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• How To Remove a Tick From A Dog Or Cat

  It’s important to remove ticks carefully, and with the right equipment, so no part of it gets left behind.

• How to take veterinary photos of your pet

  Phone and video consultations are on the rise, and photos are becoming an important part of having an appointment with your vet. This page explains how to take useful pictures for your vet to look at.

• How to: Record a resting respiratory rate

  This guide is to help you if you need to record your pet’s resting respiratory rate (how many breaths your pet takes each minute while resting or sleeping).

• Chocolate poisoning in dogs

  Chocolate contains a substance called theobromine, which is perfectly safe for humans, but toxic for dogs, cats and rabbits.

• Infectious Hepatitis (Adenovirus) in dogs

  Infectious hepatitis is a serious disease also known as ‘canine adenovirus’ or ‘Rubarth’s Disease’. It affects the liver and other major organs causing a range of symptoms. Your dog can catch infectious hepatitis from contact with an infected dog, or somewhere an infected dog has been.