What is FIV? Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that attacks the immune system. It is commonly transmitted through saliva and blood, for example bite wounds, and is more common in outdoor or feral cats that are not neutered. What is FeLV? Feline Leukemia Virus also attacks the immune system, but this is mainly transmitted
For celebration of Pocket Pets month, we will focus on rabbits in this article. Rabbits are great little pets with a lot of personality. They are very sociable animals and should ideally be kept as a pair but can be kept alone. They will give their owner a lot of love and attention! They are
I personally use the WET (weight, exercise, treatment) approach. Weight: Excess pressure puts a huge strain on joints and when looking at a pain scale (i.e. 10/10 for pain), the pain score drop most significantly in obese animals who lose weight. The advice is simple if you pet is overweight: cut out any treats or
On 24 August 2022 Glasslyn Vets hosted a Free Puppy Party! This included a free Vet check and loads of goodies like Food, Toys, Poo bags, Treats and Vouchers. Keep an eye on our Website Homepage and social media pages for our next event!
Hedgehogs are one of our most loved native mammals. They are especially loved by gardeners thanks to their habit of eating slugs. Sadly, due to loss of habitat, increased road traffic & use of insecticides, their numbers have dropped by 30% in the last decade. Taking care of hedgehogs has never been so important.
Early pregnancy test results give you more detailed information for your herd reproduction reports, so you can accurately assess your herd's reproduction performance. Herd reproduction reports need a high percentage of cows to have an early aged results. To get early aged pregnancy test results, cows must be scanned between 35 and 122 days of
We visited some farms in the last number of years to examine calves that were near weaning or weaned but were scouring and losing weight. These calves were suffering from ‘’Summer Scour syndrome’’ or ‘’calf to grass syndrome’’. These calves had to be taken off grass and put back on milk and a fibre source.
Scour is one of the main contributors to calf mortality in Ireland. It results from a badly damaged gut, leading to a loss of function of the intestines, which leads to watery faeces. Damage to the intestines results in nutrients not being absorbed properly. There are a number of infectious agents that cause scour: Parasites:
As of the 1st of June 2022, worming products and other anti-parasitic drugs will no longer be readily available for farmers to purchase over the counter without a prescription. Why are these implications coming in? These measures have been introduced as a result of the overuse of worming products throughout the year. Antiparasitic resistance is
Looking after the dental health of your pet is very important. By the young age of three most dogs and cats have some degree of dental disease. Unfortunately, this is not noticed by many pet owners until later in their lives as pets tend to hide signs of discomfort a little bit better than we
