Dogs require first aid and it may be for an injury or illness but the most important thing is to prevent accidents happening in the first place. Different breeds of dogs have different problems they can suffer from and there are some preventative treatments you or your vet can give them.
Some animals will come in to see us because they will have been eating their own or other dogs’ faeces. This is called coprophagia and it can be quite common in young animals. It is normally because they are quite curious and just trying out whatever is out there. It can be an indication of […]
In 15 years of being a vet, I have only ever seen four cases of choking, three of the tennis balls and one of the foodstuffs that got stuck down the oesophagus of a working dog. Three of them, I have managed to clear. Sadly, one of them the tennis ball was so blocked that […]
Kennel cough and coughing are a potentially serious problem. Just because your dog coughs does not mean they have kennel cough. Kennel cough is very contagious and it gets its name from the speed it infects a kennel. Kennel cough vaccine is sometimes required before kennelling dogs to avoid it being spread through a kennel. […]
Dog microchipping in England is compulsory from April 2016, due to the aim to decrease the number of stray dogs. They will be coded with the owner’s details and those without their dog being microchipped will be fined up to £500. Official statistics revealed that more than 100,000 dogs are lost or dumped each year, […]
Bloat is a problem that can affect some dogs. It occurs when their stomach fills with food, fluid or gas causing expansion and pressure on other organs in the body. It can cause breathing problems, circulatory problems and it can restrict blood flow to parts of the body. Sometimes this expansion can cause the stomach […]
