One of the hardest calls for animal lovers to have to make is when is it time to put your pet down? Often there is no black and white answer, and often a lot of grey. Some pets are suffering medical conditions where it is not fair on them to keep them alive and that is usually but not always obvious to owners. The more difficult cases are where ageing or specific conditions deteriorate over time, affecting quality of life but not necessarily a pet's ability to live on. Occa

Our dogs and cats are not just pet's. They are family members. As they get older they need more help from us. Ageing people benefit from simple changes that make life easier and more comfortable and so do our furry family friends. So How Old Is My Pet? A dog is considered elderly when they reach 6-10 years of age. For dogs size factors into age because larger dogs have shorter life spans. Cats tend to have longer lifespans than dogs, so depending upon weight and breed, some

Within the next couple of days I would expect most of the area who had received some waterlogging to become a swarming mass of mosquitoes, sand flies, March flies and midges. Particularly anywhere along the river or creeks which flooded. Your pets are equally as uncomfortable dealing with biting insects as you are. However we can help to protect them. Dogs and horses can be protected using insect repellents that are registered for their use. Repellents include pyrethrin base