I never had Allergies until I hit my 30s, and they got worse when I moved into a town with a lot of agriculture. For the past 9 months, I’ve noticed my ears plugging up randomly. I’ve never been good at staying on top of my allergies because I’m lazy and they are never that […]
Author Archives: Heidi Parker
Summer is upon us and so is the heat! For all you animal lovers out there I know you will agree with me when I say ”I can’t handle seeing a dog in a parked car!” dogs do not have sweat glands as we do and so they pant to release heat. Heatstroke happens fast […]
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 […]
So for many years now, I get bloated almost on a daily basis! What the heck!? I have narrowed it down to my age and what I eat. With age comes intolerance of what our bodies once did and could handle when we were young, a similar situation being that I did not get […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!! […]