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Seasons greetings! The holiday advent tradition continued in 2022 with a merry band of woodland creatures marching through a forest. This tradition continues to be one of my favorite parts of the year with GVS. Bernadette (Spokesdog extraordinaire) was joined by Co-Chiefs of Morale Isla and Hoodoo to fill out the days with no patients.… Continue reading Third Year of the Tradition: a woodland creature advent
(I'm posting this more than a year late because time is slippery. Better late than never. Please enjoy!) The inaugural year of advent adventures in 2020 was so much fun, it has become a Grace Veterinary Services annual tradition. For the holiday season of 2021, I found a papercraft advent calendar that told the story… Continue reading Year Two of the Tradition: Advent 2021
I received a Christmas-themed rubber ducky advent calendar as a gift this year. After initially wondering what on earth I was supposed to do with 24 rubber ducks (dressed as all sorts of wintery characters, no less!), the answer came to me: pictures with my patients!!! Sammy was a bit shy but his bestie Calvin… Continue reading Happy Holidays from Ducks and Dr Rushing
Hello everyone! Hope everyone’s holidays are going well. Just before Christmas, I took a trip to Peru for a bit of volunteering mixed with a bit of tourism - voluntourism if you will. Each year I try to take at least one trip with one of my favorite veterinary aid organizations World Vets. World Vets… Continue reading Vet Adventures in Peru!
Hi again! So glad you’re here! Today we are going to talk about arthritis - specifically osteoarthritis. There are some pretty remarkable numbers regarding the incidence of arthritis in our pets: 20% of all pets over the age of one year have arthritis (that’s 1 in 5!)60-65% of pets over the age of six years… Continue reading Arthritis in Our Pets
Hi! Let’s dive into Signs of Pain in cats and dogs. Head over to the Resources tab to check out some pain scales specific to dogs and cats that can be very helpful. Cat Pain Scale First things first: although it is normal for pets to sleep more and become less active as they age,… Continue reading Signs of Pain in Dogs and Cats