Results of a Healthy Pets funded study on Episodic involuntary movements in a litter of German Shorthair Pointer puppies were published in the March 2025 issue of Companion Quarterly

Dogs are commonly treated with chemotherapy drugs, but we don't know whether significant residues of these drugs are found in the homes of the pets who are treated or the veterinary staff who handle the drugs. A project by Patrick Smith at the Animal Referral Centre aims to evaluate this after being awarded a grant by Healthy Pets in November 2024

This Healthy Pets New Zealand funded study aimed at improving the understanding of domestic dog behaviour using new technology and machine learning algorithms.

Healthy Pets New Zealand is supporting this research and we'd really appreciate you taking the time to fill in the survey if you have an indoor-only cat.

Healthy Pets NZ is really pleased to be able to support financially the research being undertaken by Companion Animals NZ into how cats adapt to indoor living.

The study called "Who let the cats in?" is aiming to understand more about how our feline companions (and their human guardians!) adapt to indoor living. 

Cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disorder that changes the structure and function of the heart muscle in the absence of other disease sufficient to cause the observed myocardial abnormality. Until Dr Joon Seo’s recently completed research, there were no studies evaluating the prevalence of cardiomyopathy in cats in New Zealand. However, studies of cats in the UK and USA suggest that approximately 15% of clinically healthy cats in the general population have cardiomyopathy that is detectable using echocardiography.

The long-held view that pets make us happier and healthier is being challenged.

Already annual supporters of HPNZ, Buller Vets have taken the additional step of doing some community fundraising on our behalf too, raising $1275 through their quiz night on 4th July. Thanks Buller Vets!

Thanks to PD Insurance, our Principal Partner, for this wonderful blog on Healthy Pets New Zealand and how we're helping kiwi pets through research.

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Exploring New Horizons in Companion Animal Research

Change is constant and inevitable. New discoveries are being made, and new technologies are being developed, which makes it impossible to maintain the status quo. The more we learn, the more we must adapt and change our ways of thinking and doing things.