In tutorial 3 of 5 supporting National Pet Month, Hamish’s own dog Raisin helps him to demonstrate the best way to give a dog ear drops for fast, effective treatment. Well done Raisin! Follow the link to view: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JrGsb3n1TQ

Hamish’s 14 week old puppy Stovies was visiting for the morning yesterday and took a particular shine to Bull mastiff Dozer who was in for a lump removal. The 4kg puppy and the 58kg dog gave each other lots of licks and sniffs through the kennel bars – and this is them after saying hello properly!

This is Princess, the first diabetic alert dog we have ever met. She is trained to identify if her diabetic owner suffers from a potentially life threatening hypoglycaemic episode. She is only 1 year old and has already correctly alerted the owner’s wife to problems, including waking her once when her husband’s blood glucose had fallen too low. You can find out more about these life saving pets at www.diabeticalertdog.com She is also beautiful, very loving and I am told she has her own facebook page!

Kahlan, a Norwegian Forest cat, was at 387 Vets this afternoon for a pregnancy scan. We are happy to report that her babies were very lively and even turned somersaults on screen! Her 6 week old babies are about 7cm long at the moment. Only 3 weeks to go until Kahlan meets her litter!

We are delighted that Charlie will make his holidays in Dorset tomorrow after all. The Staffie was in for surgery today after swallowing a piece of Welsh slate – identified by his owners this afternoon from a trip there last week. Charlie had previously had surgery for the same reason last November. Thankfully, this time, Hamish was able to manipulate the stone through Charlie’s guts rather than removing it surgically so his recovery will be much faster. Happy holidays tomorrow Charlie!

Hamish was back at work today after a week off with his family including a few days visiting London. The highlight was watching the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and seeing Irish wolfhound Conmael, the Irish Guards’ mascot, on parade. A beautiful, amazingly calm dog who didn’t bat an eyelid at the thousands who turned out to watch.

This is Joel who was born with his front legs fused.  His owners, who have had him from birth, decided to find him a companion to help groom him and wash his face as he is unable to bend his forelegs.  Meet five month old Bunty who now shares a hutch with her 16 week old friend and does a great job of looking after him.  Well done Bunty! A special Happy Easter to you both!

In support of National Pet Month (7th April to 7th May), we’re launching a set of step-by-step practical online tutorials to help you give your pets their full prescription to keep in great health. No more scratches, half eaten pills or spilt medication! The short tutorials include best advice on applying drops, teeth brushing and giving tablets, and one will be launched every Friday until 4th May.

Follow the link to watch 387 Vets’ first tutorial: Hamish giving a demonstration on how to give a cat a pill at www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHHlwEPOBR4. Thanks to Sharon’s cat Milo for being the star of the shoot!