Author Archives: Heidi Parker

Separation Anxiety

     Tristan had the worst separation anxiety from 9months of age to about 2 and ½ years old.  His anxiety when not with mommy or daddy, especially mommy, was part of our autism suspicion.  Quick Tip:  Anxiety in High-Functioning Children with Autism Alinda Gillott, Fred Furniss, Ann Walter First Published September 1, 2001 Research Article https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361301005003005 […]

Fox Tail Season

Hi everyone!  Well, it’s that time of the dry year we like to call in the veterinarian world ”Foxtail Season”.   It’s not only frustrating for owners but us as well due to those pesky things being very hard to find sometimes!  So where are the most common places we extract foxtails from, let me […]

Away for the Weekend

Don’t get fooled by the title, I am not on vacation with my family or out of town for a fun weekend with my family.  I am in San Francisco at an emotional intelligence seminar with my boss/owner of my veterinarian clinic and other co-workers.  It was very informative and eye-opening BUT oh my goodness […]

Easy to Gain, Hard to Lose

      So, first of all, I’m writing this blog as I have a mouth full of chicken sausage, cheese tortellini in marinara sauce! My portion wasn’t huge yet not as small as it should be. I felt full right before my last bite, and I’m not overly stuffed but I should have stopped 3 bites ago!  […]

Vaccines

     Getting a new pet is so exciting, especially when it’s a young one!  Who doesn’t love puppies and kittens!?! Some of the saddest cases we see at Vet Clinics are puppies or kittens that have contracted a disease due to not having vaccines on board or they contracted the disease before their vaccines series was […]

Financial Reality

    Ok! I’m touching up on this tender subject because it’s a reality,  I do not make enough money at my occupation to start a business and everything it entails! I do have two other partners that are more financially equipped than I.  We have all equally invested, I was able to do so through borrowing […]

Fleas

Hi, welcome to pet corner!  Our new Blog category! I decided to create this topic because I am a registered vet technician and have been in the Veterinary field for over 12 years.  I love animals and will always stay in touch with this side of my life even when Vai Athletica becomes world wide!! […]