How To Choose The Best Dog Coat When choosing the best dog coat for your pooch there are a few considerations we need to think about. For many of us looking good is important, so naturally, we want our dogs to look their best too. But not all dogs enjoy wearing clothes or costumes or, [...]
Dog Scooting: What's the Cause and How To Fix It? Seeing a dog scooting their butt across the ground always evokes a laugh or two especially when they are seemingly oblivious to the embarrassment that it causes us as owners. I know I used to feel horrified when my old girl Pippa used to do [...]
How To Adopt a Dog That Suits Your Family Buying a dog or choosing to adopt a dog or a puppy is a big decision for many people. The decision to give a dog a home has long-term consequences. You need to be ready to provide that adopted pet with a stable, loving, and healthy [...]
Snake Bite On Dogs - How To Keep Your Dog Alive Snake bites on dogs and cats are a common occurrence in both city and rural areas and incredibly, although many pets die, plenty do survive if the appropriate emergency treatment is applied.As soon as the weather warms, we start to see more snakes when [...]
Desexing Your Pet - What You Need To Know This week's Hey Doc with Dr Leigh focuses on desexing your pet and what you need to know. If you haven't read our other article on "when it's best to neuter your male dog" then head over there after you've listened to this tutorial. [...]
When To Neuter A Dog? What Age Is Best A common question that vets are asked is when is the best time to neuter my dog? In the past, most veterinarians would have quickly replied with an estimate of around 6-9 mths old being best. But now, with studies looking at the relationship [...]
What To Do If A Dog Eats Rat Bait Poison Whether you witnessed your dog eat rat bait, or you are highly suspicious that your dog may have some, it is extremely important that you seek veterinary advice or your pet's life will be at risk. Rat bait can kill any animal. These [...]
Is Grain-Free Pet Food Harming Your Dog Or Cat? Grain-free pet food seems to be the new buzz for dog diets at the moment. Forget “raw food” and “kibble”. It’s all about the grain-free. However, grain-free has a dark and dirty secret. It isn't quite the pet food that you thought it was [...]
How To Recognise & Prevent Paralysis Tick In Dogs And Cats If you live in Australia, especially along the eastern seaboard then you need to be aware of the tick Ixodes holocyclusis otherwise known as the paralysis tick. These ticks inject a toxin into the dog or cat (also farm animals) when it feeds. [...]
Monitor Your Cat's or Dog's Heart Condition Heart disease in our pets is nearly as common as it is in us humans. It can also occur with little warning. Keeping an eye on your pet is crucial when they have heart disease and also as they get older and heart disease hasn't yet [...]
