Importance of Microchipping Your Pet

Some of us have already experienced that feeling of panic when you come home and realise your furry family member has gone missing. No matter how careful you are, there is always a chance that your pet could go astray, even a pet that is kept indoors. Without proper identification it makes it very hard…

Metaldehyde (Snail Bait) Poisoning in Pets

In spring and summer our gardens are filled with beautiful flowers and plants, but along with them come the snails and slugs followed closely behind by the perennial gardening-season danger, snail bait. Snail and slug bait products come in pellet, granular, liquid and powder form, is green, blue or brown in colour and typically contain…

Rabies – The Killer Virus

This preventable disease causes the deaths of more than 50 000 humans and millions of animals worldwide every year.  Rabies remains an important and untreatable illness even in these modern times.   What is rabies? Rabies is a viral disease caused by a virus belonging to the family of viruses called Rhabdoviridea.  The virus affects…