What do you do on a cold, wet, winter night? Watch an inspiring webinar on canine cancer of course. Haemangiosarcoma to be exact. Here’s a brief run down of the results. Surgery to remove the bleeding cancerous spleen alone, 6-13% survival to 1 year. Surgery and chemotherapy, 12-15% survive to…
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Balance Technique Acupuncture
30+ years after my veterinary acupuncture certification, I’m still excited about learning new stuff. This was a human course with the amazing Dr Eileen Han, and I survived (touching people)! Looking forward to using more Balance Acupuncture techniques in the clinic next week.
Pay It Forward.
for those with Facebook, here’s the link A good goodbye. One of the sad jobs we vets have to deal with is when our patients have reached the end of their life and we have to say goodbye. It is quite common for vets to send a sympathy card in…
What are vets passionate about?
For those that do Facebook, here’s the link. Dr Kim Lim spent a challenging but soul enriching three days hiking part of the Great North Walk before the annual Australian Veterinary Association conference in Sydney. It’s day 2 of the conference and I found one of my favourite nooks at…
Chicken anyone?
My cats have been regularly fed raw chicken wings since they were kittens. Peter (ginger) loves them while Uno (black and white) prefers rabbit chunks. With the possibility of bird flu arriving on Australian shores and reports of the virus causing illness in a small number of cats and dogs,…
Have a safe and festive break
An unexpected scout trip last week saw me visit a biblically named hiking trail in Tasmania. A big thank you to all my clients that were happy to reschedule their appointments to allow this scout adventurous journey to happen. Scout trips are always refreshing and never relaxing. Nevertheless, I visited…
The Nutrition Journey So Far
Here’s the Facebook link to my story or read it below. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14S37MQnzX Two and a half years ago, my daughter and I attended a special scout ceremony at Government house. It was the start of my journey into nutrition which led me to attend the Integrative Veterinary Conferences Australia workshop…
A Holistic Journey Through Scotland
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19XRig9Fk4n3Pu6R or read below if you don’t do Facebook The plan was to attend the 50th International Veterinary Acupuncture Society – IVAS Congress in Edinburgh followed by a hike along the famous West Highland Way.Two weeks before the trip, I caught an annoying coughing bug and reached for my collection…
My Outdoor clinic
Recently I’ve had a few clients query why I continue to work outside after the pandemic. It was because I noticed that dogs were much happier outside! There’s so much to entertain them: chickens, cats, cuddles…Don’t worry, if it rains, we have a covered deck. Just wear the right clothes…
Farewell Old Friends
So my flight got delayed and what better use of my time than to catch up on writing my next blog. This one is a bit special because it is a tribute to all the beautiful souls I have been privileged to have known; have fought the hard battle; to…
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