Winter is coming, and vets are urging dog owners to store cold and flu medication well out of their pets’ reach, following a puppy’s close call. Lilly, a six-month-old Labrador cross, was rushed to the Nottingham PDSA Pet Hospital by frantic owners Emily Harrison and Johnathan Letherton, from Mansfield Woodhouse, after swallowing some tablets of ibuprofen. […]
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Are we really a nation of animal lovers?
During lockdown most of us knew of, or heard of, people getting puppies. It was always openly discussed that rescue centres would be inundated on the other side of the pandemic, but Staffie and Stray Rescue would like to highlight the depth and extent to which current problems lie. We have all heard of many […]
Charlotte Hawkins to host music programme for pets on Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night is upon us, and despite the cheer its celebrations mark the beginning of the – the bane of many dogs’ lives, and their owners’. Classical music station has announced the return of its biggest programmes to help keep the nation’s pets – and their owners – relaxed and stress-free on Bonfire Night and beyond. A 2020 […]
How a puppy makes you better
I distinctly remember agreeing with my husband that we would never have another puppy after our last adventure of surviving through the puppy period. I’m not sure how then, we ended up with a four-month-old border collie who acts like the energiser bunny on steroids. The first few days, I mentioned several times that this […]
First case of UK dog catching Covid-19 from owner confirmed
A pet dog has tested positive for Covid-19 on 3 November following tests at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratory in Weybridge, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed. The dog is believed to have caught the virus from the owners, and is currently recovering at home. Covid symptoms in pets tend to […]