I once accompanied my father to an emergency room visit for chest pain. I paid special attention to his answers to the staff’s questions so I could fill in if he left anything out. The first person to quiz him…
Dental cleaning and dental prophylaxis (prophy) mean the same thing. Both terms describe the process of preventive care for the mouth, teeth and gums that includes detailed examination, scaling (removal of plaque and calculus) and polishing. In veterinary practice, the…
Rare is the veterinary practice that doesn’t offer boarding as an ancillary service. You have several choices when it comes to care for your pets during travel. Among them: take them with you have someone house-sit with your pet at…
“Good morning, Kristi and Stephanie, I need a refill of Revolution heartworm preventive for Bowsie, please.” “We can take care of that for you, Mrs. Stephens. Has Bowsie missed any doses of her monthly Revolution?” “Yes, we just moved into…
What is daily life in our veterinary hospital really like? On a typical day we start out taking in our surgery patients and preparing for surgery that will be performed after we see a few outpatients. Modern surgery is pretty…
