How to treat Allergies
Allergy is probably the biggest health problem in dogs today. No one can say exactly why this is. Maybe because we have been burdening our dogs' immune systems through too...
Allergy is probably the biggest health problem in dogs today. No one can say exactly why this is. Maybe because we have been burdening our dogs' immune systems through too...
I was raised in a fairly radical household. My mother took me on demonstrations (Vietnam, CND and Greenham Common – which dates me!), signed me up to campaigning charities (Greenpeace,...
In 2020, Honey’s became the first British raw dog food company (and one of only a handful of pet food companies in the world) to become Carbon Neutral. It sounds...
A couple of weeks ago I attended the British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons (BAHVS) annual conference. I am a great believer in homeopathy having employed it with considerable success...
Mark Elliot believes that routine chemical medication of cats and dogs is clearly causing unnecessary damage to them and the environment. Our dogs are important to us, and yet strangely...
Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder of dogs, and up to 90% of cases result from an autoimmune disease that progressively destroys the thyroid gland over a period of...
In autoimmune disease, the immune system is so severely imbalanced that it attacks itself and thereby causes serious illness. Simply put, it is the job of the immune system to...
The cruciate ligaments run like crossed strings connecting the femur (thigh bone) and the tibia (shin bone) both at the front and the back of the knee. Their role is...
Arthritis, also referred to as osteoarthritis, osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease (DJD) is one of the most common chronic complaints in dogs. It mostly affects the hip, elbow, lower back...
The pancreas is situated in the front part of the abdomen close to the stomach. It is a complex organ with multiple functions. The endocrine function of the pancreas (the...
Dysplasia is a Greek word meaning malformed. In this context, it is used to describe the integrity of joints. A joint is a complicated structure where two or more bones...
Constipation refers to infrequent or difficult bowel movements. It can happen for multiple reasons ranging from dietary problems to dehydration or disease. Constipation doesn’t tend to be a big problem in...