Learn from the vets

For a cat or dog owner, there is almost nothing as terrifying as watching your beloved pet have a seizure. Luckily, most pets recover well spontaneously, allowing time for diagnostic tests and therapy where required. A seizure is a loss or derangement of consciousness.

Are you living somewhere devoid of a lot of space, are you a bit apprehensive of large animals or are you considering getting your child a small pet of their own? Well here are few small animals to consider

Many bird species kept as pets, particularly parrots, are highly intelligent and very sensitive to their environment. Being a bright spark is all well and good when you can explore the wide world, but can become a problem when you are confined to a cage or aviary.

Clawing in cats is a natural, instinctual behaviour that helps remove old claw sheaths and acts as a marking behaviour. As many frustrated cat owners will testify, these natural behaviours are all well and good until they involve systematic destruction of your furniture!

Just like us, our feline friends can suffer from high blood pressure. This is usually a condition of older cats and can occur on its own or secondary to other elderly cat diseases such as kidney failure and hyperthyroidism (an over active thyroid gland).

Birds can be ill equipped to keep warm over the winter months, so it is important to take extra care with their environment over this time. Here are some things that will help keep your bird comfortable and warm.