Singapore Veterinary Council — Publications https://www.svc.gov.sg/newsroom-publications/publications/ Read veterinary-related publications here. en Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:44:40 +0800 Isomer (https://www.isomer.gov.sg) Keeping Singapore rabies-free: Be wary of smuggled pets for salehttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/keeping-singapore-rabies-free-be-wary-of-smuggled-pets-for-saleurn:isomer:resource:422895Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Clearing the air: Protecting pets from hazehttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/clearing-the-air-protecting-pets-from-hazeurn:isomer:resource:422894Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Six questions pet owners should ask their vetshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/six-questions-pet-owners-should-ask-their-vetsurn:isomer:resource:422893Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Essential cat care: What every owner should knowhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/essential-cat-care-what-every-owner-should-knowurn:isomer:resource:422892Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Why you should consider adopting from an animal shelter for the perfect pethttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-why-you-should-consider-adopting-from-an-animal-shelter-for-the-perfect-peturn:isomer:resource:422896Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Your pet’s mouth: A guide to canine and feline dental healthhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/your-pets-mouth-a-guide-to-canine-and-feline-dental-healthurn:isomer:resource:422891Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk How to deal with the death of a pethttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/dealing-with-the-death-of-a-peturn:isomer:resource:422889Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Thinking of getting a pet rabbit? Here’s what you should knowhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/caring-for-rabbits-as-petsurn:isomer:resource:422888Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Keeping pets safe in hot weather: It’s not just about the heathttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/keeping-pets-safe-in-hot-weather-its-not-just-about-the-heaturn:isomer:resource:422897Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk The price of cute: Navigating hereditary diseases and extreme conformations in petshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/the-price-of-cute-navigating-hereditary-diseases-and-extreme-conformations-in-petsurn:isomer:resource:422898Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Shining a light on struggles faced by animal care professionalshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-shining-a-light-on-struggles-faced-by-animal-care-professionalsurn:isomer:resource:264252Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Fishkeeping 101: More than meets the eyehttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/fishkeeping-101-more-than-meets-the-eyeurn:isomer:resource:264263Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Helping pets that act out: The specialist in veterinary behavioural medicine giving hope to familieshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/helping-pets-that-act-out-the-specialist-in-veterinary-behavioural-medicine-giving-hope-to-familiesurn:isomer:resource:264288Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk How to assess your senior pet’s quality of life and provide supporthttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/how-to-assess-your-senior-pets-quality-of-life-and-provide-supporturn:isomer:resource:264267Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Breaking the silence on pet dementia – and what owners can do about ithttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/breaking-the-silence-on-pet-dementia-and-what-owners-can-do-about-iturn:isomer:resource:264244Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Revolutionary treatment gives dogs with heart disease a second chancehttps://Revolutionary treatment gives dogs with heart disease a second chanceurn:isomer:resource:264281Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Veterinary Practice Bill: What it is and what it means for pet owners and veterinary professionalshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/veterinary-practice-bill-what-it-is-and-what-it-means-for-pet-owners-and-veterinary-professionalsurn:isomer:resource:264234Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk The invisible shield: Why vaccinations are your pet’s best defence against diseaseshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/the-invisible-shield-why-vaccinations-are-your-pets-best-defence-against-diseasesurn:isomer:resource:264277Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk The foundations of healthy parrot husbandry to improve your bird’s quality of lifehttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/the-foundations-of-healthy-parrot-husbandry-to-improve-your-birds-quality-of-lifeurn:isomer:resource:264302Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Going beyond treatment to include pathology and biosurveillancehttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/work-of-a-vet-going-beyond-treatment-to-include-pathology-and-biosurveillanceurn:isomer:resource:264260Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Be a responsible pet owner, take a stand against animal smugglinghttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/be-a-responsible-pet-owner-take-a-stand-against-animal-smugglingurn:isomer:resource:264273Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Protect pets from two common bacterial diseases during Singapore’s wet weather seasonhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/protect-pets-from-two-common-bacterial-diseases-during-singapores-wet-weather-seasonurn:isomer:resource:264278Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Could your ‘misbehaving’ pet be in pain?https://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-could-your-misbehaving-pet-be-in-painurn:isomer:resource:264279Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Rabbit teeth grow continuously and dental disease is a major concernhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-rabbit-teeth-grow-continuously-and-dental-disease-is-a-major-welfare-concernurn:isomer:resource:264309Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Minimally invasive surgery offers hope for older dogs with heart valve disease in Singaporehttps://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/minimally-invasive-surgery-offers-hope-for-older-dogs-with-heart-valve-diseaseurn:isomer:resource:264301Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Six myths about sterilising your pet cathttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-six-myths-about-sterilising-your-pet-caturn:isomer:resource:264282Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Poor evidence supporting use of cataract-dissolving eye drops for dogshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-poor-evidence-supporting-use-of-cataract-dissolving-eye-drops-for-dogsurn:isomer:resource:264296Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Look for ethical breeders when sourcing for puppieshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-look-for-ethical-breeders-when-sourcing-for-puppiesurn:isomer:resource:264289Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Why you should consider adopting from an animal shelter for the perfect pethttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-why-you-should-consider-adopting-from-an-animal-shelter-for-the-perfect-peturn:isomer:resource:264271Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Pet owners and vets need to work together to prevent infectious zoonotic diseaseshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-pet-owners-and-vets-need-to-work-together-to-prevent-infectious-zoonotic-diseasesurn:isomer:resource:264240Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Caring for a senior pet is like caring for an ageing family memberhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-caring-for-a-senior-pet-no-different-from-caring-for-an-ageing-family-memberurn:isomer:resource:264270Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Pet food and supplement myths you need to knowhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-pet-food-and-supplement-myths-you-need-to-knowurn:isomer:resource:264284Sun, 29 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk In hot weather, be vigilant about heatstroke in dogs and catshttps://In hot weather, be vigilant about heatstroke in dogs and catsurn:isomer:resource:264280Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk What pet owners should know about fear and anxiety in dogshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-what-pet-owners-should-know-about-fear-and-anxiety-in-dogsurn:isomer:resource:264304Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Can antibiotic-resistant bacteria be shared between pets and their owners?https://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-can-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-be-shared-between-pets-and-their-ownersurn:isomer:resource:264275Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Share a bed with your fur kid? Here’s what you should know about antibiotic-resistant bacteriahttps://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/share-a-bed-with-your-fur-kid-heres-what-you-should-know-about-antibiotic-resistant-bacteriaurn:isomer:resource:264299Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Think twice before getting that tiny terrapinhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-think-twice-before-getting-that-tiny-terrapinurn:isomer:resource:264276Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Should pet owners in Singapore be worried about rabies?https://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-should-pet-owners-in-singapore-be-worried-about-rabiesurn:isomer:resource:264294Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Understanding and managing the rising cost of pet healthcarehttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-understanding-and-managing-the-rising-cost-of-pet-healthcareurn:isomer:resource:264269Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk What do you know about breed-related traits in dogs?https://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-what-do-you-know-about-breed-related-traits-in-dogsurn:isomer:resource:264305Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Genetics and breeding can determine a dog’s eye healthhttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-genetics-and-breeding-can-determine-a-dogs-eye-healthurn:isomer:resource:264297Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Busting cat myths from microchipping to vaccinationshttps://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-busting-cat-myths-from-microchipping-to-vaccinationsurn:isomer:resource:264306Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk Are you ‘paw-sitive’ your pet is eating safely during this festive season? https://www.straitstimes.com/life/vet-talk-are-you-paw-sitive-your-pet-is-eating-safely-during-this-festive-seasonurn:isomer:resource:264292Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0800Vet Talk