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 […]
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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, […]
The perfect treatment for a disease needs to satisfy several requirements: the treatment should be 100% effective and it should be completely safe for the patient. If it were also easy to do, and inexpensive, that would be perfect. When the standard treatment for a disease fails to satisfy all four of those requirements, people […]
I spent the summer of 1973 working at the Central Missouri Humane Society, back in my pre-veterinary days. People would call asking, "Do you have any purebred dogs with papers?" Occasionally, we actually did. Most of the time we had the canine "wretched refuse of your teeming shore" (to borrow from Emma Lazarus). While there […]
Well, the season is only one concert, but it’s a good one. I always loved band when I was in school. After you graduate, there’s not much opportunity to play your instrument. Sneaking into the pep band at football games is frowned upon. More than twenty years ago, I clearly remember talking about getting up […]
On Monday, July 2nd, the Kennett Municipal band will perform "A Patriotic Cavalcade" of music at the old Jones Park band-stand. It’s 7:00PM, be there and be square. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. More on this story as it develops. I’ll be your master of ceremonies, as I have for the last nineteen years.
When I was in undergraduate school, I had pet rats for a while. Of all the pocket pets, the rat would be the most popular and endearing except for one thing: that naked, pink tail (that, and "rat" being synonymous with treachery and evil). They are smart, active in the daytime, remain docile even after […]
I’ve had lots going on in the past week, some interesting stuff, but just too many long days. By the time I get squared away, it’s time to hit the rack. I hope to be posting again this weekend.
There are several reasons for that, but the main thing is that your new puppy wants to be right with you. It’s pretty easy to step on him. When we picked Anna (our first family dog together), her breeders said, "Remember to do the Puppy Shuffle". Is that some kind of dance? No, it means […]