The Best Gift You Can Give Your Pet: A Healthy Tomorrow
For most of us, our pets are far more than âjust a dogâ or âjust a cat.â Theyâre family.Theyâre the ones who greet us at the door, wagging their tails or curling up beside us after a long day. They love us unconditionally, no matter what. As a veterinarian, Iâve learned one universal truth: every […]
When Your Best Friend Canât Tell You It Hurts: A Vetâs Guide to Canine Pain
Last Tuesday, a client brought in Duke, a seven-year-old Labrador mix, because he’d “slowed down a bit lately.” What she described as normal aging was actually severe hip dysplasia that had been progressing for months. Duke had been suffering in silence, his tail still wagging, his eyes still bright with love for his family. This happens more often […]
Reading Between the Purrsđ»
After thirty years of veterinary practice, I’ve learned that cats are the ultimate poker players of the animal kingdom. While dogs will dramatically limp across the room with the theatrical flair of a Shakespearean actor nursing a splinter ( I only jest, in some cases signs are subtle and difficult to recognize-stay tuned for part two […]
Veterinary Tele-Medicine What It Is and Why It Matters
Our slogan says it all. Letâs state the obvious up front. We all love our pets. And yes, sometimes they do not feel well. And if history is any indication of what we do instinctually, (it is, by the way), loading your sick dog or cat into your car at 9:35 pm on Wednesday night to […]