We’ve all experienced those peak Nebraska summer days. The air in Omaha gets so thick you feel like you could chew it, and just walking from your front door to the car feels like stepping into a sauna. On days like that, our natural instinct is to crank the AC, grab...
Pet Health
The System of the Animal
The mistake most people make with pet health is treating it like a series of unexpected repairs. Your transmission blows, you take it to the shop. Your dog limps, you take it to the vet. This is a "reactive" model, and in the world of biology, reactive models are...
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a serious, life-threatening disease caused by a spiral-shaped bacteria. Dogs, cats, other animals and even people can be infected through exposure to urine, bite wounds, ingestion of infected flesh, or contact with contaminated soil, water and even...
Arthritis
The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis which can be due to wear and tear on joints from overuse, aging, injury, or from an unstable joint such as which occurs with a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in the knee. The chronic form of this disease...

