June 16, 2019

Just like us humans, mature dogs have specific nutritional needs that change as they age. Many people don’t realise that our canine buddies generally reach the mature life stage at 7 years of age (for small and medium dogs) or 5 years of age (for larger dogs). As a dog spends most of their life in the mature adult life stage, it is important that...

Some puppies are born deaf and other dogs can go deaf from a variety of causes, from chronic ear infections or injuries to drug toxicity and, just like us, old age.  Often people think that a deaf dog will have behavioural problems or will be too hard to train whilst, sadly, a lot of puppies that are born deaf are euthanised. However, a deaf dog...

Euthanasia for your pet is a hard decision. Knowing when it is the right time is always difficult and many owners struggle with this decision. My answer to this question is to follow your gut feeling. When a pet is suffering and all other options for treatment have been exhausted, or they are (for that animal) not an option or in its best interests, then...