Uncover insightful answers to common questions and relevant topics tailored for both pet professionals and devoted pet owners. Elevate your understanding of pet well-being with these expert-crafted teaching moments from Dr. Cliff Faver, DVM.
COMMON FAILURE WITH SA
With the latest fad of crossing poodles with every breed imaginable we are seeing a big upswing in the cases of Sebaceous Adenitis (SA)...
SPRINGTIME ALLERGIES
Many of you are going to be faced with an itching dog this coming spring and when you get to the veterinarian you are going to get the ...
CARE OF THE HAIRLESS DOG OR CAT
Hairless pets provide a unique set of problems when it comes to their care. We as pet owners like the oddities often in our pets,...
DEFUNKING THE SKUNK
Skunk spray is composed mainly of three low-molecular-weight thiol compounds, (E)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3- methyl-1-butanethiol, and 2-quin...
INGREDIENTS: WHAT DO THEY TELL US?
One of the most asked questions when talking about products is what are the ingredients? My question is what are you looking for ...
HAND CARE WITH BLACK PASSION
A good treatment for dry hands is to use Black Passion Mask on your hands daily. It takes about the size of a 1/4-1/2 a dime size on yo...
HOW TO MARKET RESTORATION CARE
Reaching clients and getting clients to “buy in” are two of the most difficult areas a groomer is faced with when they start doing skin...
BLEACH TREATMENTS
Veterinarians and veterinary dermatologists will commonly use dilute bleach solution to treat skin infections (both fungal and bacteria...
IMPORTANCE OF HAIR IN CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE
We must remember that dogs and cats do very well WITHOUT our intervention controlling their temperature. In fact, you rarely see the sk...
Anal Gland Expression: A Service or a Liability
Anal glands are nuisance glands that really serve no purpose in our domestic dogs other than to keep veterinarians and groomers working...
PICTURE TAKING FOR MODULE 2 AND CONSULTATIONS
We are living in an amazing time where with the use of cameras and videos we can get a fairly clear idea of the health and well-b...
PHASES OF THERAPIES
Not all therapies are about doing the same thing throughout the full process. Sometimes there are different phases of the r...
