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When horses develop lumps or tumours, the most common ways to treat them include laser removal, surgical removal or the application of chemotherapy creams. However, if the lump happens to be near an eye it makes treatmen…

Radiotherapy, or radiation therapy, is a medical process in which veterinary professionals use high energy radiation (normally x-rays) to achieve medical outcomes in many pets, including dogs. Just like in people, it has…

If you have a cat who has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, then you may want to know all the available options for treating them. Radiotherapy is commonly used to treat human cancers – but is it an option for our ca…

Tall, slim and built for speed, greyhounds are well known for their athleticism. Even today, many greyhounds are bred for dog racing and so many pet greyhounds are ex-racing dogs. The intensity of the exercise seen at gr…

We tend to think about thyroid issues as being a more “cat thing”, but it’s not always the case… Because yes, dogs can certainly get nodules and abnormal growths in their thyroids. Here’s how you spot it, and what can be…

You’re probably familiar with the concept that hormones are the body’s messengers. Released in one part of the body, they travel to another prompting some kind of response in a target organ. Hormones have many functions,…