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Original writing from Dr Carra, practical explainers for pet owners and a considered home for articles first published elsewhere.
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Nutrition
How Do I Choose the Best Food for My Dog or Cat?
Confused by pet-food labels? Dr Carra explains complete nutrition, quality control, commercial and home-cooked diets, treats and safe food changes.
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Nutrition
How Do I Choose the Best Food for My Dog or Cat?
Confused by pet-food labels? Dr Carra explains complete nutrition, quality control, commercial and home-cooked diets, treats and safe food changes.
Nutrition
Is Raw Food Better for Dogs and Cats?
Is raw pet food healthier? Dr Carra examines claimed benefits, bacteria, nutritional balance, bones and household risk, and explains her clinical view.
Pet health
Can My Pet Make Me Sick? Zoonotic Diseases Without the Panic
A calm, evidence-led guide to infections shared by pets and people, including rabies, parasites, ringworm, toxoplasmosis and food hygiene.
Pet health
Why Is My Cat Straining to Urinate, or Peeing Outside the Litter Tray?
Is your cat straining, urinating often or peeing outside the litter tray? Learn about cystitis, stress, stones, infection, urinary diets and emergencies.
PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE
Writing from other publications.
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PETS24 · PET HEALTH
Celebrating Cat Month: experts answer your burning cat questions
Practical answers to common questions about feline health, behaviour and day-to-day care, with context from Dr Carra Walters and other pet professionals.
PETS24 · PET HEALTH
Uncovering the causes and remedies for itchy paws and skin
Why itching is a symptom rather than a diagnosis, and why fleas, infection, allergy and other causes need to be considered before treatment is chosen.
PETS24 · VETERINARY CARE EXPLAINED
Benefits and misconceptions of spaying and neutering
A balanced discussion of sterilisation, including health, behaviour, population control and the importance of considering the individual animal.
PETS24 · PET HEALTH
Understanding cancer in pets
An owner-focused introduction to possible warning signs, diagnosis and the fact that cancer includes many different diseases with different options and outcomes.
PETS24 · BEHAVIOUR
Pet anxiety supplements and calming anxious pets
A practical look at calming products and supplements, with the reminder that fear and anxiety require behavioural and medical assessment rather than a single quick fix.
PETS24 · NUTRITION
Switching your pet to new pet food
How to change diets gradually, what to monitor and when digestive signs, appetite changes or illness mean the transition needs veterinary input.
ULTRA PET · PET HEALTH
Help! My dog is scratching all the time
Common reasons dogs scratch and why persistent itching deserves investigation instead of repeated unsupervised symptom treatment.
PET PALS · VETERINARY CARE EXPLAINED
Vet bills add up fast: is pet insurance worth it?
Financial planning for veterinary care, what insurance may help with and why exclusions, waiting periods and cover should be compared before a crisis.
PET PALS · VETERINARY CARE EXPLAINED
The true cost of pet ownership in South Africa
A realistic overview of routine, preventive and unexpected costs to help owners plan for a lifetime of responsible care.
LINKEDIN · VETERINARY CARE EXPLAINED
Veterinary care is not a charity, it is a profession
Dr Carra's perspective on the people, facilities, training and responsibility behind veterinary fees and why transparent conversations about cost matter.