About: Dr. John Tegzes

Back to blogging It’s been a few weeks since I blogged because of some projects that needed attention. A couple weeks ago I had the privilege of visiting with my vet school classmate and chum, Dr. Patty Khuly. She was in LA for a television interview on KTLA about rabbits as pets (on Easter no Continue Reading

It’s been a very rainy day here in southern California today. And it was a cold rain at that. The snow level was low enough in the mountains that one of our faculty members at work got snowed in and wasn’t able to make to work today. By afternoon it was thundering ferociously. It was Continue Reading

Yesterday I wrote about how toxic the true lilies, ie Easter lilies are to cats. And if you missed the often-repeated message in the blog here it is again. If you live with cats, please do not bring lilies into the home or yard. Today I want to talk about the “other lily”, the Peace Continue Reading

Well, somehow time has gotten away from me without blogging for a couple weeks….. Lots of distractions, like attending the 26th annual Genesis Awards at the Beverly Hilton. The Genesis Awards is sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, and honors major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works that raise public Continue Reading

I happen to live in a place where black widow spiders are very common. In fact, rarely does a day go by (except in winter) when I don’t see one. Yet as common as they are, I do not personally know anyone or any pet who has ever been bitten. And that’s because these spiders Continue Reading