Tails Pet Blog

As with vomiting in dogs, diarrhoea can have a number of different causes including stress, infections such as parvovirus, parasitic infestation and food problems.  It can be caused by something as simple as a change in your dog’s diet to a more serious illness or...

Vomiting in cats is common from time to time, often because they eat something that upsets their stomach or simply because they have sensitive digestive systems.  It becomes concerning when your cat continues to vomit and is unable to keep any food or water down...

The most common skin disease in pets is flea bite hypersensitivity and allergic dermatitis, and cats are no exception. The saliva from the fleas induces an allergic response in the skin of the cat, which commonly develop in young cats but may begin at any...

Found a lovely story about a homeless musician named James and a homeless cat named Bob. In a subway one day James the musician found a ginger cat, who had been wounded. He couldn’t bring himself to leave the cat in that state so he...

Throughout the world the Labrador Retriever has been regarded as the most suitable dog. This breed earned the title of “gun dog”, as it is specially suited for hunting and often trained to hunt with gun sportsmen. As they are remarkable working companions they are...

Cats and humans have very different behaviors and there is an obvious reason why. In order to live a comfortable life humans and cats have had to adapt. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to behave like a cat? Watch this funny...

The Dachshund, scent hound is a small breed which has an elongated body and short legs. This breed came about in the 1600s, it was used in Germany to track, hunt and retrieve animals that lived in burrows. They mainly hunted the badger. Personality and...

Chocolate, derived from the roasted seeds of Theobroma cacao contains theobromine and caffeine both of which are toxic to dogs and may prove fatal if ingested in large enough quantities. Symptoms and Types The symptoms that your dog presents with depend largely on the amount...