Heather Lewellen, DVM

Cats are not small dogswe've heard that before. It's never quite so true in veterinary medicine as for a dermatologist!

Fresh from the 2016 Nestl Purina Companion Animal Nutrition Summit, a look at what we know about this plant's powers in people and pets.

Fresh from the 2016 Nestl Purina Companion Animal Nutrition Summit, lets look at a few culinary curiosities your veterinary clients might be begging for.

Temperature, pulse, respiration, pain assessment and nutritional assessment. Face it, assessing nutrition and serving up solid recommendations is vital to keep your veterinary patients healthyand your "foodie" clients happy.

Fresh from the 2016 Nestle Purina Companion Animal Nutrition Summit: Exploring the impact of fatty acids and probiotics on anxiety in your canine veterinary patients.

Just like us humans, cats no longer have to live in a guns-at-the-ready world to survive, as in the Old West. Today's cats have it so easy! So easy, their waistlines are exhibiting way too much westward-and eastward, southward and northward-expansion. What can we learn from cats' feral roots?

Consider these talking points for veterinary clients who say, "Heck no, GMO!"

Dont just scrape by with your wound care practices. Heres the latest on promoting healthy tissue.

Ticks, man. There are more of them, theyre responsible for more diseases, and theyre now found in more places than ever. Question is, why? And what does Bambi have to do with it? Dr. Michael Dryden (a.k.a. Dr. Flea) talks ticks.

Veterinary Medicines Medical Editor Dr. Heather Lewellen shares her own story of compassion fatigue.

Our medical editor provides her take on the excitement and learning opportunities available at the CVC conferences.

We've updated the look and feel of our publications to help you help your patients even better.

Dr. Heather Lewellen reports on how a recent cardiology workshop demonstrated how heart disease and heart failure don't change, but the way we treat and manage them changes constantly.

Dr. Lewellen recounts her experience with the question of whether to treat or euthanize a pet with a behavior problem.