Neil Warnock

Autumn has provided us with some amazing weather, with very little rainfall and higher than normal temperatures. For most sheep and lambs, this has resulted...

There is a growing trend to feed dogs with new diets, such as raw food or grain-free. Over the last 15,000 years of domestication, dogs...

As cats and dogs near the age of ten, they start to fall into the category of geriatrics. Like humans, pets are not immune to...

Since 2006, it has been a legal requirement that all dogs that are registered with the Council must be microchipped. The only exceptions to this...

Itchy skin is one of most common presentations we see at Wellsford Vets during the summer months. Higher levels of humidity, coupled with an increase...

During the autumn, to screen for the bacteria Mycoplasma bovis, bulk milk samples were collected every fortnight from milking herds throughout New Zealand. Testing of...

Dental disease is one of the most common findings for small animal vets at routine visits such as for vaccinations and yearly health checks. Because...

The government has announced that they intend to attempt eradication of Mycoplasma Bovis. Although the disease is not zoonotic (in other words, it cannot be...

From a veterinary perspective, unless you are planning to breed pups from your dog, we  strongly recommend you get it de-sexed. Here’s why: Behaviour Testosterone...

Pet insurance uptake in New Zealand has been relatively slow since the first policies were launched back in the eighties. Only 5 per cent of...