Veterinary Blog in Gilbert

Fifi phone home? iPhone apps cater to pet owners

Pet Phone, a new application for the iPhone, lets you take your pets’ health information mobile. The $5 application records appointments, medications, allergies, and weight for multiple pets. It also has a “Find a Vet” option that will locate veterinary practices near your location on Google Maps–a great feature if you’re traveling, but we hope…

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CATalyst Council Honors Phoenix

The CATalyst Council, a coalition of the veterinary community, academia, nonprofits, industry and animal welfare organizations, named Phoenix one of the top 10 cat-friendly cities in America. Other honorees include: Tampa, San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Denver, Boston, Seattle, San Diego, Atlanta and Minneapolis. The list was compiled after reviewing the top 25 standard metropolitan areas for such…

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Gilbert Hosts "Dog Park Days"

Toyota’s “Dog Park Days,” a traveling event aimed at promoting safe pet travel (and the new Toyota Venza, billed as a pet-friendly vehicle), is making a stop at Gilbert’s Cosmo Dog Park this weekend. A media release from Toyota says the event will include free pet travel safety seminars with certified pet trainers, Venza ride…

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"Active Senior" takes Westminster

Looking a bit like a basset hound in a cocker spaniel’s coat, Stump, a 10-year-old Sussex Spaniel, ended his four-year retirement to take Best in Show honors at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this week. Stump became the oldest dog to win top honors in the show’s 133 year history, unseating the previous record-holder, an…

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Marley touches a nerve with PPH clients

Dr. Burns and I took some time out over the weekend to see Marley and Me, which hit theaters over the holidays. I enjoyed reading the book shortly after its debut, but hadn’t intended to see the big-screen adaptation until after it was released on DVD. However, several clients have brought up the movie—particularly the ending—over…

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Before "Marley" made the big screen, "Dewey" captured pet lovers' hearts

Dr. Burns and I spent a lazy morning hanging around the house and listening to NPR’s morning programming on New Year’s Day. The radio had faded into the background by the time we finished breakfast, but a fun segment on the Diane Rehm Show turned our attention to a small town library and its feline…

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Dogs Understand Fairness, Get Jealous, Study Finds : NPR

“That’s not fair,” you  might be thinking as the government doles out billions of dollars to rescue one company after another. But did you know that your dog might detect a sense of inequity as well? Sure, Bailey doesn’t care a bit about Lehman Brothers or the Big Three, but a recent study in the Proceedings…

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Scrapology Hosts another Dog-Related Event

Our friends at Scrapology are at it again, with a holiday-themed class that will help you make handmade gifts using scrapbooking techniques. Lessons Learned from Dogs and  Lessons Learned from Cats  were both a big hit, and we’re still looking for a few of YOUR photos to include in our scrapbooks. Scrapology is offering another class…

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Stupid Pet Tricks

A recent post on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN, the world’s first and largest online community for vets) “Humor in Veterinary Medicine” message boards led me to this fun site, produced by Merial, a manufacturer of veterinary pharmaceuticals.  I was thrilled to see that our little friend on the site doesn’t know “bow,” which is…

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Wanted: Your Photos

As you’ve heard, Lessons Learned from Dogs was a great success.  The scrapbook Dr. Burns created, however, is currently devoid of pictures!  While she enjoys scrapping about our pets, we thought it would be fun to ask all of you to contribute photos so we can create a book that everyone can share at the hospital.  The format of…

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