Can You Can See What I See?

 “Wow! There it is, I see it!” By Dr. Andrea Honigmann, DVM May 7th, 2024 Walking into a cavernous room with a very visible pulley system overhead, I headed to the back of the room where there were tables with microscopes. It was the fall of 2001 and my first year of veterinary school at […]

Hide Your Socks and Put Away Your Shoes!

“There’s a reason puppies and kittens are so cute!” By Caroline Simard-Swimmer April 25th, 2024 There’s nothing better than getting a new puppy or a new kitten! Even thinking about adopting an adult dog from a local rescue always elicits a huge smile. These are EXCITING TIMES!  I remember the feeling of excitement mixed with […]

Wild, Wild, Life

One of the things I appreciate most about being a veterinarian is the ability to use my skills in different settings. In September of 2023 I participated in a program on wildlife conservation in South Africa. The program was offered by an organization called African Wildlife Vetsbased in the province of Limpopo, about 30 miles from […]

I Married My Veterinarian!

I am a pet owner, first. My first dog was Bootsie Sue, a Hungarian Puli. I was 20 years old. Today, four Pulik and 37 years later, I married my veterinarian and run a business my wife and I conceived to provide after hours veterinary care. Most likely you are reading this because you are […]

Cats Are NOT Small Dogs !

That’s a popular saying in veterinary medicine today. I grew up with kitties. That’s not to say I didn’t love the dogs around me, growing up, it was just obvious to me early in my life that cats were the species for me. During one of my first professional stops on my way to being […]

Tick-ing Time Bomb

(Photo courtesy of IDEXX Laboratories) Anaplasma SSP.                                                           As the medical director of Pets After Dark , I feel lucky to have a platform to speak to the veterinary […]

Spring Is In The Air! Can You Feel It?

I don’t know about you, but even if we’ve had a pretty mild winter I’m completely ready for spring. I can see Daffodils and it’s energizing. As a veterinarian, there’s always some fatigue associated with this time of year. It feels like most sick pets we see are gravely ill and this can be emotionally draining. […]

Pins and Needles!

A story of how one veterinarian found acupuncture as an alternative way to manage pain in pets. By Dr. Christie Schroth After about ten years of practice as a small animal general practice veterinarian I started noticing there were some needs unanswered by traditional Western medicine. Dogs were starting to live well into their teenage […]

Saving Lives One Vaccine At A Time!

Every Sunday morning my first order of business is to catch up with veterinary publications and emails from various veterinary organisations. What I read this morning gave me pause, and yet did not surprise me because I see it at an alarmingly increasing rate in my daily practice: vaccine hesitancy. The article, originally by Laura […]

Ho, Ho, NOOOOO

Every holiday season I warn pet owners about the dangers our pets can encounter. While it may seem like common sense, here is my list, and I checked it twice. Mistletoe and poinsettias can be toxic if ingested and the water from your beautiful tree can cause a digestive irritation resulting in diarrhea. Tinsel and […]