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05/28/2026

🦟🌧️ With all the recent rain, mosquito populations are exploding!

Mosquitoes are not only annoying for our pets 🐶🐱 — they can also spread serious diseases, including ❤️ Heartworm Disease ❤️.

Since the introduction of oral flea and tick preventions (which are fantastic products 👏), we’ve lost some of the repellant activity that many older topical products provided against mosquitoes and flies.

So what are our options? 🤔

✅ Continue year-round heartworm prevention and flea/tick prevention as recommended by your veterinarian 🩺

✅ Natural repellants 🌿
Some pet owners have had success with products containing cedar oil and other essential oil blends such as:
• VetriScience Vetri-Repel®
• Wondercide®
• Cedarcide®
• Vet’s Best®
• Kin+Kind®

⚠️ Important: Most natural products are REPELLANTS, not insecticidal (“cidal”) products. This means they may help repel mosquitoes, fleas, and ticks, but they do NOT replace your veterinarian-recommended heartworm, flea, and tick prevention products ❤️

⚠️ Also remember: essential oils can be irritating or toxic if used improperly — especially in cats 🐱. Always discuss safety with your veterinarian before use.

✅ Permethrin-containing repellants for DOGS ONLY 🐶
These products can provide excellent mosquito, tick, and fly repellency:
• K9 Advantix II®
• Vectra 3D®
• Advecta 3®

🚫 NEVER use permethrin products on cats.
Permethrins can be highly toxic — even fatal — to felines.

✅ Environmental mosquito control 🏡
Treating yards and outdoor areas with appropriate mosquito-control products can dramatically reduce mosquito populations around the home.

Now we want to hear from YOU 👇

🐾 What mosquito repellant products have worked well for your pets?
🐾 Any natural products you’ve loved?
🐾 Which products would you avoid?
🐾 What mosquito-control tips have helped your household most?

Share your recommendations and experiences to help other pet owners struggling with mosquitoes this season! ☀️🦟❤️

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 This Memorial Day, DrMark.Vet honors the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Today, we remember their courage, dedication, and selflessness — and we extend our deepest gratitude to the families who carry their legacy forward.

As we gather with loved ones, may we take a moment to reflect on the freedoms we enjoy because of those who served.

From all of us at DrMark.Vet:
Thank you to our fallen heroes.
We will never forget. ❤️🤍💙

05/24/2026

Watch your pets!
These guys are out there and on the move!!

05/22/2026

If you tried visiting our website over the past few days and it wouldn’t open… it wasn’t your computer — our website was down. 😅

The good news?
We’re back up and running! 🎉

Check us out at 👉 https://drmark.vet/

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05/22/2026

📚🐾 Old school or still the gold standard?

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how I plan veterinary cases — and yes, sometimes that still means pulling out an actual book. In a world full of apps, AI, and online resources, there’s still something valuable about flipping through trusted veterinary references while working through complex cases.

Do you still use books in veterinary medicine, or has everything gone digital for you? 👀👇

05/21/2026

🦴 V.2 TPLO Osteotomy Guide 🦴

Veterinary orthopedic surgeons — are you looking for a clean, precise osteotomy every time?
Do you want to maintain excellent soft tissue visualization throughout the procedure while improving surgical accuracy and efficiency?

Introducing the V.2 TPLO Osteotomy Guide.

✅ Consistent and repeatable osteotomy placement
✅ Enhanced precision for smoother saw blade tracking
✅ Maintains visualization of critical soft tissue structures
✅ Low-profile design for improved surgical access
✅ Secure fixation to minimize guide movement during the cut
✅ Helps reduce variability between procedures
✅ Designed to streamline workflow and improve confidence intraoperatively

Whether you’re refining your TPLO technique or looking for greater consistency in complex cases, the V.2 TPLO Osteotomy Guide was built with the orthopedic surgeon in mind.

05/19/2026

Not every veterinarian tapes in IV catheters the same way — and that’s perfectly okay 👌🐾

There are several effective methods depending on clinician preference, patient size, catheter type, and the fluid or extension setup being used. This is simply one technique that has worked well for me in practice 🩺

I like this approach because it provides secure stabilization while still leaving room for a variety of connections, extension sets, injection ports, and fluid lines 🔗💉 without creating excessive bulk around the catheter hub.

The goal is always the same:
✅ Maintain catheter security
✅ Reduce movement and tension
✅ Keep the setup clean, functional, and adaptable

Just sharing another practical option that may work well in your hands too 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🐶🐱

This video demonstrates a practical veterinary technique for securi...

05/14/2026

🦷 Mystery Patient Challenge

This little guy came in with swelling just under one eye. During a sedated exam, we found a tooth root abscess. Two molars were removed, the abscess was flushed, and medications were started.

The penny is for size comparison. This pet is full grown, and these are his molars.

🐾 What species do you think these teeth came from?

Drop your guesses below. I’ll post the answer later!