A pain management protocol is only as good as the conversation behind it.
|Articles|December 21, 2015
Stick-er shock: Don't let lancets keep clients from helping pets
Author(s)David S. Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
We know you like to save pet owners money. Dr. Dave Bruyette explains how, in the long run, at-home blood glucose monitoring does just that.
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The time, effort, money and squeamishness involved in blood glucose monitoring turns off some pet owners of pets facing a diabetes diagnosis. But Dave Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM, medical director at VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital, says at-home blood glucose monitoring can save time and money, especially in the case of cats who can work their way to remission.
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