With the modern worry about food miles and unauthorised additives in our food, it’s no surprise that the numbers of backyard chickens are soaring! However, with those increased numbers of little flocks come a few problems – especially, people who now own a few hens (which is great!) but haven’t got much experience with their ...
What is atopy? Atopic skin disease is an allergic reaction to usually innocuous substances; these can be anything from grass pollens to house mites. It causes the skin to be very itchy and uncomfortable. Can cats become atopic? In a word… yes! The condition is more commonly seen in dogs, but cats can also develop ...
This is a really common problem – so much so it even has its own name: misalliance or sometimes a mismating. In this blog we’ll discuss misalliances, and the possible solutions! What are the chances she would have been fertile when the mismating occurred? When a bitch is coming into season (in the “pro-oestrus” phase), ...