From a heartbroken bird to a hyperactive puppy — your pet queries answered
HE is on a mission to help our pets . . . and is here to answer YOUR questions.
Sean, who is the head vet at tailored pet food firm tails.com, has helped with owners’ queries for ten years.
He says: “If your pet is acting funny or is under the weather, or you want to know about nutrition or exercise, just ask. I can help keep pets happy and healthy.”
If you want him to answer a question for YOU simply email him at vet@the-sun.co.uk
Q) WE recently inherited my mother- in-law’s parrot, Flossie, but she has started plucking at her feathers and seems quite distressed.
Do you think it could be the change of scene, as she lived with my mother-in-law for years, or could she be upset about losing her owner?
What is the best thing to do for a broken-hearted bird?
Chloe Grainger, Edinburgh
A) Poor Flossie, that’s sad. They really are intelligent and emotional animals, parrots.
So yes, losing her owner and a major change in scene is traumatising for her.
Star of the week
SAINTLY kitty Quita is helping front line care workers as an emotional support animal, boosting their mental health.
The puss, who has 4.5million likes on TikTok, cheers up care staff, both in person and via Zoom, as they can spend time petting her, which lifts emotional well-being.
Dogs inspiring cancer 'E-nose'
CUTTING edge technology that will one day allow our phones to tell us if we have cancer is being helped by two British dogs.
Midas, a ten-year-old Hungarian wirehaired vizsla, and Florin, a seven-year-old red fox labrador, are key to the project as both can detect prostate cancer with their acute sense of smell.
Medical Detection Dogs, a charity based in Milton Keynes, is working on creating a “robotic nose” that replicates how dogs sniff.
Scientists hope it will eventually be developed into a smartphone app.
A spokesman said: “It sounds a bit like science fiction, but we are working towards an ‘E-nose’ with our collaborators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and getting closer all the time.
“Imagine your phone telling you that you may have cancer and recommending a health check with your doctor.
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“Both dogs live in loving homes but are also VIPs after being trained to use their extraordinary sense of smell.”
The charity was founded after CEO and chief scientific officer Claire Guest’s labrador alerted her to the fact she had breast cancer by repeatedly nudging her chest.