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The following is an excerpt from the new book Unlikely Companions: Adventures of an Exotic Animal Doctor (or, What Friends Feathered, Furred, and Scaled Have Taught Me About Life and Love by Laurie Hess, DVM with Samantha Rose. “DID I TELL you I found my python?” my intern, Lauren, had asked me. Lauren’s missing ball python, Cecil, had… Read More

This content is sponsored by Petplan.  Ho ho ho, it’s December and you know what that means! Drama in the vet clinic, that’s what. Between the chocolate and the tinsel and the holiday Swiss Colony beef logs that pets never fail to get into, ’tis the season for a variety of surprises we’d be happy… Read More

Having a baby is a life-changing experience for everyone involved, including your client’s pets. Just as they’re preparing for baby’s arrival, their dog needs advance preparation for this big change, especially if their dog has not spent time around children.  With so much incorrect information available via Dr. Google we have to remember that our… Read More

My parents had a black standard poodle named Connie. Connie was short for Lady Constance of Boston Manor. (My parents are British and funny and love dogs.) Like most standard poodles, Connie needed regular grooming at what my mom likes to call the “poodle parlour”. Somewhere along the way, my mom learned that you could… Read More

Turns out there’s YET ANOTHER species showing up in veterinary hospitals. Check out the creative Elf on the Shelf work these vet clinics have put in! 1. Paging Dr. Elphie   2. A furrier breed of elf   3. Did someone update his weight in the chart?   4. Even elves need caffeine to handle… Read More

When I sat down to share these thoughts, that classic song found a home in my ear. I just can’t think of any feeling that’s lonelier than feeling alone when you’re in the middle of the treatment room of a busy hospital. That’s how I felt, though, back in the summer of 2010. You see,… Read More