How To Support Your Pet With Changes At Home?

Big changes in the home always mean an adjustment of some kind. We know how to manage the changes (well we try to) that are about to happen at home, whether it’s a new addition of a baby, a new partner or even a death in the family. We know how stressful it can…

ByThe Carousel02/06/20180Comments

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How To Keep Your Cat Happy, Active And Stimulated

There are various reasons why your cat might be restricted to indoors - a medical condition, environmental considerations, or simply for their own safety. But that doesn't mean they need to miss out on family fun. In this short video, Vet Rachele Lowe gives some low-cost and high-tech ways of keeping your feline friend occupied…

ByRachele Lowe20/03/20170Comments

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How To Take The Paw-Fect Pet Portrait For Christmas

Award-winning Brisbane-based photographer Ken Drake has a gorgeous new book out in time for Christmas, called Pawtraits. It’s a must-have coffee table book for all dog lovers with its wide range of breeds photographed at their cutest, most memorable moments. From dogs wearing sunglasses and feather boas, to playing fetch, or sipping a cuppa, world renowned pet photographer Ken…

ByJames Graham06/12/20160Comments

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Meet Australia’s New Social Media Monarchs

Thanks to our insatiable appetite for watching cute animals online, the owners of a fortunate few have realised there is now money to be made from showing off their little bundles of joy on Instagram. The undisputed queen Down Under so far is the rags-to-riches feline Frost, who goes by the Instagram handle of @FrostOfficial. Frost was…

ByThe Carousel19/07/20160Comments

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Pests That Feed On Your Pets

If it’s true that owners become increasingly like their pets over time, then I am in big trouble. Stanley is a middle aged Westy, with bad teeth, a rapidly expanding girth, a penchant for roast chicken. He was sold to us (at great expense) as a pure bred West Highland white terrier. Angela Galloway's dog…

ByAngela Galloway15/07/20160Comments

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Dr Chris Launches Campaign To Keep Australia Pet Friendly

The campaign aims to ensure that future generations do not miss out on the benefits of pet ownership. In an exclusive interview with The Carousel, Dr Chris explained to us that the pet population in Australia is declining due to pet ownership being more difficult. “Regulations are getting tighter and the places we live have become less…

ByVictoria Webster08/07/20160Comments

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Paws What You Are Doing: #UberPuppies Is Here!

But you’ll have to be quick – the offer is only open on February 25, between midday and 4pm. The service, which costs $40 for a 15-minute cuddle, will be rolled out in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, Perth and Sydney. Uber has teamed up with Purina’s Pets At Work mission for…

ByThe Carousel25/02/20160Comments

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Pets On Holiday: Few Tips To Take Them With You

Why leave your four-footed friends home alone when you head off on a break? With a bit of forward planning you can make it a complete family holiday bringing your pets with you. Vet Rachele Lowe says "Do a bit of research on potential illness at the destination which could harm your pets and get…

ByRachele Lowe19/02/20160Comments

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So Cute! Watch Australia’s Top YouTube Pets

Didga the skateboarding cat We’ve seen skateboarding dogs, but Gold Coast-based Robert Dollwet, 53, is the first to train his cat Didga (short for Didgeridoo) to ride a skateboard and it is incredibly impressive. While Robert has a remarkable 335,000 followers on Facebook alone, Didga is the real viral draw with seven million views of her…

ByThe Carousel15/12/20150Comments

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Why Family Pet Ownership is Declining

Yet the 2015 Pet Positive Score has shown that Australia is not as pet-friendly as we thought, as pet populations are unexpectedly on the decline. The Mars Petcare survey showed that the number of family cats has fallen by 200,000 and the number of family dogs has dropped by 100, 000 nationally over a 12…

ByVictoria Webster02/12/20150Comments