Today (Monday) was the first official day of our pre-organised slum project: I am one of a team of nine volunteers from Ireland hosted by an inspiring human health/education charity called ASHA. I'm the only vet: the res…
So-called “street dogs” often have a care-giver keeping an eye out for them After an overnight flight from London, I was delighted to be welcomed to Delhi this morning by a remarkable lady who works on the co…
Street dogs are part of the urban ecosystem in India I’m just a vet in small animal practice in Ireland, but for the next week, I’m going right out of my comfort zone: I am travelling to Delhi, to visit a slu…
February being the month of luurve I thought I would write about matters of the heart. The actual heart. Sorry if anyone got excited there! Whenever you take your dog to the vet, your vet will listen to their heart and c…
"Danish zoo kills healthy giraffe and feeds it to the lions" The headlines are appalling, and the international outcry has been almost as dramatic as if the Danish zoo authorities had fed a human to the lions. Do the pro…
Feeding your pet properly is one of the most important aspects of good pet care: in an online Twitter discussion this week, there was broad agreement with the statement that "Nutrition is the single most important enviro…
