Latest articles by Sian Burwood
Common Conditions
The majority of dogs have 18 nails (or claws) - four on each foot and two front dew claws - and sometimes more if they have rear dew claws or extra digits! Each one of these nails grows continually and has the potential…
Common Conditions
Yes they do! As humans, many of us will have experienced cystitis of the urinary bladder (often referred to as a ‘water infection’) and this can be very obvious in our dogs, thanks the messes we have to deal with!…
Cats
Ah, summer! Your cat is probably looking forward to it as much as you are, with better weather and longer days allowing for more time in the great outdoors (if they go outside), and more to look at from a sunny windowsil…
Life as vet - what its like
Picture a vet. Maybe your mind conjured up a white man in a field, tending to some cows or sheep, driving around from visit to visit, stopping for some lovely grub cooked by a smiling farmer’s wife. In essence, you…
Behaviour
Over recent years our knowledge of neurodivergence and autism spectrum disorders in humans has sky rocketed. More of us are now able to understand ourselves and our loved ones better than ever before, and to seek help an…
Ask a vet
Cats do breathing as they do everything else – a little bit differently to dogs and hiding problems from the humans looking after them! If you ever notice a change in the way your cat is breathing, your vet will often as…