Animal bites in dogs, cats and in large animals are one of the most common presentations a veterinarian receives in his practice. Here's a case of a three-year old Indie, mother of two puppies, surviving a leopard attack and finding a safer home and a loving caretaker two weeks l…

As I have confessed to many before, I’m no epitome of Veterinary surgical practice. Very few in their right mind would nominate me as one. However, ‘pragmatic’ would be a more apt adjective for my description. Apart from the chosen profession and a smidge of knowledge regardin…

“Stimulus-independent thought” or “mind wandering” or ‘Day Dreaming’ appears to be our brains’ default mode of operation as we, human beings spend a lot of time thinking about what is not going on around us, contemplating events that ha…

Corneal sequestrum is a rare condition of cats, and is also known as superficial focal necrosis, corneal nigrum, and partial corneal mummification among other colloquial names. It is clinically characterized by necrosis of…

Passion, focus, discipline, presence of mind, positive attitude, emotional maturity, willingness to improve, maneuverability, common sense, dexterity, handling pressure are characters one would frequently associate with a sportsperson. Now add to this a good serving of surgical skill and…

Cats and dogs are two completely different packages, be it the way they communicate, their feeding habits or their behaviour to name a few. Our minds are guided to consider cats as just another breed of small dog, thanks to our curriculum i…