Feline Leukaemia in Kittens: What Every Cat Owner Should Know
Date: 10 Sep 2025
Feline Leukaemia Virus (FeLV) is one of the most serious infectious diseases affecting cats, and kittens are particularly vulnerable. As a cat owner, understanding feline leukaemia in kittens is crucial, not only for your own pet’s health but for the wellbeing of other cats they may come into contact with. Our veterinary team is committed to helping you protect your kitten from this potentially fatal virus. Here’s wh
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Understanding Kennel Cough in Dogs
Date: 09 Sep 2025
As a dog owner, keeping your pet healthy is always a top priority. One condition that often takes people by surprise is kennel cough, a highly contagious respiratory illness in dogs. With the growing popularity of doggy daycares, boarding kennels, training classes, and playdates at the park, it’s important to understand how kennel cough spreads and what you can do to protect your pup. What is kennel cough? Canine ken
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Protect your dog from BBQ hazards – risks and what you can do.
Date: 10 Jul 2025
Summer is the perfect time for gathering with friends and family, enjoying good food, and making memories at barbecues and outdoor events. However, while these social occasions are a highlight of the season, it’s important to remember that summer also brings its own set of risks, especially for our dogs. Whether it’s the heat, the potential for harmful foods, or unexpected accidents, staying aware and taking precauti
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The Risks of Grass Seeds in Dogs
Date: 08 Jun 2025
The Risks of Grass Seeds in Dogs Across all of our veterinary practices, we often see dogs in discomfort caused by grass seeds. Grass seeds are a common issue for dogs, especially during the warmer months from June to October, when grasses like foxtails and meadow grasses shed their seeds. Local parks, such as Richmond Park, Ham Common, and various of other known green spaces in London provide plenty of natural envir
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WVS’ Rabies Rally 2024
Date: 17 Sep 2024
What an incredible experience at this year’s World Veterinary Service (WVS) Rabies Rally! DNA Vetcare has been proudly supporting the amazing work that Worldwide Veterinary Service – WVS does for many years. Thanks to the contributions from our fantastic clients DNA Vetcare was thrilled to sponsor and participate in such a fun and meaningful event, racing through the beautiful landscapes of Cornwall for t
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There’s been a lot of talk recently about the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the veterinary profession. As a local veterinary practice, we’d like to share our perspective on this important issue and highlight what sets us apart from the large corporate groups. We believe we offer strong competition to the large corporates owned by huge multinational companies or massive private
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Briar House Vets wins Best Vet in Kent 2024
Date: 26 Jun 2024
The annual Best UK Vets Awards reward the vet surgeries delivering the highest level of service to their clients. These Vet Help Direct Awards are only given to surgeries who have received genuine 4 and 5-star reviews from their clients. That is why we have the greatest joy to announce that Briar House Vets has won Best Vets in Kent for the 3rd year in a row! This is an incredible achievement which wouldn’t hav
Read MoreBriar Vets In local News
Date: 03 Jul 2023
We’re thrilled to share an inspiring story of compassion and dedication from our Team Briar members, they went above and beyond by devoting their time and expertise to rescue a group of bunnies in desperate need. The bunnies were rescued from terrible conditions and after being treated for various conditions, illnesses and injuries they also needed to be neutered before they could be placed up for adoption!! Ou
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Briar House awarded Best Kent Vets 2023
Date: 19 Jun 2023
We couldn’t be prouder to announce that we’ve been awarded BEST Kent Vets 2023, coming 3rd as Best UK Vets! 🎉 🏆 This prestigious Vet Help Direct award means so much to us, especially as the winners are decided by reviews left by you- our wonderful clients. That’s why we want to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you that took the time to leave a lovely review. We truly appreciate your kind word
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