We are often asked whether or not it is a good idea to get pet insurance. Here is the story we like to tell parents about pet insurance: If your pet was to get diagnosed with cancer and you wanted to do everything you could to treat your pet, it could cost over...
“My pet can’t get heartworms Dr. Shawn because I feed him/her carrots.” This is one of the many statements we’ve heard from clients who refuse to use heartworm preventative medication. Dr. Shawn has written books and articles about natural therapies. Based upon his...
Telemedicine is an expanding healthcare movement for dogs and cats as well as humans. It has its drawbacks and legal limitations, but it also offers some advantages, especially to animal parents who don’t have holistic vet clinics nearby. Telemedicine is a growing...
Your dog or cat’s body is naturally designed to detoxify itself, but sometimes he needs extra assistance to recover his health and well-being. We live in a toxic world, and so do our dogs and cats. Good health for our animal companions depends on ridding them of the...
I am often asked if it is okay to give the monthly heartworm preventative every 45 to 60 days. When I ask the pet parent why she/he would want to do that, her/his answer is she/he read on the internet that it is safer to give a heartworm preventative every 45 to 60...
