Five ways to drive your vet crazy

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1 Five ways to drive your vet crazy Take care of the vet who takes care of your pet! (Pet Connection Veterinary Clinic copyright, all right reserved) Pets owners are frequently puzzled about the kind of personality their vet belongs to. In doing so they encounter lots of difficulties, mainly because the vet they meet at the grocery seems sometimes not the same person they meet in the Clinic, in the line of a Dr Jeckill and Mr Hyde stereotype! Here is an easy way to sort out your vet personality, through a 5-steps quiz that will surprise you. Please tick the answer that most resemble the one you get from your vet: 1) You enter the consultation room with your beloved cross-breed dog, 50% Saluki, 25% English bulldog, 12.5% Terrier and 12.5% German shepherd and ask the vet which breed is it. a) I m a vet, not a breeder or a dog show judge (defensive = D), b) There are at least 263 recognised dog breeds and many of them originated from older breeds (common sense = CS), c) I would like to guess but not ask me to bet it! (sense of humour = SH).

2 2) You read about someone else s dog s medical problem on the Internet and ask your vet to diagnose the condition. a) There is a lot of garbage info thrown in the Internet (D), b) It is impossible without knowing the case history and the lab work results (CS), c) I can do that but I have to obtain the diagnosis you ask for through a fully comprehensive exclusionary diagnostic protocol (SH). 3) You ve heard that experimental stem cell transplantation has been performed in dogs and ask your vet to do it. a) Are you kidding me? (D) b) This technique is still in his infancy but in 50 years from now probably many vets will be able to perform it (CS) c) Unfortunately we are not yet ready for this: we will open the Stem Cell Transplants Department only next month (SH). 4) You go through all testing to make sure your dog is healthy and then take it to a grooming or boarding facility with unknown safety, only to come back one week later complaining with your vet of Kennel cough.

3 a) You seem obstinately not to be able to listen to my suggestions (D) b) It is not predictable but highly possible that non vaccinated dogs get Kennel cough in an environment densely populated by other dogs (CS). c) I got kennel cough too last winter even though my cholesterol and triglycerides were within normal ranges (SH). 5) You don t allow your vet to do diagnostic testing and complain when he doesn t give you a precise diagnosis. a) Don t demand me to guess blindly what s wrong with your bloody dog (D). b) A sick animal often shows the same set of symptoms no matter what the problem. Hence, testing is necessary in veterinary medicine if owners want the best chance for a correct diagnosis and positive outcome (CS). c) You re speaking to the right person. Last year I attended an international seminar for clinical magicians but to tell you the true the diagnostic procedure suggested was quite evasive, misty and confused and right now I can t remember anything (SH). Please, count the ticks assigned to every answer options (a, b, c); assess which is the commonest answer and you ll know if the personality of your vet resembles more the defensive (D), common sense (CS), or sense of humour (SH) type! Repeat this same 5-step quiz with our doctors in Pet Connection Veterinary Clinic (Al Barsha 1, between Mall of Emirates and Lulu Hypermarket, Dubai) and get your own conclusions!

4 Pet Connection is a new Vet Clinic in Al Barsha 1, we are proud of being part of! What s new with us? We perform soft and bone surgeries adhering to European standards as other Clinics in Dubai can do it. Vaccinations, microchipping and parasites elimination are part of the routine work as well. We feel, however, that we are leading a path for a a novel empathic mentality to match the need of most owners and to answer the more complex questions arising in the day to day aspects of vet medicine today in Dubai. Our specialist care in dermatology is an example and the expertise we provide in ultrasound advanced diagnostic procedures, too. At Pet Connection Veterinary Clinic (in Al Barsha 1, between Mall of Emirates and Lulu Hypermarket) we are now opening an unlimited special promotion offering confidence, empathy and sense of humour, free of charge, for ages to come! I m proud to introduce our team: Dr. Doreen Succow (DVM), from Germany, who works with Pet Connection since its foundation, has gained a postgraduate degree in Hearth Ultrasound, facing difficult tasks, such as thyroid problems, heart complications and hormonal diseases, i.e.

5 Cushing s, affecting skin and weight gain or loss, to be easily identified and treated within the reach of her competent use of ultrasound probe. Early diagnosis of pregnancy and tumors being among the easiest tasks Dr. Doreen can accomplish with her state-of-the-art ultrasound, there are a lot of little known conditions, including prostate inflammation and urinary diseases affecting elderly patients, that Dr. Doreen can meticulously identify with German precision, saving your time and money, before you go somewhere else to get obscure protocols and more obscure (if ever) diagnosis. Specialist in animal nutrition and knowledgeable with all sort of best pet food in the world, Dr. Lamia Amrani (DVM) from France will guide you throughout the insidious labyrinth of choices of dry, special and canned food for your beloved animal. She will hand you out a 4-pages leaflet on nutrition and dental care you can pick up freely and read at home at your ease that s monthly updated! Our new acquisition, Dr Walter Tarello, (DVM, MA Cardiology, MRCVS) from Italy, an authority in veterinary dermatology (Google him please), will help you to solve that chronic skin condition that drives you crazy and makes your dog or cat itchy and scratchy all the time, whether it is caused by adult onset demodicosis, ear infection unresponsiveto-medicaments, recurring eczema, food allergies, relapsing cutaneous pyoderma, cryptic aspergillosis, Malassezia or Dirofilaria repens infection. Desperate owners and

housewives with itchy pets are now advised! They cannot say anymore e I tried everything in Dubai and nothing worked for my poor itchy Labrador! Dr.

6 housewives with itchy pets are now advised! They cannot say anymore e I tried everything in Dubai and nothing worked for my poor itchy Labrador! Dr. Walter is also an exotic pets vet knowledgeable with all sort of birds, falcons and parrots including wild animals, such as gazelles, leopards and cheetahs! Last, but not least, the Clinic s owner, Dr. Ghani Djadouri (DVM) who graduated from the National Veterinary College of Alfort in Paris, France, and gained widespread experience in general medicine and surgery of small animals and exotics in France, will help you providing second opinion and specialist laboratory screening. In Pet Connection Veterinary Clinic you will find the state of the art equipment in our large premises, where digital x-ray, rigid endoscopy, last model of ultrasound, operating theatre, computerized laboratory and 3 consultation rooms are at your service! We especially hope to see many children and animal lovers and shall advise them in giving the best care to their pets. A 24-hour emergency service is provided. Out team speak English, Arabic, French, German, Italian and several obscure dialects that you may knowledgeable with. You ll find us at...pet Connection Veterinary Clinic, Summer Land Building, between Mall of the Emirates and Lulu Hypermarket, Emergency care available 24 hours 7 days a week Do not be shy and contact us at the Pet Connection Clinic now ( )

Where Do I Start? Let s look at a few common sense changes that you can make in your practice tomorrow or right away.

Where Do I Start? Let s look at a few common sense changes that you can make in your practice tomorrow or right away. SIMPLIFY YOUR PRACTICE, AMPLIFY YOUR PROFIT Robert D. Gribble, DVM, CVPM KEEP IT SIMPLE STAFFING How Did We Get Here? Unfortunately, through many years of practice changes, we have become increasingly