It's difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind-Linda Blair
by David Primrose
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Black and white world
Health problems
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Most common health
problems: deafness,
urolithiasis
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Less common health
problems: allergies,
epilepsy
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The unique defect with
Dalmatians is inability to
metabolize uric acid to
allantoin, which leads to a
tendency of creation of
urinary calculi.
The Trønderkatten has been awarded the honour of hosting the
Scandinavian Winner Show (SWS) 2017, FIFe’s northernmost winner show
ever.
Humanization in pet care –
How close should we get?
Whilst many people might think
that the companion animal –
human bond is a “new”
phenomenon, Man’s relationship
with animals as companions is
recorded as going back to the
time of ancient Egyptian,
Greek, Roman, Chinese and
Japanese societies.
by Edin Grabovica
Dr.Vet.Med.
Previous topics
How to choose dry pet
food?
Choosing dry pet food can be difficult
due to the wide range of products
available in the market. Typically, we
talk about four major categories: -
Economy, Standard, Premium and
Super Premium. In some cases, we
can also think about Ultra-Premium
products.
Economy and Standard products are a
“lower” quality products and as such
lower cost to produce and cheaper
for the pet owner to buy. Cheaper
pet foods are distributed through the
retail channels like a super markets
or local grocery shops.
Oxalates in Cats
It is not uncommon in clinical
routine, to see dogs presenting
signs of food adverse reactions.
Unspecific dermatological and
gastrointestinal symptoms are
reported, including red
inflamed skin, scratching and
hair loss, flatulence, vomiting
and diarrhoea, poor growth in
young pets, etc.
By David Primrose
MSc Food Tech.
by Edin Grabovica
Dr.Vet.Med.
Understanding dog adverse
food reactions
It is not uncommon in clinical
routine, to see dogs presenting
signs of food adverse reactions.
Unspecific dermatological and
gastrointestinal symptoms are
reported, including red
inflamed skin, scratching and
hair loss, flatulence, vomiting
and diarrhoea, poor growth in
young pets, etc.
Wonders of Your New
Puppy
Congratulations, you’ve adopted
a new puppy! Taking a new life
into your home, accepting the
formidable challenge of caring
for it, establishing bonds- many
animal lovers would say there is
nothing more enjoyable, more
fulfilling.
by David Primrose
SCOOP THE POOP
OK, let’s cut to the chase…the
“problem” I am talking about is
dog poop and boy is there a lot
of it. I don’t know what I read
today to make we want to think
about dog shit but my mind has
been preoccupied with it all
day. Before anyone thinks that
this article is going to descend
to the level of teenage
schoolboy humour there is a
much more serious side to the
problem of dog faeces.
by David Primrose
Where would we be without
dogs?
I am not a dog owner but it is
easy to see the special role
played by dogs in 21
st
century
society if you take time out and
think about it. As a non-dog
owner, the first though that goes
through my mind is “How many
dogs are there in the world?”
Estimating the global dog
population is fraught with
difficulty, due to strays, feral
and wild dogs in addition to
other problems associated with
counting “man’s best friend”.
