A shot in the dark December 1, 2008 By: Bo Brock, DVM, Dipl. ABVP

There was a note of regret, mixed with relief, in Dr. Mark Justice's voice when he called to relate the events of the previous night.

Down on the floor — it's another pill stampede December 1, 2008 By: Michael A. Obenski, VMD

Pill bottles seem designed to keep the freshness in and the doctor out.

Anna Rexic's pet pooch mirrors her thin logic on diet, nutrition November 1, 2008 By: Michael A. Obenski, VMD

Anna ... thinks a person is obese if every bone in his or her skeleton is not prominently displayed.

Some folks just won't let sleeping dogs lie November 1, 2008 By: Bo Brock, DVM, Dipl. ABVP

All seemed to be going great until I cut the ovary away. ... I could feel my first real case of surgical panic coming on.

Making the ultimate rescue from Phagia's Dog Farm September 1, 2008 By: Michael A. Obenski, VMD

My secretary was apologetic but firm.

Story hard to swallow? Chew on it for a while September 1, 2008 By: Bo Brock, DVM, Dipl. ABVP

The human-animal bond is a strong one, but I'm still amazed sometimes at what people will do for their animals. I know people, for example, who treat their pets to an ice-cream cone before visiting the veterinarian. I've seen painted toenails, dogs with pierced ears, cats with a gold-capped tooth, dogs with rollers in their hair, many types of pet sweaters, even artificial testicles placed back in a dog's scrotum to keep it from looking empty. The list goes on.

When opposites collide August 1, 2008 By: Michael A. Obenski, VMD

I could almost hear the "twang" when Blitz hit the end of his leash and it stopped him short. The snapping sound of his big mouth almost catching my arm followed immediately. Mrs. Whiteflag was quick to apologize.

Who said that? August 1, 2008 By: Bo Brock, DVM, Dipl. ABVP

The directions I held in my hand were leading me to a residential district in Lubbock, Texas. That would not have been a big deal, were it not for the fact that I was on my way to visit a horse. I knew that people in a city residential area were likely to know as much about horses as I knew about submarines, but I could be wrong.

Cerebral laminitis can be infectious with certain breeds of owners July 1, 2008 By: Michael A. Obenski, VMD

Now, I've known Jim Panzee for years. You couldn't teach him to peel a banana.