Author Archives: skeptvet

Vet Stem’s Stem Cell Therapy and Chemaphor’s Oximunol Join Forces

Posted on June 30, 2010 by skeptvet

I recently ran across a press release which identified a business relationship I found interesting. Apparently, the Canadian company Chemaphor, maker of the nutritional supplement Oximunol which I have discussed in the past, has entered into a licensing arrangement with … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Herbs and Supplements, Science-Based Veterinary Medicine | 6 Comments

Edzard Ernst on How to Spot Medical Nonsense

Posted on June 25, 2010 by skeptvet

Edzard Ernst is well known as an “insider” in the world of alternative medicine who has come to see the need for rational, scientific analysis and evidence to justify inflicting any treatment of whatever provenance on patients. His book, with … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 13 Comments

Stem Cell Therapy– Still an Uncontrolled Experiment on our Pets

Posted on June 23, 2010 by skeptvet

Dr. Steven Novella at Science-Based Medicine recently posted about a publication from the International Society for Stem Cell Research which cautions people seeking stem cell therapies that most such treatments are unproven and experimental. This is an especially compelling advisory … Continue reading →

Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine | 11 Comments

Pheromone Therapy for Dogs and Cats–What’s the Evidence?

Posted on June 22, 2010 by skeptvet

Behavioral problems, especially fear and aggression in dogs and elimination in the house in both dogs and cats, are a major reason for people to give up or euthanize their pets, so they represent a serious medical condition. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Science-Based Veterinary Medicine | 71 Comments

Dr. Walt’s Warning Signs of Quackery

Posted on June 17, 2010 by skeptvet

I ran across a series of posts from a physician which I think do a thorough job of identifying warning signs of unscientific, irrational or outright quack medical treatments. They’re not organized in a particularly systematic way, but they cover … Continue reading →

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Holistic Vet Asks, “IF CAM doesn’t work, why is it allowed?”

Posted on June 16, 2010 by skeptvet

A certain “holistic” veterinarian about whom I’ve written before (here, here, here, and—well, you get the idea) has asked a couple of good questions on his own blog, though not surprisingly I don’t find his answers at all convincing. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Law, Regulation, and Politics | 7 Comments

ACVIM 2010 Forum– Poster: Vaccination and Immune-Mediated Disease

Posted on June 12, 2010 by skeptvet

Apparent Lack of Association between Primary Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia and Recent Vaccination in Dogs A.A. Huang; J. Coe; G.E. Moore; J.C. Scott-Moncrieff I’ve written about the proposed association of vaccination and immune-mediated diseases, in particular immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (destruction of red … Continue reading →

Posted in Vaccines | 2 Comments

The SkeptVet on Science-Based Medicine: BARF Diets

Posted on June 11, 2010 by skeptvet

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have a guest post out today on the Science-Based Medicine blog, Raw Meat and Bones Diet for Dogs: It’s Enough to make you BARF. I have followed SBM for a long time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nutrition | 11 Comments

From ACVIM Forum 2010– Poster: Injectable nutraceutical for cats

Posted on June 10, 2010 by skeptvet

Systemic Effects of a Commercial Preparation of Chondrotin Sulfate, Hyaluronic Acid and N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine When Administered Parenterally to Healthy Cats M.R. Lappin; J.K. Veir; C.B. Webb This poster investigated an injectable nutraceutical containing glucosamine, chondroitin, and hyaluronic acid. I’ve written about … Continue reading →

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From ACVIM Forum 2010–Poster: Antibodies to Feline Vaccines