You may know about the big players when it comes to household toxins – rat bait, snail bait, antifreeze, lilies (cats) and chocolate. But here are some that might surprise you.
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Think of red cells like little trucks. They pick up loads of oxygen at the lung depot and then driving around the body (via blood vessels) delivering the oxygen to the cells, where they also collect waste carbon…
The first thing we need to do is confirm that the drinking and urinating is actually excessive.
It's the middle of the night and from the corner of the room or the end of the bed (no judgement), you hear slurp, slurp, schmack, slurp or thump, thump, thumpity thump.
That's the most common thing we hear from pet owners with dogs who have caught kennel cough.
The larynx is better known as the voice box, but it does more than create sound. It is also protects the airways. The larynx opens when we breath, allowing air to flow into the lungs, and closes when we eat and drink…
Let's look at how everyone can get a good night's sleep.
Most of our loved ones can tell us when they’re in pain and then we have the opportunity to do something to alleviate it. But that’s not always the case when it comes to our pets. Yes, they can yelp or cry out, but…
The pancreas is a relatively small, pale pink glandular organ that sits alongside the duodenum (upper small intestine) and the stomach.
Patella luxation (or kneecap instability/dislocation) is one of the most common orthopaedic problems we see in small breed dogs. But little dogs are not the only ones affected – all sizes of dogs and cats can have…
If sneezing is forcefully expelling air out through the nose, then reverse sneezing is forcefully sucking air in through the nose.