Monthly Archives: February 2014

Dog Food Logic–A Great New Guide to Dog Foods for Dog Owners

Posted on February 20, 2014 by skeptvet

I was recently asked to review a new book for dog owners called Dog Food Logic: Making Smart Decisions for Your Dog in an Age of Too Many Choices by Linda Case. I was very impressed, and I encourage anyone interested … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Nutrition | 26 Comments

Nutrition Resources for Pet Owners

Posted on February 18, 2014 by skeptvet

There is, as we all know, a tremendous amount of misinformation on the internet concenring virtually any subject. Yet the internet is an unqeustionably powerful information resources, likely indispensible for anyone seeking to be an informed consumer. For pet owners, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nutrition | 12 Comments

WVC 2014: Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine

Posted on February 16, 2014 by skeptvet

I presented four hours of lecture at the Western States Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas February, 2014. Here is the bibliography for those talks, which contains a lot of good resources on critical thinking, evidence-based veterinary medicine, and alternative veterinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Presentations, Lectures, Publications & Interviews | 1 Comment

VancouverFeline and Evidence-Based Medicine

Posted on February 12, 2014 by skeptvet

Stumbled across this blog post from VancouverFeline recently. Warms my skeptical heart!! In medicine, we have many habits and quirks handed down through the generations. Often, we think nothing of these, and even believe that these well-accepted practices are grounded … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 2 Comments

Benefits & Risks of Neutering, an Evidence Update–Cancer and Behavioral Problems in Vizslas

Posted on February 11, 2014 by skeptvet

As part of my ongoing coverage of the risks and benefits associated with neutering, I wanted to review a recent article on the subject, this one looking specifically at cancer risk and behavioral problems in Vizslas. Zink, MC. Farhoodly, P. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine | 15 Comments

Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy Doesn’t Like Criticism–Except Their Own

Posted on February 3, 2014 by skeptvet

During the discussion about the AVMA resolution identifying homeopathy as ineffective, defenders of homeopathy were adament that it would be unfair of the AVMA to single out their methods for criticism. I wonder if the House of Delegates was aware … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeopathy | 2 Comments