http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Mind+Over+Miller/Article/list/8681 Commentary on veterinary medicine and surgery in the past and today from the perspective of an experienced mixed-animal practitioner. Updated monthly. 2013-05-24T06:53:25Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Bigfoot-The-truth-is-out-there/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/812217?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller knows many of you will scoff at the surprising confirmation that Bigfoot exists. 2013-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/182013/812217/Miller_bigfoot_250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Never-lose-control/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/809967?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Stress, fatigue, and irritability sometimes cause veterinarians to lost their tempers. 2013-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/142013/809967/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Dr-Pol-please-get-up-to-date/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/807264?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert Miller's take on the popular reality show The Incredible Dr. Pol. 2013-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/102013/807264/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-valentine-for-Debby/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/804838?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller wishes for his wife of 56 years. 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/062013/804838null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Why-not-strive-for-longevity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/801633?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller wonders why a long life span hasn't been included as a significant breeding factor. 2013-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/012013/801633/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-planned-prank-that-turned-real/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/798257?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller and some colleagues once came up with a hilarious prank... 2012-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/482012/798257null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Stop-crying-wolf/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/791137?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller sorts through the debate on controlling wolf populations. 2012-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/402012/791137null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Hair-today-gone-tomorrow/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/787078?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller tells of the days when he briefly wore a beard and mustache, and the confusion that sometimes ensued. 2012-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/352012/787078null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-5-quick-client-tips/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/783545?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert Miller gives five tips he learned over the course of a long career. 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/312012/783545/veterinary_gentle_leader_250_160_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Bright-lights-big-cities/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/779872?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert Miller explores the good and bad about the big cities of United States. 2012-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/262012/779872null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-My-way-to-advertise/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/775785?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller expounds on what he considers ethical advertising. 2012-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/222012/775785null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Books-lovingly-penned-by-DVMs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/773932?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller discusses books by veterinarians. 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/202012/773932/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Not-that-kind-of-doctor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/768611?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller relates amusing stories about the public's confusing veterinarians with physicians. 2012-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/152012/768611/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-My-precious-metal-investment/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/763339?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 See how Dr. Miller is not investing in gold—but in titanium. 2012-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/102012/763339/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Poetic-advice-on-grieving/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/757719?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller's offering for owners who have lost a pet. 2012-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/052012/757719/Miller250_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Practical-jokes-Tucson-style/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/755822?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller reminisces about trading practical jokes with a past schoolmate. 2012-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/022012/755822null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Happy-Anniversary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/752244?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller celebrates the 250th anniversary of the first modern veterinary school. 2011-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/502011/752244null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Thankful-humor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/748340?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller thinks Thanksgiving is the time to appreciate the gift of a sense of humor. 2011-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/462011/748340/vetm1111_millerthanks_250_flash.jpg HTML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-An-accurate-and-unfortunate-predi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/743098?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller remembers warning of antibiotic resistance in his early years of practice. 2011-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412011/743098/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/A-few-tumbles-in-zoo-animal-practice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/740327?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller recounts a time when he had to help a full-sized African elephant. 2011-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/382011/740327/veterinary_0911Miller_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Are-we-too-specialized-Part-2-Vet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/735162?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller examines how the trend toward specialization is affecting veterinary practice. 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/332011/735162/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Are-we-too-specialized-Part-1-Human-medicine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/731458?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller raises his concerns about the shortage of general practitioners. 2011-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/292011/731458/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-What-did-nature-intend/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/726523?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller looks at whether today's feeding practices fit the body's needs. 2011-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/242011/726523/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-An-adventurous-life/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/722415?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 All life is an adventure, but mine has been blessed with countless mini-adventures. 2011-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/202011/722415null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-My-favorite-spot-on-Earth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/715434?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 See why Switzerland is Dr. Miller's favorite place to visit. 2011-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/152011/715434null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-bit-of-design-advice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/712029?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert Miller has some suggestions for accommodating today's clients. 2011-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/122011/712029null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Two-practices-in-parallel-univers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/709360?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 At an American Association of Equine Practitioners meeting in 1978, I found myself seated next to Norman Chandler, a British veterinarian. 2011-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/102011/709360null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Dont-call-me-a-technophobe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/703806?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Not only do I not understand electronic devices, but they become inoperative if I approach them within arm's reach. 2011-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/042011/703806null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/The-Late-Show-with-Dr-Miller/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/700244?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert Miller makes a special appearance with Dave Letterman. 2010-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/512010/700244/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Killing-with-kindness/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/694680?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller asks, if all life is of equal value, why limit it to animal life? 2010-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/462010/694680/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Peanut-memories/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/690068?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I wish I had known about the peanut butter trick before I retired. I learned too late that dogs will accept a lot of medication if it is disguised in peanut butter. 2010-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412010/690068null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Denver-deacutejagrave-vu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/685804?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I was on my way to Winnipeg to do a seminar and had to change planes in Denver. 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/362010/685804/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Youll-wanna-read-this-book/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/681913?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller reviews the book I Wanna See a Veterinarian. 2010-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/322010/681913/veterinary_Miller_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Dentistry/Mind-Over-Miller-Helping-all-creatures-preserve-th/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/679004?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller's adventures in wild animal dentistry. 2010-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/292010/679004/veterinary_MillerWolf_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-An-important-choice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/673417?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I believe this is the most important column I've ever written. 2010-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/242010/673417/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-German-interns-adventures-in-Am/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/670171?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 For 25 years, my group practice had an internship program, hiring new graduates from veterinary schools in the United States and abroad. 2010-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/202010/670171/veterinary_Miller2_f_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Reminiscing-The-Ventura-County-VM/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/665637?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 In 1958, after working for other veterinarians, I established my own practice in Ventura County, Calif. Ventura County is the size of some Eastern states. 2010-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/162010/665637/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-tribute-to-an-old-dog/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/660511?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 My neighbor's old dog is an inspiration. 2010-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/112010/660511/veterinary310Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Why-do-we-keep-killing-endangered/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/656962?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 A National Geographic story details the costly steps many humans take to look good or cure illnesses. 2010-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/072010/656962/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Veterinary-medicine-needs-nurses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/653146?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Veterinary technicians should be called "nurses." 2010-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/042010/653146/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Stuck-in-security/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/646897?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 A poem on the joys of airport security. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/492009/646897null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Radiographing-dogs-dolphins-and-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640126?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 It's common sense to unite the human and animal medical professions because we humans suffer illness as do all other animals, because many diseases are transmitted from animals to people and vice versa, and because we're inexorably linked. 2009-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/452009/640126/RobertMiller_250160_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Dont-socialize-medicine/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/632173?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Our decisions in life are made to a degree by our personal experiences. I want to share some experiences I've had and why I oppose socialized medicine. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412009/632173null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Three-decisions-that-led-to-happi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622453?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Major decisions that led Dr. Robert M. Miller to happiness. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/362009/622453null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-The-accidental-patient/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615180?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 You may recall that the title of my first book was Most of My Patients Are Animals. Last year in this column, I related a couple of stories that illustrated the meaning of the title, with an emphasis on "most." Well, here are a few more. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/312009/615180null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Beyond-the-fireworks/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608401?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 It is July. The only national holiday this month comes on the fourth of the month. It's called Independence Day. But we don't often say that. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/272009/608401null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Fatherly-advice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601622?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 After I graduated from veterinary school in 1956, I drove down to Arizona from Fort Collins, Colo., to begin my practice career. My father said he wanted to give me some advice. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/232009/601622null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Were-pretty-good/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/591384?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I was 50 years old, I bragged that I had never been in a hospital except when I was born and for three days when I had bacillary dysentery while I was in the Army. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/142009/591384null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-The-eyes-have-it/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/584597?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 As every practitioner knows, men are more likely to faint or get sick to their stomachs watching some of our more gory procedures than are women. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/102009/584597null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-An-unforgettable-lesson/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/578687?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I was a freshman veterinary student in 1952, two women were in my class of 60. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/052009/578687/Miller380_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-The-ghosts-of-Christmas-past/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/569904?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I will never forget Christmas in Germany after the most horrible war in history was over. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/492008/569904/Miller380_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Things-change-appreciation-remain/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564438?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 November! It brings the most beautiful of American holidays, Thanksgiving. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/452008/564438/Miller380_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-We-do-what-we-have-to-do/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/557946?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 During the energy crunch of the late '70s, it was predicted that the planet had a 35-year supply of petroleum left. That was an underestimate, of course, but it did forecast the present inadequate supply of petroleum, its high cost, and the frantic activity to find alternative energy sources. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412008/557946null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Crutches-add-a-new-perspective/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549386?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I have been on crutches for half a year, following unsuccessful knee surgery. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/372008/549386/Miller250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Not-all-of-my-patients-are-animal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/534787?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 We veterinarians often, inadvertently, treat human patients. 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/322008/534787null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-really-good-dog/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529460?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 See that dog with me in the upper left-hand corner of the page? That was Rosie. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/292008/529460null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Our-professions-behavior-problem/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/522830?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Behavior is as vital to veterinary practice as anatomy and physiology are. I think every U.S. veterinary school should require students to take a basic animal behavior course, and behavior should be on every state board exam. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/242008/522830null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-When-discussing-life-and-death-wo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/516504?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 The big dog cringed under the bench in the reception area. "He hates to come in here," the old man said. "But he's got this skin problem, and it stinks something terrible." 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/202008/516504null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-There-go-we-all/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/506868?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 The panel moderator acknowledged the elderly, silver-haired gentleman at the microphone. "It's a pleasure to have you with us again, Doctor." The old man, professor emeritus, famous veterinary surgeon, author of a text that was required reading for most members of the audience during their schooling, nodded, smiled, and waved his hand toward the stage. 2008-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/142008/506868null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-little-bit-of-horse-sense/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/503049?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Several years after the publication of my book Imprint Training of the Newborn Foal, Monty Roberts, a renowned California horse trainer, called to tell me that he had been using my foal training method for three years with great success. I had long wanted to meet Monty, and he invited me to visit his ranch in Solvang. This led to a lasting friendship and mutual respect. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/112008/503049null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Exercise-your-right-to-write-pres/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/491108?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Although doctors of veterinary medicine have the same prescription writing authority as physicians do, many practitioners infrequently write prescriptions. I wrote many during my practice career, and I want to share the reasons that I did so. 2008-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/072008/491108null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-The-interview-Species-specific-si/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483479?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Professor A: Well, Terry—may we call you Terry?—you aspire to a degree in veterinary medicine? 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/022008/483479null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Twas-the-night-before-Christmas/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/478393?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller recounts several memorable Christmas Eve emergency calls. 2007-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/502007/478393/Miller_Darryl_250_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Foie-gross/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/472783?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I don't understand the controversy over taking a stand on foie gras production. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/462007/472783null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Finding-a-good-home-for-a-discard/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/463626?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 During the early days of television, a basset hound named Cleo popularized that formerly exotic breed. 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412007/463626null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-R-E-S-P-E-C-T-Find-out-what-it-me/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/456695?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 After graduating from veterinary school, I spent a year doing relief work in Arizona. When I reported to my first job?a two-week hitch for a solo small-animal practitioner?the doctor came hurrying out of his home, which was connected to his clinic. He had his wife with him and some suitcases, and he handed me the key. 2007-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/372007/456695null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-I-can-drive-55/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/448744?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Three decades ago, we experienced an oil shortage, and one of the solutions was to create a nationwide 55-mph speed limit for several years. 2007-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/322007/448744null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-truckload-of-camels-and-other-n/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/440890?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Every veterinarian has an individual nightmare, a particular type of case he or she dreads above all else. 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/282007/440890null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-You-must-be-old-if-you-remember/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/433716?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 We tend to reminisce about the good old days, but not all things were rosier back then. 2007-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/242007/433716null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-We-are-patients-too/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/425684?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 How many of us, in our personal lives, practice the preventive medicine that we preach? 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/192007/425684null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-To-confess-mistakes-or-not-that-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/575966?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I was a practicing veterinarian for 32 years. In all that time, I was never sued for malpractice. Did I ever make a mistake? Of course. 2007-04-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/032009/575966null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-lifetime-of-cartooning/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/412220?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I meet a colleague for the first time, the question I am asked most commonly is "When did you start cartooning?" 2007-03-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/112007/412220null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Observations-of-a-veterinarians-w/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/403848?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I wonder if the loss of camaraderie and fellowship in the profession is due to the diminishing role of the auxiliary. 2007-02-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/062007/403848null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Stuck-in-the-1950smdashwe-are-not/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/397295?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Not long ago, I received a promotional piece in the mail that touted the benefits of natural healing and alternative medicine for dogs. 2007-01-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/022007/397295null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Theres-more-to-lifemdashand-priva/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/392960?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I always assumed that the success of my practice was due to diligence, integrity, and dedication to service. 2006-12-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/502006/392960null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Kicked-Bitten-Scratched-What-a-gr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/385182?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I moved to the Conejo Valley in California's Ventura County in 1957, the valley had never had a resident veterinary practitioner. Back then, the human population was small, limiting the number of available small-animal patients. However, there were thousands of beef cattle and horses in the area and, intriguingly, an abundance of exotic animals. 2006-11-01T05:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/452006/385182null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/An-unintentional-Halloween-trick/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/378014?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Robert M. Miller recounts one memorable Halloween and a sudden emergency visit. 2006-10-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/412006/378014/Miller380_flash.jpg XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-An-abbreviated-discussion-about-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/371571?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Back when everything was handwritten, we used only a few abbreviations. 2006-09-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/372006/371571null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-furry-solution-to-global-overpo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/364368?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Now that we are well into the 21st century, forecasts uttered decades ago seem to have become reality. The world population explodes toward seven billion. And most people live in huge cities, thanks to modern technology. 2006-08-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/322006/364368null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Will-the-real-Dr-Miller-please-st/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/357736?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 In Thousand Oaks, Calif., my hometown, there is another Robert Miller, a retired engineer, and I feel sorry for him. He gets calls from all over the country intended for me. 2006-07-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/282006/357736null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Jobs-Americans-wont-do/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/334608?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 In the May issue, I briefly told my mother's life story and related that my grandparents were immigrants. There is more to this story. 2006-06-01T04:00:00Z http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/data/articlestandard/vetmed/242006/334608null XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Honoring-my-mother/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/325518?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 As I age, my mother is on my mind more frequently, and I realize how profoundly she shaped my life. 2006-05-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-An-elephant-size-job/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/318536?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Dean Hendrickson, a veterinary surgeon at Colorado State University, is part of a team that has been performing vasectomies on wild elephants in overpopulated South African game reserves. The idea is to sterilize the dominant bulls, which will then breed with the female elephants without impregnating them. 2006-04-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Confronting-the-urban-mentality/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/313766?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I was a boy, most Americans resided in rural communities. And most of our schoolbooks, probably written in the late 19th century, featured stories about cows, milkmaids, geese, Chicken Little, cornfields, and so on. 2006-03-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Not-so-New-Breed-Vets/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/306540?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I don`t watch many of the popular television channels, but one I do enjoy is Animal Planet. 2006-02-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-See-you-in-Hawaii/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/282247?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 The 143rd American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) convention will be held in Honolulu, July 15 through 19. This will be the first time the AVMA has met in Hawaii, and I am pleased. 2006-01-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Old-dogs-are-the-best/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/256179?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I love dogs. I always have. Interestingly, I've never been bitten by a dog, despite a career in veterinary medicine and jobs in a dog pound, a pet shop, and a kennel. 2005-12-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-The-dangers-of-denial/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/197164?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 One of the strongest and most destructive human emotions is denial. And in veterinary practice, especially companion-animal practice, we see denial every day. 2005-11-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Does-humor-translate/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/185516?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Practitioners are blessed if they have a good sense of humor. The stress, frustration, disappointment, and turmoil of daily practice are greatly mollified when viewed through the prism of humor. 2005-10-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-My-first-day-in-practice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/178808?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 One of the peculiarities of medical training is that the students cannot understand which of the myriad diseases they study are commonplace and which are exotic. 2005-09-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-People-say-the-darndest-things/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/174479?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I was in college, I spent summer vacations taking tourists on horse pack trips in the Rocky Mountains. During that time, I was asked some incredibly stupid questions. So when I travel, I like to ask tour guides what the dumbest questions they've ever been asked are. The usual response is "You wouldn't believe me!" I always tell them, "Oh, yes, I would." 2005-08-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Professionalism-counts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/169904?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Practice consultants often recommend linking associates' pay to their performance. That is, pay them a percentage of the income they generate. I disagree emphatically. Why? Because it creates a conflict of interest and may influence doctors to run unnecessary tests or even to perform questionable surgical procedures. 2005-07-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-A-lesson-from-my-father/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/165528?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 My father watched me present a credit card to the service station attendant. The Christmas visit to my parents' home in Arizona was over, and I was filling my camper with fuel for the drive back to California. This was in 1972 B.C. (Before Crisis). 2005-06-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Seniors-Lose-weight-without-exerc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/160625?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 I was thrilled when the FDA cracked down on supplements containing ephedra last year, the first such action against a supplement. Although the recent overturning of the ban in Utah by a federal court is disappointing, I still hope the FDA's decision will pave the way for an industry gone amuck. 2005-05-01T04:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Nutrition+Center/Mind-Over-Miller-The-evolving-pet-diet/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/154545?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 When I started practicing, the most common cause of death in older dogs was chronic interstitial nephritis. 2005-04-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Hypochondria-here-we-come/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/150709?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 It occurs to me as I lie here suffering an attack of viral gastroenteritis, popularly known as the California crud, that we are becoming a nation of hypochondriacs. 2005-03-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Remembering-Dr-Wayne-O-Kester/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/146615?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Dr. Miller shares his personal recollections of this important veterinary leader. 2005-02-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Upon-closer-inspection/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/141750?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Inspector: I'm from the State of California Animal Hospital Inspection and Veterinary Staff Competence Evaluating Committee (S.C.A.H.I.V.S.C.E.C., for short), and I'm here to inspect your facility. 2005-01-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-You-know-youre-getting-older-when/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/141740?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 As we age, we tend to be unaware of our advancing years. Even as we stiffen and suffer aches and pains, we still think of ourselves as young. 2004-12-01T05:00:00Z XML http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/vetmed/Medicine/Mind-Over-Miller-Ah-the-Electronic-Age/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/132521?contextCategoryId=8681&ref=25 Long before my father was born, the world must have marveled at the steam engine. 2004-11-01T05:00:00Z XML