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Author Archives: joeinglis
Obesity – is my pet overweight?
There are various methods of finding out whether your pet is overweight or not, including the obvious route of simply weighing your pet, but the most accurate and reliable technique is what’s known as condition scoring. This process has the … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, dog, health, obesity, overweight
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Obesity – why are pets overweight?
There are two main contributing factors to obesity in pets, and they are both directly related to their owners – too much food and not enough exercise. Pet owners always bring up other mitigating factors such as neutering or ‘genetics’, … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, dog, health, obesity, overweight
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Obesity – the biggest pet health challenge
Official figures from animal welfare organisations suggest that between a third and half of all dogs are now either overweight or obese, and from my personal experience in the surgery, I would suggest that these may even be conservative estimates. … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, diet, dog, fat, health, obesity, overweight
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Filming spaniels for The One Show
I had a great day last week filming for The One Show all about spaniels. It’s for a series of films about the history of different breeds, and so far we’ve done Dalmations, Border Collies and Spaniels. It’s been fascinating … Continue reading
Vet’s Kitchen Health Scan Roadshow
We’ve just finalised plans for our first ever national roadshow tour, taking our campaign for healthier pets on the road this summer attending top County Shows throughout England with the Vet’s Kitchen Health Scan Roadshow. We’ve got a brand new new … Continue reading
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Tagged dog, health scan, roadshow, ultrasound, Vet's Kitchen
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Strays of Greece
We recently donated some food to the charity ‘Strays of Greece’ and gave them some samples of Vet’s Kitchen food to give out at their fundraising show – and we’ve just had a lovely letter back from Nell the organiser: … Continue reading
Posted in About my foods, Pets' Kitchen news
Tagged charity, dog, food, Greece, stray
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Planning your own local ‘fun’ dog show?
If so, visit my new Run a Fun Dog Show site, which can help you run your own unique event or to run one as part of a larger event such as a Village Fete, using a simple free online … Continue reading
Skin allergies
There are many causes of allergic skin disease in pets, ranging from food allergies to allergies to substances like washing powders, but by far and away the most common cause of allergies affecting the skin in pets is atopy. Atopy … Continue reading
Posted in General News, Joe's health tips for cats, Joe's health tips for dogs, Pets' Kitchen news
Tagged Allergy, atopica, atopy, healthy skin, omega 3, Skin, steroid, Vet's Kitchen
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Filming for Alan Titchmarsh Show
I was down in London earlier in the week filming a piece on rabbits for The Alan Titchmarsh Show. I hadn’t been on the show for quite a while so it was great to be back and Alan was as friendly … Continue reading
Posted in General News, Joe's TV shows
Tagged Alan Titchmarsh, Easter, ITV 1, Joe's TV shows, Rabbits
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Lilly on the mend
Good news – after a very worrying few days Lilly is starting to show definite signs of improvement after her operation to repair her pelvis. She’s still very weak and we’re mainly confining her to a large cage in the … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, fracture, Lilly, pelvis, recovery, RTA
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