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• BOAS - breathing problems in flat-faced dogs

  BOAS stands for Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome and can severely impact your dog’s quality of life. If your dog develops sudden breathing problems, contact your vet immediately.

• Lungworm in dogs

  Lungworm infection is becoming much more common, and is now a risk to dogs across much of the UK. Your dog is at risk of catching lungworm if they eat slugs and snails (this often happens by accident while eating grass).

• FIV in cats – Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

  FIV is a virus that infects cats and damages their immune system, making them prone to infections that they then struggle to recover from (similar to HIV in humans).

• Vomiting in dogs

  Learn to recognise signs of nausea in your dog the most common causes of vomiting. This guide covers everything from remedies to when to seek care – written by PDSA vets.

• Painful mouth in a dog

  Dogs with sore mouths often eat on one side of their face, eat less or, if the pain is severe, they may stop eating completely.