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24/08/2026

Stop listening to the online noise! 🛑 Dr. Alex reveals the real reason pets are losing years off their lives. It’s not the vaccines or the kibble—it’s something much more common but rarely talked about. Watch to find out the #1 health issue vets see every single day.

21/08/2026

Could Castration Make Your Dog More Fearful?

Castration is often suggested as a solution for difficult behaviour—but it can have the opposite effect when fear is driving the problem.

Fear-related behaviour can include:
• sensitivity to loud or sudden noises
• anxiety in unfamiliar situations
• separation-related distress
• aggression towards unfamiliar dogs or people

A frightened dog may use aggression to create distance from something they perceive as threatening. In severe cases, that aggression may even be directed towards familiar people or animals.

This is why it is essential to understand the cause of aggression before assuming castration will improve it. Testosterone-driven conflict may reduce after castration, but fear-based aggression can become worse.

The effect on fear-related behaviour appears to be greater when dogs are castrated young, making timing especially important for puppies already showing anxiety or poor confidence.

Castration is not a universal behavioural treatment. Fear, pain, anxiety and hormonal behaviour require very different approaches.

17/08/2026

The Perfect Age to Castrate Every Dog?

When should a dog be neutered?

The honest answer is that it depends.

The potential benefits and risks can vary considerably between breeds, between males and females, and according to the age at which the procedure is performed.

A recommendation that makes sense for a small breed may not be appropriate for a large or giant breed. Even closely related breeds can appear to have different risk profiles.

That is why blanket advice such as “all dogs should be neutered at six months” or “you should always wait until two years” is too simplistic.

The aim should be to balance:

• the risk of unwanted breeding and hormonally driven behaviour
• the health benefits of neutering
• potential joint, cancer and developmental risks
• the individual dog’s breed, s*x, lifestyle and circumstances

The best timing is not universal. It should be an individual, breed-informed decision made with your veterinarian.

10/08/2026

Does Castration Really Increase Cancer Risk?

“Don’t castrate your dog—it causes cancer.”

That claim is repeated frequently, but the reality is far more complicated.

Castration eliminates the risk of testicular cancer and reduces the risk of some other hormone-dependent diseases. Neutered dogs also tend to live longer on average.

However, research has found possible increases in certain cancers in some breeds, including lymphoma, osteosarcoma, haemangiosarcoma and mast cell tumours.

The important details are often lost:
• the effect is not seen consistently across all breeds
• the age at castration may significantly alter the risk
• delaying surgery may remove the apparent increase in some breeds
• studies are often small and do not always agree
• a relative increase can sound dramatic while the absolute risk remains low

For other breeds and cancers, the increase may be much more clinically significant.

So the question is not simply whether castration causes cancer. It is whether a particular dog’s breed, age and existing risk profile make one timing option more appropriate than another.

This is another reason castration decisions should be breed-specific rather than based on blanket rules.

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07/08/2026

When Should You Actually Castrate Your Dog?

There is no single age that is right for every male dog.

Breed and expected adult size matter because larger dogs take longer to reach skeletal maturity. As a general starting point:

• small breeds: no earlier than around 6 months
• large breeds: no earlier than around 12 months
• giant breeds: no earlier than around 18 months

Where practical, waiting until two to three years of age may be reasonable for many male dogs—but there are important exceptions.

Earlier castration may make more sense when a dog:

• roams or repeatedly escapes
• lives with access to an entire female
• shows confirmed hormonally driven behaviour
• faces a significant local risk from roaming, injury or infectious disease

The aim is not to follow a rigid age rule. It is to balance developmental, behavioural and health risks for the individual dog.

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03/08/2026

Calling kibble “ultra-processed” sounds damning.

But the comparison with human junk food is not as straightforward as it first appears.

A complete pet food is meant to do something very different from crisps, biscuits, or sugary drinks.

That doesn’t make every kibble good.

But it does mean the argument needs more nuance than “processed equals bad.”

31/07/2026

Did you know nearly 60% of pets are carrying extra weight? 🐕🐈 Help your furry friend get back to their best self with these vet-approved tips! From ditching free-feeding to using food puzzles, these simple changes make a massive difference. Watch to see how you can start today!

27/07/2026

Pet food discussions collapse fast.

Kibble is poison.

Raw is dangerous.

Vets are bought out.

Raw feeders are reckless.

And somewhere in the middle of all that noise, the actual question gets lost:

What is the best choice for your pet?

24/07/2026

The internet doesn’t collect experiences evenly.

Bad outcomes get posted.

Ordinary success stories often don’t.

And once an online group has a strong narrative, disagreement can become almost impossible.

That’s why “everyone online says this happened” is not the same as evidence.

20/07/2026

The feeding guide on your pet’s kibble may be quietly contributing to weight gain.

Those numbers are only starting points—and they are often higher than an individual pet actually needs.

Add free feeding, slightly generous portions, treats, dental chews and training rewards, and calories can accumulate surprisingly quickly. Weight then creeps up gradually, often without anyone noticing how much has changed.

And excess weight is one of the most important diet-related health problems I see in practice.

But that doesn’t mean kibble itself is automatically the problem.

It is also a mistake to talk about “kibble” as though every product is equivalent. There can be a substantial difference between a poorly formulated food with weak quality control and one developed by qualified nutritional specialists, properly tested and produced under rigorous safety systems.

The real issue is not simply whether a food comes in a bag.

It is how well it has been formulated, how reliably it has been produced—and how much of it your pet is actually eating.

Watch the clip before deciding that all kibble deserves the same label.

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