Pet Links

The Vet
Phone 01254 53622
The VETerinary Health Centre, Daisy St.
Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5EW
serving Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington, Rishton, Great Harwood,
Clayton-le-Moors, Oswaldtwistle, Langho, Whalley and Clitheroe

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VAT No. 174346162 Clients' Thanks

USA: U.S. Dermatologist Lowell Ackerman has discovered and used pictures from this website in his new book on Veterinary Dermatology book

Australia Parts of our website are now being used for teaching vet nurses on Gilles Plains Campus

JAPAN: Our Firework Phobia leaflet is now in use in Japan!!
(Download Japanese version)

Heaven for Pets

Link to
Cats Protection
Blackburn and District
Local Branch

Lots of great links to useful pet sites Clients' Thanks
Please do tell us of any other links you think we should include
email: daisystreet@btinternet.com (N.B. medical enquiries to 01254 53622 please)
Caution: Don't believe everything you read on the web!
Anyone can publish anything without regard for common sense, safety or accuracy!
Remember you can come and talk to us anytime,
our advice is based on years of local practical experience in pet health care.

Local Pet Services

	S&J Pet Services - No web site but an excellent local personal service for your pet Pet transport to the vet, Dog walking service, Pets cared for in your own home while you are on holiday Stuart & Joyce 30 Feniscliffe Dr. Blackburn BB2 2UF 01254 209054 / 07967 863290 / 07779 985489
	Kellys Kritters www.kellyskritters.co.uk Dog Walking and Pet Care Services. Blackburn and District. 01254 262036 / 07597741977
	Pets To The Vets - 07961897579 (Serves the NW area) 24 hr Emergency Service, Pet Taxi / Ambulance more details on their website www.pets-to-the-vets.com
	Aquamania, Kent Street, Blackburn, http://www.aquamania.co.uk/ Aquariums, Reptiles, Pet Supplies, Fishing Tackle, and Aquatics Supply stockists in the North West of England.
	Pet Portraits by True Image - unique pencil-effect photographic art 181 Cornelian St. Blackburn (rear of Chameleon Hair Studio). 01254 262734 / 07814 051093 Call in and take a look at their studio.
	Pets4Homes - Choose your next pet at this free pet classified website for pet owners, rescue centres, and pet breeder www.pets4homes.co.uk

Dog Links

	Identichip / Petlog Reunification Service - http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/caring/petlog.html
	Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, Edenfield, Ramsbottom www.bleakholt.org
	Dogs Worldwide - loads of info: http://www.dogsworldwide.com/
	Discover Dogs - Dog characters breed by breed: http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/index.asp?section=discoverdogs/ddframe.html
	Crufts: http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/index.asp?section=crufts/cruftsframe.html
	Dog Mobile - Support harnesses for arthritis and disabled dogs http://www.dogmobile.uk.com
	Worms and Milbemax wormer http://www.wormfree.co.uk
	Heart Disease in dogs http://www.heartydog.co.uk/index.shtml
	Cushing's Syndrome www.canine-cushings.co.uk
	The Kennel Club http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/
	DogsTrust (used to be the NCDL): http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/default.aspx
	Swimsafe for Dogs at Teazledown, 103 Chain House Lane, Preston Hydrotherapy in an indoor heated pool No website , phone 01772 335930 for more information.
	Canine Epilepsy - UK and US sites - www.canineepilepsy.co.uk www.canine-epilepsy.net
	Dog Training Services - David Turner. Local Ex-Police Dog Trainer www.dogtrainingservices.co.uk phone: 01282 772289
	DIY Wheelchair for Daxy http://www.instructables.com/id/Dachshund-wheelchair/

Cat Links

	Feline Advisory Bureau: loads of info on cats and cats medical problems: http://www.fabcats.org/
	Cats Protection - Blackburn & District Local Branch: http://www.blackburn.cats.org.uk
	Cats Protection: see under Cat Care for really good info leaflets http://www.cats.org.uk
	Worms and Milbemax wormer http://www.wormfree.co.uk
	Cat Fancy: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/GCCF_CATS/
	Cat Fanciers USA: http://www.cfainc.org/
	Feline Info Site: http://www.petresources.net/cats/catlinks.html
	Hyperthyroidism www.hyperthyroidcat.co.uk
	Cute cats: http://www.cutecats.com/index.php

Rabbit Links

	The Rabbit Welfare Association: http://www.houserabbit.co.uk/index.php
	House Rabbit Society: http://www.rabbit.org/
	Rabbit Forum: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Rabbits/
	Rabbit Talk - The language of rabbits: http://www.muridae.com/rabbits/rabbittalk.html
	West Wales Willows for bulk supplies of Timothy hay: http://www.westwaleswillows.co.uk/timothy.html

Guinea Pig Links

	Cavies Galore: http://www.caviesgalore.com/
	CavyLand: http://www.cavyland.org.uk/
	OinkerNet: http://www.oinkernet.com/oinkrnet.htm

Pet Health Info http://www.pethealthinfo.org.uk

RSPCA

PDSA - including how to get help from the PDSA.

Pet Supplies and Services

Aquamania Ltd, Kent Street, Blackburn, http://www.aquamania.co.uk/
Aquariums, Reptiles, Pet Supplies, Fishing Tackle, and Aquatics Supply stockists in the North West of England.

All About Fleas - Interactive explanation of how Program works: http://www.fleafree.co.uk/

Rats: http://www.nfrs.org/

Chinchilla: http://www.chillaquip.freeuk.com

Cockatiels: http://www.cockatiels.org/

Ferrets: http://www.ferretcentral.org/index.html

Tarantulas!: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/8276/index.html

Hedgehogs - The British Hedgehog Preservation Society: http://www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk

Fish / Aquarium Info - http://www.aquariumpetsuppliesonline.com/category/articles/

Pet Health Insurance:

Pet Plan: http://www.petplan.co.uk

Pet Travel Scheme Info / DEFRA: http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/index.htm

Veterinary Organisations R.C.V.S. B.S.A.V.A. etc

	The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons: http://www.rcvs.org.uk/
	The British Small Animal Association: http://www.bsava.com/
	The Animal Health trust: http://www.aht.org.uk/
	Vet Web: http://www.vetweb.co.uk/
	D.E.F.R.A.: http://www.defra.gov.uk/
	Vet Aid: http://www.vetaid.org/
	British Veterinary Nursing Association http://www.bvna.org.uk/index.php

The Cinnamon Trust: - supports elderly or terminally ill people and their pets. http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/

Pet Crematorium: Our local pet crematorium service at Leyland. www.petcrematorium.co.uk

Pet Loss Support

	Pet Loss Grief Support Website: http://www.petloss.com/
	Pet Memorial Site: http://www.rainbowbridge.org/default.asp
	Pets In Heaven: www.petsinheaven.co.uk

Waltham Pet Foods: http://www.waltham.com/

Hill's Pet Foods: http://www.hillspet.com/index.asp?swf=1

Veterinary Schools

	Glasgow Veterinary School: http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/
	Edinburgh Veterinary School: http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/
	Liverpool Veterinary School: http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/D100.htm
	Bristol Veterinary School: http://www.vetschool.bris.ac.uk/
	Royal Veterinary College, London: http://www.rvc.ac.uk/
	Cambridge Veterinary School: http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/
	Dublin Veterinary School: http://www.ucd.ie/~vetmed/

This B.S.A.V.A. link will take you to loads of pet sites: http://www.bsava.com/petzone/usefullinks/petlinks.htm

MUSIC> Visit Dave the Vet's folk rock band Moorland Folk .Find out where the band is playing,
book the band, and buy CDs (free music downloads on the website)

MUSIC> Dave's daughter Cathie is a wandering singer/songwriter and has several albums of her own. Take a look. http://www.purelove.co.uk