Hull Vet Group offers tips for Bonfire Night

The staff at one of Hull's leading Veterinary Practices are dispensing advice to help clients manage their pets' anxieties as Halloween and bonfire night draw closer.

Staff at Haven Veterinary Group in Ketwell Lane, Hedon and Holderness Road, Hull are offering a combination of simple tactics and prescription drugs to help reduce pets' stress levels.

Practice owner and principal veterinary surgeon Jim Morris said; "Often, simple things like leaving the television on for background noise and shutting the curtains so that pets can't see the fireworks will help, but in severe cases, we can recommend pheromone diffusers, de-stressing CDs and prescription medication to relieve anxiety."

Pet owners are invited to visit either practice to discuss the best way to manage their pet's firework related stresses.

Staff are also asking people to check for hibernating hedgehogs before they light their bonfire.

Haven Veterinary Group was founded almost a century ago when commercial fireworks were not widely available. Its two practices specialise in the treatment and care of small and large animals and its Holderness Road practice is also one of only a few nurse training centres in East Yorkshire.

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Notes to editors

1. For more information about Haven Veterinary Group Hedon, please call 01482898301. The Hedon practice specialises in large and small animals.

2. For more information about Haven Veterinary Group Holderness Road, please call 01482 376477. The Holderness Road practice specialises in small animals.

3. Haven Veterinary Group was established as Oldham and Partners in the 1950s and is one of the longest established veterinary practices in Hull.