A pot-bellied dog that drinks excessively, urinates through the night, eats as though starving, and has developed a thin coat and prominent skin veins…
Twenty years ago, Angiostrongylus vasorum — commonly known as lungworm — was largely confined to parts of Wales and southern England. Today, cases have…
Anal glands, also called anal sacs, are two small pouches located just inside your dog's anus, positioned roughly at the four o'clock and eight o'clock…
Imagine looking at two dog foods side by side. The first is a dry kibble showing 28 percent crude protein on the label. The second is a wet food…
Spaying — the surgical removal of a female cat's ovaries and uterus (ovariohysterectomy) or ovaries alone (ovariectomy) — is strongly recommended by…
Conjunctivitis refers to inflammation of the conjunctiva — the thin, transparent membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers the…
Daffodils are among the first flowers of spring, and their bright yellow and white blooms are a welcome sight after long winters. They are planted by…
Ear infections occur less frequently in cats than in dogs, but they remain a significant and often underestimated problem. Cats are adept at concealing…
If your male cat is repeatedly squatting in the litter tray, straining to urinate, and producing little or nothing, this is a medical emergency. A…
Neutering is one of the most impactful things you can do for your cat's long-term health and welfare. For female cats (queens), it prevents serious and…
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of outdoor cat access in the world. Surveys suggest that the majority of UK cat owners allow their cats…
Mange is a skin disease in dogs caused by microscopic mites. The term covers several distinct conditions that differ fundamentally in their cause,…
The pet-friendly accommodation market in Europe has grown significantly over the past decade. A 2023 report by the European Pet Food Industry…
A puzzle feeder is any device or activity that requires a dog to work to access its food, rather than eating from a static bowl. The concept sounds…
Guinea pigs share something important with humans: they are among the very few mammals that cannot synthesise their own vitamin C. Every other molecule…
If you have ever watched your dog obsessively lick, scratch, or chew at one particular patch of skin until it becomes raw and weeping, you have likely…
Hyperthyroidism is caused by the overproduction of thyroid hormones, principally thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), from an enlarged thyroid…
Each year, dogs travel with their owners to southern Europe — Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece — and return carrying a parasite that will live in…
Most dog owners are familiar with the telltale signs of an outer ear infection — the smell, the scratching, the head shaking. But when an infection…
Walk into any veterinary clinic and ask about diet for a cat with urinary problems, and you will almost certainly be told to switch to wet food. But…
The degu looks like a charming hybrid of a rat and a squirrel, and it behaves like one too — curious, social, and energetic. But degus carry a…
Every year, thousands of cats are brought to emergency veterinary clinics in severe neurological crisis — trembling uncontrollably, seizing, unable to stand. The cause, in a heartbreaking proportion of these cases, is their owner's well-intentioned effort to protect them from fleas using a product p…
Most dog owners recognize the obvious signs: chewed furniture, excessive barking, digging in the garden, or a dog that follows you from room to room…
Most dog owners have watched it happen: a sleeping dog whose legs begin to paddle, who makes small muffled sounds, whose eyes flicker behind closed…
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