Fleas can infest your pet all year round

Summer is the time of year when fleas are at their most numerouis and, as they are one of the most common parasites caught by pet cats and dogs, it’s important you are in control of any possible problems.
Indeed, it’s thought that every cat and dog will suffer an infestation [...]

Scientists have given new hope to animals stricken by cancer by unveiling plans to build Europe’s biggest cancer treatment centre for pets.
The move offers the chance of a cure for animals that would once have been put down. Now devoted pet-owners who can afford between £500 and £4,000 can look forward to being able to get [...]

A leading veterinary charity says pets should be ‘buckled-up’ in the car to avoid causing serious injury to themselves and their owners in a car crash.Â
The PDSA says that if a vehicle is involved in a crash at 30mph, and an unrestrained 50lb (22.5kg) border collie is thrown forward the force would be equivalent to [...]

Grass seeds are the scourge of summer for many dogs and their owners, causing numerous visits to the nation’s vets each year.
Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind here publishes its short guide to hopefully help all pet owners enjoy the warm summer months without encountering any problems.
Grass seeds come in various forms, including burdock, [...]

Fears have been raised over the safety of wildlife in Essex after tropical pets were found dumped in some Redbridge’s most important wetland habitats.
Residents living near to Eagle Pond, in Snaresbrook Road, were alarmed after a large oriental Koi carp was spotted feasting on bread which had been thrown in for the wildfowl.The sighting has raised [...]

A nursing home for elderly dogs with round-the-clock care is being opened in Japan.
Aging pooches can live out their final years at the canine home, which can accept 20 dogs at once, surrounded by puppies to keep them feeling younger.
The cost for pets to stay at the Soladi Care Home will be the equivalent of [...]

NEW research from the RSPCA suggests that thousands of pet owners in the United Kingdom die each year without making arrangements for their pets in their wills.
In Cambridgeshire alone, for example, the RSPCA found that 900 pet owners died last year with less than half the county’s population happy to take on the animals.The RSPCA [...]

Pet owners are buying luxury food for their animals that is as much as three times as expensive as similar food for humans, according to The Sunday Times.
An article in today’s paper (03/06/07) says that ingredients being fed to pets include venison, garlic and herbs, with some foods also available in organic and healthy [...]

Whether they are our domestic companions or the biggest, meanest lions and tigers, they are all exquisitely susceptible to the volatile oil found in the stems and leaves of the catnip plant.
When they smell catnip they behave like females on heat. They may rub their heads and body on the herb or jump, roll [...]

Water that helps pets stay hydrated and healthy has been launched in the
UK for the summer.
Water Cat and Water Dog have been specially formulated for a French company, Special Waters SAS, by a team of Strasbourg-based vets to a formula that caters specifically for a pet’s biological needs.
Unlike chlorinated tap water, which is off-putting to an animal’s more sensitive nose, or commercial bottled [...]