Our passion, commitment and expertise over the generations has led us to where we are now – a leading UK manufacturer catering for the country’s most popular animals – dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, rats and ferrets.
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Rabbits are the UK’s third most popular pet, yet their unique needs are often misunderstood in veterinary settings. This webinar explores the importance of choosing a rabbit-friendly veterinary practice and how doing so can improve welfare outcomes.
This webinar will look at some more unusual rabbit cases and how these were approached. Some cases will illustrate clinical conundrums; others will show interesting diagnostics especially where results may have been contradictory.
This session explores best practice in the anaesthetic and surgical management of rabbits, with a focus on recognising and reducing stress in hospitalised patients.
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Good welfare is essential in animal keeping - many illnesses and injuries occur due to chronic stress or just poor husbandry. An experienced vet and vet nurse discuss rabbit welfare both in the home and at the clinic; how do we make the vet trip a better experience for the pet rabbit? And what advice can we give for owners to make the rabbit's life a much better one?
& Matthew Rendle
Aged animals have unique health concerns which will be discussed in this webinar. The most common presentations in aged Guinea pigs will be outlined, together with presenting clinical signs, as well as how to diagnose and treat these conditions. Long term ongoing management of these conditions, including safe and appropriate analgesia in aged Guinea pigs will be discussed.
BVSc (Hons), Dip ZooMed (Mammalian), FHEA, MRCVS
Focussing on the latest knowledge of rabbit medicine and surgery with a q&a at the end.
BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS
This webinar will cover how deficiencies in husbandry can and does cause or contribute to disease. It will also cover how improved husbandry can promote good health, treat disease and be seen as preventive medicine in its own right.
BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS
This session offers in-depth information on their dietary requirements, ideal habitat conditions, behavioural characteristics, and unique health concerns. This webinar is specifically designed for vet professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and expertise in guinea pig care. Our objective is to equip you with the necessary understanding to optimise the health and welfare of these popular small mammals.
BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS
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Our passion, commitment and expertise over the generations has led us to where we are now – a leading UK manufacturer catering for the country’s most popular animals – dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, rats and ferrets.
Burgess is an independent family run business based in Thornton-le-Dale. We are one of the UK’s leading animal food manufacturers, catering for the country’s top nine most popular animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, rats and ferrets.
For generations, Burgess has produced the finest quality foods for people and animals.
Using the expertise and experience built over the centuries, we produce high quality, award winning foods and have launched many innovations including the UK’s first single component nugget for rabbits and the world’s first food specifically formulated for indoor rabbits.
We are dedicated to improving the health and welfare of animals through research and education. We invest in activities such as Rabbit Awareness Week to promote rabbit welfare and educational webinars to enable vets to keep up to date with the latest developments in small animal care. This dedication led Burgess Pet Care to work with the University of Edinburgh on a ground breaking study which highlighted the risks to rabbits’ health associated with muesli style diets and selective feeding.
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This webinar is in a Q&A format but specifically covers diagnosis, investigation and management of gut stasis. Primarily we look at rabbits, but guinea pigs are discussed too!
In this webinar, veterinary professionals and animal enthusiasts alike can discover the essential steps to transform their practice into a haven for guinea pigs.
An exciting Q&A session on small animals, specifically rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and degus.
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This webinar covers the importance of fibre and how it can affect the overall health and welfare of the animal, with a focus on rabbits but also highlighting key information for guinea pigs and chinchillas.
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Neutering is commonly done in cats and dogs and often forgotten about being an option for rodents. Rodents have many health benefits to being neutered.
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As most conditions (in virtually all species!) are due to inappropriate husbandry, current husbandry guidelines will be covered along with common conditions, to empower vets to incorporate these charming creatures into their busy caseloads.
This webinar covers diagnosis, investigation and management of small mammal internal medicine concentrating on heart, liver and kidney disease. It concentrates on diagnostics - from examination and history to more complex imaging and sampling.
This webinar covers neutering of small mammals - from small to rabbits to some of the really odd ones! It covers the surgical principles and some basics of anaesthesia and hospital care in order to make surgical neutering a safer process for all.
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This webinar reviews what we currently know concerning pet guinea pig nutritional requirements. The webinar also covers possible adverse effects of incorrect nutrition on guinea pigs and how this may affect their welfare.
This webinar will give you practical tips to help owners to improve their rabbits’ welfare by improving their environment.
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This webinar looks at some of the medical problems associated with indoor living as well as possible social issues. It discusses how to mitigate some of these issues and how living with predators may be made easier.
Success in keeping and treating pets is helping them achieve older age problems - these may include arthritis, heart disease, tumours and problems with internal organ failure. These may be managed both with medications and with husbandry changes.
Small mammals - gerbils, hamsters, mice, degus and rats are often presented. While being much loved by owners they are often presented as older animals and often with a strict financial budget.
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A Q&A with Exotics expert John Chitty.
This presentation will cover some of the more unusual small mammal species seen in practice. The species covered will include skunks, pygmy hedgehogs, sugar gliders, degus and prairie dogs.
Obesity is a growing and serious problem in companion animals, and rabbits are no exception. This webinar will look at the underlying factors responsible for the rise in rabbit obesity as well as its recognition, likely consequences and control.
This talk will cover some of the more common and more recently recognised syndromes of guinea pigs - Cystitis, ovarian cysts and hyperthyroidism.
This webinar will cover the common infectious diseases of rabbits - viral, parasitic, bacterial and fungal. As well as diagnosis and therapy.
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Training, nutrition, grooming and general care. It's all here. The health and wellbeing of pets is our number one goal here at Burgess Pet Care. We want to help you have the best life with your beloved pet.
We are always happy to hear from you! If you have any queries about Burgess Pet Care or any of our product ranges, please get in touch and we will respond in 3-5 working days.
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