Dogs
by Carrie Boyko, CEB
It has been an emotional week here at All Things Dog Blog--a roller coaster of questions. As Dr. Pat prepares to depart--not by choice, but by necessity--I am certain she had her own emotions, decisions and concerns. I have grown attached to her in our weekly ping pongs as we pass questions back and forth. It has been an endearing relationship, growing without effort, and now ending with an empty feeling. I have managed to remedy that by recalling our first Skype conversation when we bonded so quickly over a chat that you would think we were best friends meeting at Starbucks.
After I learned her departure was near, I choked back a few "Wish I woulda's", as always, wondering if anything I had done differently could have kept her here. I have loved working with her. Her words were sincere and nearly as disappointed as my own sinking feeling.
Dr. Pat has taken our readers on a wonderful ride. With a background in homeopathics, counseling, conventional veterinary medicine, and holistics, she showed us all many ways to care for our dogs more naturally. From massage to natural flea treatments, sun protection to diarrhea, Dr. Pat explained it all with a flair for care that always took me aback with amazement. I especially enjoyed her "South Bark Diet". When asked what makes dog food holistic, she helped us all--myself included--understand the ingredients and the processing that bring a food into the realm of treating mind and body together.
As a result of her time with us, Dr. Pat has helped us all understand and come to accept holistic medicine not as the voodoo we might have once envisioned, but more of a natural way of treating many of our pets' daily woes.
We must now bid Dr. Pat farewell, and wish her health and happiness just as she would have done for us and our pets. She got me through losing Xena with more care and understanding than anyone living 800 miles away should ever have been able to accomplish. Please join me in sending a fond farewell to Dr. Pat as she takes on new challenges, likely with the grace and ease of a yoga master. Best wishes, Pat; we will miss you.
To read Dr. Pat's many articles, you may simply click here: Ask the Vet Archives. In addition, the menu bar button for "Ask the Vet" will continue to carry Dr. Pat's archives.
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Dogs
"Ask the Vet" Says Farewell to Dr. Pat
by Carrie Boyko, CEB
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| © courtesy P. Bradley Dr. Pat Will Be Missed |
After I learned her departure was near, I choked back a few "Wish I woulda's", as always, wondering if anything I had done differently could have kept her here. I have loved working with her. Her words were sincere and nearly as disappointed as my own sinking feeling.
Dr. Pat has taken our readers on a wonderful ride. With a background in homeopathics, counseling, conventional veterinary medicine, and holistics, she showed us all many ways to care for our dogs more naturally. From massage to natural flea treatments, sun protection to diarrhea, Dr. Pat explained it all with a flair for care that always took me aback with amazement. I especially enjoyed her "South Bark Diet". When asked what makes dog food holistic, she helped us all--myself included--understand the ingredients and the processing that bring a food into the realm of treating mind and body together.
As a result of her time with us, Dr. Pat has helped us all understand and come to accept holistic medicine not as the voodoo we might have once envisioned, but more of a natural way of treating many of our pets' daily woes.
We must now bid Dr. Pat farewell, and wish her health and happiness just as she would have done for us and our pets. She got me through losing Xena with more care and understanding than anyone living 800 miles away should ever have been able to accomplish. Please join me in sending a fond farewell to Dr. Pat as she takes on new challenges, likely with the grace and ease of a yoga master. Best wishes, Pat; we will miss you.
To read Dr. Pat's many articles, you may simply click here: Ask the Vet Archives. In addition, the menu bar button for "Ask the Vet" will continue to carry Dr. Pat's archives.
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by Carrie Boyko, CEB Hello! And welcome to All Things Dog Blog. Today I'm here to join Dogtipper in the Meet and Greet Party. Paris has invited us to tell you a little about ourselves, so here goes. © Carrie Boyko A Dog Park MomentAll Things Dog...
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by Pat Bradley, DVM Tummy Troubles? Get Fido Checked at the Vet Dear Dr. Pat, After two of my four dogs showed symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting, I took them to my veterinarian. She ran some tests and prescribed medications that they took for about...
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Just as we should be concerned about the food we eat, we should also be concerned about what we feed our dogs. But what really is a healthy dog food? According to dog experts, a healthy dog’s diet must contain 50% veggies, 40% meat and 10% whole grains....
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