Socialising Your New Puppy
The first step on the path to becoming a wonderful pet is to ensure your new puppy receives proper socialisation at a young age. Socialisation is the developing of relationships with other animals and people in the puppy’s environment. It occurs in pups up to 12 weeks of age, and is critical in the development […]
Skin Tumours in Dogs and Cats
When you notice a lump or bump on your pet, or an itchy or bleeding sore that isn’t healing, it is best to have it looked at by your vet.
Diseases In Fish: How Do I Treat Them?
It is extremely important to detect disease at the earliest possible opportunity, since prompt treatment may be able to save the affected individual fish and equally important, prevent the disease spreading to other fish. Many people ask me how you can tell when a fish is sick. My response is: ‘look with your eyes’. The […]
Bunny Love
Rabbits are communal animals and pet rabbits should be provided with a companion wherever possible.
Pets are good for your health
Your pet can be a wonderful companion and bring endless joy and happiness into your life. There are so many things you can do with your pet – play games, go for walks, explore the garden, learn new things or just share a quiet moment together. Research has shown that owning a pet can have […]
Teaching Your Dog Some Tricks
Once your dog has mastered some basic obedience skills, such as ‘sit’, ‘stay’ and ‘lie down’ or ‘drop’, you can teach your some tricks. Tricks are an enjoyable and gratifying aspect of training. The good thing about tricks is that they are fun. In fact, in no time at all, performing the trick becomes the […]
Housetraining Your Kitten
How do I train my kitten to use a litter tray? Initially, kittens are stimulated to toilet by their mother grooming and cleaning them. By about 1 month of age, they toilet by themselves, following their mother’s example by digging in loose material (litter or soil). Therefore kittens tend to use litter trays once in […]
Feeding Your Cat a Balanced Diet
Your cat has specific nutritional requirements and depends on you to provide a complete and balanced diet for a long and healthy life. Cats have different nutritional requirements to dogs and should not be fed dog food. What are the key nutrients in a diet? The key nutrients in a diet are fats, proteins, carbohydrates, […]
Parasites Of Birds
Unlike dogs and cats, parasites are not commonly diagnosed in pet birds. When present, however, they can cause generalized debilitation for the birds. Some parasites cause specific clinical conditions. When present, they can be symptomatic of another disease. Birds can have internal (digestive and respiratory systems) and external parasites. The internal parasites include worms and […]
Feeding Your Puppy
Your puppy is dependent on you to provide a diet that is complete and balanced for optimum nutrition during it’s rapid stage of growth. The first 6 months are the most important and puppies need large amounts of energy and higher levels of nutrition to grow into strong, healthy dogs. What food should I feed […]
Mastitis and Dry Cow Treatment
While Dry Cow Treatment has been discussed and used for many years, it is still a critical part of most mastitis control programs. The two main purposes of Dry Cow Treatment are: To cure mastitis infections that are present at the time of drying off To prevent new infections from occurring during the dry period […]
Why You Need To Worm Your Cat
Intestinal worms are a common cause of disease in cats and can affect your health, too.