My doggie gave to me: 12 Yummers Yumming! Eleven Crunchy Carrots Ten Snorers Sleeping Nine Surfin' Santas Eight Toes a-Twinklin' Seven Noshes Nibbled Six things to lay on Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Thank you to Annette at Biscuits By Lambchop for bringing up the end of this crazy train :) Treats for all tonight! Speaking of that, for those of you who are still around, I do have another giveaway ... Read more »
Archives for 2013
On the eleventh day of Petmas
My horsie gave to me: Eleven Crunchy Carrots! Ten Snorers Sleeping Nine Surfin' Santas Eight Toes a-Twinklin' Seven Noshes Nibbled Six things to lay on Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Kari, that is pretty much the coolest garland ever. I sense a strong food theme to this year's 12 Days. :) I have another giveaway coming up this afternoon! Don't forget to enter the Motorola camera giveaway if you ... Read more »
On the tenth day of Petmas
My tired loves gave to me: 10 Snorers Sleeping! Nine Surfin' Santas Eight Toes a-Twinklin' Seven Noshes Nibbled Six things to lay on Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! I thought this went up earlier today, but apparently. I was running around all day unaware- four appointments for people to say goodbye to their beloved pets, so forgive me being late here but it was a draining day. Like clockwork, the week ... Read more »
On the Ninth Day of Petmas
My SoCal buds gave to me.... 9 Surfin Santas! Eight Toes a-Twinklin' Seven Noshes Nibbled Six things to lay on Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! You all know I love me some SoCal Surf Dogs. I wish I had more time to spend with this amazing group- the times I have gone out with them have reminded me each and every time of the absolute best that the dog world represents (their dedication to charity is ... Read more »
Naughty or Nice Giveaway 1: Motorola WiFi Pet Monitor!
Has your pet been naughty or nice this year? You can find out for sure with the Motorola Scout1B Wifi Pet Monitor. I used a camera like this to verify it was indeed Kekoa and not Brody who was counter surfing while we were out. Here's the description: This remote Motorola Scout1 Wi-Fi Video PET Monitor camera allows you to monitor your pets from anywhere. Catch live action, record video and take snapshots while controlling the camera with Remote Pan, Tilt and Digital Zoom. Home ... Read more »
A Dog’s Holiday Wishlist
One of my favorite holiday traditions is going over to Fox5 News and doing a bit with Rancho Coastal Humane Society talking about the dogs' holiday wishes (next to being adopted, of course.) Just me, Santa, and a bunch of adorable dogs all doing our best to avoid any sort of Ron Burgundy stereotypes about San Diego programming. Here's the segment with the 6 adorable pups. :) It's always hard to pick just 6 items, but here is what we presented this year: 1. The ThunderShirt ... Read more »
On the eighth day of Petmas
My stylish love gave to me: Eight Toes A-Twinkling! Seven Noshes Nibbled Six things to lay on Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Thank you Andrea! I love how your pup's paws are crossed just so. STAY TUNED everyone, I have a surprise- a bunch of Flash Giveaways coming up in the next few days! Check back soon! ... Read more »
On the seventh day of Petmas
My teensy tiny love gave to me: Seven noshes nibbled Six things to lay on Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! I had actually been planning on doing a seven myself as I didn't have anyone grab that number (7 and 11 were never claimed for whatever reason), and I was debating what sort of indignity I could impose upon Brody when, like a little gift from heaven, this adorableness landed in my inbox ... Read more »
On the sixth day of Petmas…
My true love gave to me: 6 Things for Laying! Five faaaavorite things Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Seriously, this cat is a pillow aficionado of the highest order. Won't touch a cat bed, but if it's human-scented, she's on it. Her favorite pillow is my husband's laptop case. ... Read more »
On the fifth day of Petmas (sing it now)
My true love gave to me (with feeling!) FIIIIIVE FAVORITE THIIIIIINGS! Four doggie nerds Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Thank you Lisa and the adorable Miss Sophie! ... Read more »
On the fourth day of Petmas
My true love gave to me.... Four doggie nerds! Three Irish Hounds Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! I'll admit it, I fully LOL'd when I saw this one. Kristen, this is all sorts of amazing. All it needs is a Game of Thrones in there and we would reach full Nerdvana. ... Read more »
On the third day of Petmas
My true love gave to me: 3 Irish Hounds! Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! Thank you Susan! ... Read more »
On the second day of Petmas
My true love gave to me: Two turtles, Dove And a cat messing up my new tree! (Thank you Heather for sharing your awesome crew! I'm always so impressed when people pull of the literal translation) ... Read more »
On the first day of Petmas
My new pet gave to me: ... Read more »
She might have a Caesar
One part of being a medical professional that no one really prepares you for is how to deliver bad news. If you watch those who have done it long enough (read: emergency doc) you'll see the professional approach: sterile, blunt, quick. You have to do it that way, because you have a bunch of patients still alive to attend to. OK, not this blunt: But that's a learned skill. Those who haven't done it as frequently have obvious tells: the grimace when your hopeful face meets their eyes, the ... Read more »
A Veterinarian’s Holiday Wishlist
I usually spend this time of year making up wishlists for dogs and cats, and with a new kitten in the house, there's plenty she could be interested in finding under the tree (though for her, the tree itself is present enough). But then I saw a few things that I just had to stick on my Amazon Wishlist, and because I thought they were awesome I thought some of you out there might find them awesome too. If you want to get that special vet in your life something that blows the lid off a "I love ... Read more »
The Secrets to Saving Money at the Vet
Hoo boy, that 20/20 piece sure stirred up some emotions, didn't it? And it's Thanksgiving, a week of gratitude, so I'm going to take a step back and say thank you to all the wonderful readers and colleagues who make writing this worthwhile. In honor of that, I'm going to take a moment and also share with you some of my own veterinary secrets. For the low low price of nothing, I want to explain to you what I believe, based on over a decade now in the field, is the best way to save money at the ... Read more »
Some Veterinarians Sell Unnecessary Online Memberships By Throwing Colleagues Under the Bus
Some Veterinarians Sell Unnecessary Shots, Tests to Make Extra Money, Says Former Vet Did you see this bit on 20/20 this weekend? Ah, media. Titled "Veterinary Confessions," the piece follows a couple of dogs through a series of veterinary visits where different vets offer different services based on their clinical experience, interspersed with the contrite admonitions of a former veterinarian who says that he was, before he relinquished his license (more on that later), the medical ... Read more »