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Hair and Saliva Test for Allergies are Worthless Pseudoscience

Posted on November 6, 2018 by skeptvet

There is a lot of mythology out there about food allergies. The recent concern about the potential risks of grain-free diets is only an issue at all because such diets became wildly popular with no evidence that grains were a … Continue reading →

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CellBIO: Another Dubious Lab Test from Hemopet and Dr. Jean Dodds

Posted on September 6, 2019 by skeptvet

Dr. Jean DoddsI have, unfortunately, had to write about Dr. Jean Dodds many times over the years. She has undergone a depressing transformation from a pioneer in transfusion medicine to a shameless promoter of dubious or bogus alternative medical ideas. … Continue reading →

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Glacier Peak Holistics Pet Wellness Life Scan Stress Test or How Much BS Can Fit on One Web Page?

Posted on November 27, 2016 by skeptvet

Allergies are a common and frustrating problem for many pet dogs. While the details are incredibly complicated and not completely understood, allergies are the result of inappropriate inflammation and other immune system responses to triggers in the environment. These triggers … Continue reading →

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The 2012 AHVMA Annual Conference: An illustration of Conflicts between Science-Based Medicine and Holistic Veterinary Medicine

Posted on April 1, 2014 by skeptvet

In response to my criticism of individuals offering or promoting alternative medicine for pets, it has been pointed out that the community of such vets is diverse, and that one cannot fairly assume that all share the beliefs or practices … Continue reading →

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Fickle Justice: Some Quacks get Punished, Most Get Away with It

Posted on March 25, 2024 by skeptvet

One of the goals of this blog has always been to warn pet owners about dangers to their animals: dangerously unreliable ideas and ways of thinking about science and medicine, dangerous therapies (or at least those not yet proven to … Continue reading →

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Jean Dodds Cited by California Veterinary Medical Board for Practicing Veterinary Medicine without a License

Posted on October 22, 2021 by skeptvet

I have written about Jean Dodds many, many times. She is one of those controversial figures who did some legitimate, even trailblazing work early in her career and then went off the deep end, not only embracing many forms of … Continue reading →

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