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  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete system of medicine developed to prevent and treat disease. Its roots are in writings and practices which were developed over millennia.

  • Choosing the correct training package for dogs is just as important as selecting the right education system for children.

  • There are many situations where a head collar may be recommended for your dog as it has the unique benefit of allowing control of the head that collars around the neck or body harnesses do not give.

  • In New Zealand today pets can travel by air, rail, road or sea. Each form of travel presents it own unique set of problems.

  • A urine analysis (or urinalysis) is a collection of relatively simple tests that can be undertaken in practice. The tests assess the physical and chemical composition of the urine.

  • When we speak of training our pets, what we usually mean is that we want them to learn a specific task or behaviour.

  • Recently the Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) have produced vaccination suggestions for our pets.

  • One of our greatest frustrations occurs when a dog develops a disease against which it has been vaccinated. There are five possible reasons for this.

  • Most puppies have some temporary immunity from their mothers. This disappears when the puppy is about two months of age.

  • Acupuncture is one of the oldest treatment methods in the world. It is also probably the most widely recognised form of so-called complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) which also includes homeopathy and herbal medicine.