Showing struvite crystals in the urine of a 3.5 year old dog. The photograph is published with the kind permission of Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic. It is published on their Flickr website page. VAC hospitals tells me that struvite crystals … Continue reading →
Well, if you want to know what a tick looks like when it is embedded into the skin of your dog or cat, this picture by Cuyahoga Falls Veterinary Clinic, Inc. shows you very nicely. What struck me was how … Continue reading →
In the tweet on this page, The Paw Project is saying that the reason why kittens are being declawed at such a young age is to avoid owners being scratched but if they were trained in those early years beyond … Continue reading →
Late in the day, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) decided to condemn the declawing of wild cats because they couldn’t see any reason for doing it. There is positively no reason for declawing wild cats. Therefore they have to … Continue reading →
Dr Sue Dyson is an internationally renowned equine veterinarian. She was carrying out research into how the weight of a horse rider affects a horse’s health. The research was partly funded by the British Equestrian Federation and World Horse Welfare. … Continue reading →
People enquire whether Ibuprofen can poison dogs. It doesn’t take long to research that it does indeed poison dogs. In fact, it is a drug which is regarded as highly toxic to dogs. Judging by the story in The Times … Continue reading →
The US Food And Drug Administration federal agency (FDA) released their initial findings regarding grain free diets on Thursday, June 27. This is a reference to grain free pet food diets. The Cuyahoga Falls veterinary practice usefully discusses this topic. … Continue reading →
Under new UK regulations called Tuk’s Law veterinarians must scan a dog for a microchip before euthanising the animal.
Continue reading →Horses are euthanised after a broken leg because of the difficulties of successfully repairing a broken leg in combination with financial considerations.
Continue reading →This veterinarian, Dr Clayton Greenway, covers the three major points, as I see it, about pet insurance and he does it very succinctly. The first point is that pet insurance is more likely to suit a person who is risk-averse. … Continue reading →
It just occurred to me that there appears to be what I have described as the “great triumvirate” in the world of dogs. I’m referring to a convenient network, if you like, of three groups of people and the objective … Continue reading →
Buddy, a German Shepherd, has died. He was American’s first pet dog to test positive for Covid-19. He was aged seven and lived in New York. He first had the symptoms in mid-April. It took a month to get him … Continue reading →
Finding the reasons why veterinarians are four times more likely to commit suicide in America compared to the general public.
Continue reading →The thieving veterinarian is Zahra Rafiq age 29. Incidentally, one of the assistants also stole one of the puppies and was subsequently sacked.
Continue reading →The millions of cats and dogs that pass through animal shelters in the United States annually are commercial assets if you look at them that way. I am not suggesting that you should but under financial pressure shelter managers might, … Continue reading →
There simply isn’t enough money in a career as a veterinarian for many boys. The men are migrating towards banking while women are increasingly studying science and mathematics which sets them on a path to veterinary medicine. There is an … Continue reading →
