It’s a dangerous world out there and when pets go roaming, things can turn nasty. One of the most famous of all threats in nature are venomous snakes, of which Australia has some of the most deadly…. Read more
Archive for the ‘Mobility Problems’ Category
C.S.I Ewingsdale – Hendrix Goes Down
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011Canine 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
Putting on a Brave Face – stoicism in animals
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009Most would think rabbit and bird would lose to Mastiff in the competition for bravest and strongest. Given comparable disease, the fragile bird or rabbit would be expected to be groaning miserably… Read more
The secret lives of pets: forensic medicine
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Without any direct verbal input from the patient, diagnosis of complex disease in animals may demand a forensic approach. Pets, both indoors and out, are quietly trying to kill themselves, or hide… Read more
Essential Fatty Acid Supplementation
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009They’re now added to our bread, eggs, and milk, touted as treatments for allergy, asthma, arthritis, and even types of cancer, but are Omega 3′s and 6′s an issue when feeding our pets? Essential… Read more
Death by pufferfish
Monday, May 25th, 2009Most people know what they look like, but few appreciate how deadly the puffer fish really is. Commonly washed up on beaches all around Australia, in varying states of decay, these toxic landmines… Read more