My brother and sister-in-law are moving to San Francisco and their old Burmese cat CJ has come to Airlie to stay. Like any older animal he has his fair share of health issues brought on by wear and tear or genetic factors inherited from his parents. He has, in no official order, megacolon (an enlarged […]
Tick Guru Professor Rick Atwell is Australia’s foremost veterinary researcher of the deadly paralysis tick [Ixodes holocyclus]. He recently updated our regional AVA [Aust Vet Assoc] on the latest evidence. He warned that early season ticks [Spring] have been proven to attach, feed and inject their neurotoxin with greater deadly affect. He also reinforced the […]
An accurate and comprehensive history taking of a pet’s illness as described by their owner(s) is the first step of any diagnostic workup. Did you know that vets and human doctors can often make a diagnosis based on history alone?! Veterinarians worldwide have started to realise that effective communication is probably the most important “procedure” […]
a 1980s Goth band fond of eyeliner an expensive vet bill the cure all of the above If you answered B to the question above then prevention requires a degree of foresight from you, the owner, in combination with sound evidence based advice from your vet. Common veterinary preventatives include; vaccinations, endoparasitics and ectoparasitics for […]
