May we talk? Let’s talk about pain today. Pets experience pain exactly the same we do. While they don’t fear, anticipate and dread pain as we do, when a pain stimulus occurs the pain is just as real as it is for us. Today a patient came to our hospital who hadn’t seen a doctor [...]
The name “Smokey” took on a whole new meaning at a London, KY, backyard cookout as this little Smokey got too close to the cooking action. Look at this photo of Smokey with a giant grilling fork impaled, not just in his head, but in his brain! His veterinarian, Dr. Keaton Smith, of the Cumberland Valley [...]
Caring for our own personal pets during my wife, Brenda’s, recovery from fractured leg and arm has been a bit of a challenge. We are fortunate that our poodle, Pearl, likes to visit the clinic. At 15 ½ years of age she has a few medical and physical challenges that make her high-maintenance, so she [...]
Board-certified veterinary internists have a saying, “Cats are not small dogs.” We general practitioners might hear that admonition at any continuing education event. The point of the proverb is that cats are different from dogs, physically and metabolically. Do you know what else cats aren’t, that dogs aren’t either? They are not people. Don’t get [...]
Sam, the West Highland Terrier we previously talked about having had his horrible skin problems ignored was back for a followup visit today. In our April 30 post I had anticipated quick relief for Sam, and he definitely feels and looks much better. However, his itchiness has not sufficiently resolved, and I was disappointed by [...]
Your patience is greatly appreciated as you may experience temporary delays in posts on MyPetsDoctor.com over the next couple of weeks. Wednesday, July 8, my wife, Brenda, and I made a trip down to the bayou behind our home just before bedtime. We went to bait up a trotline that we keep across our boat [...]
Time was that we would put a dog in the bed of a pickup and drive across the entire USA, thinking nothing about it. Now, we know better. A least some do. Sadly, one still sees dogs riding atop tool boxes, cargo and debris in the backs of trucks. They are the classic “accident waiting [...]
Smokers sometimes comment that they feel picked-on, like a minority group with no rights. MyPetsDoctor.com is not here to pick on smokers, just to ask them to make considerations for pets we love. Pets are subject to the same effects from secondhand smoke as people. I once had a Doberman patient who belonged to a [...]
Today we had yet another of those sad situations in which a well-meaning pet owner misunderstood that the most important thing that happens on an annual visit is the “shots.” Allow me to make this clear one more time: The most important thing that happens on a patient visit is the physical examination. Vaccinations for [...]
Today we want to discuss some ways to keep your pet safe while at your pet’s doctor’s office. Safe? What harm could come to my pet while at his veterinarian’s office? Just this morning I observed two sick pets checking each other out nose to nose. It’s bad enough that each was already ill. If [...]
Today our morning was joined by a walk-in patient, a precious little Pomeranian named Bouncer. Poor Bouncer has been having problems with passing out. It has occurred four times in the past year. Physically, his examination was normal and his EKG was normal. His chest radiograph (X-ray) shows some enlargement of the right ventricle of [...]
Great news for Martha! Martha’s test results are back and I’m happy to report that our initial worries reported July 2, 2009 prior to testing were not confirmed. Martha does have a couple of a common feline kidney problems. It is important to understand about kidneys that they have many, many functions. While we won’t [...]
Today is a good day to catch up on some old friends. As you know I’ve said before, I love updates. Turbo The Miracle Kitty (Story One, Story Two, Story Three, Story Four, Story Five) came in today for a Medical Progress Examination and to evaluate his urinary tract condition. He continues to have occasional [...]
What is it like when a veterinarian’s pet is ill? It is not easy, I can tell you from plenty of experience. As you might imagine my family and I have had many pets over the years. Most veterinarians’ families have. And as time passes, so do our pets. If you have read my bio [...]
My thanks to those who are following the story of moving our parents into assisted living. Their move is coming together well. New carpet is in their apartment. My sister, Beverly, has purchased new furniture to match their new needs in their new, smaller space. It will be delivered Monday. The first delivery of their [...]
Dopey the cat is back with his family. Thanks to his microchip. In Sacramento, CA, the Lane-Mills family lost track of their beloved cat in 2003. After years passed they assumed he had been hit by a car, though no body was ever found. Somehow Dopey lived forty miles away in Winters, CA, for six [...]
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