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What is a good pedigree?
The recent BBC1 documentary has highlighted the not-so-wonderful side of dog breeding. Of most concern is the attitude of the breeders that are in it for the vanity of showing, and the money that comes with it. All will profess to being dog lovers but do they really walk the talk?
Pesky things, grass seeds. They are almost as sharp as thorns and in such abundance this time of year. I think we have removed them from most orifices in pets; eyes, noses, nailbeds, ears, the list goes on
Even worse, due to their streamline conformation, grass seeds can work their way into the body , under […]
I have recently had to keep our dearly beloved cat in a cage to help him recover from a broken leg. Over the years I’ve prescribed resting in a confinement cage to many a broken cat. The usual reason being that because we make such a good job of repairing our patient’s broken bones […]
Born 28th October and still hiding under the bed.
Betty actually seems to have got together with a very large black tomcat and produced 4 black kittens and 1 tabby kitten. Photos to follow when they emerge…
Betty is eating and drinking well and is keeping condition on. I always recommend a very high calorie diet for animals feeding […]
Yet again, many of the questions on our recent radio phone-in were about itchy pets.
I estimate that about 20% of patients I see present with skin problems (this covers ear problems too, as these are just an extension of the skin.) Humans commonly exhibit allergies as hay-fever, pets most often exhibit theirs by itching.
It’s not just a summer […]
Oh Gosh, do I really want to do this?
Do I really want to enter the whole dog food debate?
It’s just that I was reading some rather boring veterinary journal and came across the vet that’s at the centre of the dog-food debate. His name is Tom Londsdale. He’s quite old and lives in Australia (possibly in hiding.) […]
What fun we had today at Radio Berkshire on the Nicki Whiteman show. Just sorry not to have enough time to talk about everyone’s problems in more depth.
There was the terrier with the anal glands, cat with eczema, yowling tonkinese and the German Shepherd Dog with hair loss. I’m particularly sorry about the last dog because I don’t […]
Something rather unusual started happening earlier this year …
People came into the practice and started weighing their pets, asking if they were overweight and if so, what they could do to help. For a while, they did not scoff at my suggestion that their pets could do with a bit of a diet.
It was the Rusty […]
I was saddened to see a cat returned to a rescue centre today. After rehoming it became ill. The new owner hadn’t been aware that the cat had any medical problems and wasn’t happy with the thought of more vets bills so handed it back.
Whilst I can sympathise with the situation, I would like to […]
Christmas for us humans can feel more like negotiating through card posting deadlines, avoiding duplicating last years presents and catering for family members that are now vegan and wheat intolerant.
Our pets seem to wonder around completely oblivious to the seasonal panic apart from the odd thing: Sproket seems to have twigged that very soon there will be […]
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