Archive: Sep 2020

Unlike humans, dogs actually have three eyelids rather than two – the additional eyelid sitting under the inner corner of the eye. “Cherry eye” is the colloquial term for prolapse of this third eyelid. It can be readily…

Owning a puppy isn’t always a walk in the park. Sure, any time you look at social media, you’ll see the cute, well-behaved dogs sitting politely for another photograph. What you don’t see is the hours of midnight toilet…

This is a question that comes up time and time again in practice… and with so much focus on (human!) vaccination in the news, we thought we’d take another look at it… So, we’ve assembled a panel of vets to talk about vac…

Honey can be a useful treatment for wounds, but not all wounds require its use. So which ones will? Vet blogger Sian investigates……

Animals have similar needs to humans; they can get sick and can suffer from diseases.There are numerous people in the animal health industry who can advise you on the best treatments for your pet. However, with an estima…

Uh-oh… ‘tis the season to get mud-fever! Mud fever - or "Pastern dermatitis" - was traditionally been considered to be caused by Dermatophilus congolensis, a gram-positive, facultative anaerobic actinomycete… now you hav…