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• Dental Disease in Rabbits

  The rabbit's teeth grow continuously throughout life in order to cope with constantly grinding food. This applies to both incisors (front teeth) and molars and premolars (back teeth).

• Dental Home Care

  The most common dental problem with dogs is not decay (caries) as with us but periodontal disease. It occurs in over 85% of dogs over the age of three.

• Destructive Behaviour - Digging in Dogs

  Digging behaviour in dogs can have many motivations. The first step in treating inappropriate digging behaviour is to determine the reason for the digging.

• Diabetes Insipidus

  There are two forms of diabetes in dogs, diabetes insipidus or water diabetes and diabetes mellitus which is sugar diabetes. Diabetes insipidus is a relatively rare condition in dogs, diagnosed after extensive blood and urine tests.

• Diabetes Mellitus (Sugar Diabetes) - Testing and Monitoring Dogs and Cats

  Diabetes mellitus (DM or sugar diabetes) is often a disease of overweight, middle aged animals. The classical signs are weight loss, increased appetite, increased thirst and increased urination.

• Diabetes Mellitus in Cats

  Diabetes mellitus refers to a medical condition where there is an excessive quantity of sugar (glucose) in the blood. This is caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of the hormone insulin, which is secreted by the pancreas.

• Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs

  Diabetes mellitus, (DM), is a complex disorder of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism caused by the body's inability to produce or to utilise adequate amounts of insulin produced by specialised cells in the pancreas.

• Diagnosing Jaundice

  Jaundice (icterus) is a condition characterised by an accumulation of bilirubin (a bile pigment) in the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera (whites of the eyes) causing them to appear yellow.

• Diarrhoea and Vomiting - Do Diagnostic Tests Help?

  Diarrhoea and vomiting in our pets are common, non-specific signs and can be due to many different diseases and conditions.

• Diarrhoea in Cats

  Diarrhoea is not a disease in itself but rather a sign which may reflect many different problems, some of which involve specific diseases while others may be related more to management factors, such as diet. Many cases of diarrhoea will respond quite readily to simple treatment, frequently without the initial cause ever being established. If diarrhoea is chronic, your veterinary surgeon may require further investigations.