The Scratching Post
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Evidence based medicine, Part 2: Pills, potions and placebos.
May 19 2013
Once upon a time, when I was a fresh-faced new grad, a client brought in her new puppy to see me. She had adopted the puppy from a breeder a…
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Evidence based medicine, Part 1: Why science makes me happy.
May 06 2013
I may be a veterinarian, but first and foremost, I am a scientist. Since my first day of high school, when Mr. Palanacki exploded a balloon filled with hydrogen and…
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Ticks on dogs: Not so sexy.
Apr 25 2013
Ticks seem to be a sexy topic these days. My in-depth online analysis (5 minutes of fiddling on Google) revealed that Canadians search for the word “tick” 3,600 times every…
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A veterinary blog? Seriously? I have to write a BLOG now?
Apr 19 2013
Most people that know me well know that I never doing anything halfway. Five years ago I didn’t drink. At all. I remember sneaking a sip of my father’s rum…
