At this time of year many people are planning their summer holidays, and so need to make arrangements for their pets too. Some people use their family, friends or pet-sitters to care for their pets in their own home; oth…
Vets are very used to dogs, cats and small furries developing growths on various parts of their anatomy. We very often take a small sample of the growth by means of a needle (known as a fine needle aspirate or FNA) befor…
Cat is the vet for petstreet.co.uk; an on-line social networking site for pet lovers. This afternoon I had a consult with a women who had recently bought a Bichon Frise puppy and was at her wits end. The pup was refusing…
Gizmo was a lovable cat who had been known to the practice for many years. In fact she had reached the tremendous age of 21 years with no major health problems until his teeth started to loosen and he had difficulty eati…
One recent morning, in the middle of the snowy weather, it was a real struggle to get to work. After a difficult journey, I was surprised to find that the nurse was already checking in a patient. A motorist had found a s…
Joe Inglis BVSc MRCVS is the vet for the One Show, This Morning and BBC Breakfast. He runs his own line of natural pet food called Pet's Kitchen As you may have seen there was an article in The Daily Mail recently about…