Veterinarian, Speaker & Author
Join Dr. Kristen Nelson, veterinarian, speaker and author of Coated With Fur: A Vet’s Life at the Tucson Festival of Books. This year’s festival is March 10 and 11, 2012 at the University of Arizona. Stop by booth #243 on the central mall as I would love to meet readers. I will also be delighted to …
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The American Veterinary Medical Association has declared February “National Pet Dental Health Month”. Pets struggle with a variety of dental problems including periodontal disease, alignment issues, and fractured teeth in carnivores and overgrown teeth making it difficult to eat in herbivores. Besides causing pain, infection from the mouth may spread throughout the body infecting everything from heart …
I was going to write about food bowls in this post until I received a pet health alert from the Arizona Humane Society regarding distemper in dogs. Normally, the virus affects young, unvaccinated puppies every spring. But this year, the Arizona Humane Society has noticed a difference in the disease. Both puppies and adult dogs …
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Last November I announced a contest for National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week. I am pleased to announce the honorees of the donations to the Animal Humane Society in Minnesota, the Humane Society of Seattle/King County and the Arizona Humane Society. I was born and raised in Minnesota, graduated from the University of Minnesota College of …
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I am taking one more break from animal related topics to help people who are recovering from the CODOX-M/IVAC plus Rituxan protocol (Modified MaGrath). As a patient, I was frustrated by the lack of information regarding this protocol. I didn’t know what to expect. This post will cover what I experienced the year after finishing chemo. Please remember, every person will react …
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I’m happy to announce the 2012 Animal Charity Grant. It is open to animal and wildlife nonprofits in all 50 of the United States. Details are at veterinarycreative.com on the Animal Charity Grant tab on the left hand side. Please let the director of your favorite nonprofit know about this opportunity. Congratulations again to the 2011 winner – Spay Neuter Project …
Normally, this blog is dedicated to providing information that will improve animal health. Well, the next two posts will focus on humans and helping people with cancer. When I was diagnosed with double hit lymphoma (non-Hodgkin’s large B cell lymphoma and Burkitt’s lymphoma), the lack of information surprised me. So, this post will focus on …
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To my family and friends, Please enjoy this holiday message made for you!
Today’s Arizona Republic has an article by Eugene Scott with wonderful news for animal lovers who oppose puppy mills. Macerich is a developer and the parent company of Westcor. They own many shopping malls in the Phoenix metro area. Macerich malls will not renew the leases of pet stores who sell live animals. Instead, they are going …
Unfortunately, pet food can be contaminated with a variety of pathogens including salmonella and E. coli. Dry and canned food, treats and supplements formulated for animals may all be contaminated just like food produced for human consumption. Feeding raw diets to dogs, cats and ferrets are especially dangerous because freezing and/or refrigeration does not kill bacteria or parasites. As reported …