Have you ever gone to the doctor and realized after the visit that those healing hands never actually touched your body? C’mon now, that’s not okay! Nor is it okay for your veterinarian to skimp when it comes to examining your pet. [More]

In January I wrote a piece called, “A Different Way to Spay” (http://speakingforspot.com/blog/?p=1931) describing two techniques for performing spay surgeries. The method widely embraced in the United States is ovariohysterectomy (OVH) in which both ovaries as well as the uterus are removed. The second way to spay- popular in many other countries- is ovariectomy (OVE) in which only the ovaries are removed and the uterus is left behind.
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How on earth could a wagging tail be a problem? Have you ever been around a large, muscular, happy dog who upends flower vases and knocks over beverages on coffee tables with his long vigorously wagging tail? People living with such dogs literally have to “tail-proof” their homes! Ever been repeatedly slapped across the thighs by one of these wagging whips, and the more you react to the pain the more the dog wags? Ouch!

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This will be my tenth and final blog post describing reasonable expectations as they pertain to delivery of veterinary care (parts one through nine can be found at www.speakingforspot.com/blog). This time, however, the tables will be turned- rather than describing what is reasonable for you to expect of your veterinarian, I am going to discuss what is reasonable for your veterinarian to expect of you!

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So why in the world would I invite my clients to whip out their cell phones during the course of an office visit? Because I want to see video of my patients’ symptoms! [More]