Caring For A Senior Pet
Like humans, as dogs and cats age, they can begin to experience health problems. But unlike us, they often can’t let us know that they’re feeling unwell. That’s why regular visits to the vet and health checks are so important.
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Hypertension in Cats
Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure, which is a common condition in older cats. Click here for more information.
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Hookworms And Your Cat
Hookworms are a small type of roundworm. Despite their small size, however, they can still cause problems in our cats, although less frequently than in dogs.
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How to Protect Cats with Fleas
Fleas are tiny parasites that love to feed on your cat’s blood, the bite usually causes your pet to scratch, and it can lead to irritation and allergies.
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Cleaning Dogs Teeth
Looking after your dog's teeth is important to avoid dental health issues. Read more about looking after your dog's teeth with our expert advice here.
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Hookworms And Your Dog
Hookworms are small and difficult to spot, in large enough numbers they can suck enough blood to cause serious anaemia, especially in puppies.
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Dog Parasite Giardia Advice & Care
Giardia are a type of protozoa – a microscopic parasite – which lives in the small intestines. Read our expert advice to learn more.
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Food Guarding
Teaching our dogs that their resources are safe is important, as guarding behaviour can become aggressive and difficult to control if left unmanaged.
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Lice And Your Dog
Lice live on the skin of your dog, and feed by chewing, or sucking blood. Lice can be very uncomfortable for your dog, and can make them itchy and sore.
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Pet Poisons
Many of the things we have around the house can potentially have devastating consequences for our pets. Some things we can tolerate can be damaging to them.
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Tapeworms And Your Dog
Tapeworms can cause a lot of distress in your pet dog. Find out the signs, symptoms and how to treat a tapeworm infection in your dog with our advice here.
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Dog Diabetes Advice & Care
All you need to know about diabetes & your dog. Everything you need to know about diabetes care for your dog. Expert pet advice from Vets4Pets.
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Dog Heart Murmur Advice & Care
All you need to know about managing heart murmurs. DCM is a form of heart disease in medium to larger breeds of dog. Professional pet advice from Vets4Pets.
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How to Protect Dogs with Fleas
Itching to protect your dog from fleas? They're a common complaint in dogs causing irritation, disease & tapeworms. Find out more about dog flea protection.
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Whipworms And Your Dog
Anecdotally, older dogs are more at risk of having a whipworm burden than younger dogs. Whipworms are blood sucking intestinal worms.
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Doggy Dementia Care
Did you know dementia affects dogs too? Over a quarter of 11 to 12 year old dogs might be showing signs of doggy dementia. Learn about cognitive dysfunction.
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Dog Diet Advice
Feeding a dog properly can sometimes turn into a right dogs dinner. Find the right way to feed your dog or puppy in our free, and simple, dog feeding guide.
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Dog Anxiety Advice & Care
Dogs may develop anxiety for many reasons. Learn how to help prevent your dog from becoming anxious and what to do if they begin showing signs of stress.
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How to Help Dogs Get Over Separation Anxiety
Teaching your dog to be alone for short periods of time & that you will return is very important. Read to learn how to get your dogs over separation anxiety.
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Brushing Cats' and Dogs' Teeth
Brushing your pet’s teeth for a few minutes each day is the best way of preventing painful dental problems. Prevention is better than cure!
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Heatstroke In Dogs
Learn how dogs can easily suffer from over-heating or heatstroke in hot weather, and what actions to take if your dog needs to cool down.