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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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There are lizards, and then there are venomous lizards. Fortunately, most garden-variety lizards are quite harmless. But in the southwestern United States and Mexico there are gila monsters and Mexican beaded lizards. These lizards have venom glands, and are able to envenomate....
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As anyone who has ever tried to intentionally medicate their dog or cat knows, our pets can be very fussy. When we try to convince them to swallow a pill, we have to hide it in cheese or peanut butter, then reward...
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Our pets are sometimes innocent by-standers to our daily lives. We all get so busy that we do not take the time to make sure that our homes are poison-proof. It’s amazingly difficult to give our pets medications, but surprisingly easy...
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