Latest articles by Joe Dunne
end of life
Everyone loves their pets and wants them to last forever. But as we sadly all know, pets pass on eventually. Many of them do so at their local vet practice via an injection. We call this euthanasia, from the Greek for ‘g…
Breeds
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…
Case study
Today we will meet Cinnamon, a young rabbit who one morning started looking very painful. We will learn how Cinnamon’s vet first diagnosed her problem, what treatment was needed, and the ongoing management of her conditi…
Dogs
Sometimes, it’s worth paying more for quality. Other times you can go cheap and still get a good product. Where a product falls on this scale depends on a variety of factors, many of them down to the individual customer.
Common Conditions
The liver is an important organ in dogs, responsible for many functions. Chronic liver disease is a disease of mainly older dogs that can result in a range of symptoms. Today we will discuss what chronic liver dise…
Dogs
Millions of people around the world wear eyeglasses to help them see. Short-sightedness is the most common visual issue that requires glasses to correct. We know that dogs get many of the same eye diseases as humans, lik…
