Latest articles by Joe Dunne
Dogs
As a consequence of unregulated breeding, historical breeding standards, pure chance, and a host of other factors, almost all dog breeds are prone to genetic diseases. Most dog owners are aware of one or two that are com…
Dogs
We’re very lucky in veterinary medicine to have a wide-range of high tech equipment used to help diagnose and treat disease. One of the most cutting edge is a CT scanner. You might know that CT scans are related to x-ray…
Behaviour
When you picture a rabbit, you probably imagine big ears, a furry little tail and, of course, buck teeth. Perfectly designed to snip off foliage in the wild, some of you may have discovered those sharp incisors can also…
News and Comment
Thanks to a combination of Brexit, the tail-end of the COVID-19 pandemic and the terrible conflict in Ukraine, among other complicated factors, the cost of living is getting more expensive. This includes everything relat…
Case study
In a previous article, we looked at some of the new drugs that have recently become available for treating FIP in cats. Feline Infectious Peritonitis in cats is traditionally considered a largely incurable and fata…
Cats
A year ago we wrote an article about Feline Infectious Peritonitis in cats, traditionally a largely incurable and fatal disease. However, we ended with some hope as new advanced antiviral drugs were starting to hit the m…