VETtalk TV Blog

I recently went to NZ for my Dad’s ‘big birthday’ – which one? hey he and his pals don’t look or act their age, so why should I spill the beans?

Suffice to say all of us, family and friends had fun at many events, especially at the dinner organised by his ‘Dance Group’ friends.

This week...
* When is a rabbit, not a rabbit?
* The amazing 'Camera Pill'
* 'Killer' Wind Turbines
* Poster girl Chi Chi highlights animal cruelty

This week...
* Cheetah's Best Friend Could Be A Dog!
* The 5 Fascinating Faces Of Felines
* Meet Brian - The Swimming Surfing Cane Toad Eating Spider

This week...
* Chronic Kidney Disease In Cats
* Have A Heart - Cure Heart Disease
* Chicken Nappies Could Be A Hit!

This week...
* Terrific Titanium For Macaw Miracle
* Lost/Stolen Dog Found 4,000km From Home
* Not So Little Piggy Went To Town!

This week...
* Smarter Than The Average Dog
* Human Animal Bond Deeper Than First Thought
* What Goes'Round Comes 'Round!

“Roses are red, violets are blue... Skip the chocolate and roses…buy me catnip or liver instead!”

Okay – here at VETtalk TV, we really love romance and Valentines Day…we just know that right around the world, there are Vets and nurses gearing up to spend a less than fun-filled time, cleaning up vomit and poos…

Of course nobody in their right mind would feed a pet chocolate these days, unless they’re the modern day equivalent of Tom Hanks in ‘Castaway’ (i.e. no access to any information whatsoever) because everyone knows chocolate contains Theobromine which is poisonous for pets… and the darker the chocolate the more dangerous.

This week...
* Smallest Animal Kills More People
* Smart Dogs Live Longer
* Aussie Good Samaratins Re-unite Man & His Dog

This week...
* Health tracking technology has gone to the dogs…
* 3D printers continue to improve prosthetics
* Bald eagles trained to 'body slam' drones
* Scientists uncover source of animal 'pie-bald' patterns

This week...
* Study proves dog bite victims 'doing the wrong thing'
* Dogs share more than 350 diseases with humans
* Kindy kids lunchtime lizard now the classroom pet!

Plus...
1st Future Vet Kids Camper accepted into VetSci Unit!

This Week
- Single Chemo Tablet Trial Spikes Cancer Fighting T Effector Cells!
- Brisbane Hi-Rise Cat Puzzled By All The Attention 

This week...
* Do dogs really know how we feel?
* Vets & nurses in VIC & WA praised for bushfire work with animals
* No more surgery for routine de-sexing?
* Love or Lust? - Kangaroo has Twitter in a twist!

Did your pet survive New Year’s Eve fireworks without escaping?
You’re definitely one of the lucky ones.

Our friends at Pet Search, Australia’s longest running and best lost pet locators were horrified to receive 100% more calls about missing pets from around Australia on NYE 2016/2017 than at the same time last year.

To hear possible reasons why and what to do/not do to keep your pets safe – check out our podcast chat with chief dog detective Lee Jefferies

But New Year’s shenanigans aren’t the only threat to your pet’s safety – as Lee Jefferies explains in this guest blog especially prepared for VETtalk TV.com

This week...
* A 7 month old shar-pei puppy dog-napped in front of a Sydney café this week.
* Vincent the cat - The feline equivalent of a super-hero thanks to his high tech titanium legs.
* Eric the parrot swears so much you'd think he was a drunken sailor on shore leave!

This week...
* Monster Bushfires Kill Thousands Of Pigs In South AU
* Knife Wielding Car-Jacker Also Carries A Dog!
* Exiled Russian Royalty's Loyal Dog Re-homed

This week...
* French police dog 'Diesel' is the world’s latest hero after recent terrorist attacks
* Got a pet emergency? Melbourne couple urge people to ALWAYS phone ahead first
* A love-struck Bulldog got her head stuck in a cat door while chasing down a potential mate!

This week...
* It looks like a tiny tiger - but barks like a dog!
* Firefighters doggy rescue goes viral
* Another skate-boarding Bulldog called Otto has broken a Guinness Book Of Records challenge
* The news isn’t all about dogs… Forget cat cafe's - now there's a 'cat friendly pub'!

It’s Australian Food Safety Week 8 to 15 November 2015 and while it’s aimed at keeping people safe, we think our companion animals deserve to be provided with bacteria-free food too.

The theme for this year’s event is ‘Did you know?’ which is all about busting food safety myths and there’s a fun Quiz you can take to see if you really know the true causes of those agonizing cramps that sent you running to the loo!

For the record, if a food is too old or ‘suspect’ for a human to eat then it’s definitely not ok to feed it to the dog – despite their apparent love of chewing previously buried bones without ill effect.

To whet your appetite (sorry) here’s a sample of the food safety questions AND their answers:

Do you sleep with your pet? Research shows vast numbers of us do and we laugh off the idea that their shifting, shaking, scratching and middle-of-the-night-toileting might have any effect on us.

But we shouldn’t.

It's a weird looking insect and you could be forgiven for thinking it doesn’t look in the least bit scary.  

A tiny dot half the size of your little finger-nail with 6 teensy legs near its head. To be honest - it’s highly unlikely Hollywood would ever consider making a block-buster with the title "Tick Dundee” or “Tickman” or “Teenage Mutant Ninja Ticks”.

Which is a pity because when it comes to killer Aussie predators…the Paralysis Tick is right up there alongside our poisonous snakes and killer spiders.