Veterinary News & Pet Care Advice - Page 22

Many of us have been in the awkward situation when our dogs begin humping another dog, their toys or even a human; it's a common cause for embarrassment but are we simply misunderstanding this doggy behaviour?

Is my dogs humping a sexual thing?

We often assume that when dogs hump it is sexually driven, this is sometimes the case, but depending on your dogs age and gender it can also be a reaction to excitement or a response to being touched in certain areas of the body that cause arousal.

With major advances in treating serious infectious and other pet diseases, oral disease - most importantly periodontal or gum disease caused by the build-up of plaque and tartar - has become the number-one health problem for dogs.

It's a time we all dread although we've always known the day would come.

For a pet owner, approaching the end of your dear friend's life is not something that we like to contemplate. We've found that having a better understanding of the procedure and the options available can help make this difficult time easier.

Members of the Brentknoll team attended the Animals r Magic event this July and what a day we had!

The annual event brings together animals of all kinds from ferrets to Alpacas and celebrates all things animal. The event is ran by the Cinnamon trust and their wonderful volunteer Janet Morgan, who sadly informed us that this will be her last year as organiser whilst she enjoys retirement from event planning.

Over the last few years we've supported Guide Dogs with several fundraising events and the hard work has finally paid off...

We are pleased to welcome "Jenson" who is a future Guide Dog in the making, looking super cute in this photo that was sent to us when he was about 8 weeks of age.

Good relationships between dogs and their owners are based on good communication. Between each other, dogs communicate in a number of ways ... but their body language is one of the most important. It's only natural, then, that they'll use the same methods to communicate with people.

Many pet insurance companies now offer third party liability within their dog insurance policies.

Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which your cat's pancreas can no longer produce enough of the hormone insulin (type I) or where the body's tissues do not respond to the cat's insulin properly (type II) or a combination of both which is common in cats.

Join us for an evening focused on our Feline Friends.

On Wednesday the 18th of May from 19:00 til 20:30, the staff at the Brentknoll practice will be hosting a Cat Friendly Client Education evening in the meeting room of our newly renovated CT department. Open to Brentknoll clients and friends we will aim to educate and discuss the wonders of our feline companions.