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Gundog health: vet advice, injury prevention and working dog care
Keeping a working gundog fit, healthy and field-ready takes more than good feeding and regular exercise. Gundog Journal’s health pages bring together veterinary expertise and real-world experience to help you understand, prevent and manage the conditions that affect working dogs most.
From Alabama Rot awareness and Weil’s disease prevention to weight management, vaccination schedules and heat stroke emergency care, our gundog health guides cover the issues handlers and owners actually face. We also address injury prevention, seasonal health risks and the long-term care of high-performance dogs across all working breeds – spaniels, retrievers, HPR dogs and more.
Whether you’re investigating a new symptom or building a year-round health routine, you’ll find practical, vet-informed advice here that you can act on.
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Lyme Disease
Article courtesy of Admiral Pet Insurance in-house veterinary nurse, Nicki Fox.
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HealthUgly vanity
The show ring has had a ruinous effect on many of our working breeds; an array of conditions now affect hundreds of thousands of dogs across the country. But, thankfully, there are those who are battl...
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HealthThe worst of times
It’s the most difficult of subjects but here Tom Jones faces up to the sad reality of losing a beloved gundog and realises just how much they give us
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HealthLet it flow
In the hottest months of the year it is more important than ever to take steps to prevent dehydration and heat stroke in your gundogs. Veterinary surgeon Laura Keyser explains the risks and the treatm...
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My first litter
Overseeing your first litter is a tiring exercise but worth every scratch and sleepless second, as Gary Turner discovers.
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HealthHow to deal with unwelcome visitors
Fleas, intestinal worms, lungworm and heartworm pose a significant health risk not only to our four-legged companions, but in some cases to our children too.
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Where the cracks appear
Our working dogs put a tremendous strain on their athletic bodies and inevitably injuries do occur. But when and where might trouble strike? Veterinary physiotherapist Sarah Guffogg uncovered some int...
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What’s a good age?
Veterinary surgeon Laura Keyser explains why smaller dogs often live longer.
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HealthDealing With Common Dog Diseases
Veterinary surgeon Laura Keyser looks at Alabama Rot and Weil's disease, among other common dog diseases and conditions, and advises how to prevent them, if possible.
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