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Category: Head to Tail w/ Steve Dale

Feline Infectious Peritonitis: A History

By Steve Dale, CABC The story of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) has always been a complicated one dating to when legendary Dr. Niels Pedersen,...

Virtual Care TeleHealth: Convenience Over Good Medicine?

By Steve Dale, CABC Don’t’ get swept away by the virtual care wave, or be taken in by misinformation. If you think about it,...

Pet Hospice: A Challenge for Owners and Veterinary Professionals

By Steve Dale, CABC It’s sadly too routine and happens every day that veterinary professionals diagnose a condition which quickly forces a pet family...

January 11, 2024

Enrichment for Senior Pets

By Steve Dale, CABC Zoos have known about enriching the environments and the lives of captive animals for decades. Many of today’s larger zoos...

November 10, 2023

Decoding Cats

by Steve Dale, CABC “Cats wave a flag when there’s something wrong,” says Amy Pike, DVM, DACVB, CABC, and one of the authors of...

September 12, 2023

Shock Collars: Barbaric, Ineffective, and Unacceptable

By Steve Dale, CABC Veterinary technicians potentially have a huge role to play in determining who recommended dog trainers may be. And that is...

Dog Bite Prevention: Educating Owners on Dog Communication Signals

By Steve Dale, CABC This just happened, and I wish I had video. Walking down the street, this dude had two dogs with him...

No PAs Needed

By Steve Dale, CABC I suggest the need for PA’s (physicians assistants) in veterinary medicine is misguided, at least right now. We already have...

5 Solutions to the Fine Mess

By Steve Dale, CABC I’ll be talking about this topic at various veterinary meetings in 2023. That is a convergence of factors. More pets...

January 19, 2023

Consent Training For Cats

By Steve Dale, CABC The latest buzzwords among dog trainers are “consent training” or “cooperative care.” I suggest cats can benefit from this practice,...

November 10, 2022