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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.