Ebola virus

by | Oct 16, 2014 | Donaldson's Vets

Huddersfield on a wet day in October seems very far removed from Tropical West Africa and yet I have had several clients in the last week who have enquired about the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa and the implications it may have for their pet.   Ebola Virus has...

Draco’s tail

by | Jul 4, 2013 | Donaldson's Vets

An otherwise uneventful evening surgery was suddenly interrupted a couple of weeks ago when some owners rushed their cat in. “Draco”, a beautiful 2 year old Russian Blue cat had been lying in his bed all afternoon and even when the children came home from school, he...

Mud Fever

by | Nov 1, 2012 | Donaldson's Vets

Mud fever is a very painful condition in horses which usually presents in the winter months when the ground is wet but has been seen a lot earlier this year because of the wet summer we have experienced.   Horses with mud fever get very painful, inflamed skin on...

Kennel Cough!

by | Jul 19, 2012 | Donaldson's Vets

With the summer holidays well in progress, many people will be taking their dog to the kennels for his annual stay. Every year at this time, as the kennelled dog population increases, the number of cases of kennel cough we see each day rises predictably. Kennel cough...