Archive: Sep 2020

These “giant” cats are often described as being more dog-like than cat, and they are increasingly popular. However, in recent years, concerns around genetic disease have been rising - so do they really make a good pet?&n…

Domestic rats are popular pets in the UK. They are highly intelligent, inquisitive in nature and love exploring their environment. Contrastingly, wild rats are often seen as pests in the environment and not looked upon a…

When trying to choose the best dog food to feed their pet, dog owners are faced with the unenviable task of picking from the huge selection of dog foods available. Pet shops often have multiple shelves full of different…

As temperatures soar, now is a good time to remind ourselves how dangerous hot weather can be for dogs. In fact, heat stroke can even be fatal, and remarkably quickly. Luckily, it’s almost always preventable! Let’s take…

Spaying a cat, sometimes called neutering or sterilisation, is the surgical removal of sexual organs of a cat. In males, the neutering procedure is often termed castration and is removal of the testicles, whereas in fema…

It was a highly panicked Elsie Trent who called her local veterinary surgery on a Wednesday afternoon. She’d just realised she’s applied the wrong spot-on flea product to her cat, Tabitha. She had applied the product abo…