Dog that fought a porcupine ends up in a bit of a ‘prickle’
Porcupine quills stuck into a dog’s face can look mildly amusing but they can cause serious injury.
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Chihuahua died when a tennis ball dropped on its head
You may think that the title is ridiculous and fictional but it isn’t. And it happened because the Chihuahua has holes in its skull and a baby-like soft spot at the top. This is due to selective breeding over many years. The skull does not …
Norway effectively bans British bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles spaniels
NEWS AND COMMENT-NORWAY: We know that the British bulldog is selectively bred to extreme to have brachycephalic features, the side effect of which is to create an inherently unhealthy animal that can’t breathe freely. The Cavalier King Charles spaniel is also inherently unhealthy for different …
Dogs are getting gastroenteritis on Blackpool beach
NEWS AND COMMENT: The reporting is skimpy. However, it’s clear that dogs are picking up a bug which causes gastroenteritis when they are taken for a walk on Blackpool beach. This is a famous beach in the UK. Blackpool is a well-known tourist attraction, albeit …
Danger! Dog groomer uses long, curved scissors to trim the hair in front of a puppy’s eyes
Maybe it is just me. Maybe when you get to the advanced age of 73 you see a potential danger in almost anything you do. This is because over those 73 years you have learnt about all the dangers, some of which have affected you. …
Half of flat-faced dogs require surgery to help them to breathe
Flat-faced dogs such as the French bulldog have brachycephalic skulls. Their muzzles are substantially shortened. This alters their internal anatomy. This, in turn, makes it harder to breathe. And it is so bad that Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (Battersea) have operated on 244 flat-faced …
Many dogs in Yorkshire are falling ill with diarrhoea and vomiting and they don’t know why
A mystery illness is affecting dogs living in Yorkshire, UK. There was and perhaps still is a belief that dogs are getting the illness when walking on beaches. However, it seems that there is no direct connection between this mystery illness and walking on one …
Collar for dogs acts like an Apple watch to monitor health and location
It’s been dubbed an “Apple watch for dogs”. It is a collar containing sensors which can monitor your dog and track their location. It seems to me to be a GPS collar with added functionality to monitor the health of a medium-sized and large dogs. …
Big dog ate too fast and too much resulting in a life-threatening condition
This is the story of a big dog, Bert, a six-year-old Newfoundland who was happy, docile and friendly until he ate a big meal too quickly which resulted in him suffering from a life-threatening condition called Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV). He had to be taken into …
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