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The Shot-Wagon: The bottom of the veterinary barrel.

Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers, Tonight I will be discussing a troubling trend I have seen spreading in the field of veterinary medicine, a paradigm of wellness veterinary care that has exploded exponentially with the tough economic reality that has gripped our country the past several years: the shot-wagon. Since this is a relatively short topic, I also plan to talk...

Combating Zoonoses (diseases transmissible to us)

Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: I do some online consultation as part of my rather varied career repertoire – as if I don’t have enough to do 🙂 . A couple of days ago, I was absolutely floored by one particular consultation that involved a man and his dog, both suffering from a parasitic disease that comes from raccoons. The likely mode of transmission...

Myths About Our Pets’ Foods

Transcript from this week’s episode of The Web-DVM: Asking someone about their preferences in pet foods can be as polarizing as if you asked about their political affiliation. Many pet owners have very strong opinions and beliefs when it comes to the type of food they choose for their four-legged companions, however, there are a few myths about pet foods or pet food...

Walmart and Target are Now in the Pet Medication Business

Dear Readers, Listeners, and Viewers, My podcast this evening focuses the new reality of veterinary medicine, superstore giants have turned their sites on our industry, and not only are they here to stay, they are going to exert more influence and eat up a larger portion of the pet veterinary industry as time goes on. Now this has many veterinarians scared, depressed,...

What Quiet Killer is Stalking Our Cats?

Transcript from this week’s episode of The Web-DVM: Almost everyone knows a friend or acquaintance who is diabetic. What most people may not realize is that diabetes may be present in their own home, possibly in a feline friend. Diabetes is a group of diseases that result from either inadequate insulin production or the inability of cells to respond to this hormone. The...

Everything you need to know about heartworm disease in dogs and cats

Airs Friday, June 1, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: I like to update coverage of heartworm disease at least yearly not only to keep up with current preventive and treatment modalities, but because of so much lack of general knowledge about the disease among pet owners. Such a common...

Top 10 Pet Myths

Listen to internet radio with Roger Welton DVM on Blog Talk Radio Airs Friday, June 1, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: Tonight, I will be revising my top 10 list of canine and feline myths with a different twist…I will put both dog and cat medical myths lumped into one top 10 list....

Nature’s Anti-Inflammatory

Airs Wed, May 2, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Listeners, Readers, and Viewers: This evening I will be shedding light on an inexpensive, simple nutritional supplement that fights and reduces inflammation everywhere in the body. Regardless of the tissue, whether gut, brain, skin, or joints, keeping your pet armed with...

DNA Tests for Pets Help Us Understand Genetic Disease

Transcript from this week’s episode of The Web-DVM: For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred a variety of domesticated animals, creating many different breeds. While these historic breeders were focused on producing the highest quality of wool from sheep or the muscular build of a Rottweiler, they were unaware of other, more destructive traits that were...

Why cats should be kept indoors. Is anesthesia free dentistry for real?

Airs Wed, May 2, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: This evening, I will likely be peeving off some cat owners, as I will be discussing why I feel very strongly that cats should not be allowed free roam outside. Even if you disagree with my stance, please tune in anyway, as everyone at least...