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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

A Successful Pet Insurance Company in Japan

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I got an unexpected primer in Japanese pet insurance from one of the veterinarians who attended my November lectures in Tokyo. Dr. Asako Shi...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Tokyo: A Successful Veterinary Clinic in a Highly-Competitive Environment

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While in Tokyo last week, I visited a small animal practice in the upscale Meguro Ward area in the southern part of the city. “ There are ov...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Dr. Gen Kato, the Father of Veterinary Textbook Translation in Japan

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Visiting a modern small animal hospital in Tokyo in early November, I marveled at how far the Japanese veterinarians have progressed in th...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

An Interview with a Japanese WW II Veterinary Officer

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“ We were only informed that we were heading south, and it was not disclosed how many days it would take to reach our destination. ” So bega...
Friday, October 29, 2010

Personal Accounts of Veterinarians Serving on Opposing Sides of the China-Burma-India Conflict During WW II

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Three years ago, I interviewed my longtime friend, Dr. Kenneth Gumaer '43 , who had served during World War II in the China-Burma-India ...
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Traveling with Beau

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I needed a break after serving as dean of the veterinary college at Cornell University, so I climbed into a Jeep with my dog, Beau and heade...

Happy Birthday to My Beau

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Cornell veterinary college community and visitors to the campus sometimes recognize pictures of Beau, my red English Cocker Spaniel who will...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Kentucky's Consummate Veterinarian

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By Donald F. Smith, Cornell University Posted December 20, 2010. This historical blog is in recognition of the  150th anniversary  of t...