The squeamish should look away now. A team from the Australian Museum was recruited to dispose of a dead Sperm Whale. Dismembered into more manageable pieces, the carcass was then buried on site…. Read more
Archive for the ‘INDUSTRY’ Category
Beach Butchery: Sperm Whale Disposal
Monday, May 9th, 2011Dumbing-Down our Pets with Insecticides?
Friday, April 22nd, 2011Three recent articles have revealed exposure of the fetus to Organophosphates (OPs), a class of insecticide commonly used on our food crops and pets, stunts cognitive development throughout… Read more
Effects of Bowel Flora on Wellbeing
Saturday, March 12th, 2011The ecosystem that lives in your gut is complex, dynamic, amazonian in scale and poorly understood. It’s affected by genes and what we put in our mouths: food, bacteria, probiotics and antibiotics…. Read more
CSI Ballina: Kittens Under the Influence
Monday, February 28th, 2011Here’s a brief account of two kittens recently adopted-out by a welfare agency. A few hours after arrival at their new home, one was lapsing into unconsciousness, the other was drunk and having… Read more
Video: Partial Seizure in a Pug?
Sunday, February 13th, 2011Sometimes vets are presented with unusual neurologic cases. Brain function in a animal is no less complex than ours but without verbal input from the patient diagnosis of diseases can be a little… Read more
Splitting Vials: Risk Minimising
Saturday, November 6th, 2010Many pet owners, jack of extortative pricing, are defying the recommendations of drug manufacturers and vets, and working-out ways to economise. When tick season arrives and monthly… Read more
Nutraceutical and Supplement Claims: Man
Monday, October 11th, 2010Here’s a graphic representation of the popularity (size of bubble), and strength of scientific evidence (colour) in support of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements. While many are not relevant in… Read more
Canine Tetanus: a Facial Expression to Remember
Thursday, September 9th, 2010Here’s a facial expression you should commit to memory. A vet may only see it a few times during their career, and a pet owner only once if unlucky. No, it’s not Rabies or ferocious aggression;… Read more