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People often give little thought to the person that they entrust the care of their pet to.  Often that animal hospital is chosen because they are the closest to the home or they offer rock bottom [...]

Humans have had a love-hate relationship with fire since cavemen discovered it and used it to their advantage.  Fire was used to cook food and keep people warm.  Early humans learned that burning [...]

I have seen young families with young children move into a tiny home but what about the pets?  People get so wrapped up in the tiny house design for their own lives that they forget about the [...]

Most cats dream of living a life of leisure.  They have us humans wrapped around their little paws.  Cats chuckle when they hear that their new owners saved them from a life of depravity yet it [...]

Many people over the years tried to get me to tell them what was wrong with their dog or cat over the telephone.  I could always mention possibilities but it is, and forever will be, impossible [...]

When I was practicing a lot of people felt embarrassed by questions that they thought were too mundane to answer.  I was always happy and obliging to answer any pet health questions or quell and [...]

September and October are some of the most beautiful times of the year up north.  Down here in South Florida it is akin to the climate seen in the Panamanian jungle.  Enjoy the cooler weather but [...]

Dogs and cats need sleep as much as humans do.  People without adequate sleep are often irritable and cannot concentrate on a task at hand.  Reaction times are much longer when driving without [...]

One of the biggest complaints that I heard from pet owners was that their dog "stunk".  I guess it has been called doggy odor or worse over the years.  Regardless, dogs that have not been groomed [...]

Fencing has been around for years.  Before the U.S. population grew by leaps and bounds most fencing was used to protect herds of cattle and other livestock from escape or being stolen by other [...]