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A veterinary blog for pet lovers, vet voyeurs and the medically curious...
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For the second time in as many weeks, I’ve been berated for the prices OTHER vets charge. 1-The emergency room visit for accidental
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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...
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Spays and neuters can be really inexpensive. Call up your local shelter and ask. I’ve seen them go for nothing in some municipalities (as in $0) and seldom for more than a hundred bucks. $30-$50 seems about average for my part of the US...
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“Diversion” is a fun term we in the retail industry use to describe the re-selling of products purchased by one legitimate retailer to another, illegitimate retailer.
Often, it’s illegal. And almost always,...
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We love Vincent. He's spectacularly cute and a seriously skilled cuddler. But Vincent's not without his issues. In recognition of his anniversary with us and just because I thought it would be fun, here’s the skinny on how much...
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You’ve wanted to be a vet forever. That’s why you spent every last summer in memory working with animals. You made the grade in college by turning down party after party. You suffered the nailbitingly stressful application and...
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No, you’ll probably never notice there aren’t enough vets in town ready and able to attend to Fluffy’s healthcare needs. But you can be sure the average livestock owner has to wait an increasingly long while for the vet to...
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(As you may well have noticed, my posting has become far less frequent than my typical. For that I heartily apologize--it seems that blogging does not work well on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (just letting you know should you ever...
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So I guess it’s time to finally cough up the goods on the subject of pet health insurance. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to table your patience. The subject had gotten so big, broad and unwieldy that I’ll not...
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OK, so now you’ve got your diagnosis: It’s a cruciate ligament tear or rupture with possible injury to the meniscal cartilage of the knee, too. Ouch! What you really need right about now is an expert opinion on the optimal...
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"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
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