A big shout out to the amazing vet nurse Ebony and to laser therapy.I’ve seen Randy for the last three and a half years for his arthritis after cruciate surgery. By the way, he is also 14 years old which is not bad for a Beagle x Labrador with diabetes….
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Geelong Creatures’ Comfort is stepping up (baby steps only)
The insane wait list Well, it’s nearly the end of the year and we can all agree that 2021 has been just as crazy. Every veterinarian that I know off has been run of their feet and booked to the eyeballs. Many of my clients have had to wait patiently,…
Hugo vs Pippa. Integrative Therapies Olympics in our backyard
Last Wednesday, an extraordinary coincidence happened. Hugo A client came in with her elderly pointer for a follow up visit. She then mentioned that she had her ‘granddog’ Hugo with her. Could possibly have a look as he hadn’t been able to walk for about one month despite numerous vets…
Podcast with Dr Elaine
I really enjoyed catching up with my good friend and colleague Dr Elaine Cebuliak from Animal Wellness recently.
BYO Winter Woolies
Take note, lovely clients of mine. I have been working outdoors to minimize the spread of Covid-19 since March 2020 and I will continue to work outdoors for the foreseeable future. Yes, rain, cold, wind and all. We survived winter 2020 and we’ll make it through this winter. There is…
When is a pig not a pig?
I learnt that pigs are not all the same this week. A regular client of mine brought her itchy dog in. There had been a flare up. It had previously responded nicely to a diet of a cooked wild boar as the sole protein souce in a commercial dog roll….
It’s a small world when you’re an Integrative Veterinarian
I discovered the fun of listening to podcasts yesterday while painting windows over the summer months. It’s not my habit to listen to the radio as I equate it to sitting in a car and my main commute is by bicycle. However, there’s only so many hours of listening to…
The multimedia gig has gone to my head
I got a lovely mention today on Facebook. Social media certainly manages to share our stories far and wide. Here’s one all the way from King island. Rusty the Jack Russell is a little fighter after my own heart. Although Coonhound paralysis (aka Acute Polyradiculoneuritis) hit him pretty hard, he…
Kim ‘s new career as a multimedia megastar (not)
I was recently invited to participate in a couple of media promotions. The first was to promote the membership of the Australian Veterinary Association. They thought my presence would balance out the older, male demographic that they already had doing their mini promotional videos. Hmmm, I’m not exactly a spring…
Happy Kukur Tihar (Day of the Dogs)
It was lovely learn from the news tonight that today is the Day of the Dogs. This is the second day of the five day Nepalese Hindu celebrations Deepawali. It is analogous to the festival of lights, the Indian Diwali. Dogs are honoured for their importance to humans in Hindu…
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