No…not yet. But I'm sure the folks over at Texas A&M wish they’d hit the big time with their new oral contraceptive. How about it? Would you administer a daily or monthly pill to curb your pets’ reproductive antics?

It’s the holy grail of population control for pets: A safe, effective way to deal with the pet overpopulation problem. But this drug, phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor, is far from...

OK, now that I’ve spent two very full days in NYC helping K-9 Down teach soldiers, cops, firefighters and paramedics how to put catheters in veins, bandage wounds and tube their bloating dogs …I’m tired…really tired.

I’ll be back at work in two hours after flying into Miami an hour ago and I’m wondering if I can somehow squeeze a nap in…after I finish this post, of course.

The course was...

Speed demon surgeons may not sound like your pets’ best friend, but let’s not be too hasty now…sometimes it really is the best medicine.

In some surgical residency programs they teach the mantra, “time is trauma under anesthesia.” In other words, the longer a patient is out, the higher the risk of complications.

And statistically, that’s true. The longer a pet is under anesthesia the higher...

Here are nine fun facts about feeding nutritional supplements to your pets:

1-On pharmaceutical grade ingredients: It may surprise you to know that all but one pet supplement company adheres to the more stringent procedures required to produce pharmaceutical grade supplements. The vast majority of human supplement companies also eschew these stricter, more expensive controls.

2-On FDA regulation...

Yeah, it’s getting hotter out there. Here in Miami it’s already too hot to run while the sun is out. Basic gardening and goat-tending has already bronzed my exposed limbs. And swimming training will soon see my back turn five shades lighter than the front of me (even 50 spf can’t control some things).

Skin cancer checkups with my dermatologist are on my yearly calendar. But how about our pets?...

…but will it deliver?

I’m always on the lookout for neat new drugs to complement my arsenal of pharmaceuticals—and this one has the potential to change the way I practice medicine.

Marketed as Convenia in Europe, Pfizer’s new one-time injectable, two-week duration third-generation cephalosporin is an antibiotic approach that may also revolutionize how YOU deal with your pets’ healthcare needs....

Last night on NPR you may have heard a report on the over-diagnosis of bipolar disease in humans. Hearing the psychiatrists decry the increasingly ready use of this terminology to describe many merely depressed patients, I couldn’t help but think about how this over-diagnosis (and over-medication) applies to pets.

After all, drug companies are increasingly targeting pets in their drive to...

Over the past few days I’ve been corresponding with the owner of a kitty whose expressed desire is to maintain her cat’s reproductive integrity—sans ability to bear kittens. Tubal ligation is the subject of her inquiry: “Is it advisable if my goals for her include sexual activity?”

Hmmm… This is a weird one for sure. Despite the fact that I have better things to do than correspond with people...

On the heels of Thursday’s post on the merits of high quality supplements in pet diets comes this celebration of the lowly fatty acids in our pets’ diets.

We’ve long known that dogs and cats who consume diets including fish, flaxseed oil and/or enhanced with fatty acid supplements we may add tend towards shinier coats and healthier skin. Fatty acids are important to the health of skin, which...

Something amazing often happens to a limp at the first sign of an impending vet visit. Fluffy and Fido are suddenly “healed.” If not upon recognition of the carrier or when hoisted into the car, then magically…after beholding the sights, smells and sounds of their veterinarian’s establishment.

It invariably infuriates my clients. “I tell you, she’s been limping all weekend!” The frustration...