Archive for January, 2009

Without doubt, this is the most traumatic phone call that we, as Vets, receive from a dog owner.  ‘Fits’, when they occur, arise often without warning, and as an owner we feel totally at a loss as to what to do.  It is probably the most frightening condition for anyone to witness in their dog.  [...]

As with ourselves, sometimes dogs are dealt a rotten deal by their genetics and develop heart problems early on in life.  For the most part though this isn’t the norm and dogs with heart murmurs carry on for years with little to indicate that there are any developing problems.  And for the most, there aren’t.  [...]

With improvements in nutrition and veterinary medicine the life expectancy of pet cats is increasing: there are now more elderly cats than ever before.  In the UK it is estimated that there are currently around 2.5 million cats over 10 years of age.
 
Unfortunately, accompanying this growing geriatric population there are increasing numbers of pets with [...]