Behaviour: Can You Interpret Your Pet's Body Language?

Can You Interpret Your Pet's Body Language? Pets express their emotions very different to us humans. Click on the images below to learn more about what your pet's body language is really saying. 

Behaviour: Calming Aids for Cats & Dogs

Calming Aids for Cats and Dogs Cats - FELIWAY Feliway is a synthetic version of one of the feline facial pheromones used by cats to mark their territorial boundaries. A cat rubbing its face on an object releases this pheromone, and the pheromone provides them with a strong signal of reassurance. Feliway provides this signal of

Behaviour: Making Your Home a Cat-Friendly Home

Making Your Home a Cat-Friendly Home   This article has been written by, and based on a lecture that Dr Genevieve Rogerson attended at the World Small Animal Veterinary Association conference in Auckland, March 2013, hosted by Dr Sarah Heath (European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine, England). &nbs

Bone & Joints: Canine Hip Dysplasia

Hip Dysplasia in Dogs What is hip dysplasia? Hip dysplasia is one of the most common developmental orthopaedic diseases affecting companion animals. Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) refers to the abnormal development of the hip joints in dogs. It primarily affects medium-sized and large-breed dogs. CHD is d

Bone & Joints: Medial Patellar Luxation

Patellar Luxations Do you have a toy- or small-breed dog that has intermittent or skipping hindlimb lameness? Then you’ll need to read this! What is Patellar Luxation? In the normal dog and cat knee, the patella (knee cap) sits in the trochlear groove which is a groove l

Bone & Joints: Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis What is the Difference between Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? Broadly, arthritis refers to inflammation of a joint/s. It may be caused by trauma, infection, an over-active immune system, degenerative or developmental problems. Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative j