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What Is Pancreatitis And Why Should E...

Having admitted my 5th pancreatitis case in 2 weeks yesterday, I felt the universe was sending me a message that I need to spread awareness about this common disease in dogs and...

Veterinary Medicine Has Health Care R...

Veterinary medicine seems light years ahead of human medicine when it comes to combining the best aspects of traditional veterinary medicine with proven alternative medicine. ...

Veterinary Hospital Offers Clients An...

My proactive and visionary practice manager, Ingrid Culver, conceived the idea of having a hospital open house for fall 2016 and with the coordination our cherished medical team,...

Extractions Are Not Called Pulling Te...

Pet owners are occasionally surprised when I quote them the price of dental extractions.  I think some people have the impression that the extraction of a tooth is simply yanking...

Decided To Gift Your Family With A Fa...

In my previous post, I discussed that giving a pet as a gift is not a good idea, with the exception of a mutually agreed upon step of taking on a new family pet.  This is...

Pets Are Not Smart Holiday Gifts!

I write about this once a year, so if you have read these sentiments before, my apologies…but since you stumbled across this article anyway, be sure to share the article and...

Keep Thanksgiving Enjoyable And Safe ...

We are all so very thankful on Thanksgiving.  We are thankful for our careers, thankful for our health, thankful for our families, and many of us are thankful for our beloved...

Guidelines for giving insulin to pets

I can’t think of a disease that causes more owner anxiety than diabetes. Something about having to give a shot twice a day, every day, to an animal you love is very daunting....

A Spay Is A Major Abdominal Surgery…P...

I think the veterinary medical field has to do away with the simple term “spay” and call the procedure by its actual name, ovariohysterectomy.  Ovariohysterectomy more...

Why is insulin to important? An intro...

You may still be reeling from hearing the news that your dog or cat is diabetic. We can get through this! First, let’s get three facts very clear. 1 – Diabetes sucks 2 –...