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Spinal injuries: prevention, recognition, treatment options.

Airs Wed March 28, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: Tonight’s episode deals with a very common disease area in dogs and cats: the spine and spinal cord. Most pet owners would likely be astounded by the frequency with which I see injuries and disease of the spine, a frequency which...

What does it take to become a veterinarian?

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO AT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Transcript from this week’s episode of The Web-DVM: Whether meeting a client for the first time, it’s not unusual for a veterinarian to hear something similar to “Oh, I always wanted to be a veterinarian!” Veterinary medicine consistently ranks among the most respected and admired professions. Pet owners and animal...

Recuperating!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO AT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Greetings Pet Owners: I just got back from competing in the Nautica South Beach (Miami) Triathlon, and as such, I do not have a new video for you today. Please enjoy the re-run above of a popular video I posted earlier this season about smoking and pets, as my body recuperates from the pounding it just took. I will be posting a...

Keeping pets healthy, keeps your family healthy

Airs Wed March 28, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: This evening, I am following up on my latest You Tube show, The Web-DVM, which was an objective outlook on recent news reports that were sparked by a 2010 journal article written by veterinarian, Dr. Bruno Chomel, warning against the...

Sleeping With Pets…Deadly Nightmare or Sweet Dreams?

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO AT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Transcript from this week’s episode of The Web-DVM: Most pet owners don’t read or keep copies of the periodical, Emerging Infectious Diseases. But, when a newspaper cited this journal in an article describing the dangers of sleeping with pets, people took notice. When the same story was repeated hundreds of times, across...

Separation anxiety with special guest, Steve Brooks, CPDT

Airs Wed March 14, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: Tonight I will be discussing the common behavioral disorder in dogs known as separation anxiety. You are in for a treat tonight, as I have the pleasure of discussing this topic with L.A. based Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Steve...

Spring Break

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO AT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Dear Fans: I will be taking this week off for a little “spring break” to play catch up with various matters at my clinic that need to be addressed, as well as prepare for the rest of my spring media season. For my podcast fans, I will be returning with a new show airing Wed, March 14, 2012, with a special interview...

Raw food diet controversy

Airs Wed February 29, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Listeners, Viewers, and Readers: Tonight I will be tackling the ever so controversial raw diet movement. I will present you with the history of who started this movement, what the theory behind it was, whether or not it is as effective as its proponents say it is,...

Second hand smoke harms our pets too!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO AT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Transcript from this week’s episode of The Web-DVM: Secondhand smoke has been implicated in the illnesses and even deaths of non-smokers. What’s even more disturbing is that smokers may have unknowingly contributed to severe disease in pets. Most people understand that secondhand smoke from cigarettes contains an...

Beware, MRSA is on the rise!

Airs Wed February 15, 2012, 9PM EST. Listen to this podcast directly from my show page by CLICKING HERE. Dear Readers, Viewers, and Listeners: Tonight I will be taking about the rise of a very dangerous strain of bacteria called MRSA (Methicllin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus). We are seeing increasing cases of this type of infection, and the scary part is that it has a...