Noise Anxiety In Pets
This time of year I’m always reminded of one of my favorite pets, Mackay, a female Australian Shepherd. She was the best dog in every way, with just one flaw, as she aged she developed a terrible fear of thunderstorms and fireworks. The sound of thunder or fireworks would make her bolt and run away […]
Top 10 Pet Insurance Claims
I always am interested to see the annual results of the 10 most common health insurance claims made for pets. There aren’t any surprises on the list and the good news is that most of the diseases are treatable and often curable. Most are best caught in the early stages and confirms that early detection […]
Wellness Plans
If you read my articles you know the value I put on regular examinations not only to prevent disease but to also catch diseases as early as possible. The challenge in veterinary medicine in this economy is getting pet owners to bring their pets in for preventative care or in the early stage of disease. […]
Internet Prescriptions
So much has changed in the twenty plus years since I graduated. There have been advances in medicine and the level of care we can provide pets, even in a small, privately owned practice like mine, have drastically improved. The business environment has also changed, most markedly in the last few years (or maybe I […]
Spay And Neuter
Why and when to spay and neuter our pets. I’ve been writing monthly articles for a while now and the topic often comes from something that happens in my day-to-day practice. This particular subject is something I discuss on a daily basis, and when a good client with a new golden retriever puppy recently and […]
Dentistry
One of my favorite parts of being a veterinarian is that I’m always challenged to learn and improve as a doctor. Nothing is better than going to continuing education to learn about the current diagnostic and therapeutic trends. When I come back from a meeting, I’m always so excited to put what I learned into […]
Pet Vaccination Update
Vaccination Information I always say for everything there is a perfect world scenario and a real-world scenario. For instance, in a perfect world, pet owners would brush their pet’s teeth daily. In the real world, very few of my clients (including myself) find the time to brush their pet’s teeth regularly. My real world fix […]
Practicing Medicine
My mother taught me many clichés growing up, one of them was “practice makes perfect.” I have applied this rule to many aspects of my life, and have passed down this belief to my daughter. In most cases this saying holds true, however, when it comes to being a doctor I feel that I will […]
Pet Insurance Top 10 Claims
Every year Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) publishes a list of the top 10 medical insurance claims made for dogs and cats during the previous year. Topping the list for the first time this year for dogs is allergic/atopic dermatitis, displacing the longstanding front-runner, ear infections. I deal with allergic skin disease almost every day, but […]
Flea Control
Fall is here and in my world it means fleas. According to the weather channel we live in a state that has year-round flea activity, which peaks in August. In my experience we see many more pets with flea infestations in September and October. I’ve always thought it’s because it’s going to get cold and […]