It is such a confusing time in this world for many reasons, but certainly when it comes to vaccines! We get a lot of questions about vaccinations, and this post will be related to rabies vaccine only. This is one where veterinarians have very little say in! And to me, this is okay! We are medical health professionals, animal advocates and public health sentinels and we take all of these jobs very seriously. Rabies still exists and kills people and animals. We have wor

As teeth cleaning, teeth x-rays and subsequent surgical treatments all require anesthesia, we all want to do this in the safest way for our patients and your pets! Safety already includes checking kidney, liver and other organ function prior to the day of the procedure, pre-medications to reduce stress and the amount of anesthetics needed, local anesthesia, careful monitoring of blood pressure, heart and breathing rhythms and oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations througho

Pre-medications are medicines we use, often the night before and the morning of, some of our veterinary visits. They are often used to keep a pet comfortable and calm to promote a fear free visit! Gone are the days of wrangling your dog or cat to trim their nails or take an x-ray! This is not good for pets or good for people. It makes all of our anxiety high and can even influence some diagnostic tests like urine and blood samples and blood pressure. It takes longer and m