Bored Kitties – Keeping Your Indoor Cat Happy, Healthy and Mentally Stimulated
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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6/12/2025
Keeping your cat safely indoors protects them from cars, ticks, and neighbourhood dangers, but it also means they miss out on many of the natural activities cats love to do. Without enough stimulation...
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Feisty Felines: Understanding and Managing Cat Aggression
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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6/12/2025
Cats are usually affectionate and gentle companions, but when they lash out, it can be confusing and sometimes frightening. Understanding why your cat is acting aggressively is the key to helping them...
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Help! My Cat Has Stopped Using the Litter Tray
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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6/12/2025
Is your cat suddenly toileting on your bed, rug, or laundry pile? You’re not alone - and your cat isn’t being naughty. Cats are naturally clean and private creatures. Even small changes in their healt...
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How to Stop Your Dog from Humping
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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6/12/2025
Humping or mounting is a behaviour that many dog owners find frustrating or embarrassing, but it is rarely sexual in nature. The key to stopping it is understanding why your dog is doing it.
Why Dogs...
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Helping Your Dog Cope with Storm Anxiety
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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9/11/2025
Understanding and managing storm phobia on the Sunshine Coast
If your dog becomes distressed, escapes, or damages property during storms, this can be more than just a behavioural quirk – it can be da...
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Keeping Your Dog Cool on the Sunshine Coast
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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9/11/2025
Hot weather can be dangerous for dogs, and sadly every year pets suffer from heat stress and heatstroke.
It’s not something that only happens in cars. Dogs can overheat quickly in the backyard, on a w...
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How to Choose the Right Boarding Facility and Prepare Your Pet for the Stay
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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14/10/2025
Heading off on holiday can be stressful for you and your pet. Finding a boarding facility that truly meets your pet’s needs will give you peace of mind and help them feel comfortable while you are awa...
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How to Clean Pet Urine Properly
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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14/10/2025
Pet urine is one of the most stubborn odours to remove at home. If it’s not cleaned properly, your dog or cat may keep returning to the same spot. Pets have a much stronger sense of smell than we do a...
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Why Dogs Dig and How to Stop It (Without Punishment)
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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14/10/2025
Digging is a natural behaviour for dogs, but it can be frustrating when your garden ends up full of holes. The key is to work out why your dog is digging. Once you know the cause, you can choose the r...
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How to Tell if Your Pet is Overweight – and What You Can Do About It
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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10/09/2025
Why Your Pet’s Weight Matters
Carrying extra weight puts strain on your dog’s joints and increases the risk of arthritis, heart disease and breathing difficulties.
For cats, today’s indoor lifestyle ...
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Pet Insurance – Is It Worth It? (Now Easier with GapOnly®)
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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10/09/2025
Like any insurance, pet insurance is something you hope you never need, but it can make an enormous difference if your pet is injured or becomes unwell. With the rising costs of advanced veterinary ca...
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Tick Paralysis in Dogs and Cats – What Every Sunshine Coast Pet Owner Needs to Know
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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10/09/2025
Paralysis ticks are one of the most dangerous threats to pets on the Sunshine Coast. Once thought of as a spring and summer problem, cases now occur all year round.
Even well-maintained backyards aren...
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Healthy Smiles: Essential Dental Care for Your Dog or Cat
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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9/08/2025
Just like us, our pets are vulnerable to gum disease and tooth problems. Alarmingly, by age three, up to 80% of dogs and 70% of cats already show signs of dental disease. While most of us brush daily ...
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Cat Carrier Tips: How to Reduce Stress When Taking Your Cat to the Vet
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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5/08/2025
Most cats love boxes, so why is it such a struggle to get them into a cat carrier when it’s time for a vet visit?
The answer is simple: your cat associates the carrier with travelling to strange plac...
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Why You Should Get Your Pet De‑sexed or Neutered
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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5/08/2025
Each year in Australia, an estimated 50,000 cats and dogs are euthanised in shelters, even healthy, adoptable animals, because they never find permanent homes. By having your pet de‑sexed (sometimes c...
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Puzzle toys - Feeding enrichment ideas
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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29/07/2025
Make Mealtimes an Adventure with Puzzle Feeders
If your dog or cat wolf‑down their dinner in seconds and then stare at you like, “Is that it?”, you’re not alone. In the wild, pets would spend hours f...
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The “Using Food to Train Is Bribery” Myth
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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29/07/2025
The “Using Food to Train Is Bribery” Myth
Dogs learn through experiencing their environment. Reward ‑ based training takes advantage of this fact.
By rewarding your dog with food for sitting on cue,...
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Why Rubbing Your Pet’s Nose in It Doesn’t Work (and What to Do Instead)
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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29/07/2025
The Nose‑in‑It Myth
Many of us grew up seeing our parents do this to the family pet, and some of us even tried it ourselves. The idea is simple: if punishment immediately follows unwanted behaviour, ...
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Winter Pet Care Tips for Sunshine Coast Pets
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Dr Terri King BVSc (Hons)
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18/07/2025
How to Keep Your Dog or Cat Comfortable This Winter
Even though our Sunshine Coast winters are mild by national standards, the cooler temperatures can still cause discomfort for many pets—especially ...
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