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It is not often that we get an opportunity to get really close to our wildlife. When we do, by virtue of injury or similar, we realise how vulnerable they are to the changes and manipulation of their environment.

Pre-Operative Remedies: Usually, any pre-operative feelings are associated with anticipatory anxiety or fear. However, these feelings belong to the owner and are transferred to the animal as the owner feels them. The pet will only feel these directly if they have had a bad experience in the car or at the veterinary clinic, so remedy administration needs to be adjusted accordingly.

We’ve always intuitively felt a cat somehow knows when we’re not feeling well and even where it hurts. Got a headache? A cat just seems to wrap around your head. A stomach ache and a cat can’t seem to get off your abdomen.

When I hear the words detox, cleanse and fast, I often wonder if those who wish to under go the process actually know what they body goes through – it’s not just a matter of puke, purge and poke, or apple juice and olive oil!

When trying to give your cat a pill, try something simple first before you end up scrambling all over the floor with scratches on your hands, your clothes torn and the cat halfway up the curtain.

Animals in the wild are virtually free from periodontal disease, so why does domesticated cause our pets teeth from rotting? Dental decay is so common that it presents a major problem in the older cat and dog and the risk of anaesthetics for a clean mouth versus advancing periodontal disease becomes a serious issue.

What signs and symptoms are we judging our actions on and how do we know which supplement is going to restore the balance for the particular problem?

There has never been an animal existing in the wild that is obese and yet about one-third of all pet dogs and one in 10 cats are overweight. Obesity is a pathological condition characterised by the accumulation of fat, much in excess of the fat required for optimal body health.