Before Orthopaedic Surgery - Wildlife and Raptor Project
After Orthopaedic Surgery - Wildlife and Raptor Project
Litter Box Hygiene
Almost all cat owners consider litter boxes to be essential. Very few of us, these days, think it’s safe for our cats to go outdoors to eliminate, in order not to have a litter box in the house. And as soon as something goes wrong, like the cat urinating or defecating...
Dog behaviour in the veterinary waiting room
Behaviour in the Vet Waiting Room Working in veterinary medicine, this is where we see many dog to dog mishaps. This is simply due to a lack of knowledge about dog behaviour and a lack of respect for both their own dog and the other dog's space. Here's a scenario that...
Dental Diseases in pets
Dental Disease In Pets Stomatitis Stomatitis is a severe, painful inflammation of a pet’s mouth and gums. In most cases, the condition causes ulcers to form in the mouth. These ulcers can involve the lips, tongue, gums and back of the throat. There is no single cause...
Spaying and Neutering Your Pet
Sterilising your pet. Spay Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumours, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet before her first heat...
Common age relate ailments in dogs and cats
Arthritis in dogs and cats Arthritis is one of the most common ailments seen in middle-aged and senior cats and dogs, but it can often affect younger animals too. It can be painful and debilitating and if left untreated it can significantly affect your pet's quality...
Nutrition For Your Senior Pet
Nutrition for your senior pet is something that should not be overlooked. The right diet plays an extremely important role when addressing some of the problems related to ageing. A wide variety of illnesses related to old age can be addressed and significantly...
Pets and Ageing
Pets and ageing. A sensitive topic for most of us. We as pet owners like to think that our pets will live forever. The thing is, just like humans, age is the one thing that we simply cannot prevent. It creeps up on you, your pets even more so. Pets age at an...
Cancers Associated With Old Age In Pets
Unfortunately, a common consequence of our pets becoming older is the occurrence of various cancers. One of the most common cancers seen in primarily old dogs and rarely in cats, is mammary cancer. Surgical removal is recommended for most mammary tumours. The...
The Quality of Life Question We All Should Be Asking
The quality of life question we all should be asking - by Cherie T. Buisson, DVM, CHPV In 2016, I lost my dachshund, Muggle, to Cognitive Dysfunction. This brain disease of “doggy Alzheimer’s” is one that steals not only our pets, but our own peace of mind. Just like...
