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Farm Sanctuary 2012  A Tribute from Dr. Don DeForge Animal Doc AM Multi-Media 30September2012 "It is only when we give joyfully without hesitation or thought of gain~can we truly know what love means!" Leo Buscaglia What is Farm Sanctuary?   From Farm Sanctuary National Headquarter-Farm Sanctuary's Magazine: "Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization.  Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the "food animal industry" through research and investigations, legal and legislative actions, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts.  The three Farm Sanctuary shelters in Watkins Glen, NY; Los Angeles, CA; and Orland, CA provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming." Visit FarmSanctuary.org to read more abou
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Radiowave Radiosurgery Usage in Oral Care in Companion Animals Animal Doc AM Multi-Media DH DeForge, VMD Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry Silver Sands Veterinary Center-Milford, CT Adapted from www.RadiowaveRadiosurgery.com 25September2012 "The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower; share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's; smile at someone and receive a smile in return;these are to me continual spiritual exercises."   Leo Buscaglia   Oral Radiosurgery: CSI   We all have the opportunity to plant a seed and see it become a flower; we can share knowledge and present it as a gift to others.  This is what Leo Buscaglia believed was so important.  Today, I want to share with you my personal knowledge of oral surgery; specifically oral Radiowave Radiosurgery. As veterinary oral surgeons we face "CSI" situations within the oral cavity each and every day of our clinical lives. There is no subjective pain and not always a direct pathw
“ The only Source of Knowledge is Experience ”  Albert Einstein Animal Doc AM Multi-Media  18September2012 Dr. Don DeForge Hyperthyroidism in Cats The Hyperthyroid cat, in most instances, can be helped.  The exceptions will be described.  Becoming old or geriatric is not a reason to ignore your special feline.  Consider old as attaining wisdom!   None of us go through the "jungle of life" without realizing that each phase of life brings new experiences.  Our advanced years bring to us "wisdom" with age.  Einstein states, "the only source of knowledge is experience!"  That experience should allow us to help ourselves, help others, and especially help the animal companions that we love dearly. Hyperthyroidism is one of the most common problems in the middle aged to geriatric cat.  It is a problem that effects multi-systems in the body and is caused by an increase in the amount of thyroid hormones that are produced by an enlarged thyroid gland.   These elevat
Watch Where You Are Walking   Hope is like a hairball trembling from its birth...    Rossetti, Christina Animal Doc AM-Multi-Media-Dr. Don DeForge 11September2012 Have you ever gotten up in the morning and felt your bare foot slide onto a "gooey" substance that seemed to be laced with fiber?  If you have, you have become one of America's veteran "hairball"  compressors. How do cat's develop hairballs?  Healthy cats are fastidious groomers.  When the cat grooms itself, the barb like structures on their tongue grab loose hair and it is swallowed.  Most hair is expelled with the cats stool during normal transit through the gastrointestinal tract.  Some hair can get trapped in the stomach.  This leads to the cat having a vomiting episode to expel the hair.  The esophagus or food tube that connects the mouth with the stomach restricts the hair on its way out of the stomach causing a tube like material to be expelled.  Many times the hairball is trapped in the sto
A RAW WORLD "I'm interested in raw land and trees and fresh air and rivers and lots of animals around them." Kent McCord Animal Doc AM Multi-Media with Dr. Don DeForge 04September2012 "The American Veterinary Medical Association's House of Delegates has approved a policy that discourages feeding raw or undercooked animal-source protein to cats or dogs unless the food has been subjected to a process that eliminates pathogens."  [ Drew Andersen-VPN-September 2012] The controversy of feeding raw meats to dogs and cats or what are called raw meat diets will continue.  Raw diets are growing in popularity as "fad diets" as pet owners seek to return their pets to a more natural diet that simulates what carnivores ate before domestication. Link Welborn, DVM and former AAHA President states, "While raw food diets are becoming increasingly popular among pet owners, there is a growing body of information showing that these diets pose a health risk not on