Did you know that horses need dentists? I know you’re all imagining a horse, feet up in the dentist chair getting a flossing but it’s true!
When horses eat, their teeth move side to side in a grinding...
There’s a distinct chill in the evening air and a small black cat with electric green eyes noiselessly crosses my path………..
This could be the start of a Halloween spooktacular story or, for me, just a...
I was having a chat with the staff in the clinic the other day and we got onto the subject of pet names.
All of a sudden there was a flurry of names flying around as everyone remembered their favouri...
I went to an appointment last week which made me think that I had neglected my rabbit owners and should maybe write a column for them.
The bunny I visited had flystrike, which is a serious and sometim...
Technology is an ever changing world which, for a Gen X vet like me, can be both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
I’m of a generation that had the good fortune to grow up before the invention...
If you think you’re suffering through the summer heat spare a thought for our four-legged friends with their non-removable fur coats and distinct lack of sweat glands.
Even the short-coated breeds st...
It never ceases to amaze me the wide array of wonderful animals we get to see as vets.
My first job in the UK was with a practice that specialised in snakes, amongst the more regular pets, and I quic...
Recent studies have shown that the grief we feel when losing a family pet is equal to, or greater than, the grief we feel when we lose a parent.
This seems staggering but, when you speak to anyone wh...
Owning an animal is a luxury and many factors need to be taken into consideration before taking a pet into your home.
Not least of these is cost.
Every animal you care for will cost you money, even th...
I was ruminating the other day how running a vet practice is very much like being the principal of a Formula One race team.
Let me explain what I mean. You have the vets – your race drivers – highly s...
