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I have been a veterinarian for almost forty years and I must admit that I am not real excited about the way the profession has moved over the last decade or so.  There is one thing that I am happy about and that is the introduction of hospice care for pets. Many veterinarians and veterinary…

Several years ago, my book Whole Pet Healing, was published by HayHouse Publications.  Shortly after it was released, I started getting phone calls from people all around the world wanting me to help them with their sick pets.  It was something I never imagined would help, but I tried and now I have clients that…

Many of you have pets (and yourselves) with allergies and many of you are aware that springtime can be a time when the allergy symptoms are the worst.  When the trees are blooming and the grasses start growing, the pollen counts become enormous and just a snoot full of these will often send your pet…

One summer evening, I was walking my dog Chloe in the neighborhood.  She was on a leash and enjoying her stroll down the sidewalk in the shade of the trees.  Out of nowhere, a very large dog came running across a yard and attacked Chloe.  He took her to the ground and started biting her…

I recently read an article written by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) the other day that listed their guidelines for veterinarians to use for pets that are having general anesthesia and surgery. I found it a bit amusing and here is why. AAHA has been around for many years. It was formed in order…

This morning in that precious time between sleep and awake, a song came into my mind.  The words and melody floated through my mind and even though I did not recognize it, it moved me.  The words of the song were, “I couldn’t be me without you.  I couldn’t be me without you.  Together, forever,…

As a pet caretaker, you have likely experienced having a pet that needed fluid therapy.  It is a common method of treatment in veterinary and human medicine, and can be a life-saving protocol, but few lay people know what it is all about.  Fluid therapy is the method used to give a type of solution…

Not a week goes by without talking to a client who is dealing with a pet with persistent or recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs).  It is one of the most common problems that we see in both dogs and cats.  Unfortunately, most vets have gotten into a conditioned pattern to place the pet on a…

When I schedule a phone consultation with a pet caretaker, I have them fill out a client questionnaire.  One of the questions I ask is “What do you hope to gain from this consultation?”  Most of the time, I get responses saying that they want advice regarding their pet’s health, resolving their pet’s illness, wanting…

This is the second part of a two-part series about diabetes in dogs and cats.  In the first part, I discussed diabetes as a disease and how it happens.  In this part, I will discuss how it is treated and how it can be prevented. The Big Picture First.  Genetics plays a very minor role…