Archive: Sep 2020

There is currently no requirement in the UK to hold a licence for most common domestic pets, including cats. Although microchipping is to be mandatory from 10th June 2024. However, it is still important to understand the…

If there is one thing that you can do as a responsible pet owner, it’s taking out pet insurance. Everyone within the veterinary industry can sympathise with an owner when their animal needs expensive treatment, but unfor…

What do you think of when you hear the word chlamydia? Most people immediately think about sexually transmitted infections, which spread from person to person through unprotected sex. So, if your vet mentions your cat ha…

Do ferrets have to mate or they’ll die? Fact or myth? I think this statement is a little mythical or perhaps sounds dramatic, but there is some truth behind it.  Let’s investigate this more.

Most equestrians would agree that an obese horse is an unhealthy horse, and yet one study found that up to 70% of horses could be considered overweight. Part of the problem might be to do with the inherent difficulty ass…

Dental disease is a really common problem in our cats and dogs and, understandably, many owners want help by caring for their pet’s teeth. Anaesthetic free dentals certainly sound appealing both in terms of costs, availa…