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Should Vets and Clients Be Facebook Friends?
By Dr. Andy Roark, May 9, 2013It just happened again. The little head-shaped silhouette in the top left corner of my Facebook page lit up, and a wonderful pet owner I recently helped reached out to be my online friend. I have… Full Article ›
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Why a Veterinarian Might Just Need Some Pet Insurance for Her Own Pets
By Dr. Patty Khuly, May 20, 2013I have a French Bulldog whom I adopted many years ago as an adolescent “problem puppy” in need of a special home. By the time he came to live with me, Vincent had already received a… Full Article ›
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Five Ways Having a New Pup Is Changing This Veterinarian’s Approach to Pediatric Patients
By Dr. Patty Khuly, May 15, 2013Her name is Violet, and she’s at once as wonderful, adorable, taxing and terrible as all new pups are wont to be. She’s my newest, the first pup I’ve had in well over a decade and… Full Article ›
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Are Annual Exams Really Necessary?
By Dr. Andy Roark, Apr 25, 2013Last year, in a much-discussed New York Times article titled "Let’s (Not) Get Physicals," a physician reporter named Elisabeth Rosenthal argued that annual physical examinations for… Full Article ›
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Avoid These 5 Common Pet Emergencies
By Dr. Marty Becker, May 6, 2013Few things are sadder in medicine — either human or animal — than a patient sickened or even killed by something that could have easily been prevented. In my more than three decades… Full Article ›
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Patience Key to Diagnosing and Managing Asthma in Cats
By Dr. Marty Becker, May 3, 2013Feline asthma is a frustrating medical condition for veterinarians and cat owners alike, but you wouldn’t have known it at the lecture given at the Western Veterinary Conference by Dr.… Full Article ›
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How Veterinarians Handle Being Second-Guessed
By Dr. Patty Khuly, May 7, 2013Many years ago, a young woman brought me an uncomfortable Boston Terrier I quickly diagnosed with a bladder full of bladder stones — a clear-cut case on X-ray if ever there was one. My… Full Article ›
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Grossly Unappetizing: Giant African Land Snails Invade South Florida's Backyards
By Dr. Patty Khuly, May 8, 2013A fellow veterinarian recently remarked on the unique ecosystem we enjoy down here in South Florida. As a lifelong Northeasterner, she couldn’t seem to fathom the biological extremes our… Full Article ›
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Do Your Pets Ride Loose in Your Car? Why This Vet Changed His Ways — and You Should Too
By Dr. Marty Becker, May 13, 2013I’ve done it, and I know better. You’ve done it, and you probably know better too. I’ve written against it and recommended products that will prevent it. But I bet the majority of… Full Article ›
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10 Reasons Pets Make Better Partners Than People
By Dr. Patty Khuly, Apr 30, 2013Last February, I penned a post for my personal blog detailing several choice reasons why pets are better than boyfriends. It’s a notion I warmed to after spending many a Valentine’s Day… Full Article ›
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To Visit or Not… A Vet’s View on Doing What’s Best for Your Hospitalized Pet
By Dr. Patty Khuly, May 2, 2013My sister’s dog recently spent almost two weeks hospitalized at the University of California’s vet school after suffering a severe case of an uncommon disease known as salmon poisoning.… Full Article ›
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Indelibly Irresponsible: Why Tattoos for Dogs Are Not Good Medicine
By Dr. Patty Khuly , Apr 25, 2013Last month, a man who describes himself as an artist and a dog lover took his tattooing trade a tad too far for most animal lovers’ taste when he tattooed an intricate design on his young… Full Article ›