Category Archives: Animal Research
Future Of Cannabis In The Veterinary Industry
‘Will this help my cat?’ a customer asked showing me a newly ordered bottle of cannabis oil. ‘Doesn’t hurt to try but don’t get your hopes up.’ I answered. That’s the short answer. The long answer is a little more
Future Of Cannabis In The Veterinary Industry
‘Will this help my cat?’ a customer asked showing me a newly ordered bottle of cannabis oil. ‘Doesn’t hurt to try but don’t get your hopes up.’ I answered. That’s the short answer. The long answer is a little more
Testing a Veterinary diagnostic collar – first impressions
Recently I had an opportunity to road test a Veterinary diagnostic collar. If you know anything about diagnostic collars, you would know that these toys are preceded by a great deal of hype. I am talking ‘the future of Veterinary
Testing a Veterinary diagnostic collar – first impressions
Recently I had an opportunity to road test a Veterinary diagnostic collar. If you know anything about diagnostic collars, you would know that these toys are preceded by a great deal of hype. I am talking ‘the future of Veterinary
Who Takes The Lead On Your Walks?
Researchers are discovering that many personality traits of your dog can be revealed by simply observing who takes the lead on a walk: “Dogs that consistently took the lead during group walks were more responsive to training, more controllable, older
Who Takes The Lead On Your Walks?
Researchers are discovering that many personality traits of your dog can be revealed by simply observing who takes the lead on a walk: “Dogs that consistently took the lead during group walks were more responsive to training, more controllable, older
Raw Is Not Always Healthy – Why Dog Food Opponents Are Barking Up The Wrong Tree
A recent ‘Daily Mail’ article reawakens the old raw food controversy arguing that dog food companies are getting away with murder feeding our pets unhealthy processed foods: “The big businesses selling us processed dog food use ingredients unsuitable for human
Raw Is Not Always Healthy – Why Dog Food Opponents Are Barking Up The Wrong Tree
A recent ‘Daily Mail’ article reawakens the old raw food controversy arguing that dog food companies are getting away with murder feeding our pets unhealthy processed foods: “The big businesses selling us processed dog food use ingredients unsuitable for human
Another Reason Why Cats Are Not Miniature Dogs
New research is arguing that cats see humans as… very large cats: “It turns out cats treat humans as though they were the mama cat. When a cat rubs against you with its tail straight in the air, it is
Another Reason Why Cats Are Not Miniature Dogs
New research is arguing that cats see humans as… very large cats: “It turns out cats treat humans as though they were the mama cat. When a cat rubs against you with its tail straight in the air, it is
More Proof We View Dogs Like We View Ourselves
If you needed more proof that we ascribe human emotions to our dogs, here it is: “Researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences played people recordings of dogs barking and whining, and asked them to assess the canines’ emotional states.
More Proof We View Dogs Like We View Ourselves
If you needed more proof that we ascribe human emotions to our dogs, here it is: “Researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences played people recordings of dogs barking and whining, and asked them to assess the canines’ emotional states.
Dogs Defecate According To Magnetic Field Alignment… And Other Very Important Research
First of all, I owe you all an apology. As you probably know from reading my articles, I am committed cynic. So when this news article arrived I smelled something fishy: “Dogs can typically smell and hear far better than
Dogs Defecate According To Magnetic Field Alignment… And Other Very Important Research
First of all, I owe you all an apology. As you probably know from reading my articles, I am committed cynic. So when this news article arrived I smelled something fishy: “Dogs can typically smell and hear far better than
The Dog Delusion, Part 1. The Intelligence Myth
There are facts about dogs we assume to be true. Now with the help of the folks at the Duke Canine Cognition Centre we are discovering how many of our basic assumption about dogs are wrong. In this series of articles
The Dog Delusion, Part 1. The Intelligence Myth
There are facts about dogs we assume to be true. Now with the help of the folks at the Duke Canine Cognition Centre we are discovering how many of our basic assumption about dogs are wrong. In this series of articles
Dogs Evolved To Suit Humans? Or Is It The Other Way Around?
New research to Britain suggests that dogs evolved ‘child-like’ appearance to look more appealing to Humans: “In conjunction with the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, researchers used a newly developed tool called DogFACS to analyse dogs’ facial expressions. They studied
Dogs Evolved To Suit Humans? Or Is It The Other Way Around?
New research to Britain suggests that dogs evolved ‘child-like’ appearance to look more appealing to Humans: “In conjunction with the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, researchers used a newly developed tool called DogFACS to analyse dogs’ facial expressions. They studied
Dog ‘Thought Translator’ – Like Palm Reading, Only High Tech
The developers of this new ‘Dog mind reading’ device are promising to bring a working version to market in just 4 months: “The Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery hoped to raise $10,000 (£6,066) using crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, but has
Dog ‘Thought Translator’ – Like Palm Reading, Only High Tech
The developers of this new ‘Dog mind reading’ device are promising to bring a working version to market in just 4 months: “The Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery hoped to raise $10,000 (£6,066) using crowdfunding platform Indiegogo, but has
Dr Vadim the Visiting Vet 