This was said to our class during orientation week by a DVM who graduated from MSU VMC many years before I even thought about the profession. I wrote it down. I hadn’t looked at it since that day because life as a veterinary student is pretty hectic. When I thought about writing my first vet school post, I felt some pressure. What was the one thing I wanted to ensure my readers knew about me?
Month: January 2022
There has been a lot of talk about grain-free diets and dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM for short. There are thousands of articles and research papers talking about their connection, some of them praising grain-free diets and some denouncing them. What should you believe? Is there a right side to take? Ultimately, you want to feed your dog nothing but the best, but with so much information out there, it’s hard to find clear evidence without
Right now! That’s the easy answer. The long answer is, well, longer! Let’s start with the most asked question when I talk to pet moms and dads about this topic: Why do I need to brush my dog’s teeth? There has been a lot of research on oral hygiene in pets in general, not only dogs, but let’s focus on those goofballs. By age two, 80-85% of dogs show signs of early dental disease, with