Cancer Awareness

     November is national Cancer Awareness month so I am going to talk about the common Cancers afflicting our dogs and cats along with preventative measures owners can take to catch it early.   Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body.  Cancer can occur in any […]

Stomach Pain

 I have a three year old and thank heavens he has been pretty healthy!  Except for the occasional cold and stomach flu, which I always seem to contract from him, he has been a salubrious toddler!  About two weeks ago he had stomach pain, for the first time in his whole 3.5 years of life […]

Contrast Bath Therapy

 This past Wednesday 10-16-19 my totally Awesome sister/partner/bestfriend took me to a place called Glen Ivy Hot Springs!  Now, I have been invited by friends or enticed by ads and brochures for a spa day before, which usually included a massage or manny peddy. Don’t Get me wrong those  ”spa days” are nice but that […]

Dream Into Reality

The first few blogs on starting Vai was titled The Dream, but then I strayed away from that title.  Not intentional it just happened that way. To be truthful about it I have never blogged or owned a business or managed a website (not that I’m running the website with ours currently) or kept financial […]

Weight Management

 One of the most common health issues, unaddressed by owners, is overweight pets.  It cracks me up that a lot of clients are clueless when I inform them that their pets are overweight.  When I see a patient with a great body score and I compliment them on keeping weight off, most owners have stories […]

How Much TV Is Too Much?

 So how much TV is too much!?  Okay everyone, I am a huge TV junky!!! Full on Boob tube zombi!  And guess what, so is my three-year-old. I kid you not, I usually have two televisions going on at once!  So when Tristan was 2 years old and his pediatrician picked up on his lack […]

Battling The Sweet Tooth

                  I can’t speak for everyone but I know I’m not the only one out there that battles with the craving of sweets!  And what is up with every time I turn around it’s a Holiday that involves candy or baked goods! I did pretty well with losing some weight a while ago and […]

Getting Ready OMG

 First of all everyone Happy First of September 2019!  I can’t believe it’s September already, before we know it it will be November and I will be turning another year older 11-21 baby!  I’m sure we all agree that Time is flying by and Vai is progressing!  Latest big news for Vai this week is […]

Immunization Awareness Continued…

August National Immunization Awareness Month  The AVMA (America Veterinary Medical Association) Considers August National Immunization Awareness Month.  So for Pet Corner, I have decided to list out all the core vaccines and the diseases they protect against. We continuing last week’s blog for felines.               Core Vaccines For Felines Feline herpesvirus 1 (FHV1), feline calicivirus (FCV), […]

Immunization Awareness

August National Immunization Awareness Month  The AVMA (America Veterinary Medical Association) Considers August National Immunization Awareness Month.  So for Pet Corner, I have decided to list out all the core vaccines and the diseases they protect against.               Core Vaccines For Canines According to UC Davis Veterinary Medicine core vaccines in puppies and dogs include Canine […]