It is amazing to me how much we veterinarians and staff take for granted the logic of pet behavior and obedience.
Since we deal with dogs and cats every day, and we know our clients deal with their pets every day, we assume they have a lot of knowledge about how to train them.
And that is not always the case. Just because I drive my car daily, does not mean I know the best way, or a new way to take care of it properly. Maybe there is a new technique (car wax) that will last longer and work better to protect my car.
So we try to work on informing you as to the latest information to help your pet. We have many avenues we use for this purpose - sometimes the blog, the email newsletter is great for instant information on recalls which we find of utmost significance.
And of course, a good old fashioned phone call, or even better yet, a personal conversation is very helpful in helping to share the information we have.
Our goal is to try to 'translate' the medical jargon into more commonly understood language for all of us, and that will be different for different people. So if something does not make sense, ask us and we will try to use a different analogy to explain the information we are trying to share.
Also, on the way to work on Thursday, September 17, my car rolled pst 200,000 miles! Woohoo!
Much of those miles were put on the car in my previous practice life as a relief Dr. We were in Wisconsin, Chicago, Rockford, St Louis, Lawrenceville, Mt. Vernon, Peoria, Pekin, Bloomington, Normal, Springfield, Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, and many other towns throughout Illinois. I am truly glad for that opportunity, but more grateful for all of you who are now allowing me to be your regular doctor for your dogs and cats.
Now if any one knows of someone who would like to buy a 4,000 sq foot Victorian house south of Bloomington, let us know, so we can sell the house and move into this wonderful community.
