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What’s the Right “Dose” of a Vaccine for Small-Breed Dogs?
There’s a common misconception out there about vaccines that small animals should have lower “doses” of a vaccine than larger animals. This is a natural assumption stemming, most likely, from our familiarity with how medicines are dosed. However, while there … Continue reading
Posted in Vaccines
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Evidence Update: Pheromone Therapy for Stress in Cats
Back in 2010, I reported on a systematic review evaluating the use of pheromones to treat stress or other undesirable behaviors in cats and dogs. Of the 7 studies in cats and 7 in dogs that were of sufficient quality … Continue reading
Posted in General
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Make Medicine Better: Support Registration of All Trials in Veterinary and Human Medicine
Scientific research is the most powerful tool we have to discover and improve the therapies we offer our patients. However, research only helps us if the studies are well-conducted and the results are available for other researchers and clinicians to … Continue reading
More Misuse of Science as Propaganda Tool by Mercola and the AHVMF
I’ve written quite a bit about the problematic relationship between advocates of alternative medicine and scientific research. While I’m all for appropriate, high-quality research into any therapy with reasonable plausibility, which would include many alternative treatments, I object to the … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
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SkeptVet’s Acupuncture Adventure- Part 6: Neuromodulation of Cranial Nerves
The latest lectures in my acupuncture course have covered the use of acupuncture (and, incidentally, massage and laser therapy) for “neuromodulation” of the twelve cranial nerves. “Neuromodulation” is a somewhat vague term often used to suggest some clinically relevant and … Continue reading
Posted in Acupuncture
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Ahhh, Dr. Google
I’ve always made it a point to remind people that expertise is low-level evidence. Plenty of folks with advanced scientific training hold blatantly untrue, anti-science views. The notion that who you are is sufficient to prove what you claim true … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Are Homeopaths Innocent Victims of Skeptical Attacks?
Homeopaths often claim they are being unfairly “attacked” when skeptics point out that homeopathy is irrational, pseudoscientific, or simply ineffective. They portray themselves as innocently minding their own business until we spontaneously attack them. This ignores the reality, however, that … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy
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Two New Campaigns in the UK to Protect Patients & Clients from Veterinary Homeopathy
A couple of years ago, I was very involved in an effort to get the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to publically acknowledge that homeopathy has been proven to have no value beyond placebo effects and to discourage its use … Continue reading
Posted in Homeopathy
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Lysine Doesn’t Help Cats with Viral Upper Respiratory Infections
A new systematic review has appeared discussing one of the most widely and longest used supplements in small animal medicine, the amino acid lysine, which is used to prevent and treat upper respiratory infections in cats caused by Feline Herpesvirus. … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs and Supplements
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Your Dog Ate Weed
Marijuana toxicity in dogs has always been a fairly common problem seen in veterinary emergency medicine. With the increasing availability of pot due to changes in various state laws, there are reports of an increase in these cases coming to … Continue reading