Vet P.O.V. Fat dogs and legal remedies: One vet's perspective

I guess if the Slentrol isn’t an option and the diets haven’t yet worked  there’s always an animal cruelty charge someone can levy to light a fire under you butt. That’s what the owners of Rusty-the-morbidly-obese-British-wonder-dog came to know when his owners found their dog confiscated for cruelly facilitating his 161-pound obesity.

As reported diligently by Itchmo (sadly I can’t reference...

March 31st, 2008 22 Comments

Vetcetera Dr. K’s new gig: Telemundo gives her a shot on early morning TV (LIVE!)

OK so I didn’t expect my first appearance on TV as a vet to be a national one. International, even, if you consider the broad audience of mixed nationality US Hispanics.

Nope. I expected something sleepy and local where I wouldn’t be up against all that cleavage! (If you’ve ever watched Univision or Telemundo you’ll know what I’m talking about.)

Tomorrow on 7:30 AM EST on Telemundo you too can...

March 31st, 2008 17 Comments