Archive: Sep 2020

‘Caring for animals isn’t what I do, it is what I am.’ That is something you may say. Let me let you in on a secret… Your vet probably thinks the same way too! The reality is that both your vet and you provide care for y…

Cats are a predatory species, they love to play, they just cannot help themselves. Playing with toys that have movement, such as a toy mouse suspended by a string, is an irresistible game for a cat. This instinctive beha…

As I write, the UK and the EU have just confirmed one of my favourite author’s sayings - “there’s always time for another last minute…” By the time you read this, everything about the UK’s prospective trade agreements wi…

While some human medications can be used in pets, others can be very toxic. Unfortunately, it is often assumed that medications that can be bought over the counter for human treatment will also be safe for animals. Meani…

This idea has a ‘whiff’ of the far-fetched about it, but it’s deadly serious. Dogs are already used to detect cancer cells, explosives, drugs, and people. From the UK to Australia, researchers are devising studies and tr…

For most of us, no, they aren’t - either they’re loving friends, or they’re faithful working companions (or both!). However, whatever our relationship with our dogs, they are sentient, sensitive creatures. Puppies aren’t…