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Indoor Cats: Is your home safe for them? When you have a cat in your home there are certain things that you will obviously need: nutritious food, a litter box, cat toys (for mental stimulation) and, of course, easy access to a vet. But remember that your furry friend has inherited instincts from wild cats, which … Read more

#BravectoCares about Animal Welfare Bravecto® helped animal welfare organisations through far-reaching #BravectoCares campaign With the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic still being felt across the globe, welfare and non-profit organisations are struggling to meet their outreach objectives with regular donor funding drying up. As a way to ease the burden on South Africa’s heroic animal … Read more

Cats and play We challenge you to watch a kitten playing with a leaf and not feel some of her joy. Many psychologists recommend that their patients try to ‘live in the moment’ and to practise ‘mindfulness’ by focusing on the present’ in order to relieve their stress and anxiety. That kitten, as with all … Read more

Canine Vector-Borne Diseases What are vector-borne diseases? Vector-borne diseases – VBDs – are carried by fleas and ticks and may spread from these parasites to humans. These diseases are also called ‘zoonotic’. VBDs spread, from one animal to another, by the vector parasitic organisms – such as ticks, fleas, sandflies and mosquitoes. –  which carry diseases or … Read more

Cats: The Golden Years You know what it’s like… you brought home that tiny little ball of fluff and before you know it, several years have flown by; you do your multiplication and realise that you may have a ‘senior’ kitty on your hands. You check for impending signs of old age, but you can’t … Read more

“Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to work we go!’ In our last blog, we talked about the difference between service and working dogs. We discussed specifically the important work done by service dogs, who are usually ‘helping companions’ for people with disabilities. For example: guide dogs for the blind; mobility assistance dogs, hearing dogs, … Read more

I’m worried about my cat’s cough If your kitty just coughs occasionally, it’s not really a problem. Sometimes your cat might make retching noises when bringing up a hairball, but that’s not actually coughing. We all cough sometimes – it’s the body’s natural way of clearing the respiratory system of mucus and foreign particles – … Read more

Protecting the Protectors: Bravecto®‘s Part in Rhino Conservation This magnificent mammal has been the subject of legends for around four centuries. Despite their size and appearance, they are actually kindly, gentle giants by nature, whose favourite pastime is playing in the mud. Their diet consists of vegetation in large amounts, which assists in fertilising the … Read more

Can We Be Of Service?! Who discovered that dogs could work? Dogs were the first animals domesticated by humans, more than 30,000 years ago, according to archeological evidence. It is believed that wolves, our dogs’ ancestors, began to move closer to humans and began to scavenge bits of food from hunter-gatherer Neanderthal humans, who began … Read more