Chewie the five year old Yorkshire Terrier
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESA few months ago, Chewie started to lose weight, and at the same time, he began to drink more water than usual.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESA few months ago, Chewie started to lose weight, and at the same time, he began to drink more water than usual.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESZaida has had complicated health problems recently. When she was ten years old, she started to have accidents around the house, suddenly passing floods of urine on the floor.
THIS STORY IS FROM OUR ARCHIVESAs Susie has grown older, she now spends most of her time sleeping, and so she has stopped wearing down her own nails.
Zaida has had complicated health problems recently. When she was ten years old, she started to have accidents around the house, suddenly passing floods of urine on the floor.
#SP November was Pet Diabetes month, and I posted a number of articles on the topic.
As we reach the end of Pet Diabetes Awareness Month, the topic was discussed on Ireland AM on Virgin Media TV.
#SP Here's a graphical summary of the important messages of Pet Diabetes Month.
#SP If you notice signs that make you suspect diabetes in your pet (increased thirst, ravenous appetite yet weight loss) then you should take them to your vet for a consultation and check up.
#SP While diabetes has been diagnosed in dogs and cats of all ages, genders and breeds, certain pets are at greater risk of the disease.
#SP By now, most people probably know that pets can get most of the illnesses that humans can get.
A few months ago, Chewie started to lose weight, and at the same time, he began to drink more water than usual.
As Susie has grown older, she now spends most of her time sleeping, and so she has stopped wearing down her own nails.
Diabetes mellitus is a common problem in dogs and cats: to find out more about it, listen to this podcast by clicking on the play button below ..
John thought that Snoop was a normal, healthy yorkshire terrier when he brought him to see me for his booster vaccination in April 2012, so he was shocked when I broke the news to him.
West Highland White Terriers are one of the most popular breeds of dogs. They are bright, active, energetic creatures, oozing with personality.
There are many obvious situations where you need to take your pet to the vet, but here are three signs that owners might see, and they might not realise that a visit to the vet is urgent: Head pressi ..
Diabetes in pets is increasingly common, partly due to the link between obesity and the incidence of the condition.
Pet obesity is astonishingly common. The proportion of overweight and obese pets varies from study to study, but it's thought to be between 33 and 58%.