Christie & Willie (GA)
Member Since 2010
Yesterday's Condo
Senor Furrypurry continues to be his awesome little self. Lots of outside time yesterday, not so much today as I am off to tbp. Should be bts, but ended up researching a couple running a farm that turns out to be a fraud. They've been showing up to farmer's markets and running a CSA when it turns out they haven't grown anything at all this year. Particularly appalling is that they were claiming all of their production was organic (unfortunately, not certified, so not sure my USDA peeps will have a way to get involved as they don't appear to be participating in our programs either). They were busted because two of the farmers that run one of the local markets decided to drop in on their farm after growing suspicious of the variety/quantities/consistent quality of what they were bringing to the market each week.
Crossing my fingers that my ADW shipment gets here today... getting low on strips and 1/2u syringes (been using up old BD ones with 1u markings as we've been sitting at 1u for awhile now). Would like to not have to make a walmart run for those if not needed.
2 day sale at ADW... PET922 will get you 10% off any order! Of course, I placed my order LAST week.... They're got a vet on staff that is going to be doing some newsletter articles on pet diabetes. From today's email:
My goal at American Diabetes Wholesale is to help educate pet owners about diabetes in animals. I graduated from veterinary school in 1993, and practiced in Oregon for 17 years. After spending my first 7 years as an emergency veterinarian, I found the passion for international veterinary volunteer work.
I made my living for many years as a "relief veterinarian" in the US as a general practitioner, and took off each winter - travelling to underdeveloped nations to help animals. In 2005, I founded Veterinary Ventures which takes teams of veterinarians to remote areas of the world with the goal of providing quality veterinary care when such care is either lacking or inadequate. Since 2000 I have been on 11 volunteer campaigns. I've worked in the Cook Islands, American Samoa, Tahiti, Mexico, Peru and Thailand. In 2010 I moved from Oregon to South Florida. I am again providing relief services to veterinary clinics in South Florida and have also started a veterinary house-call practice.
My father had diabetes and I strongly believe in diabetes education. I am happy to communicate with you and encourage your questions - I'll be available to respond to emails as needed. Should you be interested in contacting me, my email address is Joi.SuttonDVM@AmericanDiabetesWholesale.com.
Of course, you need a good working relationship with your veterinarian, but I hope to help you understand diabetes better and improve your ability to treat your pets. Your own veterinarian will guide you, but it is important as a pet owner of a diabetic animal that you have a strong understanding of the disease.
Much of this may sound familiar to what you learned in high school health class, and honestly, pet diabetes isn't terribly different from diabetes in people. In the coming weeks I will discuss what insulin does to your pet, diabetes home monitoring, the importance of dental care, and how diet affects blood glucose. I can also offer you some tips on selecting the proper medical products to make it easier to treat your pet.
I look forward to talking with you!
Perhaps we can email her some suggestions for topics?
Senor Furrypurry continues to be his awesome little self. Lots of outside time yesterday, not so much today as I am off to tbp. Should be bts, but ended up researching a couple running a farm that turns out to be a fraud. They've been showing up to farmer's markets and running a CSA when it turns out they haven't grown anything at all this year. Particularly appalling is that they were claiming all of their production was organic (unfortunately, not certified, so not sure my USDA peeps will have a way to get involved as they don't appear to be participating in our programs either). They were busted because two of the farmers that run one of the local markets decided to drop in on their farm after growing suspicious of the variety/quantities/consistent quality of what they were bringing to the market each week.
Crossing my fingers that my ADW shipment gets here today... getting low on strips and 1/2u syringes (been using up old BD ones with 1u markings as we've been sitting at 1u for awhile now). Would like to not have to make a walmart run for those if not needed.
2 day sale at ADW... PET922 will get you 10% off any order! Of course, I placed my order LAST week.... They're got a vet on staff that is going to be doing some newsletter articles on pet diabetes. From today's email:
My goal at American Diabetes Wholesale is to help educate pet owners about diabetes in animals. I graduated from veterinary school in 1993, and practiced in Oregon for 17 years. After spending my first 7 years as an emergency veterinarian, I found the passion for international veterinary volunteer work.
I made my living for many years as a "relief veterinarian" in the US as a general practitioner, and took off each winter - travelling to underdeveloped nations to help animals. In 2005, I founded Veterinary Ventures which takes teams of veterinarians to remote areas of the world with the goal of providing quality veterinary care when such care is either lacking or inadequate. Since 2000 I have been on 11 volunteer campaigns. I've worked in the Cook Islands, American Samoa, Tahiti, Mexico, Peru and Thailand. In 2010 I moved from Oregon to South Florida. I am again providing relief services to veterinary clinics in South Florida and have also started a veterinary house-call practice.
My father had diabetes and I strongly believe in diabetes education. I am happy to communicate with you and encourage your questions - I'll be available to respond to emails as needed. Should you be interested in contacting me, my email address is Joi.SuttonDVM@AmericanDiabetesWholesale.com.
Of course, you need a good working relationship with your veterinarian, but I hope to help you understand diabetes better and improve your ability to treat your pets. Your own veterinarian will guide you, but it is important as a pet owner of a diabetic animal that you have a strong understanding of the disease.
Much of this may sound familiar to what you learned in high school health class, and honestly, pet diabetes isn't terribly different from diabetes in people. In the coming weeks I will discuss what insulin does to your pet, diabetes home monitoring, the importance of dental care, and how diet affects blood glucose. I can also offer you some tips on selecting the proper medical products to make it easier to treat your pet.
I look forward to talking with you!
Perhaps we can email her some suggestions for topics?
