Site Index

• Homepage

• Presenting the Book: Kindred Spirit, Kindred Care: Making Health Decisions on Behalf of Our Animal Companions
• Honoring the human-animal bond
• Animals who enhance our lives
• Read the introduction
• View the table of contents
• Book reviews
• About the author

• Overview of veterinary services offered in Hawaii
• Practice philosophy
• Professional experience
• Scheduling an appointment

• Selected health care topics
• Comparing Wild and Pet Parrots and The Benefits of Foraging Enrichments for Pet Parrots
• Keeping Hawaii dogs healthy and safe
• Parvovirus is killing Hawaii puppies
• Hawaii is a known place for Leptospirosis.
• Hawaii's abundant ticks can transmit Ehrlichia and Babesia
• Hawaii's mosquitoes can transmit heartworm Disease
• Hawaii's tropical climate favors many other parasites
• Toxic plants in Hawaii
• Poisonous toads in Hawaii
• Other poisons in Hawaii
• Vehicular trauma occurs too frequently in Hawaii
• Other traumatic injuries to avoid
• Keeping Hawaii cats healthy and safe
• Feline AIDS is endemic in Hawaii
• Feline leukemia virus is endemic in Hawaii
• Cats can get rodenticide toxicity by eating poisoned rats and mice
• Cats are exquisitely sensitive to many over-the-counter drugs
• The Vaccine Controversies

• Links to other internet resources

• Contact information

Last revised: April 2006
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