Following our previous article on monkeypox, on 12th August 2022 the first confirmed case of monkeypox in a dog was reported. However, while this is an unwelcome development in the ongoing outbreak, it is perhaps less wo…

Can you imagine discovering for the first time that your male dog is actually a female? This would certainly be a very confusing time for you! This can in fact be the case in some dog breeds and canine sex reversal is un…

Every vet practice is different. Some are large corporate-run practices, others small family run businesses. Some treat only pets or horses or farm animals, others are a mix. Every one will have different team members wi…

Castration is one of the most common routine surgical procedures performed on horses in the UK. To facilitate management and to avoid unwanted breeding most male horses are castrated. Only a small proportion&nb…

You may notice your vet practice runs nurse clinics, but have never gone to one before. You may have always needed to see a vet rather than a nurse. However, there are lots of other things beyond say nail clipping and cu…

When animals are put to sleep, during a process called ‘euthanasia’, their owners often ask ‘is it a painful procedure?’ Euthanasia is not painful, and this article will explore this in more depth. I hope that this artic…