Pete the Vet: How to treat dementia, dermatitis, and other pet problems

Pete the Vet answers your questions

If a rabbit is carrying abdominal fat, it can obscure the structures that need to be removed in an ovariohysterectomy.

My fourteen-year-old terrier, Maisie, used to sleep all night, but now she wakes at 6am and barks until we let her out. She’s deaf, so she doesn’t respond to us calling her anymore, nor does she obey our commands like she used to (she can’t hear us). She doesn’t want to go for walks, and sometimes she just stands in the middle of the room, staring at the ground for no reason. Is this just old age, or could there be something wrong with her?

— Mary, Carlow