Advice & Stories
General advice for pet owners, alongside the personal stories that come with a life spent around animals.
This section collects pieces that sit outside the formal categories — everyday guidance, first-hand experiences with my own pets, and the lighter side of veterinary life. Browse the posts below, or head straight to the Edie the Pug section.
What you will find here
A short guide to the kinds of writing collected under Advice & Stories.
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General advice for pet owners
Practical, readable guidance on caring for a companion animal at home — the kind of advice you can put into practice the same afternoon you read it.
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Personal pet stories
Accounts of life with my own pets, written from the perspective of both an owner and a veterinarian. These pieces carry the quirks, the funny moments, and the honest lessons that come with sharing your home with animals.
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The Edie the Pug section
A dedicated corner devoted to Edie, my pug — her health, her daily life, and the collaborations and conversations that have grown out of her story. Visit Edie the Pug for that material.
Veterinary care works best when it feels like a conversation rather than a lecture, and that idea runs through everything published on this site. Advice and stories from a practising veterinarian in Kingston, Ontario cover practical, everyday guidance for pet owners alongside first-hand reflections from a life spent around animals. Some pieces address nutrition, routine care, prevention, and behaviour, while others draw on household experience with pets, seasonal hazards, and the quieter emotional side of the work. The writing is meant to be read and applied, not browsed for quick reassurance, so each post aims to leave a reader with something they can actually do at home. Visit often, subscribe for new entries, and bring questions to your own veterinary team.
Selected posts
A few entries from across the blog that illustrate the range of material in this section.
Where to go next
If you are looking for something more specific, these are the sections I keep updated most often.
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Preventative Health
Nutrition, routine health, toxicity awareness, holiday seasons, and behaviour — the everyday groundwork of keeping a pet healthy.
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Edie the Pug
The dedicated section for my pug, with personal stories, photos, and pet care topics developed from her life and health.
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About Me
My background as a veterinarian in Kingston, Ontario, and how the profession and the client relationship have changed since I graduated in 2006.