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Top 2018 New Year Resolution For Your Pets Jan 11, 2018

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Veterinarian co-hosts co-hosts Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen share their top New Year resolution for pets and pet owners: preventative pet wellness care and regular wellness blood work. Both Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen share case anecdotes where preventative wellness care could have extended the lives of patients by years through early disease detection, early intervention, and nutrional management. A modest investment in a proper examination by a licensed veterinarian, parasite and bloodwork screening could save your pet's life. For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen , visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

Fake Service Dogs Are Illegal & Morally Wrong! Nov 14, 2017

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Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen raise the increasingly problematic issue of fake service dogs. Service dogs play a unique in special role in the human-animal bond in going beyond companionship to dogs helping people with disabilities have the assistance necessary to improve and maintain their independence and quality of life. Our veterinarian co-hosts highlight why it is morally/ethically wrong, a federal crime, and explain why fake service dogs pose a threat to legitimate service dogs in the United States. For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, respectively, visit Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com

Post Storm Flood Waters Harbor These Dangerous Dog & Cat Diseases Oct 12, 2017

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Veterinarian co-hosts Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis discuss the statistical increases in the incidence of certain infectious and parasitic diseases in dogs and cats during prolonged periods of standing water following major storms. Our co-hosts detail risk, prevention, and treatment of these diseases, one of which is also contagious to people. E-mail comments or questions for consideration to be addressed by our veterinarians on the air to: comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

Natural Disaster Preparedness For Pets! Sep 01, 2017

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In the wake of the tragic disaster in Houston and surrounding communities from Hurricane Harvey, Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss preparedness for pets. As we witnessed in the aftermath of Katrina and sheer numbers of lost and deceased pets that resulted, family pets are common casualties of natural disaster events. The simple steps highlighted by our veterinarian co-hosts in this episode, both of which live and practice in natural disaster prone areas, could be very helpful in ensuring your pet’s weather the storm safely with you. Dr Roger and Dr. Karen also have really fun listener mail to address on the air. For any other listeners wishing to have questions or comments addressed on our show, e-mail them to comments@web-dvm.net For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at The Web-DVM and Vet Chick.

Why Veterinarians Both Love And Hate Blood Work Aug 24, 2017

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Veterinarian co-hosts Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen talk about blood work diagnostics and how useful they are in diagnosing disease in dogs and cats and…how useless they can also be. Listen in as the doctors talk about who they work through cases of dog and cat (especially cat) patients that are obviously sick but show completely normal blood work. E-mail questions or comments for consideration to be discussed by our veterinarian hosts on the air to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

Recognizing, Preventing, And Treating Heat Exhaustion/Heat Stroke In Dogs Aug 15, 2017

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Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen cover the common and potentially dangerous condition of heat stress (also known as heat exhaustion) and heat stroke in dogs. Dr. Karen discuss risk factors and signs of heat stress versus the more dangerous progression of heat stroke, when to manage them, and when your dog’s life may depend on getting him to the vet ASAP. Our veterinarian co-hosts also focus strongly on prevention and explain what is anatomically unique about dogs (beyond having a built in fur coat) that makes them far more prone to heat stress and heat stroke than people. Our doctors select listener e-mail questions and comments to be addressed on the air. If you would like your comments to be considered for one of our episodes, e-mail them to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen at their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com. Veterinary Advice, Animal News and Views welcomes our sponsor for this episode, Dr. Elliot’s Informed Pregnancy Podcast. Dr. Elliot Berlin is an award winning prenatal chiropractor, childbirth educator and labor doula. His Informed Pregnancy® Project aims to utilize multiple forms of media to compile and deliver unbiased information about pregnancy and childbirth to empower new and expectant parents to make informed choices regarding their pregnancy and parenting journey. You can listen to the podcast and all of the other valuable pregnancy resources at: http://www.informedpregnancy.com.

Medical& Mental Negative Effects Of Testosterone In Intact Male Dogs Aug 08, 2017

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Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss some commonly seen veterinary medical and conditions and negative mental states in un-neutered or intact male dogs. These conditions range from being a nuissance to to being outright dangerous for intact male dogs, chief among them being verious forms of prostate disease.. E-mail our cohosts for consideration have your comments or questions addressed on the air to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

Pheromone Therapy & Other Strategies For Managing Stress In Dogs & Cats Jun 29, 2017

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Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen talk pheromone therapy for stress and anxiety in dogs and cats. Using pheromone treatment as a means to safely and without side effects help to relieve canine and feline stress (whether situational or chronic) as an opening to a broader discussion of stress management, our veterinarian co-hosts explore other proven holistic and pharmacological therapies for anxiety relief. With July 4th right around the corner, as a holiday in which loud noise generated from fireworks common leads to significant, even severe stress in dogs and cats, this topic could not be more relevant. For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com. Dr. Roger also authors holistic veterinary blog DrRogerHolisticVet.com.

Debunking Claims Of "Natural" Heartworm Prevention For Dogs..Without Preventives Jun 22, 2017

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Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen take on outrageous holistic veterinary internet “publication” claims that heartworm disease can be effectively prevented “naturally” without the actual administration of canine heartworm preventive medication. In addition to debunking these false and dangerous claims, our practicing veterinarian co-hosts expose these publications for fear mongering by grossly over exaggerating the extremely rare but potential adverse effects of canine heartworm preventives. E-mail comments and/or request for podcast episode topics to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, visit their respective blogs respectively at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

Dog Experiencing Hacky, Gaggy, Labored Breathing? Here Are Possible Reasons Why. May 11, 2017

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Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss various conditions that commonly lead to hacking, gagging, coughing, and compromised breathing in dogs. The conditions they highlight - laryngeal paralysis, brachycephalic syndrome, collapsing trachea, allergic tracheitis, and canine upper respiratory infection disease complex - may be inherited or acquired. Whether inherited or acquired, they are common, clinically relevant conditions that veterinarians contend with on a daily basis. This is another episode that was inspired by a listener e-mail, so please keep the e-mail comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics coming to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

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