This section shares reflections from clinical practice and real-life decisions, offering insight into how veterinary care is approached in everyday situations.
Obi is a rescue, and as such, I wasn’t the one managing his health in early life. Although he was generally healthy when I got him, if you discount losing a limb and having fleas, he already had a bit of calculus on his teeth at 20 months old. Although Obi is a very nice…
In a busy clinical day, the temptation is to “get the job done.” But with cats, the shortest route to a successful exam is often a slower start. My approach isn’t about rushing into a physical; it is about managing the sensory environment and respecting the specific biological triggers that turn a curious cat into…