New Pet Considerations

Last week, I wrote about some of the health benefits that can result from pet ownership. While these benefits are many and varied, and getting a new pet can be very exciting, there are lots of things to think about before choosing the right pet for you. A responsible...

The Health Benefits of Pet Ownership

A new pet can be a fantastic addition to the home. Pets can teach children extremely valuable lessons about caring, loving and responsibility. A recent study of school children showed that pet owners were more popular and seemed more sympathetic to the needs of their...

The New Year Resolution

With the New Year comes the traditional raft of New Year resolutions…. Stop Smoking, Cut out Alcohol, Take more Exercise, See more of your Friends or Family…….while these may all be admirable ambitions for 2016, how often have you heard these promises  made and then...

Microchips

With only just over 6 months until legislation comes into place making it a criminal offence to own a dog that has not been microchipped, a search of the Donaldson’s Vets database suggests that perhaps 35% of dogs in the area have not yet been microchipped. It looks...

the New Year’s Resolution

At the beginning of 2015, I would urge pet owners making New Year’s resolutions not to forget their pets, particularly their dogs, in respect of health and weight control regimes in the New Year. A recent survey showed that 95% of companion animal vets said that...