Latest articles by Robyn Lowe
News and Comment
There is a wide range of helminths (parasitic worms) including roundworms (nematodes), tapeworms (cestodes) and even flukes (trematodes) that can infect dogs and cats in Europe. Commonly we hear about intestinal worms su…
Medicines
Recently in the Vet Record there was a bold title! ‘Pot for pets: group launched to promote cannabis use‘: a new veterinary group interested in promoting the ‘appropriate and safe use of medicinal cannabis in pets’ has b…
Complementary Therapy
A recent article was encouraging owners to hypnotise their pets, by putting them into a state called ‘tonic immobility’. This state is best described as motor inhibition in response to restraint. The article read: What w…
Cats
Although the ingredient lists have been shown to be one of the most common ways that owners decide on their pets’ food, we are also enduring a cost-of-living crisis in the UK and pet owners are feeling the pinch. The ing…
Controversial topics
The NHS state that Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is treatment that falls outside of mainstream healthcare; these treatments range from acupuncture and homeopathy to aromatherapy. Although "complementary an…
Dogs
Obesity is a big problem in UK companion animals, and owners are often unaware. Despite clinical studies which have found that up to 65% of dogs are obese or overweight, in the PDSA PAWS Report the majority (82%) of dog…
