I know I’ve hit this hot button before. But it never fails to relieve my stress to tell tales of waiting game frustrations in vet medicine—on both sides of the sitting-in-the-waiting-room-waiting-impatiently-to-be-seen dilemma.

Last week’s notable case was a new client. He came in 15 minutes late. He had already been bypassed by an early emergency. Then he was bypassed by a euthanasia (they...

Like most vets, I have more than my share of home remedies at the ready for clients looking to apply readily accessible ingredients to their pets’ minor ailments. Most of these DIY solutions include standard kitchen cabinet and fridge fare, with just a dash of the medicine drawer thrown in for good measure. Below are my top six, listed here for your reading pleasure:

1-Epsom salts: When pet...