Puppy parties are group meet-ups for puppy owners and puppies. These can be a great learning experience for your puppy and yourself. It is a chance to learn, develop and adapt in a small, controlled environment prior to…

There are quite a large number of cat breeds to choose from – when looking for a cat do you go for appearance? Do you want long or short haired? What colours or personalities are you looking for? Do you pick those that l…

Everyone loves puppies and breeding your own can be hugely exciting and rewarding. But sadly, things can, and do, go wrong. When most other veterinary problems arise, pet insurance can be a great financial safety net, bu…

Foot abscesses are very common in horses and are caused by bacteria getting into the foot forming a pocket of pus /infection (abscess). It is often very painful to the horse resulting in quite a severely lame animal; whi…

The liver is an extremely important organ in all mammals and it has many vital functions (over 500!) including digestion and removal of toxins from the bloodstream. ‘Liver disease’ refers to several conditions that can a…

Big, strong, full of heart but also of brains, Dobermanns are giants of the dog world. If you’re in the market for a Dobermann and researching your options, or just learning more about your own Dobermann, you might have…