Trying to decipher what is in our pet’s food can be a full time job! Below we have some tips to ensure what you are feeding your best bud is top notch! When trying to understand the food you are feeding your pet there are four main parts of a pet food label you need […]
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, […]
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 […]
We all love that summer feeling! Swimming in the ocean, long summer nights in the backyard and car trips to our favourite summer holiday spots. But spare a thought for our furry friends. Summer can be hard when you have a furry coat. We have complied some top tips to help your pup beat the […]
As humans who live in a hot country. We love summer, those hot days swimming in the shimmering ocean, BBQ’s under the shade of a tree and cooling down with a dip in the pool. But summer can be hard on our pets. Especially, our cats. With no way to keep themselves cool, we must […]
Snail bait, due to the 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 kill snails and slugs. The problem is they also attract our furry friends, […]
Paracetamol is a safe and commonly used pain reliever for humans. However, the same is not true for our pets. Cats and dogs are not little humans and paracetamol can be a death sentence for our pets. Cats – never okay to give paracetamol Cats are so sensitive to paracetamol that even half a tablet […]
Grapes, sultanas and raisins (which are just forms of dried grapes) are very 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 however, could be tolerated in other dogs. The toxin in grapes, sultanas and […]
Rat bait (rodenticide) is unfortunately a common cause of dog poisoning. It’s often stored in the home or shed. It is 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. It affects the vitamin […]