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Practical PetVet®: December 2014
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Please Stop Leaving Animals on Roadways. My staff has named her Penelope. She is fighting for her life. I am very angry. With veterinary assistant Ashley at the ready with a rabies pole, the officer carefully selected his smallest dart and fired the tranquilizer, hitting the stray squarely in the. Let us make a...
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Practical PetVet®: What I Did on My Winter Vacation
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. What I Did on My Winter Vacation. We kicked off our trip by driving through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The most memorable alligator experience of our trip occurred on this outing when we drove past a. Dr Kim Everson investigates a road-killed alligator. Was a real surprise and a treat. In ...
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Practical PetVet®: January 2014
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Monday, January 13, 2014. It's one of the most common toxicity emergency calls we get - "My dog ate chocolate! Late last week, we got the standard "my dog ate chocolate" call about a 10-year-old dog who knew how to open the pantry cabinets. Besides eating 14 bars of high-quality dark chocolate (what a waste! Rather than repeat hydrogen pero...
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Practical PetVet®: April 2013
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Sunday, April 28, 2013. Herpes Virus: Putting the "Crud" into Recrudescence. While many cats with chronic or recurrent upper respiratory infections have feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV1). Most cold sore sufferers contracted the virus in early childhood (often before the age of seven). Approximately 80% of Americans have been exposed to HSV1.
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Practical PetVet®: June 2014
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Sunday, June 22, 2014. A Cat Reproduction Primer. Tis kitten season once again. Having a rural veterinary practice means this time of year many of my kitten exams involve baskets. It's called "superfecundation" (kinda sounds like a Mary Poppins song! However, special features of feline reproduction makes superfecundation almost inevitable.
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Practical PetVet®: February 2015
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. What I Did on My Winter Vacation. We kicked off our trip by driving through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The most memorable alligator experience of our trip occurred on this outing when we drove past a. Dr Kim Everson investigates a road-killed alligator. Was a real surprise and a treat. In ...
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Practical PetVet®: January 2013
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Sunday, January 27, 2013. Quick When I say "family pet" what do you think of? A friendly, floppy-tongued dog? A sleek, sly-eyed cat? Thumb It was more surprising than painful! Crab is still a bit more reserved. In addition to being relatively easy to care for—our inexpensive all-inclusive pet store crabitat will keep our duo going for...
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Practical PetVet®: April 2014
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Sunday, April 13, 2014. Cheyletiellosis: Night of the Walking Dandruff. What if the cute little twitch in Peter Cottontail's nose is because of an itch? Examination of the affected rabbit revealed a large amount. Of dandruff, hair loss and red, irritated skin. Kai-la-tee-ell-a") are highly contagious and can even bite people, but they can't...
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Practical PetVet®: May 2013
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A companion animal veterinarian and mom in Wisconsin shares funny, sad and educational stories about her day-to-day adventures with pets and the people who love them. Sunday, May 12, 2013. When the Tail Wags the Dog. It is known by a number of names: the descriptive "limber tail," "swimmer's tail," "cold water tail," "dead tail," or the more nerdy but precise "acute caudal myopathy." What is it? By any name, it is a limp, dangling tail with varying degrees of noticeable pain experienced by the dog. Other...