I wanted to share some news about a disease transmitted by ticks, called Ehrlichiosis which is affecting dogs in the Kimberley region in WA’s north-west. Ehrlichiosis might be a bit of a mouthful to pronounce, but the reason I want to mention it, is firstly because it’s a notifiable disease…
Pretty much everybody is now aware this novel coronavirus outbreak is not “just another flu”, but what does it mean for your pets? There are already several well-known Coronaviruses that affect cats, dogs and other animals. As vets we have been dealing with them for many years. But this new…
As a vet who sees lots of birds and poultry as part of my veterinary home visit service and also in our vet hospital, there are some very common poultry diseases I treat – and one of the most common is respiratory disease in chickens. Symptoms of an unwell chicken…