Archive for the ‘garbage ingestion’ Category

Tummy Troubles? What to do…

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Given the secret lives of pets, and their propensity to vacuum up and swallow anything, digestible or inedible, natural or man-made, palatable or not, it’s not unusual for vets to see pets off-colour… Read more

The secret lives of pets: forensic medicine

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Without 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

A tale of two turtles

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Turtles are ancient creatures, having lived in the oceans for hundreds of millions of  years. They out-survived the dinosaurs and predate the crocodile. Some can live for hundreds of years, survive… Read more