by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Lily Poisoning in Cats Do you mean the plant like the Christmas lily? Yes. Many of the lily species are toxic if eaten by cats Which parts are poisonous and would a cat eat them? All parts of the plant are poisonous. Cats are inquisitive and...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Antifreeze Poisoning Is antifreeze dangerous? Yes antifreeze from car radiators can be fatal as it contains ethylene glycol which destroys the kidneys Are animals likely to drink antifreeze? Yes. It has a sweet taste so dogs in particular...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia Thats quite a mouthful. What exactly is it? Its a type of anaemia caused by the body destroying its own red blood cells Why would the body destroy its own red blood cells Its one of those diseases where we...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Limber tail in dogs I’ve never heard of that? It also has lots of other names like cold tail, swimmers tail, drop tail, rudder tail I’ve not heard of those either so tell us what it is. It’s a condition where the dog suddenly develops a...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? Rat bait poisoning – Ive talked about this before but it is such a common problem that I think i need to mention it again. Does that cause a lot of problems around Marlborough? Yes its the number one poisoning that we see in dogs. We see...
by petpack | Jun 25, 2024 | Companion Animals, FAQs
Whats the topic for today? I’m going to talk about accidental mating of bitches You mean things like the morning after pill? Sort of. There is a course of 2 injections that we give to prevent pregnancy after mating but people don’t need to panic about having this done...
