Three 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
Archive for the ‘toxins’ Category
Dumbing-Down our Pets with Insecticides?
Friday, April 22nd, 2011CSI 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
C.S.I Ewingsdale – Hendrix Goes Down
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011It’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
Tick Serum Shortages
Friday, December 3rd, 2010Watch out! This years severe tick season has depleted our national antivenom stockpile, and manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand. The current weather pattern is doing more than just… 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
Advantage? Not for Bees, Perhaps
Sunday, August 8th, 2010A recent study published in the Journal of Toxicology has revealed higher levels of environmental persistence and sensitivity of bees to Imidacloprid, the active in Advantage and Advantix, than… Read more
When the Oxidant is Onion, and Effect is Anaemia
Thursday, July 1st, 2010The humble onion has always seemed the most unlikely of toxins but, it’s true, they can kill both dog and cat. Yet many pet owners have long fed onion-bearing leftovers to dogs with no apparent… Read more
Stories of freakish pet injury or death
Thursday, April 29th, 2010This is a cumulative list of horror stories of pet ownership: accidents, rare but predictable, from which we can learn and try to avoid; and the totally freakish, nobody could foresee. There’s… Read more