Latest articles by Sarah Hunter
Dogs
Autumn is peak tick season in much of the UK… so how can we fend off these nasty parasites? Do we need to? What are the risks? And what is the best product?…
end of life
Saying goodbye to your best friend will always be hard. But some careful planning may make things a little easier when the time comes. Thinking about how you would like to have your horse put to sleep and how you would l…
Horses
When your horse is ill, you may be so concerned about trying to get them better that you don’t think about your own health. However, there are a number of diseases that can be spread from horses to humans. These are know…
Horses
What is “The Thumps”? The Thumps, more technically known as Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter is the excitation of the diaphragm. It’s similar to hiccups in humans and can be seen as twitching or spasms of one or both fl…
Horses
What is shockwave therapy? Despite its name, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is not a form of electric shock, it actually involves high-energy sound waves. It’s increasingly offered to horses - but why? And does…
Dogs
Seeing your dog acting strange or wobbly can be quite distressing. There are a number of things that may cause an appearance of drunkenness. In this article, we're going to explore some of the most common of these. But m…
