What better time to write a journal than while watching Lord of the Rings and managing fantasy football teams? Veterinary medicine has developed some new products that have significantly changed their lives, and I am excited to talk about it. We also have some changes at home involving all of our animals.

First, we have two new kittens! We tried adopting eight from a hoarding case and were successful with 6 of them. However, Ed and Jephf are here to stay, bringing our total to 5 cats. We have officially started a farm: T&A Family Farms LLC! My wife is raising Silkies, Ameraucanas, Rainbow eggers, Polish, and frizzled Cochin chickens, and English Lop rabbits. Soon, we will add Flemish Giants, goats, and our Livestock Guardian Dog, which will be born on Christmas day, to the crew. I am also getting involved in beekeeping and will be able to provide it as a veterinary service soon.

In veterinary medicine, everything comes in waves. Last month, we had several emergency pyometra surgeries in cats and dogs and one death caused by a pyometra. The surgeries are costly and potentially fatal. Please spay your pets before their first heat cycle.

Almost every veterinarian I have talked to has been excited about the new arthritis medication. Librella from Zoetis (again, not sponsored) is a once-a-month injection that helps with osteoarthritis in dogs, similar to Solencia for cats. We have been giving the Librella injections to our boxer/husky mix, who is acting like a puppy again. This medication has dramatically improved the quality of life for many pets, and if you are dealing with arthritis in your dog or cat, talk to your vet about one of these new products.

We hope everyone has a fantastic holiday. Please give all of your animals a boop from us. I also hope everyone is still enjoying the blogs, and I hope to make some updates to make the website more interactive. I just have to figure out how first.