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Changes in behaviour and health as cats age

Improvements in nutrition, veterinary medicine and general care in recent years have increased the average life expectancy of pet cats...

Vicky Halls

Age is just a number – physiological characteristics in paediatric small animals

Anaesthetic management of paediatric patients may prove challenging – the aim being to resemble homeostasis. General anaesthesia has profound effects...

Scotland launches consultation on bovine TB

Scotland launches consultation on bovine TB

The consultation seeks views on a proposal to introduce changes to the need for post-movement testing. Move ’vital to maintaining...

Charity renews call to ban wild animals in circuses

Charity renews call to ban wild animals in circuses

A tiger owned by British cat trainer Alexander Lacey has been shot dead by police in the USA (Stock image)....

Wildlife Editor
Wild dog packs 'use sneezes to vote'

Wild dog packs ‘use sneezes to vote’

African wild dogs uses sneezes to vote on when the pack will move on. Scientists record ‘social rallies’ of wild...

Wildlife Editor
WSAVA vaccination project reaches halfway point

WSAVA vaccination project reaches halfway point

Members of the VGG visit a veterinary hospital in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Vets attend education events in Rio de...

Industry Editor