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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...

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...