by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog, Cats are not little dogs
Setting up your litter box One of the most common reasons that cats fail to use a litter box is because it is set up all wrong. Placement is one of the most important aspects of successful litter box usage, so it is crucial to get it right. Each household should have...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We try very hard to minimize our effect on the environment. In remodeling an older building, we reused not just the building, but many things in it. Many things got a new and “improved” uses. Fruit tables are not, or becoming, exam tables or play tables....
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | May 20, 2017 | Blog, Speaking of pets
We were in early last Thursday. We had to be. The fifth graders were coming! They would be arriving at 9:30 a.m. and we had to have all of our treatments done and stations set up before they arrived. This is the ninth year that Mrs. Muncy has walked her class over...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 2, 2017 | Animal Care, Blog
Ben Franklin said, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” I think in vet med it should read “Weekly ear cleaning keeps the doctor away.” Ear cleaning when done properly, can prevent painful ear infections. But it must be done properly. If it is done incorrectly or...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 25, 2017 | Animal Care, Blog
The human-animal bond is very strong. They comfort us, protect us and live for us. We in return, have dog metaphors throughout our language. Just think about all the ways the four-legged canine animal came into our language. The word dog can be used with business,...
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...
