Pet library
The Pet library is where you can find all kinds of information including articles, frequently asked questions, videos and links about pet healthcare, illness, injury, dental healthcare, food and nutrition, safety, breeds, behaviour and training as well as much more. You can keep up to date on the latest in pet health and well being.
- Cats
- Basic health and care
- Caring for your new kitten - vaccinations, fleas, desexing, feeding, kitten care
- Caring for your cat - vaccinations, fleas, worms, feeding, general care
- Training your kitten to use a litter tray
- Bringing home your new pet
- Desexing - about the sterilisation procedure
- Desexing - the medical and behavioural benefits of sterilisation
- Ears - problems, cleaning and giving drops
- Exercise and nutrition for your cat
- Eye drops - administering your cat's eye drops
- Feeding a fussy eater
- Feeding treats to a pet with a Prescription Diet
- Feeding your cat
- Feeding your pet bones
- Fleas - solving a flea problem
- Giving your pet a tablet - hints and tips
- Grooming - Can I bath my cat?
- Heartworm disease
- How long do cats live - ageing
- Indoors or outdoors?
- Identifying your pet - Microchip now with body temperature measure!
- Pregnancy and your cat...
- Scratching or itchy skin - does it mean fleas?
- Urine sample collection at home
- Vaccinations and cats - the diseases and names explained
- Weight - Body Condition Score
- Weighty Problems - weight loss for your pet
- Wellness check-ups - it's all about living to be 100 years of age
- Worms and your cat
- Behaviour
- Catbox and cage phobia - taking your cat to the vet
- Climbing cats
- Communication - how do cats communicate?
- Moving house - settling your pet into a new house
- Food obsessions and your cat
- Indoor cats - keep your feline happy
- Satisfying your cat's need to scratch
- Sneezing - causes in cats
- Spraying and soiling in the house
- Toys - choosing safe play toys for your cat
- Dental care - your pet's teeth and gums
- FAQ's - Cats
- Should you be concerned if your pet eats a rat or mouse?
- How often do cats come on call?
- Is it ok to feed my pet milk?
- How do you teach your cat to walk on a lead?
- Does cigarette smoke harm your pet?
- What is the best age for sterilising your cat?
- Why does your cat 'knead' you?
- Litter choices - selecting the best cat box litter
- Cold, wet noses as a health indicator
- Fleas - using dog flea treatment on cats
- Feeding multiple pets - diet restrictions
- Illness and injury
- Bee stings
- Aging and your pet's brain - CDS a form of Dementia in pets
- Anal Glands (Anal Sacs) - including Anal Sacculectomy
- Asthma – Feline Bronchial Disease
- Aural haematomas in cats - ears
- Blood tests - understanding your pet's blood work
- Cancer - a starting point to understanding cancer, its causes, diagnosis and treatment
- Cat 'Flu' - Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- Diabetes Mellitus - excessive sugar in the blood
- Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)
- Fighting - wounds and infections - the fighting spirit
- First Aid Tips
- First aid treatment for burns
- F.I.V. and your cat - Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
- Flea allergies
- Flea allergy in cats
- Head shaking - an ear of an issue!
- Hearing problems in older cats
- Heatstroke - hyperthermia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Lumps and bumps on your pet's skin
- Motor Vehicle Accidents - road accidents involving pets
- Pain - How can you tell if your cat is in pain?
- Prescription drugs
- Skin cancer - can pets get it too?
- Snakebite and your pet
- Toxoplasmosis - in cats and humans
- Ultrasound - non intrusive diagnostics for your pet
- Vomiting cat - normal or a concern?
- Wounds and grazes and fight injuries
- Seniors
- Aging and your pet's brain - CDS a form of Dementia in pets
- Hearing problems in older cats
- When is a pet considered to be a senior?
- How do I keep my best friends around as long as possible?
- What should a seniors health check up include?
- How do I know if my pet is unwell?
- What are the signs of aging? Complete our seniors checklist
- Now my pet is a senior, what changes do I need to make?
- How much exercise does my senior pet need?
- Things you can do at home to help your older pet
- What should I feed my senior pet?
- Surgery
- Pet safety - common problems and dangers
- Bee stings
- Christmas decorations 101 - keeping your pet safe
- Chocolate is toxic to pets
- The coat - matting, stains and contamination in your pet's hair and fur
- Collars - an essential pet accessory, but how safe are they?
- Fireworks - and coping with loud noises
- Grass seeds
- Lead poisoning - renovation rescue for your house not your pet!
- Moving house - settling your pet into a new house
- Pet first aid magnet book
- Heatstroke - hyperthermia
- Poisons in the garden - poisonous plants and garden dangers
- Rat bait toxicity - poisoning
- Lilies - the flower that is very toxic to cats
- Snakebite and your pet
- Swimming pools in your backyard - safety and your pet
- Winter blues - keeping your pet safe and happy
- Basic health and care
- Dogs
- Basic health and care
- Caring for your dog - vaccinations, worming, flea, heartworm, feeding
- Caring for your new puppy - vaccination, worming, fleas, desexing, puppy care
- Dog-ercise – you know it’s good for you and your dog
- Boarding your dog
- Bringing home your new pet
- Desexing - about the sterilisation procedure
- Desexing - the medical and behavioural benefits of sterilisation
- Ears - problems, cleaning and giving drops
- Eyes - cleaning, checking and staining
- Feeding a fussy eater
- Feeding treats to a pet with a Prescription Diet
- Feeding your dog
- Feeding your puppy
- Feeding your pet bones
- Fleas - solving a flea problem
- Flies - tips on how to stop flies annoying your pet
- Giving your pet a tablet - hints and tips
- Grooming - giving your dog a bath and tips for shampooing
- Heartworm disease
- Inherited defects in dogs - things to consider about your pet
- Identifying your pet - Microchip now with body temperature measure!
- Nail clipping for dogs
- Scratching or itchy skin - does it mean fleas?
- Skin - the difference between canine and human skin
- Urine sample collection at home
- Worms and your dog
- Weight - the ideal bodyweight range for your dog (by breed)
- Weight - Body Condition Score
- Weighty Problems - weight loss for your pet
- Wellness check-ups - it's all about living to be 100 years of age
- Yo-Yo dieting, is it the same for dogs?
- Behaviour
- Coprophagia in dogs (Stool eating)
- Energy to burn - home alone and keeping your puppy entertained
- Teaching attention, sit and stay
- Visiting the vet without fear - Overcoming canine fear and anxiety
- Nipping, biting and mouthing - a common puppy problem
- Canine introductions - introducing your dog to other canines
- Socialisation - Impressionable at a young age
- Chewing - choosing a safe chew toy for your pet
- Chewing - Why do dogs chew?
- Come - Teaching your dog to come
- Moving house - settling your pet into a new house
- Crate training - A safe haven for your dog
- Digging - Your backyard has been excavated by your dog
- Grass - Why does my pet eat grass?
- House soiling - Elimination and marking problems in dogs
- Meal-time - Teaching your dog table manners
- Socialisation - essential for puppies
- Dental care - your pet's teeth and gums
- Illness and injury
- Urinary incontinence - involuntary urination
- A to B and carsick free!
- Bee stings
- Aging and your pet's brain - CDS a form of Dementia in pets
- Anal Glands (Anal Sacs) - including Anal Sacculectomy
- Aural haematomas in dogs - ears
- Bladder stones in dogs
- Arthritis
- Blood tests - understanding your pet's blood work
- Cancer - a starting point to understanding cancer, its causes, diagnosis and treatment
- Coping with a blind pet
- Coughing - should you be concerned?
- CPR for your pet
- Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Diarrhoea
- Ears - infections and treatment
- First Aid Tips
- First aid treatment for burns
- Flatulence - farting and gas problems in dogs
- Giardia
- Head shaking - an ear of an issue!
- Heatstroke - hyperthermia
- Hip Dysplasia in dogs
- Hip dysplasia - puppy management
- Hyperadrenocorticism - Cushing’s disease
- Hypothyroidism
- Lameness in dogs
- Lumps and bumps on your pet's skin
- Luxating patella - a knee cap problem in dogs
- Motor Vehicle Accidents - road accidents involving pets
- Pain - How can you tell if your dog is in pain?
- Pancreatitis
- Parvovirus
- Prescription drugs
- Pyometra in Dogs
- Seizures in Dogs
- Skin cancer - can pets get it too?
- Snakebite and your pet
- Ultrasound - non intrusive diagnostics for your pet
- Vomiting Dog
- Wounds and grazes and fight injuries
- Reproduction and breeding
- Reproduction in dogs - season, heat, oestrus, pregnancy tests
- Pregnancy and your dog - an overview
- Breeding - What to expect after mating
- Breeding - Whelping or Birth
- Breeding - Birth Problems
- Breeding - Rearing Puppies and Caring for a Mother
- Breeding - Growing, Lactation, Weaning
- Breeding - Finding Homes & Vaccinations
- Desexing - about the sterilisation procedure
- Desexing - the medical and behavioural benefits of sterilisation
- Seniors
- Aging and your pet's brain - CDS a form of Dementia in pets
- Arthritis
- When is a pet considered to be a senior?
- How do I keep my best friends around as long as possible?
- What should a seniors health check up include?
- How do I know if my pet is unwell?
- What are the signs of aging? Complete our seniors checklist
- Now my pet is a senior, what changes do I need to make?
- How much exercise does my senior pet need?
- Things you can do at home to help your older pet
- What should I feed my senior pet?
- Surgery
- Pet safety - common problems and dangers
- Warm weather – maybe the sign of more bugs to come
- Bee stings
- Christmas decorations 101 - keeping your pet safe
- Chocolate is toxic to pets
- The coat - matting, stains and contamination in your pet's hair and fur
- Collars - an essential pet accessory, but how safe are they?
- Fireworks - and coping with loud noises
- Grass seeds
- Lead poisoning - renovation rescue for your house not your pet!
- Moving house - settling your pet into a new house
- Pet first aid magnet book
- Heatstroke - hyperthermia
- Poisons include giving human pain killers to pets
- Poisons in the garden - poisonous plants and garden dangers
- Poisons in the household - toxic food, medications, baits and more
- Rat bait toxicity - poisoning
- Snakebite and your pet
- Swimming pools in your backyard - safety and your pet
- Toadfish and puffer fish at the beach
- Winter blues - keeping your pet safe and happy
- Xylitol - sugar free food additive toxic to dogs and ferrets
- Basic health and care
- Pocket pets
- Birds
- Caring for your pet bird
- Stress in your bird
- Feather picking or loss - what can you do?
- Why our feathered friends are different to the average pet
- Rescuing wildlife - birds
- The 'Perfect home' for pet birds
- Budgerigar Disease Prevention Program
- Avian Gastric Fungus - Megabacteria in Birds
- Chlamydiosis/Psittacosis
- Wildlife
- Breed Profiles
- Cats
- Dogs
- Chinese Crested Dog
- Afghan
- Airedale Terrier
- Anatolian Shepherd (or Karabash)
- Australian Cattle Dog - A true blue Aussie
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Shepherd
- Beagle
- Bearded Collie
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Bichon Frise
- Border Collie
- Boxer
- Cairn Terrier
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Chihuahua
- Cocker Spaniel
- Deerhound
- Dobermann
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- Fox Terrier
- French Bulldog
- German Shepherd
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- Golden Retriever
- Great Dane
- Greyhound
- Hungarian Vizsla
- Irish Wolfhound
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Labrador Retriever
- Maltese
- Miniature Pinscher
- Papillon
- Pekingese
- Pomeranian
- Pug
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Rottweiler
- Samoyed
- Scottish Terrier
- Shar-Pei
- Shetland Sheepdog - Sheltie
- Shiba Inu - big dog in small body!
- Shih Tzu
- Siberian Husky
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Weimaraner
- Welsh Corgi-Cardigan
- West Highland White Terrier - Westie
- Whippet
- Loss of your best friend
- The pet owner
- Zoonoses - Healthy pets, healthy people
- Let’s Pawty – organising a pet party for your dog
- Warm weather – maybe the sign of more bugs to come
- Adoption - 5 tips for welcoming a newly adopted pet into your home
- Breeding - The Breeding Decision
- Bringing home your new pet
- Dog friendly exercise parks in Adelaide
- Family safety - Getting your pet ready for the arrival of a baby
- Family safety - Protect your family from dog bites
- Lawncare - stop your lawn from turning yellow
- Mosquitoes - solving a mozzie problem on your pet
- Moving house - settling your pet into a new house
- Pet first aid magnet book
- Pet insurance
- Pet selection - Choosing the right pet for your family
- Pet selection - Choosing a crossbreed companion
- Pet selection - Choosing a dog for a senior pet owner
- Photography - Hints on taking pet photos
- Summer days - ideas to keep your dog cool and amused
- Travel - Going on holidays - leaving your pet with a carer
- Travelling safely by air with your pet
- Urine stains and soiling - cleaning up
- Water wise pet tips
- Recommended Reading
- Videos

