An overarching welfare priority of animal rescue centres is the management of stress. The successful rehoming of especially cats and dogs depends on how well they learn to manage their own negative emotional states during their stay.
Heatstroke in Dogs UPDATED
What are the risk factors of HEATSTROKE in your dog UPDATED?
Heatstroke in Dogs
What are the risk factors of HEATSTROKE in your dog?
Should we be Neutering Male Dogs for Behavioural Reasons?
Another fascinating study on the pros and cons of decision-making in neutering male dogs to help with behaviour problems. This comes from our Dutch colleagues. This is a brief summary…
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My Dog’s Got Diamonds on the Soles of His Paws
“I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes…” Remember that Paul Simon song?
Well, if you have dogs you might have something a little less desirable than diamonds on your shoes – and so might your dogs – according to a new study published in the Journal of Veterinary Parasitology by Panova and Khrustalev (2018).
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Stroke in Dogs: What You Need to Know
Stroke. CVA. TIA. These words mean a death sentence for 150,000 people every year in the UK and leave another 300,000 chronically disabled. Stroke is the third biggest killer of humans worldwide, and dog-owners need to know about it because dogs suffer from strokes too.
In fact, stroke in dogs is much more common than we thought it was a few years ago.
Bloat in Dogs: An Update
Gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV), in the dog-world commonly called bloat, remains an enduring concern for all owners of at-risk breeds. Despite numerous studies on this horrible disease, a definitive cause has yet to be identified. This has left owners of susceptible breeds with a ‘shopping list’ of potential causal factors along with recommendations of how to avoid them, for example avoiding feeding from a raised food bowl.
