Duckling season – rescue and care
Duckling season is usually around the September month. It's at this time of the year we often receive phone calls from concerned wildlife lovers about straying or orphaned clutches of ducklings. Here's [...]
Cushing’s disease in Dogs – Hyperadrenocorticism
Cushing's disease is a condition in which the adrenal glands overproduce certain hormones. The medical term for this disease is hyperadrenocorticism. The adrenal glands produce several vital substances, which regulate a variety [...]
Coping with a blind pet
In our experience informing a pet owner that their pet is blind or is going blind can be quite a daunting task. It's an overwhelming experience for most pet owners and a [...]
Blood tests – understanding your pet’s blood work
Complete Blood Count (CBC) This is the most common blood test performed on pets and people. A CBC gives information on hydration status, anaemia, infection, the blood's clotting ability, and the ability [...]
Urinary incontinence – involuntary urination
Urinary incontinence (an involuntary or accidental loss of urine from the bladder) is a startling and often concerning problem for pet owners. Pets can be incontinent for many different reasons. These reasons [...]
Ultrasound – non intrusive diagnostics for your pet
Ultrasound scanning is a painless procedure that uses high frequency sound waves (inaudible to humans) to produce images of structures within the body. When sound waves are aimed into the body, some [...]