If your dog or cat’s breath has started to make you wince, it is easy to assume it is just “normal pet breath.” It is not. At Hilton Veterinary Hospital and Specialist Referral Centre, we see this assumption every week, and it is one of the most common reasons dental disease goes undiagnosed until it…

For many flat-nosed breeds, noisy breathing, snorting and struggling in the heat are often dismissed as “normal for the breed”. But at Hilton Veterinary Hospital and Specialist Referral Centre, our specialists strongly disagree with that belief. Breathing should not be difficult for any animal. When a dog struggles to get enough air, there is usually…