If, heaven forbid, your dog were to be seriously injured, have a fit or stop breathing, how would you react? In emotional and distressing situations, we can surprise ourselves by how we respond. Either we keep calm, which allows us to comfort our animals and assist those attending to them, or we make things worse by freezing or panicking, distres...
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One of the strongest instincts in an animal is the will to survive. As a prey animal, horses have a very strong fight-or-flight response and are naturally easily startled. The impulse to outrun whatever has troubled them is usually the first response but, if a horse is trapped, they will endeavour to defend themselves by biting, kicking and rearing...
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How often do you cringe at your basket total? Your dog’s monthly shop might raise the same thoughts time and again: Why is this food so expensive? Where can I get it cheaper? How can I get the best quality for the price I can afford? And this is why we've created our own brand range of high quality products, without premium price tags! What...
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What is it? Kidney failure can be acute with sudden onset, or chronic with slower development. Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) is also known as kidney disease and is sadly a progressive, irreversible condition. The problem is relatively common in both cats and dogs but affects a much higher proportion of cats. While cases of kidney failure in younger a...
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Just like humans, cats possess a wide range of personalities. It is easy to forget that animals are capable of such complex emotions because they simply cannot tell us what is wrong and we frequently overlook obvious signs of problems. In fact, up to 10% of euthanised animals are a result of unresolved negative behaviours. Often, behavioural proble...
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There will usually come a time in your cat's life where you will need to give them a tablet by mouth. Not all tablets are suitable for crushing or giving with a meal, as food in the gut may hinder proper absorption of the medication. In other circumstances, your cat may simply refuse to take the tablet no matter how much tasty food you try to disgu...
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New Year's Eve is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, enjoyed by everyone and lasting all evening, sometimes into the early hours! We should enjoy ourselves, reminisce with friends and look forward to what next year will bring but we must not forget to spare a few minutes in advance to ensure our pets will not be adversely affected during...
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Everyone knows what a veterinary surgeon is but how many people outside the industry have heard of an 'SQP'? I certainly hadn't before I joined VioVet. AMTRA summarises: "A Suitably Qualified Person (SQP) is an animal medicines advisor, a legal category of professionally qualified persons who are entitled to prescribe and/or supply certain veterin...
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Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) have recently won a recommendation from the EMA for a marketing authorisation for a new flea and tick treatment. While it will be another addition to our weapons against mass infestation, it has a difference; it is effective for 12 weeks! Bravecto is in tablet form and allows fuss-free administration for most dogs. The...
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A new product has taken a leap closer to joining Advocate and Stronghold in the fight to be called the UK's 'top feline anti-parasitic'. Merial have furthered their leading flea and tick treatments 'Frontline' and 'Frontline Combo' and taken things not one, but two steps further . In order to beat products currently seen as 'the best', Merial had t...
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