Question: To avoid bacteria infections in dogs’ paws during rainy days, dry them off when they come back indoors. Answer: Julie Schofield

Question: We seem to have a never-ending flea problem and it’s costing an arm and a leg! Is there anything we can do in one big bang that will help bring the problem under control? Peta Salmon Answer: Fleas can be very difficult to eradicate, as you have found out. I’m sure you have used […]

Question: Hello Mary! About two months ago, I had my salon change my platinum blonde hair to a deep, dark auburn brown. I went through all the required things, like treatments, a new trim etc but now I’m considering going back to my blonde look. My hairdresser has told me that to go back blonde […]

A while back in my early 20s I was working in a very large corporation headed by a very serious and uptight CEO. Thomas was a distinguished looking man in his mid 50s and seemed like the type of person that had never done anything out of line or remotely spontaneous in his life. He […]

Question: I have recently flown overseas and my skin and hair is very dry. I have exfoliated and used moisturising cream — what else can you suggest? Patsy Answer: You may need a professional facial as it sounds to me like your skin has some dry surface skin build-up or you may be using the […]

By Annette Campbell To coincide with the AMA’s Family Doctor Week, we asked Dr Rosanna Capolingua — a Perth-based practicing GP, and chair of the Australian Medical Association’s Ethics Committee — what she thinks most doctors would really like us to know. So the next time you phone to make an appointment to see your […]

Question: When I wake up I have extremely puffy eyes! I moisturise the night before, and do not want to stop doing this, but I do think this might be the problem. Any quick and easy solutions? Clare Answer: You may be using a moisturiser nightly, which is great, but you really need to keep […]

At school I was skinny with braces on my teeth and fairly average in looks. I wasn’t even able to find a date for the school dance, so I feigned illness and didn’t attend. Secretly I longed for one particular guy, Mike. He was a super-cool surfer type and lived quite close to me. Although […]

I had been going out with a guy for a few months when he asked to borrow about $500 from me. Being smitten, I gladly lent the money, sure that I would see it again. When he hadn’t called after a few days, I tried to get in contact with him. As he was living […]

Question: To avoid bunny boredom, hide some food around his or her quarters. Carrots, parsnips etc, hidden in places where your bunny will find them (with a little effort on their part) will keep them occupied and an interested rabbit is a happy rabbit! Answer: Hayley