Archive: Sep 2020

Arthritis jabs have come under fire recently, with concerns raised about potential side effects. These medications are relatively new compared to some other arthritis medications, which is probably why they are under scr…

What an interesting topic and one that I’ve never even considered before. But, do neutered cats really miss their testicles after neutering?  Following our blog, Do neutered dogs miss their balls?, it's time to take…

Every practice will have a clinical nurse manager, or as we used to call them a head nurse. Interestingly, that name seems to have been largely phased out now - but it all means the same. A clinical nurse manager has an…

These days there seems to be a million and one different options of cat food available, all claiming to be the best for your pet. It’s not a matter of just ‘wet’ or ‘dry’ food any more; there’s canned food, dry food, fre…

Cancer is a horrible disease, but thankfully the majority are not contagious meaning other people cannot catch the cancer from a person. However, did you know that there is a cancer in dogs that not only is contagious, b…

Many people may ask what lice in cats and dogs are. The answer to this is lice are a type of wingless insect, which live on the skin of animals for their whole life and can only survive for a few days in the environment.