Veterinary medicine as predominantly independent small businesses has been under assault from corporate big business since the early 2000’s and continued ramping up of...
In honor of 2018 National Veterinary Technician Week, I would like to highlight 5 reasons why veterinary technicians are nothing short of heroes. As a practicing veterinarian...
Pet food marketing deception is taking over the pet food industry in ways that are making veterinarians feel like we are banging our heads against a wall. With beautiful...
A spay procedure as it is commonly called, is an abdominal surgery where the veterinary surgeon removes the female organs of reproduction, the ovaries and most of the uterus. ...
It never fails to amuse me when I hear human medical doctors referred to as “real doctors,” when making the distinction between a veterinarian, aka, animal doctor,...
I am not shy to admit that dog training or behavior is not particularly high on my lists of interests or something I am especially good at. However, having recently been...
Earlier this week I had a neuter that cancelled after the owner had already showed up to drop off her dog for the procedure. The admitting technician recognized immediately at...
It disappoints me when I hear members of my Generation X speak disparagingly of Millenials, referring to them as lazy, unmotivated snow flakes that will run our country into the...
I having been banging the drum of the importance of the yearly well visit for dogs and cats since I graduated veterinary school. It has always been less about the vaccines for me...
The Trump administration has a proposal that would strip the Endangered Species Act of key provisions, a measure that conservationists say would gravely weaken the law that was...
H5N1 Avian Influenza is causing far more trouble than just just high egg prices. The bird flu has successfully jumped species now able to infect cats and people. Although the ability to infect...
No person aside from your parents will love you more than your dog. No matter what, your dog will always go bonkers the moment you come home. That love will never be in question, as you are...
We must consider the life span of a dog in comparison to ours to understand how much faster they age than we do. We should also consider the size of the dog when considering the aging process, as...