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...
