If you’ve got cats and dogs, you’ll probably be all too aware of the fact they’re shedding at the moment. Shedding is connected to daylight hours, with increased sun stimulating the hair to grow, shed and replace itself. If you have house cats, you may find that shedding isn’t too much of a problem as they are affected sligh...
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Leash training is an important aspect of general puppy training and is vital if you want to avoid a game of tug-o-war every time you go for a walk. You also want to ensure your dog has good manners and respects your position in the pecking order. So how do you teach a dog to walk calmly and politely on the lead? Depending on how willing your dog i...
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Besides being unsightly, spider-like parasites, ticks pose a very real health risk to our animals, sucking their blood and transmitting disease-causing microbes. Fortunately, they are big enough to spot and feel (more so when engorged with blood), so as long as you check for them regularly, you minimise your dog’s risk of infection. Where on...
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Fleas are a total nuisance, as those of us with pets will know. They're tiny, quick, and next to impossible to get rid of once they take up residence. But treating fleas effectively would probably be a whole lot easier if there weren't so many myths surrounding them. So, to help you in your quest against these pesky little bloodsuckers and to keep...
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With the approach of autumn, it's an important time of year to start thinking about your small pet's grooming. We are slowly but surely approaching that dreaded time of year when wind, rain and mud arrives by the bucket load. The lawn is waterlogged and muddied, and strong winds drive leaves and other debris across the garden. For small animals tha...
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Everyone knows what a veterinary surgeon is but how many people outside the industry have heard of an 'SQP'? I certainly hadn't before I joined VioVet. AMTRA summarises: "A Suitably Qualified Person (SQP) is an animal medicines advisor, a legal category of professionally qualified persons who are entitled to prescribe and/or supply certain veterin...
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Like it or not, at some point in their lives most cats will have to experience a car journey, whether it's several hours on the road to a holiday destination or a whiz round the corner to the vet. And while some moggies may be completely unbothered by the experience of car travel, others may get a little bit nervous on the road, so it is worth taki...
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Berriewood Wholesale has been working alongside VioVet to bring you a wider range of products, including prescription medications. Berriewood Wholesale has been owned and run by VioVet since 2015, and has been operating since then from the same premises in Luton, Bedfordshire.
Berriewood Wholesale has now been fully merged with VioVet. If you had an account with Berriewood Wholesale you can securely login with your same details on the VioVet website and there will be no delay or disruption to the supply of your pet products.
Thank you for being a Berriewood Wholesale customer, we are confident that you will be just as satisfied with what VioVet can offer you and your pets!
If you'd like more information about the company merge, you can read more on our blog.