Danielle Ong BVSc DVM

When an animal becomes paralysed, the first assumption is usually a motor vehicle accident, a victim of snakebite or that they got into some poison. While they are both plausible explanations for paralysis, there is anot…

1080 in this case does not refer to full high definition video, but the catalogue number of the poison sodium fluoroacetate (or more commonly referred to as “ten eighty”). While banned in most countries worldwide, 1080 i…

Smell is a very powerful sense. Smells can evoke memories, influence your mood, affect your hunger levels, relationships and work performance. We tend to be captivated by things or people who smell good whilst shy away f…

A common association people have with a visit to the doctors is getting pricked by needles. And perhaps this is how your pet associates going to the vet as well. We as humans understand that being stabbed by needles in o…

As you enter the vet to get your pet up to date with their annual vaccination (which sometimes slips our mind till we get a text message reminder from our vet), you might have been asked whether you would like your pet t…

Should I pack an alpaca?! You may have seen the video of Alfie the Alpaca or a boy skateboarding with his pet alpaca while you were browsing the internet and it might have sparked a thought about owning one yourself. Af…