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…
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…
Autumn – a season for disc disease
The number one son is back from the wilderness and has fixed my website so I can post again. Many people complain that Melbourne can have four seasons in one day. When the weather changes in autumn and Spring in colder climates, we tend to see more intervertebral disease and…
Welcome to the first video blog
Hopefully this will encourage me to post more frequently.
New tips and tricks coming your way
What a worldwind it has been. Literally… I’ve managed to tick off three conferences and one teaching workshop in that time; squeezed in clinic consults and ended with four days of enforced rest with the’ C virus’. New stuff It didn’t matter whether the conference was around the corner in…
Balls, dog parks, cruciates and more
I meant to write this blog back in January when our local dog park reopened after the floods. There was plenty of excitement and I saw many carks parked in front of the gate and lots of dogs running around. This got me thinking about the general advise I give…
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…
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…
It wasn’t even a full moon
What a day. Thank goodness there’s a long weekend starting tomorrow. All my doggy patients must have known this and decided to test my sanity today. Here’s Wellington. ‘Your driveway is too long Dr Kim, I’m done. Unless there’s maybe a treat or two to make it worth my while…’…