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Tag: canine

  • Canine behaviour

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    Many clients treat their dogs like children. This is fine so long as they’re not going to the extent of babying them (a common trait among young women with teacup Chihuahuas, dare I say?) and so long as, like children, the owners remember: Discipline Exercise Love …in that order!

  • ‘Real’ doctors

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    Everyone knows that there’s an ancient feud between vet and medical students. Glasgow is no exception – only the other day, I had a heated debate on the topic with another student (who, annoyingly,  wasn’t even a medic). While, for the most part, it’s just friendly banter, there is some truth in both arguments. A doctor…

  • Easter – Make mine chocolate!

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    Easter is fast approaching, which means several things to those of us in practice: Two Bank Holidays to cover, with a weekend in the middle! Organising cover and an OOH rota and, this year, helping students with OSCE prep too. Good luck everyone! Away from practice many clients or potential clients are considering the purchase…

  • Taurine deficiency in cats

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    It’s common knowledge that cats cannot thrive on dog food due to inadequate taurine levels in dog food, resulting in cardiomyopathy. Taurine deficiency in cats will also cause retinal degeneration. Once generalised retinal atrophy has occurred, there is no reversing the disease. Taurine content is high in milk, liver and shellfish. The daily requirement for the cat…

  • Winter advice for clients

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    Well where to begin? With the current news stories it can feel like we are lucky to survive winter at all, and that there are pitfalls everywhere! So let’s have a practical reality check… Salt/grit Salt on roads and pavements is an irritant to pads and tissue, so make sure you wash your dog’s feet…

  • John Howie @ London Vet Show 2012

    John Howie @ London Vet Show 2012

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    Vetsonline speaks to Lintbells co-founder John Howie about the launch of Yumove Cat, a joint supplement for cats that the company hopes will follow in the successful footsteps of its previously launched canine version. This high strength glucosamine product is coupled with green-lipped mussel, which provides a natural anti-inflammatory.

  • Lost Dogs

    Lost Dogs

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    Another week closer to Christmas, and it can be a sad time of year for some people, particularly if you find yourself faced with the words: “My dog has been stolen…”

  • A bundle of nerves

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    “If a nerve is squashed, it’s not too serious, it goes back to normal. If the nerve is severed or torn, the cow will be lame for a long time – the prognosis is bad.” That made me sit up a little straighter than normal for a Monday morning lecture. During my riding accident, I…

  • Choices, choices

    Choices, choices

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    This is a more personal piece this week, but relevant to all clients who need a helping hand to get on the “pet ladder” – like the housing ladder, but with the investment in unconditional love.

  • In the beginning…

    In the beginning…

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    I think it’s fair to say I have a less than conventional pre-veterinary school story. In early 2011, after years of working hard at school, gathering experience at different animal establishments and doing regular work experience at a nearby practice, I finally received an offer for veterinary school. All I had to do was get the…