Caring For Your New Puppy
Congratulations on the purchase of your new puppy. Puppies are a lot of fun, but also a big responsibility and we hope that we will be able to help guide you through the different life stages of your puppy's development. The relationship you develop with your puppy...
Atopic Dermatitis
Dogs suffering from atopic dermatitis have an inherited predisposition to develop antibodies to environmental allergens and upon contact with these allergens develop clinical signs. There is a basic defect in the control and regulation of the immune system. Atopy is...
Arthritis and Your Dog
• Is your dog feeling stiff and sore? If your dog could talk, being his best friend would be a lot easier. But he can’t tell you that his knees stiffen up after he plays too long - or that his hips hurt when he goes down stairs. He’s counting on you to recognize...
Aftercare of Mother and Neonates
Post whelping checks on the mother: It is normal for the Bitch to have a discharge after whelping. It should be red in colour and of a watery to thick consistency. It will gradually lessen in volume and changes to a brown/mucousy colour over the next couple of weeks....
Profender Worm Treatment
PROFENDER– a NEW product that all cat owners will love! What is Profender? Here’s the product we have all been waiting for..... a pour-on worm treatment for cats that kills tapeworm as well as roundworm and hookworm! Say good-bye to worm tablets forever and avoid ever...
Hip Dysplasia
Hip Dysplasia Canine hip dysplasia is a crippling developmental disease of the dog's hip joint. It is a disease predominantly of large breed dogs but can occur in any breed. The exact cause is unknown but the predisposition to develop hip dysplasia is genetically...
Christmas Danger For Your Pets
Whats the topic for today? I thought I would talk about a few Christmas dangers to avoid over the holiday period. What sort of dangers? Things we’ve talked about before but I thought were worth mentioning again as they are more common at Christmas time. What is the...
Keeping Cats Out of Trouble
Whats the topic for today? Keeping cats out of trouble whilst you are away on holiday What sort of trouble do you mean? I'm talking about the sort of trouble cats get into when they fight Cats fight a lot don’t they. Why do cats fight? Cats are very territorial and...
Cat Facts
Whats the topic for today? I just thought I would talk about some facts about cats. Some informative facts but some just for fun too. Ok fire away then... OK fact 1. Did you know that cats can not taste sweet things? Because they are carnivores their taste buds are...
Amputation for Cats & Dogs
Whats the topic for today? 3 legged cats and dogs. You mean animals that are born with 3 legs? No I'm going to talk about amputation of a badly injured limb as an alternative to euthanasia. What situations do you see where the limb needs amputating? There are lots of...
Acromegaly in Cats
Whats the topic for today? Acromegaly in cats. Acro what? What is that? It’s an over-production of growth hormone caused by a tumour of the pituitary gland. That sounds serious. What problems does it cause? Lots of problems. It causes the bones and organs of adult...
Dog Castration
Whats the topic for today? I'm going to talk about neutering male dogs but first I just wanted to emphasise to everyone out there that we are still very much in the middle of a parvo virus outbreak. Yes Stuart talked about that a few weeks ago. Have things not settled...