The Vet Report

Modern Veterinary Care 

There was a time, not so long ago, when all vets in practice were more or less the same. A typical day for a vet of that era might have included visits to farms and horse clients, clinics at the practice for dogs and cats, and even performing meat inspection work at the local abattoir. You can still find what we now term ‘mixed practices’ all over the country, but veterinary medicine has advanced so much that it is very hard for a vet to have the right skills and equipment to provide a high standard of care in all circumstances.

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Behaviour Changes in Older Pets

Old age is one of those inevitable facts of life and,

within the field of human medicine, the importance

of maximising the quality of life for people in their senior years has been recognised for a long time. Thanks to advances in veterinary care and better nutrition, pets can now have longer and healthier lives than ever before, and cats and dogs living in to their late teens are no longer considered to be out of the ordinary.

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