Category: Canine Health and Breeding

1. Canine Superheroes At The Pet Blood Bank UK

   Posted on 9:00am Friday 14th Jun 2019

   

   Today (14^th June 2019), is World Blood Donor Day. An important day to remind all of us who are capable of doing so that taking 20 minutes from your schedule to give blood could save someone’s life. Did you know that your dog could offer that same gift? Dogs go through life-threatening operations, occasionally needing blood transfusions to survive and, just like us, they need the same species to donate that life-saving red elixir. Could your dog be eligible to be a canine superhero?

2. The Most 'Average' Dog Breed in the UK?

   Posted on 12:25pm Wednesday 29th May 2019

   

   The race to claim the title of the ‘UK’s Most Average Dog Breed’ was hotly contested. Which dog breed has the least amount of issues specifically related to its breed? Many fell at the first hurdle. Labradors and German shepherds are prone to hip dysplasia, amongst a range of other issues; Jack Russel terriers are genetically vulnerable to lens luxation; dalmatians often develop kidney or bladder stones; and let’s just not mention the brachycephalic dogs… So, who will rise up and take the trophy?

3. How Many Puppies? Are You Sure?

   Posted on 4:45pm Sunday 26th May 2019

   

   French bulldogs are notorious for having difficulties during whelping, so veterinary help is often required. When such assistance is called in, you usually feel like you can relax knowing your pet and her offspring are in the best of care. When the vet presents you with four tiny pups following a successful caesarean section, you don’t think to question if there were any more. Maybe you should…

4. New Hope For The Treatment Of Alabama Rot

   Posted on 12:15pm Thursday 6th Dec 2018

   

   As dog owners, you will have heard a lot about this emerging disease, Alabama rot, in recent years – or, cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV) to give it its scientific name. There appears to be no cure and no sure-fire way of keeping your dogs safe. Until now. There may be a light on the horizon.

5. Chesapeake Bay Retrievers - Origin, Purpose And Conformation

   Posted on 4:00pm Monday 19th Nov 2018

   

   The powerful Chesapeake Bay retriever is undoubtedly a handsome dog, but where did this double-coated breed originate, and why was it created?