Goodbye Ebola, hello Avian Flu. A media scare or a genuine threat to humanity? | Vet Help Direct
Avian flu is in the news again today. I have written an article on this over at VetHelpDirect - read it by clicking here.
Avian flu is in the news again today. I have written an article on this over at VetHelpDirect - read it by clicking here.
A dog was euthanased unnecessarily - and an opportunity to help other dogs was missed - in Spain today. To find out more, read my latest article on Vet Help Direct by clicking here.
I've written another article on the subject of the type of daily challenge faced by vets when it comes to charging fees for looking after pets.
I've written an article about a subject that pains both owners and vets: the high cost of treating pets at vets.
Vets have known for many years that cats can get TB, and there has always been a theoretical risk of this being transmitted to humans.
When I interviewed Paul O'Grady last October, it was obvious to me that he's a man with a genuine love of animals.
“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 ..
There are many different types of pet food available, from a variety of sources, and it can be confusing for pet owners.
We all like to see ourselves as "good", yet when you add all of us together, as "society", the outcome is often far from "good".
The puppy pictured above was brought to me for treatment after a botched home-done tail docking job.
An artificially created identical genetic copy of your dog? Would you really consider such a thing?Clones- precise genetic copies of living creatures – used to be the stuff of science fiction.
It's five years since the BBC documentary, Pedigree Dogs Exposed, was first broadcast.
Vivisection - experimenting on live animals - has always been controversial, and after a long absence of media coverage, it has hit the news twice this week.
More research has been released on the effect of spaying and neutering on dogs, with the findings suggesting a strong positive effect on longevity. To read my article post on this, click here.
SpayAware is being launched this weekend in Ireland – the aim is to make pet owners aware of the importance of spaying and neutering dogs and cats to control the massive over production of puppi ..
Easter Eggs - and all chocolates -are a real threat to dogs' lives. To find out why, and to find out what you can do to prevent a problem, read my new blog here.
I’ve just written an article across on this subject at Vet Help Direct: read it by clicking here ..
When I started to look into this subject, I reckoned that the risk to pets from urban foxes was minimal, but in fact, when you look at the statistics, the risk is small, but tangible.