Cancer, has been one of the major topics I’ve recently been immersing myself in at the Australasian Veterinary Conference. Currently more than One Third of all our pets reaching the age of ten will be killed by cancer.  Read more

No Smint No Kiss. I’m often asked by concerned pet owners about what common substances may be toxic to their furry extended family. The topics we discuss include some of the common things like chocolate, onions & lilies and then expand into medicines like Dettol and Paracetamol. All the above substances being potentially fatal. Read more

This fantastic weather we’ve all been enjoying has also got our pets outside being super active and having their own set of great adventures. Not surprisingly the incidence of mishaps rises correspondingly. One summer culprit that can be found lurking in some of our fresh and brackish water areas is a lethal threat to our pets, to livestock and to humans.  Read more

IT’S OFFICIAL: Statistics Prove Cats and Dogs Are Taking Over. Sixty-three percent of U.S. households have at least one pet (80% here in NZ), and on their 89 million cats and 75 million dogs (1.5 million cats and 750,000 dogs in NZ), they’re spending a massive $60 Billion for pet products and services. Read more

Never underestimating the strength of that human-animal bond is one of the biggest lessons you learn as a young veterinarian (long long ago now). As technology leaps ahead pet lovers are becoming increasingly net savvy. People’s pets are now making their way onto the web. Read more

This has got to be an opportune time to bust open a few myths regarding our little local creeping parasites, FLEAS. Fleas love the heat. With this spectacular summer comes a hoard of the biting, jumping, blood suckers. Please don’t dismiss them as a problem simply because you’ve only noticed one of the little suckers. The key is to wipe them out early. Read more

With Guy Fawkes rapidly approaching I thought it timely to discuss options for this most common of animal noise phobia scenarios. For severely afflicted pets this time of year can be very distressing and owners can similarly suffer, observing their pet’s fear, property destruction, soiling or running away. Read more