Ask Dr. Joi: Pet Grooming & Cleaning
How often should I bathe my pet? Trim their nails? Or clean their ears? Find out what Dr. Joi has to say about these questions in today's grooming and cleaning article.
Apr
26, 2018
Apr
17, 2018
Pet Glucose Curve – Don’t Feel Badly About Poking Fluffy
Two weeks ago I had a client who forced my hand and made me do a blood glucose curve in my clinic. Normally I expect, and strongly encourage, my clients to run their curves at home to avoid the complication of "stress hyperglycemia". This phenomenon is when the liver turns stored glycogen into glucose when a pet is stressed.
Mar
29, 2018
Heartworm Preventatives
Heartworm is a life-threatening disease of dogs and sometimes cats, yet it is very preventable. Sometimes even the most educated and caring of clients are naïve to the facts regarding heartworm disease.
Mar
21, 2018
Long Acting Pet Medications – What You Need to Know
As a veterinarian I often envy patient compliance that medical doctors take for granted. An MD tells a patient to take a medication and more often than not, the person takes the medication, for the full prescribed time period, just as the MD prescribed.
Mar
15, 2018
Diet Tips for Diabetic Pets
One of the most common questions I get is about feeding diabetic pets. Part of this is common sense, but let's chat about the big picture. And the big picture isn't quite the same for dogs as it is for cats.
Mar
8, 2018
What Does a Normal Glucose Curve Look Like?
Last week I received an email from one of our clients asking for me to explain what a normal glucose curve looks like. Ha! There are lots of factors that affect a pet's blood glucose curve. There are pets that have great curves from the start and those (who like a baby who won't sleep through the night) make pet owners want to pull out their hair.
Mar
1, 2018
Diabetic Dogs and Allergy Issues | Ask Dr. Joi
I get some great questions from clients. They inspire me with article ideas and keep me in tune with diabetic pet owners. I enjoy interacting with our readers, and sometimes the questions are worthy of a newsletter. I bet if one person has this question and takes the time to write me, there are likely lots of folks with a similar question.
Feb
21, 2018
Which Heartworm & Flea Preventatives Are Best For My Pet?
2018 marks my 25th year as a veterinarian. In that time I've seen lots of heartworm and flea products come onto the market. They all have their pros and cons. I know you likely read this newsletter because your pet has diabetes, but there is a good chance that your pet needs flea or heartworm prevention meds as well!
Feb
8, 2018
Signs & Treatments for Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Pets
Sometimes it’s good to go back to basic diabetes topics. Many of our readers are very educated in diabetic pet care, but I need to remind myself that we get new readers all the time. One of the greater concerns of treating diabetes, as we aim to achieve the proper insulin dosage, is hypoglycemia. If […]
Jan
30, 2018
Diagnostic Testing for Your Diabetic Pet – Dr. Joi Breaks it Down
When veterinarians diagnose diabetes the tests we suggest may seem confusing to pet owners. I assure you they are not. Let's discuss some commonly recommended tests for diabetic pets and how often and when we may run them! Let’s start with discussing tests for the pancreas, the organ that makes insulin. Then, we will discuss blood glucose tests and chemistry profiles. And finally, we will discuss various urine tests.