Diabetes PetCare Alliance
Diabetes PetCare Alliance™ Supports Screening Pets During Pet Diabetes Month Merck Animal Health, Purina and Zoetis continue 7-year partnership to facilitate diabetes management. Veterinary clinics have from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 2021, to enroll in the Diabetes Pet Care Alliance™ program, which provides veterinarians with free diabetes education and management tools to give to owners of newly diagnosed diabetic pets. Clients whose pets are diagnosed between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021,...
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Should you get an automatic pet feeder for your dog or cat?
Ok, I’ll admit. I’m a busy working veterinary mom and try to automate as much as my life as possible. So much so that I wrote a blog on Top 10 life hacks for veterinarians. But that’s because life is too crazy to clean litter boxes and scoop by hand, especially with COVID, homeschooling, working from home, and all that #2020 “stuff.” For that reason, I was excited when AutoPets, makes of the Litter Robot, released the Feeder-Robot, automatic pet feeder! I was...
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Is there a blood test for cancer in dogs and cats?
As a veterinarian, I get asked the question “Is there a blood test for cancer in dogs and cats?” Sadly, no, there never has been until now. Most of the time, when we do blood work, it’s to look at the kidney function, liver enzymes, white and red blood cells, platelet count, salt balance, blood sugar, and protein levels. I talk extensive about why we do blood work on my Pet Life Radio show “ER VET” here with Dr. Garret Pachtinger. Pet Life Radio “ER...
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Sign this petition to have Amazon take dog ear cropping kits off!
December 5, 2020 Update: Thank you all for signing this! You guys did it – Amazon removed and took this off after 15,000 signatures on the Change petition! Thank you! As a veterinarian and pit bull lover, it appalls me that Amazon is selling dog ear cropping ear kits online. The American Veterinary Medical Association – and pretty much every veterinary organization out there (like the American Animal Hospital Association, Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, etc. –...
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How to keep your geriatric dog more comfortable
Thanks to the developments in veterinary medicine, our dog and cat population is living longer and longer! This is due to preventative medicine, good nutrition, anti-arthritis pain medication and improvements in quality of care. Two of the easiest things you can help your dog or cat live longer? Prevent obesityRoutine preventative care with your veterinarian Prevent obesityA long-term study conducted by Purina found that dogs that were fed less and in good body condition lived on...
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