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A veterinary blog for pet lovers, vet voyeurs and the medically curious...
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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...
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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
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Yeah, it’s getting hotter out there. Here in Miami it’s already too hot to run while the sun is out. Basic...
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…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
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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...
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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:...
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On the heels of Thursday’s post on the merits of high quality supplements in pet diets...
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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...
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Cats may get the raw end of the deal when it comes to how much their owners are willing to pay for their medical expenses relative to dogs. And they may have fewer bucks thrown in their direction when it comes to research.
Despite...
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For your reading pleasure (and with the hopes of averting catastrophe, I’ve compiled a short list of home remedies best not undertaken. Feel free to contribute your own ideas on what works (and what might be unsafe) in your comments...
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