I recently had a comment from a reader who accused me { and all vets } of neutering and castrating dogs just for financial gain and that they were best just left as God intended. While I did reply in a polite fashion I did not make much headway with this person and for...
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In this exclusive video from moneysupermarket.com, Sheila Stewart from Capricorn Animal Rescue discusses the importance of pet insurance. Covering your pet with insurance could be a matter of life or death. As discussed in a previous article 56 per cent of vets claimed that they had to put down peoples pets as they were...
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My cats are indoor cats and I am very fond of both of them, as they are indoors they have a litter tray but I do not love that! Litter boxes by their very nature will smell and are unpleasant but there are things you can do to reduce the smells in your...
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I have been a vet involved with cat health for a great number of years and if the tables were turned and I was an owner there would be a number of questions I would ask to help me choose a veterinary surgeon I could trust. My aim here is that you should be...
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Having been a small animal veterinary surgeon for a great number of years I have of course come into contact with many people who have lost a much loved pet or animal companion and are very upset and are mourning for their loss and may continue to do so for some considerable time. Looking...
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This does vary from owner to owner, some seem to want their dogs or cats put to sleep too soon when I felt I could do something about it and at the other side of the spectrum I often met owners who were keeping their pets alive in a sea of pain and confusion...
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There is an old saying which is commonly said that " one human year equals seven dog years ". However this is not really true as large breed dogs such as Mastiffs can start to become geriatric and slw down from eight or nine years of age but some small breeds such as Jack...
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It’s bad enough when your pet falls sick or contracts an illness, but when you’re at risk of being infected by the same disease, it’s a matter for serious concern. Dogs and cats are some of the most common household pets; we don’t think twice about touching them and interacting with them regularly. So...
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External ear disease in the dog a concise guide for dog owners. Not found what you were looking for? Search again using the search box below. Or have a live consult with an online vet right now! This article was brought to you by David Ainworth. If you have found it to be interesting...
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Giving all the available components of the dog vaccine each year? Now that is in my view another story altogether … Not found what you were looking for? Search again using the search box below. Or have a live consult with an online vet right now! This article was brought to you by David...
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An article from a qualified veterinary surgeon. Bitch Spays, Female Dog Neutering, The Pros And Cons of this procedure. I carried out extensive surgery the other week on a dog afflicted with breast cancer, this is a very common cancer in the dog and although we can do quite a lot about...
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I had a nice lively boxer puppy in my consulting room for its first vaccination recently, full of life and inquisitive, a splendid animal, but no tail. When I engaged the owner in conversation it transpired she had thought that all boxer pups were born with short little stumps and was appalled to learn...
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Cats love the sun, my own cat Zac is no exception, he loves to sunbathe, this is no problem unless he has white ears. Cats with white ears are very prone to sunburn of the ear tips. Repeated episodes of sunburn can lead to localised skin cancer which can only be treated by radical...
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Castration lowers the risk of contracting Feline Leukaemia Virus, Immunodeficiency Virus and Infectious Peritonitis Virus. All of theses fatal diseases are believed to be spread in part by mating but also through fighting.
David Smith.
