Health

Have a Happy Easter, But Don’t Let Your Dog Eat Chocolate! We are sure most people already know that chocolate is really bad for dogs, but there will be some people – perhaps first time dog [...]

Do dogs feel the cold? It’s definitely starting to get a tad chillier in the early mornings and evenings; the nights are well and truly drawing in and winter is lurking just around the corner, [...]

Coronavirus and the impact on rescue centres Times are indeed both worrying and trying for all of us and nothing has escaped the consequences of this massive public health concern.  Just [...]

Can dogs catch coronavirus from humans and vice versa? With recent media news reports on the case of the Chinese dog tested for coronavirus, many dog lovers the world over might be forgiven for [...]

Eye discharge in dogs – what does it mean if your dog has runny eyes? Many dog owners will be familiar with their dogs sometimes having runny eyes and largely, this is nothing to worry about – [...]

Hypoglycemia in small breeds of dog. Hypoglycemia is a common problem in small breed puppies (and kittens) and it refers to the condition of the body when it is low in blood sugar.  All young [...]

The Benefits of Kefir for Dogs. Kefir, pronounced ‘Kah fear’ is, according to the people who live in the Caucasian Mountains, the “grain of life” and it contains many probiotic organisms that [...]

Pyometra in dogs.  Following on from our previous Holidays4Dogs article about the behaviour of bitches in season, we look this time at the condition affecting female dogs called Pyometra. This is [...]

How to stop your dog from speed eating! We’ve all heard the phrase ‘wolfing it down’ which refers to the behaviour of a person – or dog in this case – eating their food very quickly; ravenously [...]

Canine Idiopathic Sterile Nodular Panniculitis. One of our Holidays4Dogs carers came across this condition affecting one of her doggy guests and thought it would be a good subject for an [...]