Latest articles by Robyn Lowe
Dogs
Alongside support and advice for your veterinary team, you may take the decision to neuter your dog. Reasons for this include reducing unwanted pregnancies, reducing undesirable sexual behaviour and preventative health m…
New vet
You’ve popped to the veterinary practice with your dog and are seen by a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN), not a Veterinary Surgeon. What is the difference and why might you see an RVN instead?…
Animal Welfare
Crufts attracts over 20,000 competitors alongside hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. This year's Best in Show was a lovable Flat Coated Retriever called Baxer; who beat six other finalists to claim the show’s t…
Common Conditions
Osteoarthritis is inflammation of the joint or multiple joints, it is chronic, progressive and degenerative. Huh? What does that even mean to me as an owner? Essentially what it means is that arthritis is a long-term dis…
Cats
As our cats age they may play less, become more hesitant to jump onto surfaces or sleep more. This is often attributed to ‘old age’ but actually may be down to osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a progressive disease and…
News and Comment
The UK is host to some of the most beautiful wildlife. We have 574 species of birds on the British Ornithologists Union list, 107 mammal species found in and around the British Isles, 13 native species of reptiles and am…
