Kids generally don’t bring their family pet to the animal hospital, but I wish they did. Children are less likely to question the advice I give them. I think they’re so used to taking orders from parents, teachers and other authoritative figures that it just comes naturally to do whatever the doctor tells them to [...]
Posts tagged ‘pets’
Arguing With Kids
Dogs Are Not Small Humans
I saw a patient this morning at Levittown Animal Hospital that reminded me of a few key phrases we learned in our first year of veterinary school:
Dogs are not small humans.
Cats are not small dogs.
Rabbits are kinda like small horses. (But since I don’t work with either of these species, we won’t discuss why.)
The dog [...]
All about Dennis Leon
Ok, maybe not everything about me. I will assume that you’re not reading this blog because you want to hear about how much I love animals, or that I graduated from Cornell University, or that I support extended interval vaccination protocols for dogs. That information is easily accessible at my animal hospital website.
For those who [...]
A glimpse into our crazy world of veterinary medicine
Welcome to the Levittown Animal Hospital Blog. When I became a veterinarian in 2001, I never thought I would have an opportunity to speak to so many different people on a platform such as this. Even a few weeks ago I didn’t think that I would want to share what goes on [waaay] behind the [...]