Herbs for a Healthy Diet and Life (For You and Your Dog!)
Posted by Dr. Vicky Simon on 13th Jun 2017
Herbs for a Healthy Diet and Life (For You and Your Dog!)I’ve always been a huge fan of herbs, and have used them in
food since I first learnt to cook. Looking into herbs as medicines seemed like
the most natural thing to do after this. Luckily for my patients and for myself,
studying veterinary medicine failed to dampen this interest. So as soon as I
finished university I started a veterinary
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Neutering Your Dog – Making an Informed Decision
Posted by Dr. Mark Elliott on 11th Jan 2017
Blog post by Dr Mark Elliott BVSc VetMFHom MRCVS MLIHM PCH DSH RSHomIn the UK many vets
are now neutering dogs routinely before their first season. As a practice we
refuse to do this and to answer why, it is useful to put some facts on record.But quite aside from
these facts, our clinical experience suggests we see many more problems in
neutered animals than those left entire, and even more in
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Obesity - The Epidemic that fills Vets with great sorrow
Posted by Dr. Vicky Simon on 30th Nov 2016
Blog post by Dr. Vicky Simon BVetMed MRCVSObesity is a growing problem amongst both our human and pet populations. It is the most common nutritional disorder in pets, and it is believed that over 30-50% of the pet population in the UK is overweight. In fact, last year the PDSA released a statement saying that fat cats, dogs and rabbits are likely to outnumber healthy ones within 5 years – wha
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