VetHelpDirect Pet Health Team

Would you believe that Dog Agility is less than 50 years old? And it was ‘born’ in the UK! It was first introduced, not as a competition, but as kind of a ‘half-time show’ at Crufts in 1978. It wasn’t until 1980 that it…

Shift work is quite common in several different areas, including healthcare, security, law enforcement and transportation. It can be rather challenging, stressful and demanding. Nevertheless, owning a pet is perfectly co…

Buying a new puppy is very exciting. However, being prepared and pre-empting the problems we may face can hugely help. Getting insurance early in your puppy’s life is important. Many insurance companies have a period of…

With so many different diets and food types being on offer, it can be confusing to decide which food to feed your puppy. Below, we will go through some common diets and how to choose which one will suit you best. Please…

The simple answer to this is yes! The first question you may have however is: what is classed as an older dog? Any dog aged 8 years and older is clinically classed as geriatric in Veterinary terms. This is usually the sa…

Now I know some of you will think the best way to answer this question is ‘a dog’. But would you believe there are actually cat breeds out there that ARE best recommended when it comes to cat allergy sufferers? This is c…