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Disease preventive nutrition

Dear Listeners, Readers, and Viewers: Tonight I will be talking about an important – and way overdue – trend in veterinary medicine, disease preventive nutrition. To segue into this topic, I have made my best effort in recent episodes to dispel myths about certain unsubstantiated notions about diets in pets, that grain free, preservative free, and expensive does...

What NOT to give (pet owners) this holiday season

Dear Readers, Listeners, and Viewers The winter holiday season is a great time to give pet enthusiasts a little something special to pamper their beloved pets…but, there are some things you really should steer clear of purchasing stated furry companions, otherwise risk injury, illness, or worse. I know I may have missed the boat with some of you Black Friday and Cyber...

Cornphobia

Dear Listeners, Viewers and Readers: In case you are curious about the title of tonight’s episode, please allow me to elaborate. The definition of Cornphobia (my definition, that is, as you will not find it in Websters Dictionary or Wikipedia) is: The general fear among certain pet owners that the feeding of corn as an integral component to most pet foods is the root...

Don’t let your pets suffer from pancreatitis

Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: Every holiday season brings with it, unique inherent dangers for our pets. Tonight, I will be talking about one such danger, a potentially deadly disease known as pancreatitis. While this is not an uncommon disease to encounter in veterinary practice, the veterinary profession sees a significant spike in these cases every holiday...

Veterinary Technicians – Trusted Partners in your Pets’ Care

Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: Tonight, in honor of last week’s veterinary technician week, we are showcasing the unsung hero of veterinary medicine, the veterinary technician. Like their RN human medical counterparts, veterinary technicians are the work-horse of the veterinary hospital, in charge of client communication, administration of treatments, laboratory...

Are our cats plotting against us?

Dear Listeners, Reader, and Viewers, I am very excited about this episode, as I will be returning to my live format, BUT, in addition to addressing you live and taking live calls again, we are adding live video streaming to the mix. As many of you are aware, I have another YouTube based show called The Web-DVM that was embedded here in addition to my podcast, where I posted...

Jerky Treats for Pets Continue to Cause Problems

] Dear Listeners, Reader, and Viewers, Tonight (9 PM EST), I will be discussing ongoing problems with the ever favorite jerky type meat treats available for pets. Despite their pupoluarity, since 2007, they continue to be linked to serious pet illness and even cases of death. I also will be announcing my return to live podcasting with a new twist, so please be certain to tune...

The Dangerous, Even Deadly, Consequences of Self Treating Pets

Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers, Thanks for all of your patience ladies and gentlemen, as it has been 3 weeks since my last podcast. Other projects have kept me away from the mic, but tonight I am back, and poised to speak to you about this very important topic. I actually had another topic prepared to discuss this evening, but a recent incident with a canine patient,...

Looking For The Right Pet Food

Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers, With all of the new pet foods coming out each and every day, with so many people with (often strong) opinions about which brands are good or bad, how does a dog or cat owner sift through all of the advertisements, advice, and “opinions” about pet food and select the right one for his/her pet? Tonight, I define what some of the...

Does Spay/Neuter Increase Obesity Risk in Pets?

Dear Listeners, Readers, and Viewers: The topic for this evening’s podcast was conceived in response to the common sentiment among pet owners that sterilization procedures (ovarohysterectomy or spay in females dogs and cats; orhiectomy or neuter in male dogs and cats) predispose pets to obesity. The notion that sterilized dogs and cats tend to have a higher tendency to...