by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Sep 30, 2019 | Animal Diseases, Blog
We first saw Rusty in mid August. The 27 pound, red male fiest mix was about nine years old and had been vomiting blood since April. He now had a bloody mucoid stool. The owners had not been ignoring the problem and various things had been tried at another vet, but...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 6, 2018 | Animal Diseases, Blog
I had a talk with a couple in the exam room. Their dog has a chronic disease and they were asking if they had caused it. My honesty made that a hard answer. Every time we do something we have a choice. We can choose to do something that is good for us or our pets or...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jul 14, 2018 | Animal Diseases, Blog
The One Health Initiative is a movement to forge co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between all healthcare providers. Veterinarians are used to taking treatments and medications from human medicine, but our important role as human health protectors is now being...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 25, 2017 | Animal Diseases, Blog
On my way in Friday, my phone rang. Morning phone calls are never good. “Doctor, where are you?” “Seven minutes.” Steph doesn’t care where I am. She wants me there. I can tell. “What’s up?” “Roxie is here, and she is in respiratory distress. We have her on oxygen, but...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 4, 2017 | Animal Diseases, Blog
They say things come in threes and such was the case last week. Hydi, Molly, and Dixie were all in for Cushing’s tests. Cushing’s is a disease where too much cortisol is produced by the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a natural steroid produced by the adrenal glands, but...
