When agreeing to adopt a dog from abroad, it can be difficult to know exactly what you are signing up to. With limited communication, limited information available and unknown long-term history, rescuing a dog from abroa…

So most of us would have some sort of first aid kit in the house for ourselves, but how many of us have thought about having a first aid kit for our pets? Personally, owning three spaniels(!), I always carry a first aid…

Unlike their canine counterparts, who can successfully exist as omnivores (and even survive such an extreme diet as to consume only a vegetarian or vegan diet), cats are strictly a truly carnivorous species. In fact, den…

It may be somewhat alarming to see your horse, turned out in pristine pasture, ignoring the readily available grass and instead, tucking into a pile of dirt, or even worse, eating faecal material in their stable. There a…

How far is it ok to travel to a vets? When looking at practices to register at, I think looking at how far the practice is away from you is very important. There are quite a few reasons as to why - which I will go throug…

Pain is something that we all experience, even dogs. Many of our beloved pets will unfortunately experience pain at some point in their lives, and we should endeavour to keep it appropriately controlled. Particularly in…