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Farnborough Half Marathon
Fancy bagging yourself a Half Marathon PB? Well here’s your chance at the Farnborough Half Marathon.
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Olympic park half marathon - run for PDSA
Run the first ever Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Half Marathon this February and take the opportunity to race around this unique new Half Marathon route!
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Nottingham 10k
Run the Asda Foundation Nottingham 10k for PDSA, and raise money for sick and vulnerable pets across the UK
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Your gerbil’s diet
Read out vets' advice on the best diet for your gerbils.
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Drooling in cats
Drooling in cats can be completely normal, and some cats do it as a response to being happy and relaxed. However, excessive drooling, or a sudden change in drooling habits can be a sign of an underlying health problem.
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Nels' story
PDSA vets have provided life-saving care for a ten-year-old Border Collie named Nels after he ingested a foil packet of tablets.
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Order of Merit Horses
PDSA Order of Merit - HorsesOn 6 August 2011, the ten horses and their mounted officers were deployed to Seven Sisters Police Station, where buildings and vehicles were alight. Their role was to protect fellow officers, dressed only in their normal patrol uniforms from an encroaching crowd, armed with firework-type rockets. The horses were surrounded by burning buildings and falling debris, with…
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IVDD/slipped disc in dogs
Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is a condition that causes the intervertebral discs (cushions between the backbones) to lose their sponginess, become hard and fragile, and sometimes slip out of place.
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Ruffin's story
Biscuit's story Two-year-old Jack Russell crossbreed Biscuit has made a full recovery, thanks to PDSA, after cheekily eating a potentially fatal amount of dark chocolate when her owner's back was turned. Biscuit’s owner, Carolyn, was extremely worried when Biscuit managed to get her paws on her son’s chocolate treat. She knew human chocolate could be dangerous to dogs, and was devastated at the…
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Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV) in dogs
GDV ‘Gastric Dilatation Volvulus’ means a stomach that has bloated and twisted. GDV is a painful, life-threatening emergency that often develops over the period of just a few minutes.
