a blood drive for the Pet Blood Bank- the first time such a drive has been undertaken in Telford. We had an extremely good turnout from our own clients and some other dog  owners with a total of 11 dogs able to donate during the course of the afternoon.

It was one of the best responses the PBB has had and we are very proud of the efforts of Rhian Jones in encouraging clients to register for this worthy cause. The PBB have requested that we run these drives on a regular basis for them, so if you are interested, please contact us or them to register your dog.

Tips on heeling and walking generally were very useful. Mrs D

Found walking to heel has improved greatly. Mrs M

Found it all informative and enjoyable. Mr and Mrs. W

Have enjoyed every lesson for both me and Dutchess have learnt alot, more than I expected too so thank you very much. Mrs R

Thank you for you effort and advice. Thought the course was conducted excellently. Just need to keep practising at home. Mr and Mrs S

We have had another successful dog training course. All dogs and owners improved greatly over the 6 week course and as you can see from the picture below received their certificates. We hope that everyone enjoyed and we will be taking everyones comments on board. To see a few of the comments please have a look at our clients comment page.

As you can see from the pictures all types can attend the courses from toy to working dogs. We have had dogs large and small attend- from a New foundland to a small maltese cross. All dogs should be taught basic manners to allow them to behave in society. There are so many troublsome dogs in the country at the moment due to the animal not taught any manners and owners not having adequate control or knowledge of dogs. 

If anyone is interested in attending any of our courses please do not hesitate to give us a call on 01952 201369.

We are very pleased that we will be hosting the first blood drive for dogs in the Telford area on Saturday 13th October 2007. We are holding this on behalf of the Pet Blood Bank (PBB)- a registered charity based in Loughborough that are co-ordinating blood collection and re-distribution of blood products to Vets throughout the country.

Dogs donating blood need to meet certain criteria such as:

• Body mass over 25Kg
• Aged between 1 and 6 years
• Fully vaccinated
• Not taking certain medication
• Not travelled abroad
• Not had a blood transfusion
• Have good calm temperament

Otherwise any dog belonging to anyone can take part.

Dogs that take part will receive a goodie bag, microchip (if not already chipped), treats, hugs and kisses all for FREE.

If you are interested and would like your dog to take part in saving lives (up to 4 dogs will benefit from one donation) please contact us on 01509 232222 or 01952 201369.

Unfortunately fireworks are already being set off and terrorising many dogs and cats. If your animal suffers from this phobia there are many things you can do to reduce the problem.

• Close curtains in all rooms as soon as it gets dark or you hear fireworks.
• Put on background noise e.g. TV or radio
• Provide a secure hide away for the animal ideally in a position away from windows and doors
• DO NOT physically comfort your dog e.g. hugging etc when it is showing signs of stress as this inadvertently reinforces the stressful behaviour.
• Try and carry on with normal activities in the house.
• Plug in a pheromone diffuser (D.A.P for dogs, Feliway for cats) in the room which contains the secure area.
• There are some very effective herbal remedies available which can be used long term over the "firework season".

If you have any other queries or would like any of these products please contact us.