50 Great Tips To Give Your Dog A Longer, Healthier, Happier Life
February 1, 2010 – 10:42 am | 7 Comments

Dog Years. We all know the expression, most of us know the maths – 1 human year = 7 dog years (roughly). When you put it into a different context and say; ‘for every day …

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Vets Issue Warnings Over Risk to Pets in the Big Chill
January 12, 2010 – 1:36 pm | No Comment
Vets Issue Warnings Over Risk to Pets in the Big Chill

Vets are issuing advice to pet owners to take extra care with their animals during the cold snap after a spate of weather-related incidents in surgeries across the country.

Don’t Let Christmas Dinner Kill Your Dog
December 23, 2009 – 3:33 pm | No Comment
Don’t Let Christmas Dinner Kill Your Dog

As a nation of pet lovers, Brits naturally spend Christmas spoiling their pets as well as loved ones. Yet pet insurance provider Petguard.co.uk and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home are warning pet owners that they …

Remember Rover in Your New Year’s Resolutions
December 16, 2009 – 3:50 pm | No Comment
Remember Rover in Your New Year’s Resolutions

As the end of the year approaches, we urge pet owners to remember the family pet while pondering potential New Year’s resolutions.”Eighty-one percent of dog owners buy gifts for their dogs,” said American Kennel Club …

Vets Warn Of Festive Hazards For Pets
December 4, 2009 – 3:10 pm | No Comment
Vets Warn Of Festive Hazards For Pets

Vets are urging pet owners to make sure their festive homes are safe for animals during the Christmas season by warning of a number of unknown hazards and poisons in and around the home.

Top Tips For Travelling With Your Dog This Christmas
November 19, 2009 – 3:34 pm | One Comment
Top Tips For Travelling With Your Dog This Christmas

Some dogs love travelling…FACT! While others find it extremely stressful. However, with increased awareness of the risks inherent in traveling with animals, owners can prepare and minimize undue stress on their dogs. These travel tips …

Vets Urge Smokers To Quit – For Their Health And Their Pets
November 19, 2009 – 3:10 pm | No Comment
Vets Urge Smokers To Quit – For Their Health And Their Pets

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is letting smokers know there is another good reason to take part in the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 19 — the health of their pets.

Cut The Cost Of Christmas Pet Care Advice
November 10, 2009 – 12:17 pm | One Comment
Cut The Cost Of Christmas Pet Care Advice

It’s nearly the holiday season season but with unemployment on the rise and the credit crunch still taking its toll, millions of pet owners will struggle with pet care costs this Christmas. To help them …

Tips To Keep Your Dog Safe These Winter Months
October 29, 2009 – 2:53 pm | 2 Comments
Tips To Keep Your Dog Safe These Winter Months

Gone are the green days of summer, replaced by the changing leaves of autumn – a reminder that it’s the perfect time to refresh your pet IQ before any winter-related dangers come to haunt you! …

Cushing’s Syndrome and Your Older Dog: The Facts
October 16, 2009 – 2:34 pm | No Comment
Cushing’s Syndrome and Your Older Dog: The Facts

We’re all familiar with the physical changes that can come with human aging – hair loss, change of body shape, etc. But when these changes begin occurring in a dog, it can be a sign …

Dog Owners, Warning: Your Dog Could Die – Please Read
October 7, 2009 – 1:22 pm | No Comment
Dog Owners, Warning: Your Dog Could Die – Please Read

8 dogs have died in a wooded area in Nottinghamshire recently and whilst toxicology reports are not yet back, it is known that the presence of the deadly blue green algae is more common at …

Dog Owners: Beware the Water Can Kill Your Dog
September 11, 2009 – 2:46 pm | No Comment
Dog Owners: Beware the Water Can Kill Your Dog

Dog owners are warned to steer well clear of stagnant ponds* when catching some late summer sun with their pet. According to a leading veterinary charity, this is ideal weather for highly toxic ‘blue-green algae’** …

Heatwave Alert: Did You Know The Sun Can Give Your Dog Solar Dermatitis
July 1, 2009 – 12:34 pm | One Comment

With the UK in the middle of a heatwave and warnings about too much sun exposure and high temperatures, leading veterinary charity PDSA is urging people to take care of their pets too.
Summer can be …

RSPCA Chief Vet Warns of Death Trap For Dogs
June 25, 2009 – 10:57 am | No Comment
RSPCA Chief Vet Warns of Death Trap For Dogs

Dog owners have been urged to keep their pets cool this summer to avoid the heartbreak of losing a much-loved companion.
Last year the RSPCA received more than 3,000 calls from members of the public relating …

10 Top Tips to Keep Your Dog Cool in Hot Weather
June 15, 2009 – 8:29 am | No Comment

The summer is the perfect time for you and your dog to get outside in the great outdoors and experience all that mother nature has to offer. The longer days are a natural blessing and …

Your Dog and Poisons – Life Saving Advice Available for Free
June 7, 2009 – 9:58 pm | No Comment

The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) in conjunction with the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) has announced the launch of an update of its popular Pets and Poisons – Keeping Your Animals Safe leaflet.
Based …