Latest articles by Sian Burwood
Breeding
You may have started to hear the phrase ‘IHA’ when people are talking about dog breeding, and certainly from the way some sections of the internet talk about it, you might have heard it’s a bad thing. Far…
Behaviour
Some cats are very aloof, treating us like a 5-star hotel they come and go from as they please. Others can be incredibly cuddly, verging on needy, and you may find during a snuggle that your…
Infection
Up until recently, most people would have been blissfully unaware of a rare group of viral diseases in mice and rats known as hantaviruses. The scary tale of the cruise ship MV Hondius however, where three pass…
News and Comment
Since its release to the public in November 2022, ChatGPT (and other artificial intelligence tools) have become commonly accepted by the public as a place to go and ask questions, as well as …
News and Comment
In my six years as a student at Cambridge, I met more than a few bemused people who had never realised there was a vet school there at all. The last eighteen months have almost certainly put pay to this as the vet school…
Dogs
If your vet has diagnosed your dog with IMHA, or is considering a diagnosis of IMHA, you will likely be feeling very worried about what this disease with lots of complicated language is all about. This article aims to gi…