Pet Diabetes Newsletter

I’ve always loved warmth and summertime. Add in some good food and fireworks displays and it is no wonder that 4th of July has long been my favorite holiday. As a kid I remember climbing the cherry tree at the end of our logging road in small town Oregon and stuffing my face with cherries as […]

I’m not ancient, but after 19 years of practicing veterinary medicine, it’s not all that often anymore that I see a product and think, “Now that’s a cool idea!” I had one of those moments the first time I saw the Thundershirt, and I have since gotten wonderful feedback from my clients who have used Thundershirts […]

Sometimes clients ask me, “What did I do to cause this?” More often than not I can’t tell them. Heck, I’d have a Nobel Peace Prize if I could tell them exactly what caused the state that the pet is now in. I think of the phrase told to me 23 years ago as a first-year […]

Pet diabetes is more common than you may think. Statistics show that up to 1 in 500 dogs and up to 1 in 200 cats become diabetic. Whenever I diagnose a pet with diabetes, I discuss the costs of ongoing care with clients, as they will likely need to budget for diabetic supplies.

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Over my 19 years in practice I’ve worked ER/critical care, and general practice. I’ve worked in hospitals, and I currently have a house call practice. I’ve spent nearly 2 years out of the country practicing in undeveloped areas that lack veterinarians. With my eclectic experiences I can tell you that there are many levels of medicine […]

I want to discuss options for when our diabetic pets must go on antibiotics. It’s a big deal if a diabetic pet gets GI upset.

I recently treated a canine patient who would not tolerate oral antibiotics. She had a severe infection and needed antibiotics, but each time she took them orally she lost her appetite, vomited, […]

You've heard that fish oils are good for our pets. But WHY? You'd probably have to live under a rock to not have heard that fish oils and omega fatty acids are good for us and our pets, but do you really know why?

Recently I saw a well regulated diabetic cat who (along with his owner) snowbirds between the mid-west and South Florida. Whether it was the stress of traveling or a minor diet change during the trip, the poor boy had acute and profound GI upset. His appetite was decreased, and he had watery stool and a touch […]