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  1. One week on: an example of how rapidly wounds heal: here's a guinea pig one week after his last visit http://bit.ly/5ugw7M
  2. .... but his right ear is very swollen, red and sore. Standard ear ointment should fix this quickly. http://bit.ly/5Yx2rn
  3. His left ear looks completely normal http://bit.ly/6bnmFV
  4. Back at work: this anxious Westie came in - he was holding his head to one side http://bit.ly/7dYBid
  5. @LondonDogForum just emailing a reply for you..... Pete
  6. @Petproblems yes, seen that, and plan to mention it to as many folk as poss - very well done....
  7. My pet column in tomorrow's print-edition Daily Telegraph has just gone online - see it here: http://bit.ly/4YVnPE
  8. Polydipsia's a common problem in pets: it means "drinking too much water". I discussed it on tv this week: see here http://bit.ly/6SkFv7
  9. Pedigree cats: are they born to suffer? Recent research has investigated some of the problems. See here: http://bit.ly/8wxE01
  10. My latest video Q&A have gone online:cat fleas, biting kakarikis, ducks with lumps... see here: http://bit.ly/90lFrs
  11. @erinshorn I love Vicky Halls books on cats - see http://www.vickyhalls.net - also the Feline Advisory Bureau - online stuff www.fabcats.org
  12. In today's Daily Telegraph, I've written a review of trends affecting pets over the past decade - the so-called... http://bit.ly/5xCE8G
  13. @prolapseSPY @carman63 cause of cheek prolapse unknown. Can be tumour or abscess in mouth? In this case, nothing obvious.
  14. @carman63 it isn't known what causes these prolapses. it's meant to be "rare" but I've seen a few cases & some have done v well w/ treatment
  15. I replaced the pouch under anaesthesia & sutured it in place, but it kept coming out so had to euthanase him later :-( http://bit.ly/8Jn04m
  16. As his owner said, it was as if he was "passing a baby out of his mouth" http://bit.ly/7avB50
  17. Here's an interesting but sad problem: a prolapsed cheek pouch in a hamster http://bit.ly/8sXEhE
  18. Here's a close up- I drained it under local anaesthetic & it's being bathed twice daily -healing fine http://bit.ly/5kfMMq
  19. @carman63 i know that these creatures are all just lovely, but like you say, what about when the novelty wears off. It's a huge issue!
  20. @carman63 I'ts always hard to know how much of a real trend this is & how much is just a cute angle for the newspapers to catch attention