Yesterday morning, our schedule was unusually light. It put me in mind of a conversation between the legendary masked rider of the plains and his faithful Indian companion."Ugh, plenty quiet around here, Kemo Sabe. Yes, Tonto, too quiet." That was not a problem today. Combine a full appointment schedule, plus people who are afraid you […]
Monthly Archives: August 2007
The downer today was finding out that a long-time client has terminal cancer. I went to visit her in the nursing home and she really didn’t recognize me. We talked for a while and she finally associated me with her dog. Though she didn’t really remember me, she talked about the instructions for her dog’s […]
You always need to keep the compassion turned on, for the owner as well as the animal. Sometimes the animal just doesn’t have enough sense to stay out of trouble, and sometimes we’ve just provided such a dangerous environment that it’s hard to stay safe. It’s really not fair to blame a pet for his […]
They say that cases come in threes, but that’s not one of my personal superstitions (and I do have a few). On Sunday I saw two hit-by-car cases, both with a broken pelvis. Quite a coincidence, and two was enough for one day, thank you. The pelvic bones, the pelvis (as in Elvis), the pelvic […]
A veterinarian in general practice has to wear a lot of hats, especially when you’re a solo act (with a great back-up group of staff). I’m the internist, surgeon, dentist, radiologist, pharmacist, sonographer, clinical pathologist, behavior counselor, grief counselor, office manager and I forget what else. But that’s not what I came here to talk […]
Regular readers may remember that some time back I expounded on the pit bull dog. Generally speaking, most of the ones I see (who admittedly don’t belong to drug-dealers and dog-fighters) are family pets with good dispositions. The big story on NFL star Michael Vick’s dog-fighting operation has brought these concerns to the forefront for […]
Two different issues this time. A couple of different foods recalled due to possible Salmonella (the germ that causes "food poisoning") contamination: Krasdale Gravy dry, and Red Flannel large breed dry foods. Check out the Mars Pet Care site. For more Salmonella opportunities, try "Eight in One" chicken jerky. Here’s the FDA listing on those […]
Percardiocentesis – a big word. You’ll know what it means by the end of the post. The phone rings at 6:00 AM. "I didn’t mean to wake you". [How could I answer the phone if I weren’t awake?] It turns out that Coco had had a tough night. So had her folks. I had seen […]
I hadn’t seen the old Guinness Book of World Records in many a year. It seems to me that it just came out of nowhere when I was in high school, and everybody was reading it. Then I’ve sort of lost sight of it, much like the fading of Trivial Pursuit. My recollection was of […]
I don’t use a lot of strong tincture of iodine. This bottle is so old, that I’m not sure just how old it is. Strong iodine is very caustic — in fact, about the only thing I use it for would be some type of chemical cautery, like sealing the navel cord on a newborn […]
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