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I was having my coffee out on the porch this morning and I was thinking about my old friend, John.  John had been my best mate and confidant for many years and he decided to transition a couple of weeks ago after a long experience with cancer.  When I got the news from his daughter,…

Have you ever wondered why we can’t cure cancer?  Heck, we can’t even cure the common cold.  The reason we can’t is because we are asking the wrong question.  It is that simple. Conventional medicine, whether it is for humans or for animals, is based on this question, “What disease is causing these symptoms?”  This…

I just read an article by a popular pet health magazine that stated that dogs that vomit bile in the early morning can be normal.  She states that she just gives her dog a late evening snack to prevent it from happening.  What?  If it were normal, then all dogs would be vomiting bile in…

As a veterinarian for many years, the toughest diagnosis that I have ever made is bone cancer.  The main reason for this is because the client has brought her dog into my office for a lameness, expecting a quick resolution, only to find out that her dog has a malignancy that is going to kill…

Be On The Lookout For These Nasty Weeds……. It is that time of year again when grasses go to seed and if you walk your dog in fields where they grow, it can be bad news. Foxtails, cheatgrass, speargrass are all grasses that produce seeds that can be very dangerous to dogs. Depending on where…

I remember the first time I saw a cat with feline hyperesthesia syndrome (FHS).  It was a pretty bizarre clinical picture.  The cat would start twitching its back muscles and ripples would run up and down the spine.  The eyes would be completely dilated and it would act possessed, often trying to attack.  I was…

If you haven’t heard, the latest news that is keeping oncologists up at night and dancing in the streets is using metronomic chemotherapy for cancer in people and pets.  I am sure they are quietly saying, “It’s about time.”   At a time when people are running away from chemotherapy like a dog from a…

Empowered pet caretakers are certainly aware of the incidence of allergies in pets.  It is one of the most common problems we find in dogs and cats.  Hopefully, by now, we know that allergies are due to damaged gut and immune imbalances and the only way to cure allergies is to restore normal health to…

When The Tail Wags The Dog…. I recently read an article written for veterinarians, by an accountant, that deals with ways to recuperate lost income due to the Covid-19 virus pandemic. His recommendations were not a surprise, because we had seen this happen during the housing crisis that led to a recession with loss of…

Many years ago, when I was in undergraduate school, I decided to breed my Labrador Retriever.  She had a beautiful litter of ten puppies.  It was a delightful experience and she loved being a mamma.  I also remember the experience that I had when people would come to buy a puppy.  They would pick up…