♪ [ ♪♪ ][ ] >> WELCOME BACK TO TONIGHT'S >> WELCOME BACK TO TONIG SHOW.HT SH MY FLAME IS STEPHANIE MILLS AND OW.MY FLAME IS STEPHANIE MILL HERE IN OUR STUDIO TO ANSWER HERE IN OUR STUDIO TO ANSW YOUR PET AND HEALTH WELLNESS YOUR PET AND HEALTH WELLNE QUESTIONS ARE DOCTORS COLLEEN QUESTIONS ARE DOCTORS COLL MARTIN AND Dr. LAUREN WITH MARTIN AND Dr. LAUREN WITH ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATE IN MOUNTANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATE INT PLEASANT.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE PLEASANT.THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING H TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU.TONIGHT.>> THANK YOU.

>> WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU.>> WE ARE SO GLAD TO H Dr. MARTIN, THIS IS YEAR TWO FORAVE .Dr.

MARTIN, THIS IS YEAR TR YOU, SO NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK.YOU, SO NICE TO HAVE YOU B.

BEFORE WE START DIVING INTO OUR BEFORE WE START DIVING INT QUESTIONS, DID CAN YOU EACH TAKEQUESTIONS, DID CAN YOU EACE A MINUTE TO LET OUR VIEWERS KNOWA MINUTE TO LET OUR VIEWERW ABOUT YOURSELF, YOUR AREA OF ABOUT YOURSELF, YOUR AREA SPECIALTY.

COLLEEN, WE'LL START WITH YOU.SPECIALTY.COLLEEN, WE'LL STA >> SO I'M ORIGINALLY FROM RT WITH .>> SO I'M ORIGINALLY FROM MICHIGAN.

I GREW UP DOWN IN LANSING, MICHIGAN.I GREW UP DOWN IN LANSING, GRADUATED FROM DEWITT HIGH GRADUATED FROM DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT TO VET SCHOOL ATSCHOOL AND WENT TO VET SCHT MICHIGAN STATE AND DID MY MICHIGAN STATE AND DID UNDERGRAD.

I WAS THERE FOR EIGHT YEARS.

MY UNDERG I MARRIED A FARMER SO I RAD.I WAS THERE FOR EIGHT YEAR.I MARRIED A FARMER SO I TRANSPORTED UP TO THE MOUNT TRANSPOR PLEASANT AREA AND SO NOW I'M TED UP TO THE MOUN PLEASANT AREA AND SO NOW I HERE AND I LOVE LARGE ANIMALS SOHERE AND I LOVE LARGE ANIMO MY SPECIALTY, I WOULD SAY, IS MY SPECIALTY, I WOULD SAY, COWS.

BUT I DO EVERYTHING SO I LOVE COWS.BUT I DO CATS AND DOGS TOO.

EVERYTHING SO I L CATS AND DOGS TOO.

>> AWESOME.>> AWESOME.

>> I GREW UP IN LIVONIA AND I >> I GREW UP IN LIVONIA AN WENT TO CENTRAL GRAD AND I WENT TO CENTRAL GRAD AND I ESCAPED FOR FOUR YEARS TO GO TO ESCAPED FOR FOUR YEARS TO MISSOURI, DECIDED IT WAS A MISSOURI, DECIDED IT WAS A LITTLE HOT THERE AFTER VET LITTLE HOT THERE A SCHOOL.

MOVED ON BACK HERE.FTER VET SCHOOL.MOVED ON BACK HERE.

AND I'VE BEEN ANIMAL HEALTH AND I'VE BEEN ANIMAL HEALT ASSOCIATES FOR THE LAST FOUR ASSOCIATES FOR THE LAST FO YEARS.

I DO MIXED ANIMALS SO BOTH LARGEYEARS.I DO MIXED ANIMALS SO BOTHE AND SMALL.AND I LOVE HELPING ALL THE CREATURESSMALL.I LOVE HELPING ALL THE CRES AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN.AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

>> PERFECT.>> PERFECT.

SO YOU WERE BOTH ABLE TO ANSWER SO YOU WERE BOTH ABLE TO A QUESTIONS FROM LIVESTOCK TO QUESTIONS FROM LIVESTOCK T DOGS, CATS, ALL OF IT.DOGS, CATS, ALL OF IT.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

THAT IS GREAT.AWESOME.THANK YOU.THAT IS GREAT.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PHONE OPERATORS.PHONE OPERATORS.

YOU CAN'T SEE THEM.YOU CAN'T SEE THEM.

WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEM WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR T TAKING THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER ANDTAKING THE TIME TO VOLUNTED WRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTIONS FOR USWRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTIONS S TONIGHT.TO SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND YOU NIGHT.SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING AND HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR GUESTS, HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR GU YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER ON SCREEN.

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THE SHOW IS FUELLED BY YOUR THEM.THE SHOW IS FUELLED BY YOU CALLS AND YOUR QUESTIONS SO CALLS AND YOUR QUESTIONS S PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO R OUT.

WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.OUT.WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

I WANT TO START OFF WITH TALKINGI WANT TO STAR ABOUT THE COLD.T OFF IT'S BEEN PRETTY COLD THE LAST WITH TGABOUT THE COLD.IT'S BEEN PRETTY C COUPLE OF DAYS AND I KNOW IT'S OLD THE CO BEEN COLDER BUT THIS IS PRETTY UPLE OF DAYS AND I KNOW BEEN COLDER BUT THIS IS PR CHILLY FOR US.CHILLY FOR US.

IT'S NOT FIT FOR PEOPLE OR PETS IT'S NOT FIT FOR PEOPLE OR TO SPEND A LONG PERIODS OF TIME TO SPEND A LONG PERIODS OF OUTSIDE, SO WHAT ARE SOME TIPS OUTSIDE, SO WHAT ARE SOME THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO KEEP OUR THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO KEE PETS SAFE WHEN THE TEMPERATURES PETS SAFE WHEN THE TEMPERA GET THIS COLD?GET THIS COLD?

>> SO JUST LIKE US, EXPOSURE IS >> SO JUST LIKE US, EXPOSU KIND OF THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITHKIND OF THE BIGGEST CONCERH THINGS, SO MINIMIZING THE TIME THINGS, SO MINIMIZING THE OUTSIDE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.OUTSIDE IS REALLY IMPORTAN.

SO, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING YOUR PETSSO, YOU KNOW, ALLOWING Y TO GO OUT AND DO THEIR BUSINESS OUSTO GO OUT AND DO THEIR BUS LIKE THEY WOULD.LIKE THEY WOULD.

BUT JUST MAINTAINING SHORTER BUT JUST MAINTAINING SHORT PERIODS OF TIME OUT THERE.PERIODS OF TIME OU SOME OUR FRIENDS, THEY NEED T THERE.SOME OUR FRIENDS, THEY NEE EXTRA CLOTHING AND GET TO WEAR EXTRA CLOTHING AND GET TO SOME FANCY STUFF IN THE PROCESS.SOME FANCY STUFF IN THE PR.

THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD OPTION.THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD OPTIO.

SOME DOGS BENEFIT FROM BOOTIES SOME DOGS BENEFIT FROM BOO AND THINGS LIKE THAT.AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR ANIMALS, IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR ANIMAL DOGS, CATS, PROVIDING THEM A DOGS, CATS, PROVIDING THEM SHELTER WITH SOME WARM BEGGED, SHELTER WITH SOME WARM THINGS LIKE THAT, AND MAKING BEG THINGS LIKE THAT, AND MAKI SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO WATER SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO W IS REALLY IMPORTANT.IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.>> ABSOLUTELY.

SO THIS MIGHT SEEM SILLY BUT I SO THIS MIGHT SEEM SILLY B GENUINELY DON'T KNOW.GENUINELY DO LET'S TALK ABOUT LIVESTOCK.N'T KNOW.LET'S TALK ABOUT LIV YOU SEE OBVIOUSLY COWS AND ESTOCK.YOU SEE OBVIOUSLY COWS AND HORSES STILL OUTSIDE.HORSES STILL OUTSIDE.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?WHAT ABOUT THEM?

IS THERE A THRESHOLD?IS THERE A THRESHOLD?

I KNOW THEY'RE BIGGER.I KNOW THEY'RE BIGGER.

THEY'RE HEARTIER.THEY'RE HEARTIER.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?WHAT ABOUT THEM?

>> SO ABSOLUTELY.>> SO ABSOLUTELY.

LIVESTOCK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIVESTOCK IS A LITTLE BIT HEARTIER THAN PROBABLY OUR SMALLHEARTIER THAN PROBABLY O ANIMALS SO THEY HAVE A LITTLE URLANIMALS SO THEY HAVE A LIT BIT MORE MEAT TO THEM TOO.BIT MORE MEAT TO THEM TOO.

SO SAME THING, THOUGH, AS SMALL SO SAME THING, THOUGH, AS ANIMALS.

PROVIDING THEM A SHELTER, MAINLYANIMALS.PROVIDING THEM A SHELTER, Y MAKING SURE THAT IT HAS MAKING SURE THAT IT HAS BASICALLY THREE WALLS SO THAT BASICALLY THREE WALLS SO T THEY CAN GO IN AND BLOCK THEY CAN GO IN AND BLOCK THEMSELVES FROM THE WIND AND THEN ALWAYS HAVING ACCESS TO THEMSELVES FROM THE WIND A THEN ALWAYS HAVING ACCESS WATER.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING IS WATER.THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING I MAKING SURE THAT OUR WATER MAKING SURE THAT OUR WAT DRINKERS ARE NOT FROZEN AND THEYER DRINKERS ALWAYS HAVE PLENTY ACCESS TO ARE NOT FROZEN ANYALWAYS HAVE PLENTY ACCESS FRESH WATER.FRESH WATER.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

GOOD TIPS.GOOD TIPS.

FIRST CALLER FROM GREEN BUSH.FIRST CALLER FROM GREEN BU.

THEY HAVE A TEN-YEAR-OLD YORKIE THEY HAVE A TEN-YEAR-OLD Y THEY'RE LOSING HAIR ON THEIR THEY'RE LOSING HAIR ON BACK AND NECK FOR THE LAST THREE THE BACK AND NECK FOR THE LASTE YEARS.

THE THYROID IS OKAY.YEARS.THE THYROID IS OKAY.

WHAT ELSE COULD BE GOING ON WHAT ELSE COULD BE GOING O HERE?

>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENTHERE?>> THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFT THINGS AND DEFINITELY FOLLOWING THINGS AND D UP AFTER THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT,EFINITELY FOLL UP AFTER THIS WILL BE IMPO, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OFBUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYF ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS, MEANING ENDOCRINE CONDITIONS, MEAN HORMONE IMBALANCES, THAT COULD HORMONE IMBALANCES, THAT C BE GOING ON.BE GOING ON.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CAN SCREENED VIA BLOOD WORK.SCREENED VIA BLOOD WORK.

COMMON THING WOULD BE ALLERGIES.COMMON THING WOULD BE ALLE.

THAT AFFECTS OUR SMALL ANIMAL THAT AFFECTS OUR SMALL ANI PETS LIKE IT AFFECTS US AND THEYPETS LIKE IT AFFECTS US ANY CAN HAVE SKIN ISSUES AS WELL AS CAN HAVE SKIN ISSUES AS WE RESPIRATORY OR SNEEZING, THINGS RESPIRATORY OR SNEEZING, T LIKE THAT.LIKE THAT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF BIG KIND OF THERE'S A COUPLE OF BIG KI GENRES THAT CAN CAUSE THOSE GENRES THAT CAN CAUSE THOS ISSUES, SO THOSE WILL BE GOOD ISSUES, SO THOSE WILL BE G THINGS TO HAVE LOOKED INTO THINGS T FURTHER.

>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.O HAVE LOOKED INTO FURTHER.>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

COOL.

NEXT QUESTION FROM HARRISVILLE, COOL.NEXT QUESTION FROM HARRISV I BELIEVE.I BELIEVE.

GERMAN SHEPHERD WHEN THEY'RE GERMAN SHEPHERD WHEN THEY' SQUEEZED THEY HAVE A COTTAGE SQUEEZED THEY HAVE A COTTA CHEESE SUBSTANCE.CHEESE SUBSTANCE.

WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS?WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS?

>>.

> >> WHEN THEY SQUEEZE THE LUMPS.>>.

>> WHEN THEY SQUEEZE THE L. >> OH.>> OH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE OF JUST THE BENIGN I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE TA ABOUT MORE OF JUST THE BEN FATTY TUMORS, SO WE CALL THOSE FATTY TUMORS, SO WE CALL T GLYMOPA.GLYMOPA.

USUALLY THOSE ARE FREEABLE USUALLY THOSE ARE FREEABLE MOVEABLE.

THEY CAN OCCUR ON OLDER MOVEABLE.THEY CAN OCCUR ON OLDER PATIENTS.

WE USUALLY DON'T DO THINKING PATIENTS.WE USUALLY DON'T DO THINKI ABOUT THOSE.ABOUT THOSE.

ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT'S ALWAYS ALWA GOOD TO GO INTO YOUR VET, GET YS ROMMEND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD T THEM ANALYZED, GET A CELL SAMPLEO GO INTO YOUR VET, THEM ANALYZED, GET A CELL E AND LOOK AT IT UNDER THE AND LOOK AT IT UNDER THE MICROSCOPE TO MAKE SURE THAT'S MICROSCOPE TO MAKE SURE TH REALLY WHAT IT IS.REALLY WHAT IT >> THEY CAN BE CYSTS OR INFECTED IS.>> THEY CAN BE CYSTS OR IND HAIR FOLLICLES AS WELL.HAIR FOLLICLES AS WELL.

JUST ZITS AND THEY CAN HAVE JUST ZITS AND THEY CAN HAV GROSS STUFF.GROS DEFINITELY FUN TO POP.S STUFF.DEFINITELY FUN TO POP.

>> OH, MAN.>> OH, MAN.

NEXT QUESTION, ALSO IN REFERENCENEXT QUESTION, ALSO IN REFE TO GERMAN SHEPHERD.TO GERMAN SHEPHERD.

THEY HAVE A TINY RED DOT AND NOWTHEY HAVE A TINY RED DOT AW IT'S A THICK COATING ON BOTH -- IT'S AHICK COATING ON BOTH MAYBE IT STARTED OFF AS A TINY MAYBE IT STARTED OFF AS A RED DOT AND IT'S NOW A THICK RED DOT AND IT'S NOW A THI COATING ON BOTH EYES.COATING ON BOT WHAT SHOULD THEY DO?H EYES.WHAT SHOULD THEY DO?

>> AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE THEY COULD>> AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE THEYD SAY THIS FOR EVERY QUESTION.SAY THIS FOR EVERY QUEST GOING INTO YOUR VET WOULD BE IO.GOING INTO YOUR VET WOULD REALLY IMPORTANT.REALLY IMPORTANT.

LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS CAN LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS C CAUSE EYES TO HAVE THAT LITTLE CAUSE EYES TO HAVE T RED BUMP.HAT LI RED BUMP.

ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS A ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS CORNEAL ULCER.CORNEAL ULCE SO WHETHER THEY GOT A SCRATCH ONR.SO WHETHER THEY GOT A SCRAN THEIR EYE OR SOMETHING ELSE THEIR EYE OR SOMETHING ELS HAPPENED, ALWAYS WORTH GETTING THEM CHECKED OUT TO MAKE SURE HAPPENED, ALWAYS WORTH GET THEM CHECKED OUT TO MAKE S THAT THERE'S NOTHING THERE SO WETHAT THERE'S NOTHING THEREE CAN TREAT THEM PROPERLY IF WE CAN TREAT THEM PROPERLY IF NEED TO PUT THEM ON ANY KIND OF NEED TO PUT THEM ON ANY KI EYE OINTMENT OR MEDICATIONS.EYE OINTMENT OR MEDICATION.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

>> THERE'S CERTAIN HEREDITARY >> THERE'S CERTAIN HEREDIT CONDITIONS THAT BREEDS OF DOGS CONDITIONS T ARE PRONE TO AS WELL.HAT BREEDS OF ARE PRONE TO AS WELL.

AND ONCE IT GETS ASSESSED, THAT AND ONCE IT GETS ASSESSED, CAN BE BETTER ANALYZED THAT WAY.CAN BE BETTER ANALYZED THA.

>> I SEE.>> I SEE.

YOU SAY THAT.YOU SAY THAT.

ARE GERMAN SHEPHERDS, IS THAT ARE GERMAN SHEPHERDS, IS T ONE OF THE THINGS?ONE OF THE THINGS?

>> THEY CAN GET A CONDITION >> THEY CAN GET A CONDITIO CALLED PANIS AND IT'S AN CALLED PANIS AND IT'S AN AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION OF THE EYE AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION OF TH WHERE THEY OVERPRODUCE DIFFERENTWHERE THEY OVERPRODUCE DIFT TYPES OF CELLS THAT CAUSE A TYPES OF CELLS THAT CAUSE PLAQUE, SO IT WOULD DEFINITELY PLAQUE, SO IT WOULD DEFINI BE WORTH HAVING IT LOOKED AT ANDBE WORTH HAVING IT LOOKED D IF IT IS THAT, IT'S SOMETHING IF IT IS THAT, IT'S SO THAT WILL NEED TO BE TREATED METH THAT WILL LIFE LONG.NEED TO BE >> GOT IT.

TREAT LIFE LONG.>> GOT IT.

OKAY.

WE'VE GOT A SOCIAL MEDIA OKAY.WE'VE GOT A SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION TONIGHT.QUESTION TONIGHT MY TEN-YEAR-OLD LAB MIX HAD SOME.MY TEN-YEAR-OLD LAB MIX HAE ISSUES WITH HER TEETH.ISSUES WITH HER TEETH.

SHOULD WE LIMIT HER CHEWING ON SHOULD WE LIMIT HER CHEWIN HER BONE TOYS?HER BONE TOYS?

>> I WOULDN'T SAY NECESSARILY >> I WOULDN'T SAY NECESSARIL LIMITING.LIMITING ACTUALLY, CHEWING ON SOME OF .ACTUALLY, CHEWING ON SOME THOSE TOYS CAN HELP BREAK OFF THOSE TOYS CAN HELP BREAK SOME OF THE TARTAR.SOME OF THE TARTAR.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WOULD ONE OF THE BIGGEST BE GOOD, IF EVERYTHING ELSE ON THINGS BE GOOD, IF EVERYTHING ELS HER CHECKS OUT, GETTING A HER CHECKS OUT, GETTING A DENTAL, SO THAT A VETERINARIAN DENTAL, SO THAT A VETERINA CAN ANALYZE ALL THE TEETH, CLEAN CAN ANALYZE ALL THE TEETH,N THEM UP, POLISH THEM AND DO THEM UP, POLISH THEM AND D X-RAYS IF NEED AND HAD MAKE SUREX-RAYS IF NEED AND HAD MAKE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE GOING ON, THERE'S NOTHING NO TEETH THAT NEED TO GET PULLEDELSE GOING NO TEETH THAT NEED TO GET D NO, TOOTH ABSCESSES.NO, TOOTH ABSCESSES.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HIGHLY THAT'S WHAT I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

DENTAL CHEWS AND THOSE KIND OF RECOMMEND.DENTAL CHEWS AND THOSE K THINGS ARE ALWAYS GREAT.IN THINGS ARE ALWAYS GREAT.

JUST MAKING SURE THE APPROPRIATEJUST MAKING SURE THE APPROE SIZE-FOR-WHATEVER SIZED DOG YOU SIZE-FOR MIGHT HAVE BECAUSE YOU DON'T -WHATEVER SIZED DO MIGHT WANT TO GET THEM ONE THAT MIGHT HAVE BECAUSE YOU DON WANT TO GET THEM ONE THAT BE TOO SMALL THAT THEY COULD SWALLOW AND BECOME A FOREIGN BE TOO SMALL THAT THEY COU SWALLOW AND BECOME A FOREI BODY.BO >> SPEAKING OF DOGS' TEETH, HOW DY.>> SPEAKING OF DOGS' TEETH OFTEN SHOULD DOGS' TEETH GET OFTEN SHOULD DOGS' TEETH G BRUSHED?

>> IF THEY'LL LET YOU.BRUSHED?>> IF THEY'LL LET YOU.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN START IT'S TRAINING THEM WHEN THEY'RE SOMETHING YOU CAN STA TRAINING THEM WHEN THEY'RE PUPPIES.

GETTING USED TO YOUR FINGERS PUPPIE BEING IN THEIR MOUTH.S.GETTING US A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK IS ED TO YOUR FINGE BEING IN THEIR MOUTH.A COUPLE OF TIME ACTUALLY REALLY HELPFUL.S A WEEK I ACTUALLY REALLY HELPFUL.

BECAUSE IT'S THAT MANUAL BECAUSE IT'S THAT MANUAL STIMULATION LIKE YOU AND I, WHENSTIMULATION LIKE Y WE BRUSH OUR TEETH THAT, GETS OU AND INWE BRUSH OUR TEE THAT TARTAR OFF AND HELPS KIND TH THAT, G THAT TARTAR OFF AND HELPS OF BUILD.OF BUILD.

THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT HAS THE THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT HA VETERINARIAN HEALTH COUNCIL AND VE THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD TERINARIAN HEALTH COUNCI THEY HAVE A LOT OF GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT RECOMMENDATIONS ABOU TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE AND T TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF DENTAL TREATSDIFFERENT TYPE FOR BOTH DOGS AND CATS.S OF DENTAL SFOR BOTH SO IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE DOGS AND CATS.SO IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE AVAILABLE.

>> DO YOU NEED -- CAN YOU USE, AVAILABLE.>> DO YOU NEED -- CAN YOU ANY OLD TOOTHBRUSH OR IS THERE ANY OLD TOOTHBRUSH OR IS T DOG-SPECIFIC TOOTHBRUSHES?DOG-SPECIFIC TOOTHBRUSHE DOES IT MATTER?S?DOES IT MATTER?

>> THEY HAVE LITTLE GREAT ONES >> THEY HAVE L THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO JUST KIND ITTLE GREAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO JUST OF LIKE A LITTLE GLOVE OVER YOUR OF LIKE A LITTLE GLOVE OVER FINGER AND USUALLY JUST GET IN FINGER AND USUALLY JUST GE AND BRUSH THE TEETH.

AND BRUSH THE TEETH.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THING I USING A DOG FRIENDLY TOOTHPASTE.USING A DOG FRIENDLY TOOTH.

MAKING SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ONE MAKING SURE YOU DON' WITH FLUORIDE IN IT BECAUSE YOU T HAVE WITH FLUORIDE IN IT BECAUS CAN'T TELL THEM.CAN'T TELL LIKE A LITTLE KID.

THEM.LIKE A LITTLE KID.

DON'T SWALLOWHEHE TOOTHPASTE.DON'T SWALLOW T THE TOOTHP.

SO JUST MAKING SURE YOU HAVE SO JUST MAKING SURE YOU SOMETHING THAT'S FLUORIDE FREE.HA SOMETHING THAT'S FLUORIDE .

>> IS FLUORIDE DANGEROUS FOR >> IS FLUORIDE DANGEROUS F DOGS SGLOO IT'S NOT THAT IT'S DOGS SGLOO IT'S NOT THAT I DANGEROUS.DANGEROUS.

IT'S MAINLY IF THEY INGEST IT.IT'S MAINLY IF THEY INGEST.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY SWALLOW IT.SWALLOW IT.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

CALLER FROM ONAWAY HAVE A CALLER FROM ONAWAY HAVE A 19-YEAR-OLD MINI COLLIE.19-YEAR-OLD MINI COLLIE.

HOW LONG DO THEY TYPICALLY LIVE?HOW LONG DO THEY TYPICALLY?

>> OUR LITTLE FRIEND IS KIND OF >> OUR LITTLE FRIEND IS KI ALREADY ABOVE THE AVERAGE.ALREADY ABOVE THE AVERAGE.

I WOULD SAY SMALL BREED DOGS ON I WOULD SAY SMALL BREED DO AVERAGE LIVE BETWEEN, LIKE, AVERAGE LIVE BETWEEN, LIKE THIRTEEN TO FOURTEEN YEARS.THIRTEEN TO FOURTEEN YEARS.

LARGER BREED DOGS ARE A LITTLE LARGER BREED DOGS ARE A LI LESS.LESS.

BETWEEN TEN TO TWELVE.BETWEEN TEN TO TWELVE.

BUT THOSE ARE AVERAGES.BUT THOSE ARE AVERAGES.

SO...

SO... >> WOW.>> WOW.

>> NINETEEN'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.>> NINETEEN'S VERY IMPRESS.

>> THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.>> THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.>> ABSOLUTELY.

STICKING WITH OLDER ANIMALS, I STICKING WITH OLDER ANIMAL HAVE AN OLDER DOG.

HAVE AN OLDER DOG.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE WATCH HER VERYAND, YOU KNOW, WE WATCH HEY CLOSELY.CL AND SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL.OSELY.AND SHE SEEMS TO BE DOING .

FOR SOMEONE WITH AN OLDER DOG, FOR SOMEONE WITH AN OLDER HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN -- IF HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN -- IF THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE?THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE?

IS THERE ANY SIGNS TO LOOK FOR?IS THERE ANY SIGNS TO LOOK?

ANY SYMPTOMS?ANY SYMPTOMS?

>> WE HAVE PATIENTS THAT COME IN>> WE HAVE PATIENTS THAT CN ALL THE TIME AND THERE'S THEIR ALL THE TIME AND THERE'S T MAIN QUESTION.MAIN QUESTION.

IT'S A HARD DECISION TO MAKE IT'S A HARD DECISION TO MA BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S DIFFERENTBE THAN HUMANS.CAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT SO WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SEND HOME 'S DIFTTHAN HUMANS.SO WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SEND OUR CLIENTS WITH A LITTLE SHEET OUR CLIENTS WITH A LITTLE THAT'S JUST KIND OF A QUALITY OFTHAT'S JUST KIND OF A QUALF LIFE HANDOUT.LIFE HANDOUT.

IT GOES THROUGH SOME OF THE MAINIT GOES THROUGH SOME OF THN THINGS FOR YOU TO SCORE AT HOME.THINGS FOR YOU TO SCORE AT.

THE MAIN THINGS WOULD BE ARE THE MAIN THINGS WOULD BE A THEY STILL EATING AND DRINKING THEY STILL EATING AND DRIN WELL?

ARE THEY GETTING AROUND OKAY?WELL?ARE THEY GETTING AROUND OK?

URINATING AND DEFECATING OKAY.URINATING AND DEFECATING O.

SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE TOP SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THREE.

BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER THE T THREE.BUT THERE'S A COUPLE O CATEGORIES THAT GO INTO IT.F OT CATE YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE ACTING GORIES THAT GO INTO IT.YOU KNOW, IF T REALLY PAINFUL AND NOT WANTING HEY'RE ACTIN REALLY PAINFUL A TO GET AROUND, SO ALL THOSE ND NOT WAN TO GET AROUND, SO ALL THOS THINGS, AND THEN YOU CAN EASILY THINGS, AND THEN YOU CAN E SCORE THAT AND IS JUST A HELPINGSCORE THAT AND IS JUST A HG FACTOR TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT FACTOR TO DECIDE WHETHER O IT MIGHT BE TIME.IT MIGHT BE TIME.

>> OTHER OPTIONS TOO.>> OTHER OPTIONS TOO.

IF WE'RE TRYING TO BE IF WE'RE TRYING TO BE PREVENTATIVE AND MAKING SURE PREVENTATIVE AND M WE'RE SCREENING, SENIOR BLOOD AKING SU WE'R WORK IS A FANTASTIC OPTION.E SCREENING, SENIOR BL TAKING A LOOK AT ORGAN FUNCTION,WORK IS A FANTASTIC OPTION.TAKING A LOOK AT ORGAN FUN, CELL COUNTS, MAKING SURE THAT'S CELL COUNTS, MAKING SURE T ALL NORMAL IS HELPFUL AND THAT ALL NORMAL IS HELPFUL AND WAY YOU HAVE A BETTER CLINICAL WAY YOU HAVE A BET PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.TER CLIN PICTURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> THAT'S A RELATIVELY EASY >> THAT'S A RELATIVELY EAS PROCESS, AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSEPRESS, AND WE'VE DONE AT THAT FEW TIMES I KNOW THAT BECEWE'VE DONE AT THAT FEW TIM WITH OUR DOG.WITH OUR DOG.

YOU TAKE HER BLOOD AND THEN IT YOU TAKE HER BLOOD AND THE GIVES YOU SOME INSIGHT AS TO, GIVES YOU SOME INSIGHT AS YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON.YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> EXACTLY.>> EXACTLY.

A LOT OF PLACES HAVE BLOOD A LOT OF PLACES HAVE BLOOD CONDITIONS RIGHT IN CLINICS.CONDITIONS RIGHT IN CLINIC.

YOU CAN GET THOSE RESULTS WITHINYOU CAN GET THOSE RESULTS N TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES.TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES.

AND ARE THAT INFORMATION.AND ARE THAT INFORMATION.

IT CAN TELL YOU A LOT AND TELL IT CAN TELL YOU A LOT AND YOU A LOT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF YOU A LOT ABOUT WHAT KIND MEDICINES YOU CAN USE.MEDICINES JUST LIKE HUMANS, DOGS, CATS, YOU CAN USE.JUST LIKE HUMANS, DOGS, CA GET ARTHRITIS.GET ARTHRITIS.

PAIN MANAGEMENT CAN BE REALLY PAIN MANAGEMENT CAN BE REA HELPFUL AND PAIN PILLS CAN HELP HELPFUL AND PAIN PILLS CAN WITH THAT.WITH THAT.

MAKING SURE THEIR BODY CAN MAKING SURE THEIR BODY CAN TOLERATE AND PICKING THE RIGHT TOLERATE AND PICKI ONES CAN BE HELPFUL.NG THE R ONES CAN BE HELPFUL.

>> ALL RIGHT.>> ALL RIGHT.

CALLER FROM HARRIET.CALLER FROM HARRIET.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CALLS COMING WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CALLS C IN.IN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHY DOES MY CAT VOMIT WHEN WHY DOES MY CAT VOMIT WHEN EATING DRY FOOD IN THE MORNING?EATING DRY FOOD IN THE MOR?

>> WELL, WITH CASS, >> WELL, WITH CASS, UNFORTUNATELY -- AGAIN, SO MANY UNFORTUNATELY -- AGAIN, SO DIFFERENT THINGS FOR VOMITING.DIFFERENT THINGS FOR VOMIT.

CATS, OCCASIONALLY IT CAN BE CATS, OCCASIONAL NORMAL.LY IT CA I NEVER WANT TO SAY THAT FOR N NORMAL.I NEVER WANT TO SAY THAT F SURE.

ALWAYS GETTING THEM CHECKED OUT.SURE.ALWAYS G ONE OF THE THINGS COULD ALWAYS ETTING THEM CHECKE.ONE OF THE THINGS COULD AL BE HAIRBALLS.BE HAIRBALLS.

ARE WE HAVING SOME OVERGROOMING?ARE WE HAVING SOME OVERGRO?

IS IT A FOOD ALLERGY?IS IT A FOOD ALLERGY?

SEEMS KIND OF ODD FOR THAT AT SEEMS KIND OF ODD FOR THAT THE TIME OF DAY SPECIFICALLY THE TIME OF DAY SP BEING IN THE MORNING.ECIFICAL BEING IN THE MORNING.

ACID REFLUX CAN ALSO BE ACID REFLUX CAN ALSO BE SOMETHING JUST LIKE IN HUMANS.SOMETHING JUST LIKE IN HUM.

IT'S A POSSIBILITY.IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

FOREIGN BODIES ALWAYS HAS TO BE A BIG ONE.FOREIGN BODIES ALWAYS HAS A BIG ONE.

AND FOREIGN BODIES CAN PRESENT AND FOREIGN BODIES CAN PRE AN ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF WAYS.AN ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF .

THEY CAN HAVE VOMITING, THEY CAN HAVE VOMI DIARRHEA, BOTH.TING, DIARRHEA, BOTH.

THEY CAN VOMIT AT ONE TIME OF THEY CAN VOMIT AT ONE TIME THE DAY AND NOT AT THE OTHER.THE DAY AND NOT AT THE OTH.

ALWAYS DOING SOME BLOOD WORK ANDALWAYS DOING SOME BL X-RAYS WOULD BE GREAT.OOD WODX-RAYS WOULD BE GREAT.

>> COOL.>> COOL.

WE HAVE ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES ORWE HAVE ABOUT FIFTEE SO LEFT IN THE SHOW.N MINURSO LEFT IN THE SHOW.

SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTIO OUR GUESTS TONIGHT, FEEL FREE TON OUR GUESTS TONIGHT, FEEL FO PICK UP THE PHONE.PICK UP THE PHONE.

OR YOU CAN SEND US A QUESTION OR YOU CAN SEND US A QUEST THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

A THEY HAVE 15-YEAR-OLD PEEING A THEY HAVE 15-YEAR-OLD PE ON THE FLOOR FOR SIX MONTHS.ON THE FLOOR FOR SIX MONTH.

WHY?

>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF WHY?>> THEY'RE GOING TO BE A L DIFFERENT THINGS.DIFFERENT THINGS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY THIS IS GOING TO BE A REAL IMPORTANT ONE TO FOLLOW UP WITH IMPORTANT ONE TO FOLLOW UP YOUR VET.YOUR VET.

URINARY TRACT INFECTION IS URIN ALWAYS A BIG ONE.ARY TRACT INFECTION IS ALWAYS A BIG ONE.

KITTY CATS ARE PRONE TO THOSE KITTY CATS ARE PRONE TO TH ISSUES.ISSU THEY CAN CHECK YOUR URINE TO SEEES.THEY C IF THAT'S GOING ON.AN CHECK YOUR URINE EIF THAT'S GOING ON.

OLDER KITTIES ARE ALSO PRONE TO OLDER KITTIES ARE ALSO PRO DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS AND OF DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS AN THE THYROID.THE THYROID.

SO HAVING SOME BLOOD WORK RUN ONSO HAVING SOME B THAT TO KIND OF RULE THOSE LOOD WORK NTHAT TO KIND OF RULE THOSE CONDITIONS OUT TOO CAN BE VERY CONDITIONS OUT TOO CAN BE HELPFUL.

NOW IF IT'S KIDNEY DISEASE, HELPFUL.NOW IF IT'S KIDNEY DISEASE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE THAT'S SOM MANAGED SOMETIMES WITH DIET, ETHING THAT CAN MANAGED SOMETIMES WITH D SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO USE FLUIDS,IE SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO USE F, THINGS LIKE THAT.THINGS LIKE THAT.

IF IT'S THYROID DISEASE, A LOT IF IT'S THYROID DISEASE, A OF TIMES IT'S JUST A PILL THAT OF TIMES IT'S JUST A PILL YOU GIVE DAILY.

>> OKAY.YOU GIVE DAILY.>> OKAY.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHT.

>> IS GRAIN-FREE DOG FOOD >> IS GRAIN-FREE DOG FOOD HEALTHY?HEALTHY?

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS SGLOO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A BIG CONTROVERSY TS SGL THIS HAS BEEN A BIG CONTRO LATELY.LATELY.

ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS T PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT WAS HA PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOU THE GRAIN-FREE TIGHT SO A BIG THE GRAIN-FREE TIGHT SO A CONCEPT WAS ALLERGIES THEY CONCEPT WAS ALLERGIES THEY DIDN'T THINK DOGS HANDLE IT HAD DIDN'T THINK DOGS HANDLE I WELL, REMOVING IT FROM THEIR WELL, REMOVING IT FROM THE DIETS.

THEY DON'T NEED IT.DIETS.THEY DON IN ALL REALITY, THEY DO.

'T NEED IT.IN ALL REALITY, THEY DO.

THEY NEED A WELL BALANCED DIET THEY NEED A WELL BALANCED JUST LIKES HUMANS TO.JUST LIKES HUMANS TO.

ONE OF THE STUDIES RECENTLY SEENONE OF THE STUDIES RECENTLN THERE CAN BE A HEART ISSUES ON ATHERE CAN BE A HEART ISSUEA GRAIN-FREE DIET.

UNLESS YOUR DOG HAS A MEDICAL GRAIN-FREE DIET.UNLESS YOUR DOG HAS A MEDI REASON TO NOT BE ON GRAIN, I REASON TO NOT BE ON GRAIN, HIGHLY RECOMMEND KEEPING THEM ONHIGHLY RECOMMEND KEEPING TN A NORMAL GRAIN-INCLUDING DIET.A NORMAL GRAIN-INCLUDING D. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SEE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO S THEM DEVELOP THOSE HEART ISSUES.THEM DEVELOP THOSE HEART I.

WE ARE EASILY ABLE TO ALLERGY WE ARE EASILY ABLE TO ALLE TEST THEM FOR FOODS AND WE CAN TEST THEM FOR FOODS AND WE FIND OUT IF THEY ARE ALLERGIC TOFIND OUT IF THEY ARE ALLERO CERTAIN GRAINS AND IF WE DO NEEDCERTAIN GRAINS AND IF WE DD TO ELIMINATE THEM FROM THE DIET.TO ELIMINATE THEM FROM THE.

SO IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT SO IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABO THAT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GETTINGTHAT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GG YOUR DOG IN.YOUR DOG IN.

IT ACTUALLY IS JUST BLOOD THAT IT ACTUALLY IS JUST BLOOD WE HAVE TO COLLECT TO SEND OFF WE HAVE TO COLLECT TO SEND BE FINDING THAT PERFECT BE FINDING THAT PERFECT COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE COMBINATION OF A DIFFERENT THINGS CAN BE REALLY LL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS CAN BE RE BENEFICIAL FOR THAT.BENEFICIAL FOR THAT.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT!

CALLER FROM MOUNT PLEASANT.ALL RIGHT!CALLER FROM MOUNT PLEASANT.

ARE THERE -- BACK TO CATS -- AREARE THERE -- BACK TO CATS E THERE CERTAIN CAT BREEDS THAT THERE CERTAIN CAT BREEDS T MIGHT BE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN MIGHT BE MORE AGGRESSIVE T OTHERS?OTHERS?

THEY HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE THEY HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIV ORANGE TABBY.ORANGE TABBY.

DO YOU SEE THAT IN SOME BREEDS DO YOU SEE THAT IN SOME BR MORE THAN -- >> HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF MORE THAN -- >> HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW IT'S NECESSARILY BREEDS.IT'S NECESSARILY BREEDS.

IT'S JUST LIKE WITH ANY SPECIES,IT'S JUST LIKE WITH ANY SP, HOW THEY WERE BROUGHT UP AND HOWHOW THEY WERE BROUGHT UP AW THEY WERE TRAINED AND ALL THAT THEY WERE TRAINED AND ALL INCLUDED.INCL IN CATS, I FEEL LIKE CAN BE UDED.IN CATS, I FEEL LIKE CAN REALLY UNIQUE.

B REALLY UNIQUE.

THEY HAVE VERY STRONG THEY HAVE VERY SONG PERSONALITIES.

SO I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES FROM PERSONALITIES.

THE GET-GO, YOU JUST GET THAT SO I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES F THE GET-GO, YOU JUST GET T REALLY INDEPENDENT CAT THAT CAN REALLY INDEPENDENT CAT THA BE AGAIN A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE BUTBE AGAIN A LITTLE AGGRESSIT AGAIN, GOING BACK TO WHAT SHE AGAIN, GOING BACK TO WHAT SAID ABOUT SOME OF THOSE SAID ABOUT SOME OF THOSE PHEREMONE SPRAYS, THEY HAVE ONE PHEREMONE SPRAYS, THEY HAV FOR CATS TOO AND IT'S A STRESS FOR CATS TOO AND IT'S A ST REDUCER.

MAYBE BRINGING THAT IN THE REDUCER.MAYBE HOUSEHOLD THEY IT IN DIFFUSER, BRINGING THAT IN THE HOUSEHOLD THEY IT IN DIFFU SPRAY FORM.SPRA YOU CAN PUT IT ON THEIR BEDS.Y FORM.YOU CAN PUT IT ON THEIR BE.

THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE SOME WORTHWHILE.

TRYING AND SEEING IF THAT HELPS THING WORTHWHILE.TRYING AND SEEING IF T THEM.

>> THE OTHER THING TOO IS I HAT THEM.>> THE OTHER THING TOO IS GUESS I WOULD ASK IF YOUR GUESS I WOULD ASK IF YOUR ANIMAL'S IN TACT.ANIMAL'S IN TACT.

IN TACT FEMALES AND MALES HAVE A TACT FEMALES AND MALES HAA LOT MORE HORMONES RUSHING LOT MORE HORMONES RUSHING THROUGH THEM AND IF THEY ARE IN THROUGH THEM AND IF THEY HEAT, THAT CAN CAUSE THEM TO A HEAT, THAT CAN CAUSE THEM BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE AS WELL.BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE AS .

>> SO WHAT YOU JUST ANSWERED >> SO WHAT YOU JUST ANSWER COINED OF ANSWERS THIS NEXT COINED OF ANSWERS THIS NEX QUESTION.

THEY WANT TO KNOW, MY CAT KEEPS QUESTION.THEY WANT TO KNOW, MY CAT ATTACKING ME.ATTACKING ME.

WHICH PROBABLY SAME KIND OF WHICH PROBABLY SAME KIND O ANXIETY, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOURS.ANXIET OKAY.Y, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVI.OKAY.

CALLER FROM ST. JOHN'S.CALLER FROM ST. JOHN'S.

IS HUMAN FOOD BAD TO FEED TO IS HUMAN FOOD BAD TO FEED PETS?

THEY MIX IT IN WITH REGULAR DOG PETS?THEY MIX IT IN WITH REGULA FOOD.

I DON'T THINK NECESSARILY, FOOD.I DON'T THINK RIGHT?

>> KIND OF HARD.NECESSARILY, RIGHT?>> KIND THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGSOF HARD.THERE'S LOTS O FROM THE HUMAN STANDPOINT THAT F DIFFERENT SFROM THE HUMAN STANDPOINT WE COULD BE FEEDING OUR ANIMALS.

WE COULD BE FEEDING OUR AN.

FREQUENTLY IF WE'RE HAVING SOME FREQUENTLY IF WE'RE HAVING ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WHETHER ISSU THEY'RE HAVING DIARRHEA, WE WILLES, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE HAVING DIARRHEA, WL TELL THEM TO SWITCH TO A BLAND TELL THEM TO SWITCH TO A B DIET, RICE, GROUND BEEF, GROUND DIET, RICE, GROUND BEEF, G CHICKEN.

THE THINGS WE NEED TO STAY AWAY CHICKEN.THE THINGS WE NEED TO STAY FROM ARE THE HUMAN SIDE ARE FROM ARE THE HUMAN SIDE AR REALLY FATTY FOODS SO LIKE HAM, REALLY FATTY FOODS SO LIKE PORK BONES, THINGS LIKE -- THOSEPORK BONES, THINGS LIKE --E CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO PANCREATITIS.

SO THAT'S A BIG BONE.PANCREATITIS.

WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SEE SO THAT'S A BIG BONE.WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO S YOUR LITTLE PET DEAL WITH THAT.YOUR LITTLE PET DEAL WITH .

THAT CAN CAUSE THEM TO GET STICKTHAT CAN CAUSE THEM TO GET A REASON TO STAY AWAY FROM SOME KA REASON TO STAY AWAY FROM OF THE HUMAN FOODS.OF T >> GOT IT.HE HUMAN FOODS.>> GOT IT.

>> THE GOOD FOODS, MODERATION.>> THE GOOD FOODS, MODERAT.

MODERATION IS KEY.MODERATION IS KEY.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW -- BECAUS >> JUST LIKE WITH PEOPLE.E, YOU KNOW -- >> JUST LIKE WITH PEOPLE.

>> I'M GUILTY, I'M A DOG FEEDER.>> I'M GUILTY, I'M A DOG F. AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE JOYAND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND TY OF FEEDING YOUR PETS SPECIAL OF FEEDING YOUR PETS SPECI TREATS.

ALL ABOUT MODERATION.TREATS.ALL ABOUT MODERATION.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OKAY.WE HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CHICKENS FROM GAYLORD.CHICKENS FROM GAYLORD.

WHAT TO DO WHEN THE CHICKENS AREWHAT TO DO WHEN THE CHICKEE EATING THEIR OWN EGGS.EATING THEIR OWN EGGS.

OOH.OOH.

ANY ADVICE THERE?ANY ADVICE THERE?

>> SO IT COULD BE A NUTRITIONAL >> SO IT COULD BE A NUTRIT COMPONENT.

SO THE EGGSHELLS ARE HIGH IN COMPONENT.SO THE EGGSHELLS ARE HIGH CALCIUM.

SO I'M QUESTIONING IF THEY'RE CALCIUM.SO I'M QUESTIONING POTENTIALLY GOING AFTER THAT IF THEY POTENTIALLY GOING AFTE NUTRITIONAL COMPONENT.R SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY TH NUTRITIONAL COMPONENT.SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT T HAVE A WELL BALANCED MEAL.HAVE A WELL BALANCED MEAL.

I JUST -- I HAVE HEARD BEFORE, I JUST -- I HAVE HEARD BEF AND AGAIN, I CAN'T SAY I'M A AND AGAIN, I CAN'T SAY I'M CHICKEN SPECIALIST, BUT I HAVE CHICKEN SPECIALIST, BUT I HEARD OF CHICKENS DOING THIS HEARD OF CHICKENS DOING TH BEFORE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF BEFORE THERE'S ANY OTHER WAY TO CORRECT, AND I DON'T KNOW I THERE'S ANY OTHER WAY IT BESIDES JUST MAKING SURE THATTO CTIT BESIDES JUST MAKING SURT THEY HAVE A WELL BALANCED DIET.THEY HAVE A WELL BALANCED .

>> GOTCHA.>> GOTCHA.

ALL RIGHT.

CALLER FROM HONOR.ALL RIGHT.CALLER F THE DOG IS HAVING SEIZURES 18 ROM HONOR.THE DOG IS HAVING SEIZURES MONTHS -- THEY MUST HAVE GONE 18MONTHS -- THEY MUST HAVE G8 MONTHS WITHOUT ANY AND THEY'RE MONTHS WITHOUT ANY AND THE HAVING THEM AGAIN.HAVING THEM AGAIN.

CURRENTLY ON SANISAMIDE.CURRENTLY ON SANISAMIDE.

ARE THERE OTHER DRUGS AVAILABLE?ARE THERE OTHER DRUGS AVAI?

>> ABSOLUTELY.>> ABSOLUTELY.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ANTI-SEIZURE MEDICATIONS ANTI-SEIZURE MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE AND SOMETIMES IT'S AVAILABLE AND SOMETIME FINDING A COMBINATION OF SEIZURES IT FINDING A COMBINATION OF SE MEDICATIONS TO HELP WITH THAT.MEDICATIONS TO HELP WITH T. >> ALL RIGHT.>> ALL RIGHT.

A CALLER.A CALLER.

THEY HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD -- THEY HAVE A THREE-YEAR-OLD CAN A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHOCOLATE CAN A THREE-YEAR-OLD CHOCO LAB HAVE PUPPIES STILL?LAB HAVE PUPPIES STILL?

>> ABSOLUTELY.>> ABSOLUTELY.

ACTUALLY WE DON'T RECOMMEND EVENACTUALLY WE DON' BREEDING UNTIL THEY'RE AT LEAST T RECOMMENNBREEDING UNTIL THE TWO YEARS OF AGE SO THEY'RE JUSTY'RE AT TWO YEARS OF AGE S GETTING INTO THAT PRIME IF THEY O THEY'RTGETTING INTO THAT PRIME IF WANTED TO HAVE PUPS.WANTED TO HA >> CALLER FROM HEMLOCK, THEY VE PUPS.>> CALLER FROM HEMLOCK, TH HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD BISHON -- WE HAVE A 16-YEAR-OLD BISHON HAVE SOME OLD DOGS -- BUT LOSINGHAVE SOME OLD DOGS -- BUT G MUSCLE MASS ON NOVAX.MUSCLE MASS ON NOVAX.

ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN FEED HER ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN FEE TO INCREASE WEIGHT, MUSCLE?TO INCREASE WEIGHT, MUSCLE?

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S >> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S NECESSARILY ANYTHING THEY CAN NECESSAR FEED.

WE FREQUENTLY SEE THIS IN OLDER ILY ANYTHING THEY FEED.WE FREQUENTLY SEE THIS IN DOGS THAT THEY START TO HAVE DOGS THAT THEY START TO HA SOME HIND LIMB WEAKNESS.SOME HIND LIMB WEAKNESS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD ONE OF THE THINGS I RECOMMEND IS WE HAVE A LITTLE PTWOULD RECOMMEND IS WE HAVE A LITT PLACE IN MOUNT PLEASANT CALLED PLACE IN MOUNT PLEASANT CA FOUR PAW REHAB AND I DON'T KNOW FOUR PAW REHAB AND I DON'T IF THERE'S OTHER ONES IN THE IF THERE'S OTHER ONES IN T LOCAL AREA, BUT THEY CAN GO AND LOCAL AREA, BUT THEY CAN G THEY CAN DO SOME WATER THEY CAN DO SOME WATER TREADMILLS, SOME LITTLE PEANUT TREADMILLS, SOME LITTLE PE BALL EXERCISES.BALL EXERCIS PT FOR DOGS.ES.PT FOR DOGS.

AND HELP TRY TO STRENGTHEN THAT AND HELP TRY TO STRENGTHEN MUSCLE MASS.MUSCLE MAS RACER THERAPY, ALL OF THOSE S.RACER THERAPY, ALL OF THOS THINGS, HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR THOSE OLDER DOGS.THINGS, HIGHLY >> WHAT WAS IT CALLED?

RECOMMEND F THOSE OLDER DOGS.>> WHAT WAS IT CALLED?

>> FOUR PAWS REHAB.>> FOUR PAWS REHAB.

>> FOUR PAWS REHAB.>> FOUR PAWS REHAB.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT.I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT.

I'M GOING LOOK THAT UP.I'M GOING LOOK THAT UP.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

CALLER SAYING IS IT OKAY FOR OKAY.THANK YOU.CALLER SAYING IS IT OKAY F DOGS TO EAT RAW EGGS?DOGS TO EAT RAW EGGS?

>> JUST LIKE HUMANS, DOGS CAN >> JUST LIKE HUMANS, DOGS GET SALMONELLA AS WELL.GET SALMONELLA AS WELL.

IT CAN CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE GI IT CAN CAUSE ISSUES WITH T TRACT AND TIE-DYE DIARRHEA.TRACT AND TIE-DYE DIARRHE.

COOKING IT IS BEST TO ELIMINATE COOKING IT IS BEST TO ELIM BACTERIA THAT CAN CAUSE ISSUES BACTERIA WITH THEIR STOMACH.

THAT CAN CAUSE IS WITH THEIR STOMACH.

>> OKAY.>> OKAY.

CALLER TOO MANY DACHSHUND.CALLER TOO MANY DACHSHUND.

THEY LICK THE OWNER'S ARMS A THEY LICK THE OWNER'S ARMS LOT.LOT.

IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT SGLOOIS THERE A REASON FOR THATO SOMETIMES IT COULD BE AN ANXIETYSOMETIMES IT COULD BE AN AY COMPONENT.COMPONENT.

I QUESTION IF IT'S SOMETIMES THEI QUESTION IF IT'S S SALT FROM THE SWEAT THEY'RE OMETIMESALT FROM THE SWEAT THEY'R WANTING.WA BUT THOSE WOULD PROBABLY BE THE NTING.BUT THOSE WOULD PROBABLY B MAIN TWO THINGS.MAIN TWO THINGS.

I DON'T THINK IF YOU CAN UP WITHI DON'T THINK IF YOU CAN UH -- -- >> THEY CAN HAVE COMPULSIVE >> THEY N HAVE COMPULS THINGS LIKE WE CAN TOO.IVE THINGS LIKE WE CAN TOO.

SO SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST HOW SO SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST THEY SHOW THEIR LOVE.

>> YEAH.

SURE.

H THEY SHOW THEIR LOVE.>> YEAH.SURE.

MINE HAS TO HAVE HER PAW ON ME MINE HAS TO HAVE HER PAW O ALL THE TIME.ALL THE TIME.

CALLER FROM FRANKFURT.CALLER FROM FRANKFUR WHY DO THEY MAKE YOU CHANGE CAT T.WHY DO THEY MAKE YOU CHANG FOOD AFTER SIX YEARS OF AGE ON FOOD AFTER SIX YEARS OF AG THE PACKAGE?THE >> SO THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS FOR PACKAGE?>> SO THE NUTRITIONAL NEED YOUR ANIMALS CHANGE DEPENDING ONYOUR ANIMALS CHANGE DEPENDN THEIR A AGE-GROUP SO YOUNGER AGE-GROUP SO YOUNGER KI KITTENS AND PUPPIES WILL NEED KITTENS AND PUPPIES WILL N HIGH CALORIE.HIGH CALORIE.

BETWEEN THAT MIDDLE AGE ONE TO BETWEEN THAT MIDDLE AGE ON SIX OR SEVEN, THAT'S WHEN SIX OR SEVEN, THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE IN THEIR MAINTENANCE AGETHEY'RE IN THEIR MAINT AND THEN SEVEN PLUS IS ACTUALLY ENANEAND THEN SEVEN PLUS IS ACT CONSIDERED SENIOR SO THEY'RE CONSIDERED SENIOR SO THEY' GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.NUTRITIONA >> SEVEN FOR A CAT IS CONSIDEREDL REQUIREMENTS.>> SEVEN FOR A CAT IS CONSD -- >> YOU'RE GETTING INTO YOUR -- >> YOU'RE GETTING INTO YOU SENIOR AGES WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT SENI SEVEN.OR AGES >> THEY LIVE TO BE, LIKE, 16 -- WHEN YOU'RE AB SEVEN.>> THEY LIVE TO BE, LIKE, WOW.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.WOW.I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

>> THIS IS ONE OF OUR MORE >> THIS IS ONE OF OUR MORE POPULAR QUESTIONS DURING AND THEPOPULAR QUESTIONS DURING AE VETERINARIANS.

WHY DO DOGS EAT THEIR OWN POOP?VETERINARIANS.WHY DO DOGS EAT THEIR OWN ?

>> WE HAD A FEEL THIS MIGHT COME UP.>> WE HAD A FEEL THIS MIGHEUP.

>> THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR >> THIS IS THE TIME OF YEA PROBABLY WHERE PEOPLE REALLY PROBABLY WHERE PEOPL NOTICE IT.E REAL NOTICE IT.

BUT ANYWAY...

BUT ANYWAY... >> SO ONE THING, WE FIND THAT >> SO ONE THING, WE FIND T WHEN IT GETS FROZEN FOR SOME WHEN IT GETS FROZEN FOR SO REASON, THEY'VE DECIDED IT'S REASON, THEY'VE DECIDED IT TASTIER.TASTIER.

WE DON'T KNOW WHY.WE DON'T KNOW WHY.

BUT SOME OF IT'S BEHAVIOURAL.BUT SOME OF IT'S BEHAVIOUR.

SOME OF IT CAN INDICATE ACTUAL SOME OF IT CAN INDICATE AC NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AS NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES A WELL.WELL.

A LEMON SQUEEZE MIGHT HELP TO A LEMON SQUEEZE MIGHT HELP FRESHEN THE BREATH.FRESHEN THE BREATH.

WHAT KIND OF TIPS DO YOU HAVE WHAT K FOR INTRODUCING A NEW PUPPY TO IND OF TIPS DO YOU H FOR INTRODUCING A NEW PUPP THE CURRENT FAMILY DOG?THE CURRENT FAMILY DOG?

>> SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU >> SO JUST MAKING SURE THA TAKE IT REALLY SLOW.TAKE IT REALLY SLOW.

SO WHEN YOU FIRST GET INTO THE SO WHEN YOU FIRST GET INTO HOUSE, PROBABLY KEEPING THEM HOUSE, PROBABLY KEEPING TH SEPARATED.SEPARATE POTENTIALLY -- ESPECIALLY WITH D.POTENTIALLY -- ESPECIALLY CATS, LIKE, WHETHER IT'S A DOOR CATS, LIKE, WHETHER IT'S A OR GATE, SO THEY CAN SEE EACH OR GATE, SO THEY CAN SEE E OTHER BUT NOT QUITE INTERACT OTHER BUT NOT QUITE INTERA YET.YET.

THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST SLOWLY THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST SLOWL POTENTIALLY THE NEXT DAY LETTINGPOTENTIALLY TH THEM ACTUALLY INTERACT WITH E NEXT DAY LGTHEM ACTUALLY INTERACT WIT SUPERVISION.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.SUPERVISION.THAT'S T FOR THE FIRST WHILE, WHILE YOU HE BIGGEST THING.FOR HAVE THAT NEW ANIMAL IN THE THE FIRST WHILE, WHILE HAVE THAT NEW ANIMAL IN TH HOUSE, I WOULD LEAVE THEM ALONE HOUSE, I WOULD LEAVE THEM TOGETHER UNTIL YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE INTERACTING WELL TOGETHER UNTIL YOU KNOW TH THEY'RE INTERACTING WELL TOGETHER.

>> THE OTHER THING IS TOYS AND TOGETHER.>> THE OTHER THING IS TOYS FOOD CAN BE KIND OF AN FOOD CAN BE KIND OF AN AGGRESSIVE INITIATOR.AGGRESSIVE INITIATOR.

REMOVING THOSE THINGS THAT THE REMOVING THOSE THINGS THAT OLDER PET MIGHT FEEL PROTECTIVE OLDER PET MIGHT FEEL PROTE OF WHILE WE'RE INTRODUCING CAN OF WHILE WE'RE INTRODUCING BE HELPFUL AS WELL.BE HELPFUL AS WELL.

>> SURE.>> SURE.

A SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION.A SOCIAL MED THE TO GO HAS STARTED SOME BAD IA QUESTION.THE TO GO HAS STARTED SOME BATHROOM BEHAVIOURS.

CAN A VET HELP WITH THAT?BATHROOM BEHAVIOURS.CAN A VET HELP WITH THAT?

SO MAYBE HAVING ACCIDENTS.SO MAYBE HAVING ACCIDENTS.

I'M NOT SURE SPECIFICALLY.I'M NOT SURE SPECIFICALLY.

>> THAT GOES BACK TO THE CAT >> THAT GOES BACK TO THE C QUESTION.

ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUESTION.ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION.URINARY TRACT INFECTION.

URINARY INCONTINENCE IS VERY URINARY INCONTINENCE IS VE COMMON IN OLDER DOGS.COMMON IN OLDER DOGS.

SO MAKING SURE THEIR KIDNEYS ARESO MAKING SURE THEIR KIDNEE FUNCTIONING WELL AND THERE'S NO FUNCTIONING WELL ANDHERE'S UR FLARE TRACT INFECTION AND UR FLARE T THEN THERE'S MEDICATIONS TO HELPRACT INFECTION A WITH THAT.THEN THERE WE CAN GET THEM STARTED ON SOME 'S MEDICATIONS TPWITH THAT.

DIFFERENT MEDS TO TRY TO HELP WE CAN GET THEM STARTED ON DIFFERENT MEDS TO TRY TO H WITH THOSE DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS.WITH THOSE DIFFERENT ACCID.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT ALL THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IT A DEPENDS ON HOW THE ACCIDENTS AREDEPENDS ON HOW THE ACCIDENE HAPPENING.

IS IT HAPPENING WHEN THEY'RE LAYING DOWN AND THEY'RE JUST HAPPENING.

LEAK AND GO THEY GET UP OR, YOU IS IT HAPPENING WHEN THEY' LAYING DOWN AND THEY'RE JU KNOW, THEY JUST HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE A LOT?LEAK AND GO THEY GET UP SOME OF THOSE INDICATIONS JUST OR KNOW, THEY JUST HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE A LOT?

MONITORING AT HOME WILL HELP A SOME OF THOSE INDICATIONS MONITORING AT HOME W VET ANSWER POTENTIALLY WHAT'S ILL HE VET ANSWER POTENTIALLY WHA GOING ON.

GOING ON.

>> GOT IT.>> GOT IT.

OKAY.

>> WE'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.OKAY.>> WE'VE GOT I THINK THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP ANOTHER QUEST.I THINK THIS IS A FOLLOW-U QUESTION TO PREVIOUS CALL, BUT QUESTION TO PREVIOUS CALL, BACK TO THE THREE-YEAR-OLD BACK TO THE TH CHOCOLATE LAB.REE-YEAR-OLD THEY WANT TO KNOW IF IT CAN BE CHOCOLATE LAB.THEY WANT TO KNOW IF IT CA BRED WITH A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD LAB.BRED WITH A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD.

DOES AGE MATTER?DOES AGE MATTER?

>> AGE DOESN'T MATTER.>> AGE DOESN'T MATTER.

I THINK MORE OVERALL JUST I THINK MORE OVERALL JUST HEALTHY WELLNESS IS KIND OF HEALTHY WELLNESS IS KIND O IMPORTANT.

JUST MAKING SURE BOTH DOGS ARE IMPORTANT.JUST MAKING SURE BOTH DOGS IN GOOD HEALTH BEFORE YOU GO IN GOOD HEALTH BEFORE YOU AHEAD AND BREED THEM.

>> GOT IT.AHEAD AND BREED THEM.>> GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU SUGGEST A MICRO-CHIP FOR ALL RIGHT.DO YOU SUGGEST A MICRO-CHI PETS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.PETS?>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR PET IS YOU GOING TO GET AWAY.NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR P GOING TO GET AWAY.

BOTH CATS AND DOGS.BOTH CATS AND DOGS.

EVEN IF IT'S AN INDOOR CAT, EVEN IF IT'S AN INDOOR CAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THEY CAN THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TH SLIP THROUGH THE DOOR WHEN EY SLIP T YOU'RE NOT LOOKING.HROUGH THE DOO THE MICRO-CHIP, IF THEY END UP R WHEN YOU'RE NOT LOOKING.THE MICRO- AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OR ANY OF CHIP, IF THEY EN AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OR A THE LOCAL VET OFFICES WE'RE THE LOCAL VET OFFICES WE'R EASILY ABLE TO SCAN IT AND GET EASILY ABLE TO SCAN IT AND IT HOME TO YOU.IT HOME TO YOU.

>> ABSOLUTELY.>> ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT.

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