Archive: Sep 2020

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common heart disease of cats, affecting as many as one in seven cats in the UK. Often hypertrophic cardiomyopathy goes undetected by owners, until things go wrong quite suddenly an…

As our pets age, we start to become aware of their own mortality but it isn’t the quantity of their life that should be the priority, but the quality. Quality of life is a phrase that’s banded around a lot in veterinary…

Guinea pigs make brilliant pets and so much so that breeding fanatics are passionate about reproducing great examples of the guinea pig genes. Previously, breeders have been made aware that guinea pigs should be bred bef…

The Catahoula leopard dog, also known as the Catahoula, the Catahoula cur, the Catahoula hog dog, Catahoula hound or the Louisiana Catahoula, is a rare breed that is not frequently spoken about, but is becoming more popu…

The heart is one enormous muscle, contracting (beating) loyally and regularly every second of every day. The normal resting heart rate of dogs sits between 60–120 beats per minute; that’s 1–2 times every second! Small br…

When is the right time to let my children have a pet? This is a question many vets are asked in the course of their working day. It’s also a question I’ve been asking myself, as I raise my two small children in a (curren…