This section offers practical advice to help guardians understand, prevent, and manage common health issues at home. It covers everyday pet health and first aid basics, and aims to educate on essential aspects of care. It is not a substitute for veterinary assessment, but a way to help you make safer and better-informed decisions.
As a clinician, one of the most predictable patterns of my year is the shift in emergency consultations as the seasons change. Just as we saw certain trends during the spring (follow here for the 10 most common spring hazards article), the arrival of long summer days, beach holidays, and family social gatherings brings a…
As a clinician, one of the most frequent causes of emergency consultation I encounter is intoxication. Pets are often exposed to compounds simply because they align with human seasonal activities. Every year in practice, we see the same patterns with surprising consistency. As routines change with the return of sunshine and good weather, we spend…
Obi is a rescue, and as such, I wasn’t the one managing his health in early life. Although he was generally healthy when I got him, if you discount losing a limb and having fleas, he already had a bit of calculus on his teeth at 20 months old. Although Obi is a very nice…
Anxiety in cats is common but often subtle, and many guardians do not realise that early emotional stress can lead to both behavioural changes and physical illness. In cats, mental and physical health are so closely intertwined that each can influence the other. For this reason, anxiety should never be viewed in isolation, and veterinary…