Pet Care Blog
Pet Insurance, Why Get it?
Did you know, 63% of the Australian Population owns a pet! That's about 3.7 million dogs, 2.2 million cats, 7.8 million birds, 20.5 million fish and 2.9 million 'others' including horses, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens! With the pet care industry only getting...
Boarding your pets
When planning for a holiday, you may need to include accommodation for your animals. In some instances it may be best for your pets to stay home. This can be best achieved by arranging for a friend, relative or in house sitter to live in during the period you are...
Frequently asked questions: Dog Training
Being a veterinary nurse, I get asked many questions about a variety of different things. In this blog I will be focusing on dog training. I know too well, as I have done it before, we all do the right thing and take our dogs to puppy school with the best intentions...
Dog Aggression
What is aggression? In animals, aggressive behaviors are a means of communication. Aggression can have multiple motivations whether it be for food, territory, to increase reproductive potential, or for self defense. THERE IS NO ONE SINGLE CAUSE OF AGGRESSION. Many...
Dental Disease
WHAT IS DENTAL / PERIODONTAL DISEASE? Periodontal disease is an irreversible change in the teeth which involves the destruction of the ligament and bone that support the tooth. Infection around the tooth's socket causes the formation of pus as well as a foul odour...
Toilet Training; Using a litter tray
DO I NEED TO TRAIN MY KITTEN TO USE A LITTER BOX? At about 30-36 days of age, kittens leave the nest to search out a loose substrate / material for elimination. The kitten learns specific areas and substrates to use by observation of the queen (mother). Kittens dig in...
Moving house with cats
WHY DO CATS TRY TO RETURN TO THEIR OLD HOUSE? Adapting to household changes are often most trying for cats. Cats are territorial animals and they may have problems accepting a new house as their home. If the old house is nearby, cats may return and try to take up...
