This week on the Cone…Drake is an 8yo MN Labrador Retriever with an upper right 4th premolar slab fracture. I’m asking the amazing Dr. Donnell Hansen “How do YOU treat that?” Dr. Donnell Hansen is a board-certified veterinary dentist and oral surgeon from the Minnesota BluePearl Hospitals. A Minnesota native, Donnell traveled through Iowa (Go… Read More
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Adopt a Senior Pet Month: For the Love of Mable
When I was in my second year of my veterinary technician program, we received a new group of dogs from one of our shelter partners. To my surprise, amongst all the loveable mutts was a purebred Rough Collie. I had fallen in love with the breed when I was a kennel student at the first… Read More
The Greatest Act of Kindness
We had been on vacation, the husband and I. It was January. We love snow. So, to Minnesota, we went. It was good to be away from work, the gaggle of dogs and cats we had accumulated (and loved with all of our beings), post-Christmas children and un-decorating, etc. It was just nice and quiet. … Read More
Caring for Itchy Dogs This Allergy Season
Sponsored content from Zoetis Petcare Allergic dermatitis is the number one reason why owners bring their dogs to the veterinarian, yet many pet owners are not aware that their pets can get allergies, and don’t realize that there is an underlying medical issue that’s causing their dog to itch. With August being the peak of… Read More
Coping With An Unknown Diagnosis
As an ER veterinarian, I have become quite skilled at quickly assessing an animal and coming up with a plan to begin patient stabilization. Unfortunately, this does not mean that I always know exactly what the underlying cause of each patient’s illness is. If a situation arises when a diagnosis has not been reached, it… Read More
Giving Our Patients the Best of Both Worlds
I was sitting on the exam room floor with Lucy, a 13-year-old black Labrador Retriever. Her eyes darted from her mom, then to me, and back to her mom as we talked, her tail gently wagged every time her name was mentioned, making soft thudding noises on the floor. Mom was holding back tears when she said,… Read More