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BVA Neutering Webinar
I recently participated in a free webinar discussing neutering of dogs and cats (always a hot-button topic!). I made a screen recording of my segment of the presentation, which I am posting here. There were some technical glitches, including some … Continue reading
Nope, Acupuncture Still Doesn’t Work for Pain
With the dozens of posts covering hundreds of scientific publications and my own experience with acupuncture trainingand practice, I have surely exhausted the subject. Right? Well, in my own mind I have since it is clear to me that acupuncture is founded on … Continue reading
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Do You Trust Your Vet?
Do you trust your vet? How much? It turns out your answer may well be a good predictor of how likely your dog or cat is to be appropriately vaccinated. The hesitancy and misinformation about vaccines that has been growing … Continue reading
Posted in Vaccines
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Cow Pie & Apple Pie: Integrative Medicine in Today’s Veterinary Practice Journal
Integrative Medicine- Mixing Apple Pie and Cow PieA recent issue of the journal Today’s Veterinary Practice contained a couple of articles form some familiar folks who represent the problematic notion of “integrative medicine.” This is a poorly defined term which typically is a way … Continue reading
Posted in Aging Science, Nutrition
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Lifespan and Healthspan
A snippet from a free webinar I co-present with Dr. Lippman and Dr. Tarantino from the Senior and Geriatric Dog Society. You can take the full course here- https://loyal.dog/course-5B-BM
Posted in Aging Science, General
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Librela (bedinvetmab) for Arthritis in Dogs: Is it Safe?
What’s the Fuss About?In May of 2023, the FDA approved a new treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) pain in dogs. This was Librela (bedinvetmab). A monoclonal antibody that targets nerve growth factor (NGF), Librela was a completely new category of treatment … Continue reading
Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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Reiki for Pain After Spay Surgery in Dogs? Please no!
What Is It?Though I haven’t devoted a single post to the subject, I have mentioned Reiki many times and explained why it is one of the clearest examples of pseudoscientific nonsense out there. Believing Reiki has therapeutic benefits requires abandoning science and … Continue reading
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What Does “FDA Approval” Mean for Vets and Pet Owners?
I recently gave a lecture at a continuing education conference looking at how the regulation of veterinary treatments works, and how vets can use this process to help them make evidence-based treatment recommendations. Understanding what is required to claim a … Continue reading
NuQ Cancer Screening Test- Yes or No?
ScreeningOne of the topics I have written about frequently here is screening—testing apparently healthy individuals to look for disease that hasn’t yet cause clinical symptoms. Screening is popular in human and veterinary medicine because of the widespread belief that the earlier … Continue reading
Posted in General, Science-Based Veterinary Medicine
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