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Going out in the midday sun is a very different experience depending on the species you belong to. Humans and horses have remarkably efficient cool-down mechanisms which allow us to exercise, work and play in a wide range of temperatures without issu...

Students. There is a very important part of any veterinarian’s work which involves passing on knowledge to the next generation. The way the training works to become a vet is that you spend a lot of time at university, and in the holidays you go to “s...

It’s a well-known fact that brushing your teeth twice daily helps to prevent dental disease, and this is true for our pets as well. Daily teeth brushing with an enzymatic pet toothpaste is the best way to control dental disease. But, if you’re anyth...

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 wonderful addition to home life, and give back greatly wit...

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. Shelters in Britain recorded a 225 per cent increase i...

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 kennel cough and how can we prevent it? Kennel cough, ...

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 every year like clockwork. It took me a few years o...

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 the usual culprits, but I have had a few incidents w...

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 wonderful addition to home life, and give back greatly wi...

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 farmers weary legs up the hillside. But animals have...