Jul 28, 2017
“Client education” has always been one of my favorite parts of being a veterinarian. When the lightbulb goes on for a client about some aspect of home care, there is joy in that transfer or information, and hope for bettering a pet’s life in some way. Typically I stick to the script. We might cover tips...
Jul 21, 2017
In today’s Buzby dog podcast, we are going to discuss a question that i know has kept many of my clients up at night, and frankly is one that has weighed heavy on my soul over the years: Is My Dog Too Old For Anesthesia? As a veterinarian, I have a healthy respect for anesthesia and I certainly understand my...
Jul 14, 2017
As dog parents, one of the things we recognize about our dogs is that they don’t have a voice. This mandates that we, the ones who love them and are blessed to be loved by them, have a heightened responsibility. It goes well beyond food and shelter. It extends into the intangible realm of setting up situations to go...
Jul 7, 2017
Welcome to the beginning of a podcast series on proactively helping your dog live a longer, healthier life! It’s intentional that our first topic in this series is weight management. According to recent data from the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, an estimated 54% of dogs in the United States are overweight...
Jul 6, 2017
In this episode, I will teach you how to do a weekly, 5-minute scan at home that will help you understand your dog on a whole new level. This scan is a hybrid of a petting your dog and a pattern of scanning his/her body in a repeatable way. Petting meets pattern so I’ve dubbed it THE PETTERN.
By practicing this...