Pet Economics 101 But…is it Gucci? Brand name nutritional supplements in pet medicine

I find that many of my clients want to be told exactly which supplements or vitamins their pets need…and which they needn’t spend the money on. It’s a relatively easy thing for me to do in an individualized fashion, assuming I’ve had the chance to examine the pet fully and run basic tests on his/her blood and urine (further diagnostics, if necessary).

But I find that at some point it’s not so...

May 1st, 2008 3 Comments

Vet P.O.V. Poisoned heparin in pet medicine? How would we ever know?

Is it possible? Might Baxter’s poisoned heparin trickle down to pets? Why not? And how would we ever know?

In case you haven’t been made ware of the problem through your media sources, here’s a wrap-up: Tainted heparin, a  blood-thinning medication, was manufactured by drug company Baxter after using ingredients sourced from—you guessed it—China.

As far as I know, no one’s tried to send me an...

May 1st, 2008 5 Comments