David Haugh

The pager went off at 7.35am. It was a dog with off and on gagging. We met at the clinic at 8.30am and were finished...

Cat and dog owners often complain about their pet’s bad breath. Mostly they assume this is because of bad dental health. Oftentimes it is. As...

With the arrival of beach and barbecue weather, here are a few of the health problems to be on the lookout for with your dogs...

When animals are known to have swallowed something poisonous or present with symptoms suggestive of poisoning, we often follow familiar, standard procedures. For example, our...

If the weather gets hot and wet, some animal diseases I am on the lookout for are facial eczema, enzootic pneumonia and flystrike. Facial eczema...

Recent months have seen a number of new animal welfare regulations introduced and more are coming in future months. Traditionally, regulations have covered adequate food,...

Our Department of Conservation (DOC) classifies hedgehogs as introduced pests with voracious appetites that eat native invertebrates such as skinks and wetas and the eggs...

While the outbreak and control measures to contain Mycoplasma Bovis have caused disruption to many farm businesses and considerable mental anguish, this has been mainly...

Here are three diseases owners of grazing animals should be on the lookout for during autumn and, with winter only two months away, a couple...

By David HaughWhen I came to work in Northland, back in the 1980s, I remember turning up on farms in the summer and looking over...