Medical professionals often talk about the “Standard of Care,” a set of guidelines that define the appropriate treatment for a particular health problem. The standard of care is what helps ensure that patients receive a similar basic level of care no matter where they’re treated. Standards of care are nice, because they help set our [...]
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by Dr. G
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A feature on Forbes.com caught my attention this morning. The title alone was enough to draw a vet’s interest, but where it was published got me even more interested. What could a business news site have to say about pets? In How to Handle Aging Parent’s Pets, Carolyn Rosenblatt, a nurse, attorney, and author of The Boomer’s Guide [...]
Posted on August 6th, 2010 by Dr. G
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Pets add something special to travel and outdoor recreation. From time to time, however, they get sick away from home, leaving pet lovers to ask “what do I do now?” Fortunately, travel-related stomach upset and small scrapes and scratches are easily treated no matter where you are, but what happens if your pet becomes seriously [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Dr. G
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PPH will be closed on Monday, September 6th in observance of Labor Day. We’ll be unavailable from 6 pm on Friday the third until 8 am on Tuesday the 7th. If your pet should require veterinary care in our absence, please call our trusted colleagues at the Emergency Animal Clinic in Gilbert. The EAC is [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Dr. G
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While the finding is subject to debate, German scientists announced that they have used carbon dating to determine the age of a canine jaw found in a cave just across the Swiss border. The bone was unearthed in the late 1800′s, but aging of the 14,000 year-old fragment has renewed a debate about when and where [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2010 by Dr. G
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