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.
FOOD ALLERGIES AND STEROIDS
The use of steroids has in the past were not considered effective for food allergies but here is some new information that might disagr...
DESHED SHAMPOOS
Many questions are repeatedly posed on Facebook about the best “deshed” shampoo. It is great that so many have their favorites, b...
RE-POST – BLEACH TREATMENTS
Veterinarians and veterinary dermatologists will commonly use dilute bleach solution to treat skin infections (both fungal and bacteria...
BLEACH BATH TREATMENT
If you were watching Facebook this week, you would see a thread on using bleach baths to treat skin issues. As always, there were...
HOW MUCH HAIR IS TOO MUCH
We have all heard you should never shave down a Pomeranian (or other double-coated breed), or you could get coat damage and potentially...
ITCHY PUPPIES
A young couple stopped me at a trade show and said their 12-week-old puppy was scratching all the time, and their veterinarian recommen...
YOUNG CONTRACTOR’S STORY
A young student went to carpentry school to learn to build a house. He learned from a carpenter who had also been to school and h...
MONEY IS JUST A TOOL
I am very passionate about business. Not that I love money because money is just a tool. It is a tool, but it is a tool that all...
DESHEDDING
Most groomers dread doing desheds. It is time-consuming, backbreaking, makes a mess, often is a battle with the dog, and typicall...
PICK YOUR MENTORS WELL
We live in a world with tons of information at our fingertips. Our problem is that it may only sometimes be correct or truthful i...
FLEA BITE DERMATITIS PREVENTION
Flea products have made many advancements over the years in their ability to control the population and the infestation of our pets.&nb...
IT IS A PROCESS, NOT JUST A PRODUCT
Occasionally I hear groomers say they used ISB and were not impressed. The reason: they thought it was all about a product. ...
