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A couple of friends of ours have a newly renovated cottage for (dog friendly) holiday rentals just along the road from us. They don't as yet have a fenced in garden but it's in a great location and good access to walks. It has been renovated to a lovely standard. Thought I would put it here...

There seems to be some good news on the Alabama Rot front. Although the exact trigger for it, and the reason for it's sudden appearance 6 years ago remains a mystery, at least there is now a recognised treatment - one of plasmapheresis, basically a sophisticated blood filtering procedure. Good...

The bottom line is, not at this point in time! Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the current gold-standard pharmaceutical therapy for dogs with osteoarthritis; however, NSAIDs may cause gastrointestinal ulceration as an adverse effect and are contraindicated in the presence of...

So, maybe our heatwave is over......but..... I wonder how many people saw this recent post that was shared fairly widely on Facebook this week (apparently from a vet)? "Announcement: I'm with animal clients this morning. A visiting dog to the neighbours of my last client died overnight. PLEASE...

I hold my hand up and I admit I have partly stolen this information from our very own @JulieH ! :eek: She has first hand (and scary) experience of treating her norty girl Lochan for chocolate poisoning in the past. Out of 1000 cases known to have eaten chocolate and for which they had follow...

I thought I would start a thread on our favourite Kong fillings. For any future newbies who don't know about Kong's, they can be a lifesaver for chewing teething puppies and older dogs alike. They range from titchy softer pink and blue puppy ones, to extra-large almost-indestructible black...

So who has their own doggy first aid kit? You could go overboard here, but some essentials are good and there is a lot of cross-over with a basic human first aid kit. Mine isn't comprehensive, but contains the basics Basic non-adherent wound dressing eg Melolin(TM) or something like these...

I came across this site a while ago and bookmarked it. I think it was the cheesy biscuit recipe that had caught my eye. I was looking for something else this morning and "re-discovered" it. Thought I would share. Dog Food Recipes The delights include bone broth gummie bear treats, teething...

There is really no clear answer on this, and can in some cases cause some heated debate (is raw best?) and leave you confused. When your puppy first arrives home, he or she will have been weaned onto the breeder's choice of puppy food, and you will hopefully have been given a small supply to get...