Spaniel – Swallowed Stone, Short Bowel Syndrome, Petritonitis

Tracker our English Springer Spaniel started vomiting in August 2012, and after 2 days we took him to the vets who took an x-ray of his abdomen which showed a small stone in the small intestine so he was taken to surgery to remove it. The vets said his surgery was performed without any problems: the stone wasContinue reading “Spaniel – Swallowed Stone, Short Bowel Syndrome, Petritonitis”

Ferrets are like Marmite – You love ’em or hate ’em

We inherited a ferret, a feral one, albino male which was covered in ticks and very ill. I nursed it back to health and it became a nice big ole boy but couldn’t be trusted around bare flesh. So to hold him I wore thick gloves and tops with full arms and never ever letContinue reading “Ferrets are like Marmite – You love ’em or hate ’em”