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

Shadow is a super-friendly, carefree, cuddle-loving apricot Labraspoodle. He’s also a VIP member of the Pet Magazine team. I’m confident you can guess which three breeds he is descended from, and that you have also deduced that he’s a young dog, as these popular cross-breeds are a recent addition to the world of dogs. 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

Rommel the Rottweiler began his life on 1 March 2000, oblivious to his impending rise to fame, but boasting a good strong German name to go with his breed’s German heritage. Rommel’s little black-and-tan body seemed perfectly formed and he quickly started to grow, developing a large muscular frame. His father, a TV-commercial star, would have been proud of his strapping son. 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

Jade is a beautiful and exceptionally gentle cream-coloured Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross. At 13 years of age, it’s not unusual that a few of her body systems are starting to wear out. Read more

A young grey tabby boy was rushed into our clinic after he was found lying in a gutter, unable to use his front legs. He was understandably distressed on arrival but quickly settled as the morphine kicked in to dull his pain. Examination and X-rays revealed shattered spiral fractures of both upper forelimbs. Pieces of bone floated loose in surrounding muscle bellies and the broken ends of bone were separated by large gaps. Read more

Vegas is a gorgeous one-year-old chocolate Burmese whose smoochy, super-relaxed ways got her caught under the tyre of a neighbour’s car. Read more

Shaggy is a gentle white English Bull Terrier that has led a tumultuous life Despite many ups and downs, Shaggy has now reached the grand old age of 12. Her owners first found her as a youngster at Bull Terrier Rescue, where she was recovering from a fractured leg and ribs due to physical abuse. It was love at first sight and she soon settled into her new home in Ponsonby, Auckland. Shaggy responded well to their loving care, but unfortunately was abducted from her home by thieves looking for fighting dogs.   Read more