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What the latest research tells us about when to spay/neuter different dog breeds Dec 02, 2024

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Depending on dog breed and gender, there are increases, and decreases in certain orthopedic conditions and cancers that are affected by the timing of sterilization procedures. Dr. Roger reports on the latest spay/neuter recommendations by breed based on the most current research.

Below is the link for the latest UC Davis spay/neuter recommendations by age based on breed that Dr. Roger discusses in this episodes:

https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/1322276/fvets-11-1322276-HTML-r2/image_m/fvets-11-1322276-t001.jpg

Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to comments@web-dvm.net. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.

Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠ In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

Keeping your pets safe this holiday season! Nov 26, 2024

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As per yearly tradition dating back to 2009, Dr. Roger has a pre-holiday episode dedicated to hidden dangers that unexpectedly lurk around the holiday season. For long time listeners, you may have heard some of this before, but new things come to Dr. Roger's attention year in and year out, so please still tune in, as you may hear something new.

At Space Coast Pet Podcast, we want to wish everyone a wonderful upcoming Thanksgiving and holidays to come, and this episode is dedicated to keeping your furry family members out of harms way...so that they can spend the holidays lounging in their beds buy the fire and not at some after hours emergency clinic.

Merck Chocolate Calculator link: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/multimedia/clinical-calculator/chocolate-toxicity-calculator

Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love. In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, The Web-DVM, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of Premier Veterinary Care in Viera, FL.

Dr. Roger's experience falling back into a beautiful dream Nov 10, 2024

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Dr. Roger recalls his recent trip to attend the West Indies Veterinary conference in the British West Indies on the island of St. Kitts. Dr. Roger discusses how the experience took him back to the very early stages of his veterinary career and the wave of powerful emotional and spiritual fulfillment it brought him.

Kirk Herbstreit tribute to his dog Ben discussed in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YCzj-SDYmY

Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

What is holistic veterinary medicine? Oct 25, 2024

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The term holistic as it pertains to veterinary medicine has moved away from its original meaning and intent. In this episode, Dr. Roger explains what it is means to be a holistic veterinarian and what a holistic veterinary health care regimen for pets looks like.

How to keep your pets safe before and after a natural disaster Oct 11, 2024

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Having just endured Hurricane Milton, Dr. Roger highlights dangers unique to pets in the aftermath of a major natural disaster like Milton and Hurricane before it. Natural disaster are not always storms, so even in areas not prone to major storms, having a disaster/emergency plan in place for your pets is essential. From pre-event preparation to post event dangers, this episode is a must listen to help keep your pets safe in the midst and the aftermath of a crisis.

Managing veterinary care in a high cost financial climate Oct 01, 2024

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In the last episode, Dr. Roger detailed some of the main reasons for disproportionate increases in veterinary care during the last few years versus previous eras of the pet health care industry. While there are indicators that cost increases are cooling off, they still remain high and there are no guarantees.

Dr. Roger dedicates this episode to offering solutions to mitigating veterinary health care costs, while not sacrificing the quality of care for pets.

Who is to blame for the skyrocketing costs of veterinary care? Sep 30, 2024

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Inflation has hit the veterinary industry as badly (if not worse) as others in the post COVID19 world. Still, inflation is not the only driver of increased veterinary health care costs.

Many of us can look back to a time when well care and sick visits set us back maybe a few hundred dollars per year, but now one visit with a significant illness or injury can cost several hundred, even thousands of dollars.

In this episode, Dr. Roger explains the dramatic change in veterinary costs in comparison to years past, and explains the main reasons for the change.

In an upcoming episode, Dr. Roger will offer solutions to the rising cost of veterinary care, and how you can ensure your pets can receive quality veterinary care without taking a serious financial hit....so stay tuned!

How safe are heartworm preventative medications for pets? Aug 17, 2024

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There is a growing distrust of the safety of heartworm preventative medications in pets that is leading many pet owners to question whether the risk of the medication rivals, or is worse than, the risk posed by heartworm disease itself. In this episode, Dr. Roger addresses this and separates fact from fiction, true science from opinion, and real information versus misinformation on this very important subject.

Vaccines that program dogs' immune systems to fight cancer Jul 29, 2024

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Dr. Roger discusses using cancerous tumors to develop vaccines that program the dog's immune system to attack the cancer. This is a great alternative to there are mitigating factors that make chemotherapy prohibitive (concurrent disease, age, cost, etc.).

Dog experience hind limb limping? Think knee first. Jul 21, 2024

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Inspired by a listener email, Dr. Roger dips into his post-doctoral orthopedic surgical certifications and vast hind limb surgical experience to discuss hind limb lameness in dogs. In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses the most common causes for hind limb lameness in dogs, and options for medical, supplemental, lifestyle, and surgical intervention for the different causes for hind limb lameness.

For supplemental information supporting this episode, visit the links below from Dr. Roger's clinic:

https://premiervet.org/2023/02/25/dog-experiencing-hind-leg-limping-think-knee-first/

https://premiervet.org/service/dog-knee-surgery/

https://premiervet.org/service/dog-cranial-cruciate-ligament-tear/

https://premiervet.org/service/dog-medially-luxating-patella/

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠. Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

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