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Should we have a Recognized Specialty in Veterinary Palliative and Hospice Care?
From both my twenty-five years of clinical practice as a general practice vet, and also my work studying aging in dogs, I have developed a particular interest in the care of senior pets. One important aspect of this care is … Continue reading
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Purina Institute Global Summit 2026
I was privileged to be asked to speak at this event on the subject of using biomarkers to support a more proactive, preventative approach to pet health. Below you can find the recording of this session as well as the … Continue reading
What’s in a Name? Is Expertise Even Real in a World of Toothiologists?
“Nutritionist” isn’t a protected term. Anyone can call themselves a nutritionist. “Dietician” is the legally protected term. “Dietician” is like “dentist”, and “nutritionist” is like “tooth-i-ologist.” Dara O’Biain In one of the most insightful and frighteningly prescient books I’ve read, The Death … Continue reading
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Bizarre Plan to “Destroy” Veterinary Medicine
I have written a few times in the past about one of the most powerful, and richest, promoters of pseudoscience in the world, Joseph Mercola. More often, I have written about his veterinarian accomplice, Dr. Karen Becker. For many years, Dr. Becker promoted … Continue reading
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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
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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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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
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WSAVA Adds Chinese Medicine Pseudoscience to Continuing Education Conference Held in China
The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) regularly sponsors a continuing education conference, as many such veterinary membership organizations do. This year is the first time the conference is being held in China. This is also the first time the conference has … Continue reading
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Evidence Update: Is Surgery Necessary for Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture?
Back in 2011, I first wrote about the issue of concerning whether dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) ruptures did better with surgery or with non-surgical management. My conclusion at that time was: For most dogs under 15kg, conservative management … Continue reading
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