When trying to understand the food you are feeding your pet there are four main parts of a pet food label you need to check: 1. Ingredients Whilst this tells you what’s in the food, but it doesn’t give you an idea of the quality of the ingredients (i.e. the digestibility or nutrients). Ingredients are […]
Just because your cat loves to eat tuna, doesn’t mean it’s good for them! Fish is a great source of protein, but a cat’s diet with a high proportion of human-grade canned tuna can have many problems. Here’s some of them: It’s nutritionally deficient – it lacks essential vitamins and minerals that cats need, namely calcium. […]
This type of behaviour at night often indicates anxiety and is unfortunately a fairly common problem in aged dogs. It’s thought that failing senses such as eyesight and hearing make these guys more disoriented in darkness or dim light. It can also be due to a condition called Canine Cognitive dysfunction (brain ageing), other medical conditions […]
Snail bait, due to its toxic component called metaldehyde, is a common cause of dog poisoning. It’s commonly seen during Spring and Summer when snail numbers are high and gardeners are trying to control their numbers. They are designed to attract and then kill snails and slugs, problem is they also attract our furry friends who […]
Although Paracetamol is a safe and commonly used pain reliever for humans, the same is not true for our pets. Cats and dogs are not little humans and the safety margin for both of them is really low. Cats – Never okay to give paracetamol Cats are so sensitive to paracetamol that even half a […]
Grapes, sultanas and raisins (which are just forms of dried grapes) are toxic to dogs. What’s in them, as well as the amount eaten to cause toxicity, is unknown. Ingestion of only a few sultanas may cause toxicity in some dogs, whereas be tolerated by other dogs. The toxin in grapes, sultanas and raisins acts […]
Rat bait (rodenticide) is unfortunately a common cause of dog poisoning. It’s often stored in the home and shed and can be put down and subsequently forgotten about…until of course you find your pup feasting on it. These poisons are designed to kill rats by stopping the bloods ability to clot normally by affecting the […]
Fertilisers are toxic to both cats and dogs, however most cases of poisoning happen to dogs, mainly due to their scavenging nature. Fertilisers generally contain nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium and can vary in what is added to the fertiliser such as agents to kill plants, insects and fungi. Signs seen after ingestion depend on the […]
Don’t let Lilies beauty fool you, they are highly toxic to cats. In fact, eating the smallest amount can cause their kidneys to fail, and even with intensive therapy, sadly, many cats die. All parts of the plant including the pollen are considered toxic and younger cats seem more susceptible because they are more likely […]