Physician Daphne Miller explores the growing evidence that the status of a pet’s health may very well reflect that of its owner. She also considers the One Health initiative, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention effort in which physicians and veterinarians find commonalities in their work.
Source: Washington Post, July 1, 2019. Link. “I see [pet-owner] connections all the time in the office,” said veterinarian Janet Foley, a One Health proponent who runs the Sonoma County Mobile Veterinary Hospital in Northern California. “But you have to be careful about how you raise these touchy issues. Luckily, I’m a people person, but it’s harder for vets who are just pet persons.”