Month: April 2019
FIP – Feline Infectious Peritonitis – So Frustrating
A family just lost their kitten to wet form FIP. And asked me when and if they might get another kitten. I responded: “FIP is confounding. Now, to a limited degree, you…
Adult Food For Puppies
Feeding puppies adult food. In the 1940s and 1950s there was an economic value to growing an animal as fast as you possibly could. In fact, at fairs, they would give awards…
No Boarding At Vets: That’s Just Me
Boarding at Johnson vet In 1995 when I opened my veterinary hospital I made an extremely expensive decision. I decided I was not going to board animals at my hospital. By all…
What Is Spring Stew?
What is Spring Stew? I didn’t know about it until I moved to Blue Ridge Georgia in 1999. It’s more of a “thing “up in Blue Ridge because they have horses and…
Gammopathies
From: www.merckvetmanual.com/immune-system/immunologic-diseases/gammopathies Gammopathies By Ian Tizard , BVMS, PhD, DACVM, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University Gammopathies are conditions in which serum immunoglobulin levels…