Phantom Pregnancies in Dogs
I get many emails and messages every week, but by far one of the most common subjects is that of Phantom Pregnancies in Dogs. If you have a bitch who […]
CBD (cannabis) Oil
Cannabis has long since been known to have health properties but its use in the wider population has been frowned up. Now it seems there is a wave of evidence […]
Permission to Administer First Aid
PROFESSIONAL FIRST AID INTERVENTION There is often concern about what you can and cannot do in a first aid capacity. The grey area comes because we have two important pieces […]
Dangerous Household Objects
Dangerous Innocuous Household Objects As I write this, it’s 28th December. Christmas has passed … New Year is not yet here, and we are in that “tinsel-limbo” period when nobody […]
Winter falls, trips, sprains and strains
Canine Tip of the Day: Sprains & Fractures due to slips on ice The UK is experiencing some pretty icy winter weather at the moment so it has been suggested […]
Mud Daddy
When you live in the country, and it gets to that time of year when you are constantly caked in mud, you could do worse than investing in a “Mud […]
Keeping a Paw Dressing Dry
Keeping a paw dressing dry in wet weather can be a nightmare. Often, a dressing may need to stay in place for weeks at a time and if the weather […]
Nails & the Dremel
** NAILS & THE DREMEL ** OK, so it seems that Nails are as big a deal to you guys as they are to me, but lots of you […]
Foods dangerous for CATS
Dangerous Foods for Cats & Dogs It’s great when I get to chat with other professionals in a similar field to mine and so I was delighted to receive a […]
Contacting a Vet URGENTLY
Contacting a vet urgently is something we need to be able to do in the blink of an eye. More times than enough, we need urgent assistance at what always […]
Carrying a Large Breed Dog
Carrying a large breed dog is not for the faint-hearted! For those of you who haven’t met me, you may not know that I am only a little person … […]
Removing a Tick
Removing a tick safely A tick is a parasite that will latch on to your dog, burrow its mouth parts into the skin of your dog and then feed by […]
Brushing Teeth – video blog
Today’s tip of the day came off the back of a brilliant video I posted this week – it showed a fabulous little Jack Russell having his teeth brushed and […]
DOG BUFF IS HERE!!!!!!!!
We are Super Excited to now be able to stock “Dog Buff” at £10 each (plus p&p) Available in two sizes: S/M or M/L ……. but it’s not just cool […]
Health Tests and Puppies
. . Many people seem to think that breeding a litter is a license to print money. Honestly? … if it’s done right, it really isn’t at all. The costs […]
Bandaging a paw
Bandaging a leg is pretty easy, but bandaging a paw is a little more tricky. Not only do you have a wriggly, dog in discomfort to deal with, but you also […]
Electric Shock – Electrocution
Electric Shock is a serious business whether you are a human, a dog or any other living being come to that. With pets who like to gnaw such as rabbits […]
Stopper Pad Injuries
Stopper Pad Injuries (or more technically, injuries to the carpal pad) can occur in various ways. We often see friction burns to the stopper pad in dogs who compete […]
New Rhodes 2 Safety Video goes live
Our new Rhodes 2 Safety video has gone live on YouTube For all those wanting to experience a flavour of the sort of things we get up to, here’s three […]
Medic Alert Tags
I’m sure you’ve seen medic alert tag for humans, right? When you have a history or illness that requires medication such as epilepsy or diabetes for example, the patient will […]