by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We just finished our AAHA American Animal Hospital Association inspection and evaluation. Maybe it stems from my time in the Coast Guard, but we have always strived for excellent or perfect on the AAHA inspections. There are over 900 standards that the AAHA inspector...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 11, 2017 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
A single solitary moment in time. One hundred and two minutes overall, but focused on a single solitary moment. There are moments in time which change all of humankind. Sometimes, these are for the good, sometimes not. Sometimes we know that they are life changing at...
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...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Feb 19, 2017 | Animal Care, Blog
February is dental health month. Many clinics will try to do a whole bunch of dental cleanings this month, but we (and more and more veterinarians) have moved well beyond that. Dentistry is a year-round problem. Dental care is much more important than we thought...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jan 21, 2017 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
The book. My second book has been written and put together for about a year. It had a target date of April 28th (our 25th anniversary) of last year. It didn’t make the proposed publication date. My illustrator is Doctor Mahesh Ambawattha from Sri Lanka. He was doing...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jan 7, 2017 | Blog, Cats are not little dogs
I have been working with new software to create new exam room videos. While I think the animation adds something to it, this is the text of one that I have been working on for the last few weeks. Cats are amazing creatures, and they make wonderful pets, but there are...
