Veterinarian shares her best holistic advice to keep pets living healthier and longer lifes.
Book announcement
A little more than one year ago, I found myself on the keyboard of my laptop day after day. Stories about my life and veterinary career pouring out onto white pages. It was not my decision to write about such things – it was more like an edict. Or more like a voice in...
RIP – Pet Euthanasia My Veterinary Oath Ending Needless Animal Suffering
When I graduated from veterinary school, the year was 1986. At our graduation ceremony, one of the pledges really stood out for me: “I will use my veterinary knowledge and skills for the prevention and relief of needless animal suffering”. Of course, I wanted to do...
Hemp Oil, CBD Oil, Or Hemp CBD Oil? Why Health Seekers Are So Confused And How To Avoid Being Ripped Off
If you have asked your doctor or veterinarian about the medicinal benefits of CBD (CannaBiDiol), chances are you did not get much advice – or worse – you got the look. You see, the White Coats don’t like questions they cannot answer and are even less likely to...
Best Vet Advice For Senior Dogs Suffering Joint Pain – Plus, Promising New Treatments!
Joint pain, Osteoarthritis (OA), is the most common senior disease of dogs and cats. It is estimated that OA affects 20% of adult dogs (dogs over 1 year of age) and a full 80 percent of senior dogs (over 8 years of age). Geriatric cats (over 10 years of age) are...
Book announcement
A little more than one year ago, I found myself on the keyboard of my laptop day after day. Stories about my life and veterinary career pouring out onto white pages. It was not my decision to write about such things – it was more like an edict. Or more like a voice in...
Hemp and Marijuana – both plants are Cannabis sativa. Don’t be fooled by a name!
Hemp and marijuana are popular names for what is technically the same plant as described in the scientific nomenclature. Belonging to the same family of flowering plants known as Cannabises. Further classification reveals that both plants are the same genus and...
Grain-Free Diets Linked to Cardiac Deaths in Dogs
On June 27, 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an update to two previous advisories regarding grain free diets and dogs who had developed dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) linked to cardiac deaths. The release made a splash in the...
Finding the Cannabis Sweet Spot for your Dog is Experimental
Cannabis as a treatment for dogs has alot of pet owners wondering if their dog might benefit? Fortunately, some curious openminded veterinarians are dipping their toes into the cannabis medicine chest. Embracing pot for pets for its medical benefits makes these docs...
Death of the Beloved Non-profit – Save A Pet
Here’s another chapter out of my life. It’s a tell all story that has haunted me for years. Be prepared to be outraged! Then sign this petition: Demand Full Investigation to Shutdown the Humane Society of the Desert Chapter Twenty-Two Save A Pet An activist is...
Vets Fooled by the Pet Food Industry – why pets get sick eating commercial diets
It was sometime in the year 2000 when I discovered a newly published book by Donald R. Strombeck, DVM, PhD – my favorite professor at UC Davis. I never had an innate interest in the rather gross subject of gastroenterology. Not really. It was how this particular...
How Pet Food Companies and AAFCO Mislead Consumers Making Pets Sick
In vet school, the conventional wisdom bestowed upon students was the mantra that formulated pet food diets – anything certified by AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials)– was the only way to go. This was reinforced by another seemingly popular belief...
