by Bob Hesketh | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorised
Urine testing is an integral part of a routine health check. With every vaccination reminder that we send for dogs, we add the line: “This vaccination… includes a free general health check and a urine test. Containers (and instructions on how to obtain a...
by Bob Hesketh | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorised
First off, a little explanation about the difference between heart disease and heart failure. Heart disease means there is something wrong with the heart. This does not necessarily mean that the function of the heart as a pump has been compromised. Heart failure means...
by Bob Hesketh | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorised
Greyhounds are different… We see a lot of greyhounds at Vetrica, and in many ways they are very different from other dog breeds, quite apart from being able to run faster than them. Among other things, they have a much lower white blood cell count, a much higher...
by Bob Hesketh | Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorised
When people bring their pets to us to get lumps checked out, they often say that the patient isn’t bothered by the lump. Unfortunately, that has no predictive value when deciding if a lump is cancer or not. Trivial cysts can be quite itchy, and serious cancer...