Managing Canine Stress Through the Diet

Stress can often go unnoticed in dogs until it starts to manifest itself as ‘anxiety disorders’. Stress can lead to the development of a number of such disorders, whether it is stress related weight-loss, destructive behaviour, self-trauma (excessive licking or biting) or even aggression.

Is Your Dog Suffering From Stress?

All this week, we here at PetSci are going to be raising awareness of canine stress. Just like us, dogs too can suffer from stress and stress can unfortunately cause some negative effects. In some mild to moderate cases, stress can go unnoticed in dogs (although you’re probably going to

Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is Your Dog at Risk?

Canine inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term used to describe a number of gut disorders that affect dogs. It describes a number of diseases that share similar symptoms however the primary causes can differ slightly – in most cases the exact cause(s) are unknown.

Keeping Horses Safe From Flies and Midges

Flies and midges can be a major annoyance for you and your horse, especially during the summer months. Not only are they annoying, they can also cause a number of problems; midges for example cause sweet itch, mosquitoes and other flying insects can carry diseases and flies can irritate the

Everything You Need to Know About: Royal Canin Calm

Royal Canin is a division of Mars that specialises in producing veterinary quality pet foods for dogs and cats. Following bonfire night here in the UK, we were interested to investigate one of Royal Canin’s products further – this was the Royal Canin Calm Veterinary Diet for both dogs and

Health Benefits of Pet Ownership

Pets provide both companionship and entertainment for humans, there are also studies documenting the positive effect they have towards stress. One role a vet can play in the human-pet relationship is observing possible effects that the pet has on family members.