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One of the things I appreciate most about being a veterinarian isĀ 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 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 […]
Thatās a popular saying in veterinary medicine today. I grew up with kitties. Thatās not to say I didnāt 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 […]
(Photo courtesy of IDEXX Laboratories) Anaplasma SSP. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā As the medical director ofĀ Pets After DarkĀ , I feel lucky to have a platform to speak to the veterinary […]
I donāt know about you, but even if weāve had a pretty mildĀ winter Iām completely ready for spring. I can see Daffodils and itās energizing. As a veterinarian, thereās 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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The holiday season is upon us: the days are getting shorter, the temperatures getting cooler and as winter approaches it might be tempting to stop the topical or oral preventative medications we give our pets. After all, the flea and tick season is over right? Not so fast! Although fleas and ticks seem to thrive […]
Grain-free and exotic ingredient diets in dogs have become increasingly popular in the past 20 years amongst pet owners partly because of very clever marketing from the pet food industry at large. Unfortunately this has led to an increasing number of dogs being diagnosed with heart disease including in breeds not normally prone to cardiomyopathy, […]
