Christine Hibbard, CTC, CPDT When Halloween rolls around, informed pet owners know to keep chocolate far from the reach of inquiring muzzles. Less commonly understood, however, are the dangers associated with different forms of chocolate, or the many other poisonous foods that may be lurking, disguised as common human treats! While the size, weight, and… [Read More]
Educational Brush with Addison’s Disease
Greta Kaplan, CPDT, CDBC As part of Companion Animal Solutions, I’m lucky enough to work with Dr. James Ha, Ph.D., CAAB, an ethologist with the University of Washington. This means I can run tricky or unusual cases by his experienced eyes to see what I might be missing in terms of assessment or treatment. Occasionally,… [Read More]
It’s Summer! Hot Dog! (and Cooked Cat??!)
The dangers of heatstroke for those that can’t sweat. Louisa Beal, DVM If you have ever seen a dog or cat with heat stroke, you won’t forget it. But what if you have never seen it? What do you look for? The signs of heatstroke are listed below, however, in an emergency, lists tend to… [Read More]
AVMA Conference: The Controversy
Louisa Beal, DVM Few of the regular attendees of the AVMA conference were aware of what was happening with Merial, a veterinary pharmaceutical company. Quite a controversy was created when a few weeks before the conference, it was brought to light that the company was using Cesar Millan in promotion of their Frontline and Heartguard… [Read More]
Introduction to the AVMA Conference
Louisa Beal, DVM The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) held its 146h annual conference in Seattle, Washington from July 11th to July 14th this year. The conference hosted over 200 sessions a day on topics including companion animal medicine, food animal medicine practice management, public health, wildlife, alternative therapies and much more. There was far… [Read More]