November was the "Parade of American Music" month for the National Federated Music Clubs. My wife (and other friends) are members of the local club. This year they went all-out to maximize the number of programs of American music in the area. It was a rare civic club that escaped their machinations. There were several […]
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The itching pet is one of the most common problems that we see. Sometimes the cause is not obvious to the owner, but yields readily to a thorough examination. For instance, we commonly find unsuspected flea populations on animals with long, dark coats. Young puppies with bad itching are most likely to have Sarcoptic mange ("Scabies"). […]
I never thought we'd get to this point. As I wrote previously, I thought he would lose his eye. This guy's owner thinks he can see out of his bum eye. I'm not convinced that he can see much, maybe light and dark. The good part is that it doesn't seem to be bothering him. […]
My usual Thanksgiving rant is "Don't overfeed the pets!" It's just not a good idea to turn the pets into garbage disposals under the guise of letting them share in the treat. I hate treating all the unhappy pukers. Skip the bones, skip the grease, skip the garbage. So this is a little different slant on the […]
It could be kidney failure, it could be advanced diabetes, it could simply be that your pet has eaten something that smells really bad… poop, for instance. And then there are those unexpected things. Pepper was in for a check-up in September. I talked with the owner about the accumulation of dental tartar, and how […]
I bought my Nordic Track cross-country ski machine twenty-plus years ago. Unlike a lot of folks, I haven't just used it to hang clothing on (though it's darn good for that). Except for a few months spent on crutches, I used it for twenty minutes two or three times a week for a long time. […]
Sally has always been a bit diffident. Like many cats (or people for that matter), she prefers to take life on her own terms. Unlike most people, she isn't doing so well at concealing her disappointment at the way life has turned out. Lots of us know that we are really royalty, accidentally placed with […]
Why is this dog squinting? Well, I'll tell you about that. It seems that she and old Dad were out in the garage and somehow a box of rat-bait got knocked over. They knew how many chunks of bait were in the box and when they picked them up, they were short a chunk. Of […]
Here's Rex. Despite her name, Rex is a girl. She is a house-dog, except for the day she escaped and ran off for a couple of hours. She came back with her left hind leg wounded. The next day she came in to see me. This wound is obviously infected. It looks like there are […]
So, my truck has two gas tanks. One has $4/gallon gas in it, and the other one has $2/gallon gas in it. I have to lean to one side while I'm driving.