News and Comment
Hypocritical humans: most people agree that pets should be properly looked after, yet most pets suffer because of human negligence
As my colleague Cat has written in a recent blog here, hundreds of thousands of children plead with their parents for a pet at Christmas, only to lose interest in them a few weeks later when the novelty wears off. Dogs T…
December 13, 2013 • 4 comments
Cats
Pets are not presents! - why giving bath salts is the best gift this Christmas
So, it’s Christmas, hurrah! Unfortunately that also means it’s time to start dashing round over-crowded, over-heated shopping centres with what seems like the entire population of this sceptred isle desperately trying to…
December 10, 2013 • 1 shares • 2 comments
Ask a vet online - 'my dog only has one testicle down - what is the best age to have him neutered?'
Congenital conditions
Ask a vet online - 'my dog only has one testicle down - what is the best age to have him neutered?'
Question from Pam Gilmour Hi my chi(huahua) is 6 months , he only has one testicle. I will be having him done, what would be the best age to wait to see if it will come down? Answer from Shanika (online vet) Hi Pam and t…
November 26, 2013 • 374 shares • 439 comments
News and Comment
Ireland is living in the past: it's about to become legal for members of public to dock puppies' tails.
Tail docking is a illogical, nonsensical form of puppy torture, and it looks set to become legal in Ireland.  The procedure is brutal: a pair of scissors, a sharp knife or a tight ring are used to chop off a young puppy'…
November 14, 2013 • 10 shares • 20 comments
Dogs
Is your dog a stinker? - why your dog might be smelly!
All dogs smell, anyone who owns one knows that but there is a difference between ‘Eau de wet dog’ and a proper SMELL. Sometimes these can creep up on us unawares and it’s only after some time away from your pet or when v…
November 11, 2013
Horses
Fireworks in the equine world! - How to keep your horse safe this Bonfire Night
This year, 5th November is on a Tuesday - and that means we're not expecting a Fireworks Night so much as a Fireworks Week! As prey animals, horses are by their very nature predisposed to panic at loud noises, especially…
October 29, 2013 • 97 shares
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