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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 motion which, over time, causes the outside edge ...

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 another day at the office. Tales of possessed pets ...

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 favourite and commented on the trends they had noticed in...

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 sometimes fatal condition in rabbits. It can occur in oth...

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 of the internet and so, apart from the odd dubiou...

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 struggle with our summer temperatures and high humid...

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 quickly had to learn how to safely handle and take blo...

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 who has recently lost their pet about their feelings...

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 the tiny feral kitten that you started to feed at yo...

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 skilled precision workers who constantly think on t...