TWIN sisters have opened a vet surgery which treats pets with herbal remedies including mistletoe and medicinal mushrooms.

University of Glasgow veterinary medicine graduates Reagan and Jordan Carnwath, 29, say their practice, – on the city’s south side – is the first of its kind in Scotland.

Patients include cats, dogs and horses. Reagan stays at the Glasgow branch, while Jordan travels further afield in Scotland to visit patients on their farms.

Reagan said: “We’re the only dedicated herbal practice of its kind in Scotland. If animals need conventional treatments, we’ll send them back to their regular vets, but we choose to model on holistic medicine and it seems to work well.

It’s really big in North America with vets that work in this way.

A lot of people worry and wonder how effective it is, but we’re not replacing conventional veterinary care.”