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The clinic journal

Written by the people who treat them

Not rewritten from an American site. Heat, sand, brown dog tick, villa gardens, air travel and Friday hours — the questions owners in this country actually ask, answered by the vets who get asked them.

No post about a problem we do not treat here Every subject on this page walks through the door.
Written for this country, not translated into it Heat, sand, brown dog tick, air travel, Friday hours.
Dated and re-checked, always Undated veterinary advice is worth nothing and ages badly.
A note on this page. These are the first articles we are writing, chosen because they are the questions owners actually ask us at the desk and because almost nobody writes them for this country. They are not published yet, and we would rather say so than show you a date we made up. If one of them is the answer you have been looking for, tell us and we will write that one first.
Start here

The three worth reading first

Summer here4 min The seven-second test: when the ground is too hot to walk your dog Put the back of your hand flat on the pavement and hold it for seven seconds. If you cannot, your dog cannot walk on it. Between May and September that rules out most of the daylight — and paw burns are one of the most preventable things we treat. Accessories and summer kit →
Emergencies6 min Heatstroke: the first ten minutes, and the mistake almost everybody makes What to do on the way in, what not to do, and why ice and iced water make an overheating dog worse rather than better. The single post on this list most likely to save an animal. 24/7 emergency vet →
Travel9 min Flying a pet out of the UAE: the timeline that actually works Counted backwards from the flight rather than forwards from today, because that is the only way the dates make sense. Where the delays really come from, and the two documents people leave too late. Pet relocation →

Everything else on the list

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Everything Emergencies Summer here Cats Dogs Birds Everyday care Travel Food Grooming
Cats4 min Why your cat’s carrier decides how the appointment goes A front-loading box means a frightened cat is pulled out backwards. One that unclips means the top lifts off and she is examined where she is sitting.
Dogs5 min The ticks here are not the ticks the European leaflet describes Brown dog tick lives indoors, breeds in the villa, and carries things the imported advice does not mention. Why a product that works in Europe can fail badly here.
Emergencies5 min Paracetamol and cats: the cupboard that kills One tablet is usually enough, and the cat looks fine for hours afterwards. Almost every poisoning we see started as an act of kindness at ten at night.
Cats5 min Does an indoor cat really need a vaccine every year? Not all of them, and not every year. What an indoor cat’s schedule should look like, and why it is not the same as a working dog’s.
Food6 min Grain-free: what the FDA investigation actually found, and what it did not A heart condition, a closed investigation and a marketing claim that outlived the evidence. Grain allergy in dogs is rare; the label implies otherwise.
Grooming5 min A matted cat in August: why clipping is sometimes the kind answer Mats pull on the skin every time she moves, and they hide what is underneath. When combing out is cruelty and the clippers are mercy.
Everyday care4 min Microchipping in Ajman: what is required, and what is simply sensible The chip is what brings an animal home; a collar is what comes off on a fence. What the rules say, and what the database entry has to contain to be worth anything.
Everyday care5 min We do not have dental x-ray. Here is what that means for your pet Two thirds of a tooth is below the gum. What we can see and treat without imaging, where the limit is, and when we would tell you to go elsewhere.
Birds6 min A grey parrot that has stopped talking is a sick parrot Birds hide illness until they cannot. The early signs an owner can see at home, and why “he was fine yesterday” is almost never true.
Four rules

Why this will not become a content farm

Most clinic blogs are forty thin articles written by somebody who has never held an animal. Four rules stop that happening here.

A vet here has to have seen it No post goes up about a problem we do not actually treat. It is the reason this list is short and the reason it is worth reading. Written for this country Heat, sand, brown dog tick, villa gardens, air travel, Friday hours. Advice rewritten from a British or American site is wrong often enough to matter. Dated, and reviewed Every post carries the date it was written and the date it was last checked. Veterinary advice goes stale and undated advice is worthless. No post is an advert If the answer is “you do not need this”, that is what it will say — the same rule the rest of this site runs on.
Over to you

What should we write about?

The best posts on this list came from somebody asking at the desk. If there is something you have never found a straight answer to in this country, tell us and we will write it.

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