Messages From The Mane
Hair mineral analysis (HMA) is a laboratory test that measures the mineral content of the hair. A small sample of hair (one tablespoon) taken from…
Category: Veterinary Care
Preparing for a disaster
If disaster strikes, you’ll need to have systems in place to take care of your family, your animals, and your veterinary practice. A disaster usually doesn’t…
Ozone Therapy in the Veterinary Practice
Ozone and other oxygen therapies have been used for over 100 years around the world for human and animal healing. These therapies continue to gain…
Safe Dieting – an integrative approach to obesity
Obesity in pets is defined as >36% body fat. Even more specifically, it can be defined by a high Body Condition Score (BCS). In veterinary…
Integrative Treatment of the Cornea
Problems in the eye can go from mild to extreme within a day. As a result of this and the pain that often accompanies corneal…
Study On Professional Outpatient Preventative Dentistry (POPD) (Abbreviated)
A double-blind study of 12 dogs and 12 cats, randomly selected and divided by age group and history of anesthetic dental treatment, were used in…
Protecting Animals through the Next Generation of Vets
The Concepts in Animal Welfare (known as CAW) syllabus is being launched NOW and is a major teaching tool for veterinary institutions to ensure that…
Professional Outpatient Preventive Dentistry (POPD): Can It Be Done Safely and Effectively Without the Use of General Anesthesia?
Mayra Urbieta, DMD; Stephanie Sur, DVM; Patrick Hardigan, PhD; Darren Pike, DMD, MS; Chad Orlich, DMD; Board-Pending periodontist in private practice in Orange County,…
Homeopathy: A 200-year-old Nanomedicine (Part 1)
Homeopathy has been around for over two centuries and is the second most utilized form of complimentary and alternative medicine in the world. The acceptance…
TCVM for Lameness in Horses – Diagnosis and Treatment
Every horseperson knows the adage “no foot no horse”. Indeed, much equine lameness involves the distal limb. Some equine lameness arises from acute, targeted trauma,…
Equine Dentistry
Equine dentistry is practiced by veterinarians and veterinary technicians as well as certifi ed and uncertifi ed laypersons all over the world. There are many…
Are you in tune with your patients’ body language?
You can set the tone of a visit by reading each pets’ body language and knowing how to put them at ease. “The veterinarian we…
