by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Nov 11, 2022 | Animal Diseases, Blog
Piper, Max and Fifi were all scheduled for all day cushing’s tests Thursday. Piper and Fifi almost assuredly have cushing’s disease, but Max’s condition is a little weird. I want to make sure he doesn’t have cushing’s. Or at least, that I don’t miss it. Many of his...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog
Life is hard right now for business owners. Actually with inflation and the economy, it might be hard for most. While I do mentor and coach some veterinary business veterinarians, I am not a psychologist. I can’t suggest what you should do for stress, but I have...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 29, 2022 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
Katie and I just got back from Denver at Exotics Con. Leading exotic veterinarians from all over the world get together to advance veterinary medicine and surgery in exotic animal medicine. In the early years of exotic medicine, the organizations met at separate...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 15, 2022 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
Yes, I went to the Galapagos and wanted to see blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas and giant tortoises, but I also really hoped that I would see some raptors or birds of prey. I was lucky to see a few. I saw a Galapagos hawk nesting on the first island. It is closely...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 8, 2022 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
The first animals we saw in the Galapagos were the up close bright orange crabs and sea lions, but I had gone hoping to see blue-footed boobies, Galapagos tortoises, marine iguanas, and perhaps if I was lucky a Galapagos hawk. The sea lions and crabs seemed to be on...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Aug 1, 2022 | Blog, Wildlife and exotics
Someone asked me what my goal for visiting the Galapagos was. At first, I didn’t know how to answer. The Galapagos is a bucket list trip for everyone, isn’t it? I’d known about the islands for decades, but it had never seemed possible to go before. It was so far from...
