Latest articles by David Harris
Dogs
Firework fears are one of the commonest behavioural issues we see in practice – unsurprisingly, a lot of dogs spend the week on either side of Bonfire Night terrified. In almost every case, this is because of the noise –…
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Sheila Elcott asked: I have an 11 year old red fox lab boy who keeps getting a build up of black coloured dandruff type patches under his chin & his manly areas. Up to date with spot on. Is it his age & lack of my groomi…
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Question from Sarah Knight: My Scottie has horrendous breath, teeth are fine, have changed her diet, she also has charcoal on her meals, any other ideas truly welcomed! Answer: Bad Breath Hi Sarah, thanks for your questi…
Dogs
Berry Wilkinson asked: I was wondering if you can titre test for leptospirosis? Or is it only useful when you are testing sick dogs? Thanks. Answer: Hi Berry, thanks for your question about testing for Leptospirosis. To…
Dogs
Question from Leona Poppleton: my dog has skin allergies and so gets very dry skin and sometimes scabs that look quite painful is there anything that I can get or do to help this? Answer: Scabby Skin Hi Leona, thanks for…
Dogs
Question from Jaamal Dupas: I have a 7 month old female dog. When she squats to pee the first time it's normal. Then she tries again and only a few drops. And i noticed a drop of blood the last time she went. Could this…
