Articles
It’s not just chocolate, grapes and onions…
Poisons expert Jane Ellison looks at some less commonly reported food items that are equally problematic and challenging to treat....
Resource guarding part two
In this second article, animal behaviourist Karen Wild looks more in depth at how families and multi-dog households can handle...
Respiratory emergencies in the dog and cat
This article explores how to manage the patient with respiratory distress and discusses what to do when diseases progress. ...
Grass seed foreign bodies – a review
Locum vet Kate Parkinson looks at the wide variety of grass awn foreign body presentations. ...
So what’s wrong with being a GP?
Vet Caroline Bower looks at the benefits and challenges of general practice and gives an overview about what has changed...
Dog-human transmission of NDM bacteria
This study is presumed to be the first in which researchers have shown the transmission of NDM-bacteria between dogs and...
RSPCA set for a surge in abandoned animals
Calls to the RSPCA about abandoned animals spiked by almost 50 per cent from June to August last year. Figures...
Charity worker locks himself in hot car
“This was an eye-opening experience as to what a death trap warm cars can be for dogs." Video is a...
Vets and MEPs discuss extreme breeding
In the Netherlands there are breed-specific regulations, including a fitness test for breeds such as bulldogs. Issues must be tackled...
Charities disappointed by Defra comments on BSL
Lord Gardiner and Mr Casale were criticised for quoting statistics from the Metropolitan Police and extrapolating the findings to the...