Animals

As the summer and hot weather is now upon us, pet owners should be alert to the danger of heatstroke in dogs.
Heatstroke is a state of hyperthermia, where the body is unable to lose heat faster than it is generated. It can cause major problems for the body’s tissues, internal organs and how they function.
Common causes of heatstroke are over-exercising...Read More

As it’s cow appreciation day on the 11th July, we thought we’d investigate the more specialised areas of the cow's anatomy – and we think you might be very surprised!
The stomach
It is a common myth that cows have four stomachs – they only have the one, but it is split into four chambers. It is enormous! If all four compartments...Read More