Canine Diabetes
What is diabetes? Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which your dog’s pancreas can no longer produce enough of the hormone insulin. What does insulin do? Every time your dog eats a meal, glucose is absorbed from the intestines and enters the bloodstream. Glucose (sugar) is the essential fuel of the body’s cells and is […]
Canine Behaviour
Good communication builds good relationships Just as between people, good relationships between dogs and their owners are based on good communication. Dogs communicate between themselves in a number of ways but their body language is a very important one.. It’s only natural, then, that they’ll use the same methods to communicate with people. Understanding your […]
Pre and post op information
Cutting through all the information Due to illness, disease or trauma, your pet may one day require surgery. While potentially stressful (for both you and your pet) there are a few basic guidelines that you can follow that will make the process as complication-free as possible and put your pet on the fast road to […]
Pet Proofing your Home
Just as parents ‘childproof’ their home, so should pet owners ‘petproof’ theirs. Four-legged members of the family, like infants and small children, are naturally curious and love to explore their environment with their paws, claws and mouths. But they can’t know what is dangerous and what is not… so it’s up to you to […]