I must say, that though I was a champeen speller in 1967, I’m not even sure that Bug-Eyed is a word. Maybe a superfluous apostrophe would help it out: Bug-eye’d? …Nah. I talked a bit about Bug-eyed dogs in a previous post. I addressed some of the hazards of the condition, and how to recognize […]
Monthly Archives: July 2007
This is the special outlet where my new dental X-ray machine will soon be installed. I had to get a dedicated circuit put in (I can hardly wait for the electrician’s bill). There are lots of good reasons to take dental X-rays when you’re working on a pet’s teeth, but I’m only going to talk […]
Old Yeller Alert "Doctor, doctor, my feet hurt all the time." "You’re too fat. Lose weight." "You quack, I want a second opinion." "You’re ugly, too." Nothing like starting a post with an old vaudeville joke, is there? But, seriously, folks… If we are given a diagnosis that we don’t like, or don’t agree with, […]
This one has nothing to do with the Chinese wheat gluten. Castleberry is a company that manufactures a lot of canned chili and junk, and some Natural Balance canned dog food. They have had a little bit of a botulism problem. Not enough to make the cans bulge up and scare you off, but enough […]
This post has nothing to do with "pets and vets", but it is something I’d like for more people to read. Since it was in the print version of the Wall Street Journal, I can’t just "link" to it. It really speaks to the incredulity I feel when I hear someone say, "There’s nothing to […]
There’s an old cowboy saying: "Don’t tell people about your troubles — half of ’em don’t care and the other half are glad you’ve got ’em." If you’ve looked at my bio links and old posts, you know that I’d be interested in old cowboy sayings. Still, if someone asks "How are you?" I’m likely […]
The "wellness exam": what is it? It’s a good physical examination, plus or minus some diagnostic tests, when you think you’re in good shape and don’t need it. In terms of my own health, my insurance company pays for bloodwork each year, sends me a survey to fill out, and then advises me of what […]
In a previous post I discussed the presentation of dogs and cats who have blood in their urine. I mentioned various causes and diagnostic tests available, but I left out the current scenario. Some years ago, a client called saying "Fuzzy has another one of those bladder infections." (She had previously had two episodes of […]
Sometimes it takes a while to get around to setting things down for posterity, but better late than never. Since this is the twentieth year, I reckon it was 20 years ago on the Fourth of July that my wife’s sister Lindy suggested that the front porch of our house looks like a stage, and […]
I started to call this post "Part of this complete breakfast". Google that phrase and you’ll find a lot of take-offs on that time-honored advertising slogan. I remember it as the tag on commercials for my favorite sugar-laden cereals. A bowl of sugar-saturated cardboard chips would be featured in a photo that also included bacon, […]
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