Tag Archives: Health

Dental Disease in Pets, the Silent Killer – Part 1

April 1, 2013

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This is a subject very close to my heart. Ever since I graduated, I always struggled with educating my clients about the importance of dental hygiene in their beloved pets. As soon as I noted some tartar or plaque build-up on their pet’s teeth and before I could discuss my recommendations, they would defensively react […]

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Lucy, you are worth it!

November 26, 2012

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Lucy adapted really well to her new quarters. Two weeks after having her, I had to board a rescue dog I re-homed named Ro for two weeks.

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I’m a vet and I love it..

November 11, 2012

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I can’t believe that I have not written a post for over two months. Well actually I did two posts during that period but regretfully was asked to retract them.

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The Plight of a Schnauzer – Episode 2: Defeat

August 26, 2012

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Is your Schnauzer in peak health? Last week I posted ‘Episode 1 – Turmoil‘ of one of the most remarkable..

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The Plight of a Schnauzer – Episode 1: Turmoil

August 19, 2012

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s your Schnauzer in peak health? This is ‘Episode 1′ of one the most remarkable cases I have..

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Do you trust your vet?

June 18, 2012

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I think it is very important for a veterinarian to be able to forge great relationships with their clients. Personally, I feel very privileged to have so many..

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Curiosity almost kills a cat

June 4, 2012

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I was bustling in and out of my morning consultations when I heard my colleague frantically researching the product..

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Dogs will eat just about anything…

May 27, 2012

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It has taken me almost two whole weeks but I have finally recovered from my horrifying Sunday on emergency..

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Jinxed with atypical bleeding cases

September 25, 2011

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I really don’t know what I did to deserve so many complicated bleeding cases over the past two weeks. I was starting to think that our in-house blood machine was not working because every case I handled seemed to be suffering from anaemia (low red blood cell count). I had to collect blood from a […]

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Like Pet Like Owner

August 29, 2011

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I had a very interesting question during one of my saturday consults. A client asked me if I often come across pets getting diagnosed with a disease that their owners incidentally have. I was baffled with the question because it does happen a lot but I can’t prove it to be an expected outcome. We also […]

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