The 25/30 test

A good test that any owner of a brachycephalic dog can do is called the 25/30 test. This can be done at home/at the park, with the results then relayed to your vet. The test is performed as follows. On a 25-degree day, running your dog around down the park off lead...

Pet Euthanasia and Children.

This is one of the toughest articles I’ve written, and very personal. On Saturday we had to say goodbye to Marvin, our family dog for the last 13 years. We got Marvin as a rescue case when he was around 12 months old, when we didn’t know if he would survive the severe...

New Cancer Treatment Available Soon

Cancer is a word, not a sentence. When I think back to my time at vet school, cancer treatment for pets was still in its infancy. In most cases, treatment options were limited and less than perfect. Fast-forward 22 years, and cancer treatment is developing at an...