Veterinarian
Meg is an Australian veterinary surgeon, dog expert, and writer, currently living and working in Scotland with her family. She is a passionate advocate of preventative medicine, educating clients, and believes medicine never has a one size fits all approach. When not vetting, her happy place is out walking the hills with her baby daughter and over-excited Labrador in tow, and writing.
If your dog has eaten an ink pen, you should contact your veterinarian immediately. Ingestion of any non-food objects can lead to obstructions and be detriment…
A big spoonful of peanut butter is delicious and comforting and certainly a much-loved treat for dogs. Unfortunately for pancreatitis patients, it is high in f…
Neurological disorders in dogs can be alarming for owners to witness and often tricky to diagnose and treat. The nervous system is essentially the electrical s…
A dog’s paws tolerate multiple stressors all throughout their life. While biomechanically designed to withstand many of these stressors, they are not immune to…
If bumpy red welts have erupted suddenly all over your dog, you may be wondering what they could be. These innocuous little bumps that can cause great discomfo…
Nobody ever said that dog ownership was glamorous, and the very existence of anal glands in dogs can be a consistent reminder of that. They produce a secretion…
Dogs may stand on four legs and spend an inordinate amount of time with their noses up each other’s bottoms, but their hormones function similarly to ours. Hor…
In the weeks and months that any journey outside involves wrapping up in thermals, jackets, waterproofs, scarves, and beanies, you may be wondering: Just how c…
Immune systems like to keep us on our toes, occasionally picking something that we are exposed to and saying, “Hey, you there, intruder! I’m going to fight you…
Body trembling, ears pinned back, manic pacing, hiding, fervent panting—these are the signs of noise phobia as displayed by a dog. As an owner, you may feel a…
