Pet Health Care Gazette

Let me introduce myself. My name is Lorie Huston. I am a veterinarian and have been for over 20 years now. (Boy, seeing that in print really does make me feel old). I work exclusively with small animals. I graduated from the Iowa State University School Of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. Shortly after that, I moved to the Northeast and have been working here, in Providence, Rhode Island, since then.

I grew up in the Mid-West, Omaha, Nebraska, to be exact. I’ve always had a love of animals, and becoming a veterinarian seemed a natural extension of that passion. I attended undergraduate classes at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, earning a Bachelor of Science degree there. From there, I attended Iowa State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

Though I sometimes miss the Mid-West, I enjoy living in the Northeast a great deal. The scenery is beautiful and I do like being near the ocean as well. After being here for nearly 19 years, I can’t imagine living anywhere else.

I truly do love my job. I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing. The pet owners I work with are truly wonderful people, and I look forward to going to work each morning and seeing what each new day brings.

One of the most common questions I am asked is why I decided to start The Pet Med Site website. It’s not as though my days are lacking in things to keep me busy. But, my answer to that question, "Why did I start this website?", is that sometimes I become frustrated when I see pets suffering with diseases or illnesses that could easily have been prevented. Now, please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not in any way saying that these pet owners were negligent or cruel to their pets. What I am saying is that, often times, their pets could have received a simple treatment or procedure which would have prevented the pet’s suffering. In most cases, the pet owner did not intentionally skip the necessary health care, but instead simply did not know that the health care was available.

So, my motivation in starting this site is to educate as many pet owners as I can about basic routine preventive pet health care procedures. Basic routine preventive health care for pets can solve so many problems even before they start. But, sometimes it is difficult for pet owners to figure out exactly what health care their pet needs. My goal in establishing this site is to inform pet owners that these types of health care are not only available, but many of them are simple, easy to perform procedures. If I can motivate even one pet owner to seek the proper health care for his/her pet and save that pet from needless illness and suffering, then my goal has been accomplished. The more pet owners I am able to reach, the more pets I am able to help, and the internet seems to be a perfect medium for educating large numbers of people.

I could use your help in this accomplishing this goal as well. If you own or operate an animal oriented site, please feel free to link to my site. You can place a link to my main site, The Pet Med Site, through my links page, or you can sign up for my affiliate program and earn a little money for yourself while helping to educate pet owners about their pet’s health care needs. You may also link directly to this blog, The Pet Health Care Gazette.  

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