How To Recognise & Manage Heart Disease In Dogs & Cats Heart disease or heart failure is a common cause of death in our pets. Often it has gone unrecognised for quite some time because owners aren't familiar with the signs and symptoms of heart disease. In this video tutorial, Dr Leigh provides you with [...]
Hey Doc: What's The Best Teeth Care For My Pet? Teeth care for our pets is the topic for this tutorial. Dr Leigh is joined by Dr Aaron Forsayeth from Advanced Animal Dentistry. This tutorial will cover: 1. Does my dog or cat need a dental cleaning? 2. Reasons why your pet needs [...]
How To Improve Your Pet's Dental Care At Home Our pet's dental care needs to be a top priority because just like us, poor dental hygiene can lead to disease and ill-health. Over 85% of dogs and 70% of cats from the age of 3 years suffer from dental disease. We can prevent [...]
Why Pet Obesity Is A Problem For Your Dog & Cat Our world is in the midst of a pet obesity crisis and we are to blame. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), nearly 59 percent of cats and 54 percent of dogs suffer from obesity.The sad thing about this is that [...]
Top Tips To Help Your Pet Lose Weight Have you been told that your cat or dog is overweight? Perhaps your vet has given you the hard work - they must lose weight. Or maybe, you just need some reassurance that you are being the best pet parent that you can be? Then [...]
Hey Doc: Ask Dr Leigh Free Vet Advice Do you have a burning question about your animal's health that you want answered? On the first Tuesday of every month Dr Leigh answers your questions for free in the series Hey Doc: Ask The Vet With Dr Leigh series. You're free to ask any question about [...]
What To Do When You Find A Lump On Your Dog Or Cat Finding a lump on the skin of our dog or cat can be a little frightening. What if it's cancer? Thankfully many skin masses are benign, however, it's impossible to guess just by looking whether a skin mass is a [...]
Signs Of Dementia In Dogs & Cats -Â How To Slow Progression Our pets are living longer than ever before due to advances in veterinary medicine, sadly this means we often see more signs of dementia. However, it's not just old dogs and old cats that might show signs of a cognitive disorder. [...]
When Do We Worry About Lumps & Bumps On Our Pets? As you have probably heard me say before, prevention is better than cure, well in this circumstance we might not be able to prevent, but we can certainly look out for and act immediately when we see lumps and bumps on skin [...]
Brachycephaly In Dogs: What To Do To Help Them Breathe Brachycephaly in dogs is a structural condition where a dog has a "short head" i.e. a very flat face with very little length to its nose. Dogs and cats with this type of skull conformation often have problems breathing, and sadly, many will die. In [...]
