Internet-based pharmacies want a share of the multi-billion dollar pet medication market. Some of them don’t care what they do to get it. Today, Estella came in for a routine vaccination visit. It had been eighteen months since I’d last seen her and I was worried that she might have missed doses of her monthly [...]
“Hunting dogs don’t go to veterinarians.” “I beg your pardon?” I asked, incredulous, and sure I’d heard wrong. “That’s what my son said,” Curtis’ new mom said. “And where, precisely, did he get this gem of information?” I wanted to know. “From his hunting buddies.” As I examined Curtis, mom and I proceeded to have [...]
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question for today. More and more cat owners elect to keep their cats indoors, which MyPetsDoctor.com heartily advocates. In fact, we practice what we preach, and our Martha is never allowed to be outdoors. The key word here is “allowed.” Which doesn’t mean that she won’t [...]
You’ve heard it said that a dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s. Even without microbiological tests I would question that statement simply on the basis of some of the things I’ve seen dogs lick! Cats’ mouths, on the other hand, are second only to reptiles for producing horrible infections when they bite. Cat bite [...]
I’m happy to report that my wife, Brenda, was able to have the cast removed from her right arm this week. Along with that delightful event she had removal of the three Steinmann pins holding the pieces of her radius bone together. Radiographs showed good healing, though she will still temporarily wear a brace for [...]
This week it was announced that Chanel, the “world’s oldest dog” celebrated her 21st birthday. In fact, the dog with the greatest recorded age was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey. Bluey was euthanized at 29 years and 5 months of age. Of course, this is an extreme case and most dogs live nowhere near [...]
Medication A caused vomiting and diarrhea in 4% of test subjects during approval trials for the Food and Drug Administration. Medication B caused hives in 2% of test subjects during approval trials for the Food and Drug Administration. Medication C caused sneezing in 0.5% of test subjects. What do these statistics mean for you in [...]
Tattoos. It won’t be long before more people have them than don’t. Today, though, we’re talking about dog and cat tattoos. These tattoos are not for decoration, but for conveying information. Veterinarians use small, straight-line tattoos when pets are spayed or neutered to let future caregivers know that this particular pet no longer has internal [...]
“Fluffy is having her ovariohysterectomy, spay, surgery today, Mrs. Jones, and this would be a perfect time to proceed with the AVID microchip we discussed during her puppy vaccination series. Would you like for Dr. Randolph to put that in today while Fluffy is anesthetized?” “I’ve thought it over since we first talked and I’ve [...]
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