A question I am asked regularly is: “How do I know which pet should I get?”
I am always pleased that people are thinking about this decision rather than making an impulse purchase. Pets are a wonderfu...
The term “pandemic puppy” refers to any puppy born and acquired during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It is well known that during the first lockdown there was a huge increase in the demand for puppies. Shel...
If you own a dog right now, you have probably heard of kennel cough.
We have an outbreak on the island and it feels like every other appointment I see involves this annoying disease. But what is kenn...
There is a strange phenomenon that happens at this time of year, which I wanted to draw your attention to.
Just as the beautiful pink oleander flowers start to bloom, dogs start to itch.
It happens e...
We had a funny conversation in the clinic the other day about foreign bodies.
A “foreign body” is an object, like a bone, that an animal eats which then gets stuck in the digestive tract. Dogs are th...
A question I am asked regularly is: “How do I know which pet should I get?”
I am always pleased that people are thinking about this decision rather than making an impulse purchase. Pets are a wonderf...
The human-animal bond is growing stronger.
Animals used to be beasts of burden – pulling the plough or the canal barge; a means of transport; a rat catcher in the barn, or a sheep dog to save the far...
Buster collar, e-collar, cone of shame, lampshade.....these are some of the names used to describe this unique piece of veterinary torture equipment readily used by animal doctors worldwide.
It’s the...
I had a funny consult today, which reminded me that even with sixteen years of experience as a vet I can still be outsmarted by a cat.
My nurse and I were heading to a house to look at two lovely kitt...
There is no doubt about it, our pets are increasing in weight.
Around 60 per cent of dogs and 55 per cent of cats are classified as overweight or obese according to the Association for Pet Obesity Pre...
