This is not a “testimonial” intended for the commercial betterment of any one brand. It juts so happens that the only version of polysulfated glycosaminoglycans (PSGAG) in the veterinary marketplace is Adequan®. And it works.

Poly what?? OK, so it doesn’t really matter to me that you can’t pronounce this alphabet-soupy injectable drug. It’s enough for me that you know what it does so you can...

Don’t get me wrong. Here on Dolittler we’re near-fanatical about the use of pain control measures in veterinary medicine. We also spend a significant amount of time rehashing the side effects some of these alternatives offer along the way. But that’s not what this post is about.

Nope, this post is about how the use of pain relief in pets provides a reasonable escape hatch for those who would...

When the largest veterinary practice in the world refuses to crop your dog’s ears and dock your pups’ tails, you know the times they are a changin.’

Can there be any companion animal veterinary issue as contentious as the availability of cosmetic surgery for pets? Probably not. Surgical procedures that carry medical risks and the possibility of significant pain should be exclusively confined...

Anyone who knows me even slightly well outside of my silicon and stainless steel-infused professional environments can tell you something not-so-secret about me: I love to cook. 

Every day, almost without fail, I pore over online food porn, scour the contents of my pantry and refrigerator, devise menus and stop off at my local farmer’s market for another few ingredients to add to my stash....

Can you imagine going into the Ob/Gyn one year and being told they’re going to have to “spay” you? Ever wonder why they wouldn’t? I do.

I guess it has something to do with the etymology of the word and the sensitivity of the act of performing a full ovariohysterectomy on a woman. From the Online Etymology Dictionary, here’s the source of the word:

spay c.1410, "stab with a sword, kill," also...

Would you take your pet to one of those in-front-of-the-supermarket vaccine clinics charging less than your vet does for basic vaccines? You might not. You’re not likely to fall into the target market for these. Not if you’re taking the time to read through blog posts on the subject of veterinary care.

Nonetheless, you should know that plenty of people find these vaccine shops to be...

No, we can’t save them all. But we’ve all been guilty of letting the occasional long-shot kitten case worm its way into our psyches, sucking up all our energy reserves like a feline singularity as we battle to save it against all odds––not to mention our better judgment. 

The kitten in question is a stray twelve-weeker currently living in the company of a new-client couple. They’d come in...

Given this title, you might assume I’d oppose the slaughter of horses. And yes it’s true, I don’t believe that equines raised as family pets, racehorses and once-beloved recreational companions deserve the dinner plate as their final resting place. 

Yet ever since the last three equine slaughterhouses in the US ceased operations in 2007, it’s become clear to me and others in my profession...

Testimonials and positive reviews abound on the web when it comes to the product reserved for the eyes of our “little angels.” Owners of white pets everywhere swear by Angel Eyes. Those whose pets suffer marked tear stains caused by ruddy pigments called porphyrins are “amazed” by its results. All in all, it’s the end of the unsightly ocular dreeblies in a bottle. And it REALLY works. 

A...

You might find it distasteful for your neighbors to keep a backyard flock of chickens. What’s next, you muse, goats and pigs? A line for air drying laundry? Vegetable gardens in place of front-yard annuals? Work trucks in the driveway? What’s your neighborhood coming to? 

Environmentalism, health and gastronomical concerns should only go so far, you say. Animals have their place and it’s as...