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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Some of you may be familiar with the acronym "MRSA" (pronounced mer-sah ). It stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staph Aureus. MRSA is a bacteria which is resistant to most antibiotics, and people who get it can die from it.

Monday, October 5, 2015

I am writing on the topic of aspirin in pets today at the request of one of my senior vet techs. She was telling me that it sure would be nice if our clients understood how they are complicating (and often compromising) their pets' care when they give them aspirin. So here you go!

Monday, August 31, 2015

1. Cleaning your pet's ears before bringing him in for an ear problem. We would really like to see what those ears look like (what kind of "goo" is in there) to help us determine the severity of, and help characterize the nature of, the problem. Cleaning them before the visit makes it harder for us to do this!

Friday, May 22, 2015

Several veterinary newsmagazines and journals have recently published articles on the high rate of suicide among members of my profession. According to statistics for 2014, male and female veterinarians have considered suicide at a rate of 14% and 19% respectively, compared to rates of 5% and 7% among the general US population.

Monday, March 2, 2015

I'm going to briefly touch base on a topic that we've been getting a lot of calls about. It seems that there is a class-action lawsuit being brought against Nestle-Purina because a gentleman feels that their "Beneful" dog food caused the illness or death of his three dogs. He claims that Propylene Glycol and mycotoxins in the food are the culprits.

Friday, October 17, 2014

The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Congo of Africa. It has caused outbreaks of death and disease in Africans ever since. The most recent outbreak has been particularly horrible, and the illness has crossed the border to threaten other nations, including ours.