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Ticks and fleas...YIKES! There are GREAT flea products this year, but nothing new on the "tick front". I am getting lots of questions about what to do. I have added a comparison chart to our web site for your convenience. And you can always call or email.  http://www.applebrookanimal.com/FleaProductscompare.html

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I won a contest to be behind the scenes at Good Morning America's veterinary segment!  Dr. Marty Becker has been a part of the show for 15 years and Vetstreet hosted a contest for a trip to the Big Apple to meet Dr. Becker, see a taping of GMA and have dinner with him.  And my name was drawn!!  I am not sure of the air date, but when I have it, I will post it everywhere, in case they actually mention that I am there! There will be a veterinarian at Applebrook to care for sick patients, so you will not even miss me.  When I come back, stop in to ask about my trip and I will happily share.  I will probably blog and post everything about it. :)

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Please join us for the 3rd Annual St. PAWtrick's Day Dog Walk on Saturday, March 17 at Renaissance Park on Manufacturer's Road.  It is hosted by DOGood Chattanooga which is a terrific organization of citizens for a dog friendly town.  We think it is a wonderful event and so we are closing on Saturday so our staff and doctor can participate! Let's put Chattanooga on the map as a great place for dog lovers!!!  DOG LOVERS UNITE!!! 

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In spite of the daunting challenges that human health care faces, I had a good experience at Erlanger's SACU today.  I did have quite a long wait, but this had been anticipated and explained to me. I am glad it is over and I am on the road to recovery.  I just wanted to "shout out" to all my nurses, doctors and healthcare team today.  Your smiles did make a difference! 

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In this month's issue of Veterinary Economics, the editor's note was about "3 Ways veterinarians have got human doctors beat".  She went on to elaborate that our veterinary diagnostics are more transparent.  We have in house laboratories and radiology and we frequently go over the test results with the owners before they even leave our hospital-something that is frustratingly not done in human medicine. She goes on to explain that veterinarians, by necessity, have to be looking out for the whole patient. We don't farm our patients out by body system to a myriad of specialists.  We are the healthcare team, right here with the owner.  Lastly, she says that in her opinion, there is less arrogance and superiority among veterinarians. She acknowledges that there are always exceptions, but she finds veterinarians in general to be more humble and compassionate than physicians.  
Of course, I agree with her completely, but I would like to make this FUN!  After you read this, post comments about if and how you think we compare.  Have you had a bad experience at the office of an MD? Are there things they are doing better that we need to model after? Tell your horror stories. Sing your glowing praises (of MDs and US too)! Your comments will be posted here, so if there is something you would prefer kept private, just tell me in the comment and I will not publish it.

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