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The vets at Mill Road recently attended a seminar presented by Prof. David Bennett, from the University of Glasgow, on arthritis in cats.

Rat bait generally contain Warfarin or related compounds, which act as anti - coagulants. They stop the blood clotting mechanisms in the rat that eats the poison, but unfortunately they have the same effect on pets, particularly dogs, who are just as likely to eat any bait they find

We have purchased state of the art equipment and made a serious commitment to upskilling and continuing education in the ultrasound department and now we have turned our attention to bringing our radiology into the digital age.

A ruptured cranial cruciate ligament (“ACL” in humans) is the most common stifle (knee - see box!) injury in dogs.

Pet insurance has been commonplace in England and Europe for many years but not so in NZ. Our attitude here towards our pets has been gradually evolving from the cat just being the ratcatcher and the dog living in a kennel outside with a brief walk once a day.

Parvo is a relatively new disease that first appeared in 1978. As the name suggests, it is caused by a virus which invades the intestinal wall and causes severe vomiting and diarrhoea.