VetHelpDirect Pet Health Team

When your puppy or kitten gets to about 6 months old or so, you’ll probably find that your vet invites you in for an “adolescent health check”. So why is this? And what does it involve?…

Raw feeding dogs and cats has snowballed in popularity in recent years. Advocates of raw (with or without meaty bones) diets believe that providing the most natural or unprocessed food for their pets enables their dog or…

With veterinary practices busier than ever before, you may be struggling to get a veterinary appointment. Registering with a mobile vet may be an alternative way to increase your likelihood of securing an appointment at…

Billy, a seven year old tabby mixed-breed cat, was a little overweight and led a quiet but very contented life. And, despite the odd day when he had slightly loose stools or brought up the food that he bolted down too qu…

Our four-legged friends display a range of behaviours, some playful, some endearing or funny, but what do they mean? Why do our dogs bring us toys? Unfortunately our dogs cannot speak to us; and so many of the behaviours…

We often think that by neutering our pets we’re doing away with their sexual behaviour once and for all. And to a great extent, that is true. However, there are quite a lot of dogs who still seem “up for it” even long af…