About one year after I graduated vet school, I took routine screening chest radiographs of my senior Golden, Mulan. I looked them over, frowning at a small, mottled spot near her sternum. "She has cancer," I thought. It's not an unreasonable conclusion to come to with Golden Retrievers. Before I panicked, I asked my colleague to look at the x-ray, and she agreed it looked suspicious. I was devastated. I took Mulan to the local specialty hospital, where an intern I knew from vet school ... Read more »
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How to find your Special Snowflake Vet
"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "otherwise you wouldn't have come here." Every time I come across a "how to choose the best veterinary hospital" article, I read it, because it's fascinating to me to see how different authors choose to guide you in this task. The articles exist, presumably, because not ... Read more »
On the eleventh day of clinics
On the eleventh day of clinics, my kitties gave to me: 10 dogs a-derping 9 beggars prancing 8 screws a-stabilizing 7 mites a-swimming 6 Old Souls Graying 5 Moldy Rings! 4 Gastric Grommets 3 Dead Pens 2 Blown Up Gloves And a linear Foreign Body! ... Read more »
On the tenth day of clinics…
On the tenth day of clinics, my clients brought to me: 9 beggars prancing 8 screws a-stabilizing 7 mites a-swimming 6 Old Souls Graying 5 Moldy Rings! 4 Gastric Grommets 3 Dead Pens 2 Blown Up Gloves And a linear Foreign Body! ... Read more »
On the ninth day of clinics
My boarders gave to me: Hold on! That's eight? Where's number nine? Hamming it up by the ham, of course. 8 screws a-stabilizing 7 mites a-swimming 6 Old Souls Graying 5 Moldy Rings! 4 Gastric Grommets 3 Dead Pens 2 Blown Up Gloves And a linear Foreign Body! ... Read more »
On the eighth day of clinics
Hey everyone, thank you for all your kind words and your sharing the piece I wrote the other day. All of the commenters coming on here and talking about how much they love their vet and feel they have a wonderful collaborative relationship is the best Christmas present you could give me. Truly. OK! Now I have to get back on schedule so we're done by Thursday on the 12 days of clinics! My Newfie gave to me: 7 mites a-swimming 6 Old Souls Graying 5 Moldy Rings! 4 Gastric ... Read more »
What Your Natural Health Magazine Doesn’t Want You To Know
After the fifth time someone forwarded me "The Shocking Truth Your Vet Is Hiding" type articles in the past week, I had to take a stop from my scheduled 12 Days of Clinics to address it. I debated on a few clickbait titles for this post: alt: "Why Magazines are Getting Away With Murder" alt: "The Shocking Truth These Publishers Are Hiding" It doesn't really matter what the title is or if it related to the content anyway, but I imagine you already know that. But let's step back a moment, ... Read more »
On the seventh day of Clinics:
My bald dog gave to me: 6 Old Souls Graying 5 Moldy Rings! 4 Gastric Grommets 3 Dead Pens 2 Blown Up Gloves And a linear Foreign Body! ... Read more »
On the sixth day of clinics…
My clients brought to me: 5 Moldy Rings! 4 Gastric Grommets 3 Dead Pens 2 Blown Up Gloves And a linear Foreign Body! ... Read more »
On the fifth day of Clinics
On the fifth day of clinics, my ref lab sent to me: 4 Gastric grommets 3 Dead Pens 2 Blown up Gloves And a linear Foreign Body! ... Read more »