Index: Personal
Monday, May 19th, 2014
In memory of Cleo
Cleo was the longest lived pet I have ever had- he was born April 1997 on the streets of Amherst Nova Scotia, and died May 20, 2014 due to complications of kidney failure.
Cleo was part of a litter of kittens left at the Amherst Veterinary Clinic to be euthanized for severe Upper Respiratory Infection, but…
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Friday, March 21st, 2014
A recent article came out in a veterinary publication:
“Why clients are skipping your exam room”
The author of the article claims that: “Pet owners don’t know as much as we think they do about taking care of their pets—and their ignorance is jeopardizing your patients’ health.”
The authors, By: Karen Felsted, DVM, CPA, CVPM, MS, John Volk then go…
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Monday, March 10th, 2014
What a crazy weekend.. My son Liam has been sick with flu like symptoms for the last 2 weeks.
He had been away at a ski race, so I assumed a cold/flu virus..
But…
On Wed AM he wakes up with this unusual ski rash/ swelling of his fingers and toes.
I wondered about an allergic reaction, so I treated…
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Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Today is Love Your Pet Day
This is a Movember Pic of my old dog Jessie and Myself (Dr Andrew).
Who has the best stache?
If you have pictures of you and your pets, please post them here- I’d love to see them, and then share them with those of you on the newsletter!
Thanks for sharing 🙂…
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Monday, February 17th, 2014
Hello and Good morning to you fellow readers.
On Saturday I was doing this..
But I was feeling a little overconfident, as I ‘hucked’ myself over a small cliff into this..
Which produced this..
The Injury
4 inch laceration, Xrays showed no fractures, a lot of secondary swelling, and small contusions in the eye.
14 sutures, and a lesson in…
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Monday, February 3rd, 2014
I am not a fan of Budweiser, but I love this ad!
If you are a ‘pet person’ you should watch this:…
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