Ask Dr. V: headgear and flat pets questions answered!
As you watch this I will be delirious with jet lag in the middle of a 25 hour flight home. This is an appropriate topic for such antics.
Ask Dr. V
Ask Dr V: Nutrition, rotation diets, and high protein
Today I’m showing Part 2 of the Ask Dr V series. I believe, though I haven’t checked it against the itinerary, that I should be on my way to the Ngorongoro Crater as we speak. Unless a chimp shoved me off the mountain earlier in the week, in which case these pre-published videos will be on a whole new level of macabre.
Which, by the way, my shade would find utterly hysterical.
Ask Dr. V: Petsitters and euthanasia
Before I left, I spent a few minutes answering some of the great questions you submitted for the Ask Dr. V segments. I was on my way to a PTA meeting and had a few minutes to kill, so I figured why not. This was way more interesting, by the way.
Do you have a clear understanding with your petsitters or boarding facilities when you leave on a trip? Would you want them to make that call for you?
Have a Question?
Health topic you’d like to hear more about?
Wondering what Brody and Koa do all day?
Dying to know my favorite fruit?
I’ll be picking questions to answer in the Ask Dr. V section over here. You can send in your questions via the contact form. Questions will be selected at my discretion.
That’s Spike from Iams, who is mulling over what he might want to ask.
As always, if your pet has an immediate health concern, please see your regular veterinarian. I will answer questions about general health topics, but I will not select any questions that have to do with your specific pet’s health.
Filed: Ask Dr. V
Your Questions Answered: Part 2
Most difficult class in vet school?That’s a toss-up. Clinical pathology was a bear, but so was neurology. The first because of the topic, the second because of the teacher.
Did the dogs get any of the cat litter chicken breast?
Nope. It was immediately tossed, much to Koa’s chagrin. She really wanted it (as you could see, I didn’t realize until watching the video that she was pacing like Jaws!)
What was the biggest animal you have treated & what for? And the smallest & what for?
I see you sneaking in 2 questions there! Biggest I have personally treated was a horse, but I watched someone else work on an elephant in school). I was treating it for, I don’t know, some horse thing. It was over 10 years ago so my memory is fuzzy.
The smallest was a mouse with an upper respiratory infection.
The most exotic was a chimpanzee.
Have you ever met a dog that truly watches television? ;0)
Just yours! 
I had a family vet growing up who always remembered our family’s pets (and later mine) and remembered us. I never figured out how he did it, but he always said the most soothing things and knew exactly what memory to bring up to make me feel better…Do you experience this kind of connection with any of your regular clients? Is it rewarding to you?
I do with several of my regular clients. It is a wonderful experience. It’s few and far between, though- a lot of people simply aren’t looking for that depth of relationship with their veterinarian.
Do people ever ask you what type of dog (or pet) to get? How do you answer such a question?
I would actually like that if more people did ask! They usually don’t and end up getting something that is a terrible match for their lifestyle (like the couple in a tiny but immaculate apartment who got a Weimaraner and then got upset that the dog was destructive when he got bored.)
I would ask them what their lifestyle is like, and what they are looking for in a pet. Then I would give them some suggestions and maybe a list of some rescues to talk to.
What is your grossest exam room story?
Hmm, probably the severely matted Chow who was in for a “skin infection”. Once we started cutting off the mats, we found infection all right. Secondary to the fleas and maggots. Handfuls of them.
Filed: Ask Dr. V, Blogathon, Blogathon 2010
Your Questions Answered: Funniest Exam Room experience (and giveaway!)
It’s late and dark, so I’m going all Blair Witch on you.
Your turn! It’s time for another FETCHING TAGS giveaway!
To enter, you can either:
1. Tell me a funny experience from your own work
or 2. Ask another question for me to answer.
Filed: Ask Dr. V, Blogathon, Blogathon 2010, Daily Life
