Learning Curve
You leave vet school with a degree, a brain full of detail, and lots of enthusiasm. Then, somewhere down the line, it hits you —…
Day: February 20, 2013
Supportive Supplements & Fun Foods
Probiotics should be used regularly in many animals, and always during a food change or while using antibiotics. Lactobacillus sporogenes is often a good form…
Evidence-based Medicine For Animal Supplements – Part 2
Everyone remembers the issue with melamine contamination in pet food in 2007. It resulted in Senate hearings during which three areas of concern for pet…
Focus on acupressure
The intent of acupressure is to maintain or replenish a harmonious flow of blood and life-promoting energy called chi throughout the body. In accord with…
Chemicals and environmental contaminants in dogs and cats
A case study looking at small animal exposure levels to toxic chemicals and how these environmental contaminants can adversely affect both cats and dogs. In…
Go Team!
For years, veterinarians have been told that the success of their practices relied on doing the jobs they were trained to do, and allowing their…
Thyroid Dysfunction & Aberrant Behavior
Many veterinarians are unaware of how to properly test and diagnose their patients in order to identify the early stages of this disease process, prior…
Hospice Care
Hospice care for terminally ill animals and their families is showing steady growth in demand and supply, and veterinarians are receiving more requests from clients…
Tips for expanding your veterinary services
How to get clients, colleagues and staff on board when introducing integrative treatment options to your practice. Interest in integrative medicine is rising every year…
Veterinary massage
Massage is an increasingly popular and effective therapy that has numerous applications and makes a valuable addition to the integrative practice. Massage has become a…
Is Your Patient Depressed?
Annie didn’t seem herself. She was grumpy and didn’t have much appetite. She seemed lethargic and uninterested in activities she had always enjoyed. Once outgoing,…
Rehab for a torn CCL
Whether or not surgery is needed to correct a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament (CCL), rehab is necessary to get an injured dog back to normal…
