I really enjoyed catching up with my good friend and colleague Dr Elaine Cebuliak from Animal Wellness recently.
Podcast with Dr Elaine
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…
I missed out on an Aldi special recently
A few months ago, I noticed that Fisiocrem was on special at Aldi. Unfortunately/ fortunately, I only decided to buy it a couple of days later when my elbow pain was really annoying me. Of course it was sold out. We are talking about an Aldi special here. Home remedies…
The Day The Chickens Ate My Soap
Just when you thought this was a little story unrelated to Covid-19, I am sorry to disappoint you but I can almost guarantee that it will be funny. 16th March 2020 Inklings that the Coronavirus disease might actually be a big deal in Australia started to creep into our consciousness….
Stay safe and healthy everyone
Corvid -19 (Coronavirus) has hit the world like a semitrailer and like you, I am trying to stay sane, not panic and keep my community safe. Everyday gets more worrisome as the government continues to strengthen our guidelines regarding this pandemic. Due to the current crisis, Geelong Creatures’ Comfort is…
I’m not Greta
I recently attended a seminar where ayahuasca, a traditional brew of the Amazon has been linked with management of motor neuron disease. Back in September, on my way home from an acupuncture conference in Europe, we traveled through Amsterdam. When in Amsterdam, many tourist feel obliged to try some weed…
Adding a new chapter in my career…
I have had a crazy, busy week adding a mentoring role to the clinic with my first two interns. Ebony and Rebecca are both veterinary nurses with an interest in canine rehabilitation. They have just completed their 40 hour internship with me and it has been a real pleasure to…
Another wonderful conference
The jet lag is finally disappearing and I have had a week to put in place some of the new ideas that have been shared at the International Veterinary Acupuncture Group Congress in Wroclaw, Poland. The sharing of knowledge by my many colleagues was well worth the jet lag. Keynote…
The ‘Chinese’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Charlie Teo looked out at me. It was an episode of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ and he was in Melaka, part of his heritage and my birthplace. I was intrigued. This world renowed neurosurgeon was talking about how his childhood and his racial heritage had shaped his drive…