Vet’s advice proves popular online

• Published date: 03 November 2021
• Publication title: Courier, The

Dr Avery started Our Pet’s Health three years ago, which is a YouTube channel, blog and podcast combined.

He now has 41,300 subscribers on YouTube and more than four and a-half million views.

He had felt inspired to start sharing his knowledge on the internet, because there was ‘‘an awful lot of bad information online’’.

His videos covered a large range of subjects from vet-approved home remedies, to vitamin deficiency in cats.

He had seen patients who had spent hundreds of dollars on ‘‘lotions and potions’’ they had bought online — none of which worked.

One patient had arrived, full of fear and anxiety, with her sick dog.

An extensive Google search had led her to the conclusion that her dog had cancer.

After a consultation they discovered it was simply a bladder infection.

He had felt motivated to be the voice of reason, that encouraged people to take their pet to the nearest clinic.

‘‘There really is no substitute for an in-person vet consultation.’’

He said most remedies on the internet came back to apple cider vinegar.

He felt people should know that ‘‘if they [animals] aren’t getting better, it isn’t working’’.

Dr Avery was born in Scotland and studied in Bristol, but he now lives in Geraldine with his wife and two children.

As well as informing the general public about pet health he is also very passionate about mental...