Until recently, the mantra in veterinary medicine has been "There is no such thing as pet insurance". The insurance companies heard us...

As I mentioned in Creepy Crawlies part 1, we will be discussing mosquitos and flies in part 2. In veterinary medicine, mosquitos are...

In veterinary medicine, two of the creepy crawlies we concern ourselves with most are fleas and ticks. The other two are flies and...

In the mid 1970s, canine parvovirus (CPV) emerged on the veterinary scene with the same ferocity that COVID-19 struck human medicine in...

In veterinary medicine, the phrase "foreign body" is shorthand for a situation where a pet has eaten a nonfood item that has become...

Another wild animal frequently seen around human habitations is the raccoon. Easily recognized by their facial masks and ringed tails,...

In 2009, one study published results that indicated opossums are mass destroyers of ticks. The public loved the idea, and the meme went...

Spring is around the corner and the hibernating creatures will be awakening soon. In the ER, our thoughts go to snakes. There are three...

Of all the mishaps our dogs experience when they tangle with wildlife, getting skunked is by far the most noxious. The human nose can...

I am not usually a confrontative person but there are times when a person needs to speak up. To be fair, 98% of the people I converse...

My experience in emergency veterinary medicine has taught me that anguish will drive people to say hurtful things they would not...

While controversy regarding vaccines rages on social media, the truth is many fatal and catastrophically life altering diseases have been...

Twenty first century humans keep a lot of products in our homes that are life threateningly toxic to our pets. Dogs especially tend to...

I often find myself talking to cat owners about alleviating stress in their environment to help manage disease. Inevitably, people look...

Many of our feline patients come to us with urinary issues. Discussing stress around the litter pan becomes a big part of discharging...

You've been watching Fluffy for a couple days now and whatever is ailing him is not resolving on its own. You call your primary care...

For as long as I have been in veterinary medicine, we have always strongly advocated for neutering our family pets before they are a year...