1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:27,199 Speaker 1: You were listening to Petlifradio dot com. 2 00:00:27,719 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: Funny and good afternoon. This is your host on Let's 3 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:36,000 Talk Pets with Doctor Jeff. And I am doctor Jeff 4 00:00:36,039 --> 00:00:40,200 Werber here on this lovely Thursday at least lovely here 5 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:43,280 in southern California at one o'clock in the afternoon, and 6 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,719 for those of you back east, it's four o'clock and 7 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,840 we're here to talk about your pets, and I will 8 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,320 last week you may have. I hope you noticed, because 9 00:00:51,359 --> 00:00:54,679 anyone who noticed that last week was a repeat tells 10 00:00:54,719 --> 00:00:57,840 me that you were listening to our show. And you know, 11 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,280 first we had a week that I was gone, and 12 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,079 then we had a week at our producer was gone. 13 00:01:01,159 --> 00:01:03,840 And now we're back. We're back live, and I'm one 14 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,280 of the few live shows here on pet Life Radio 15 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,879 where you can actually call in and talk to us. 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,879 And yeah, what's better than that, Gabe, to call in, 17 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,519 all you have to do is die eight seven seven 18 00:01:12,599 --> 00:01:15,640 three eight five eight eight eight two. You can also 19 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:20,519 send me a little text to doctor Jeff at Petlife 20 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,599 radio dot com. You can also just here right here online. 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,920 Just start typing in a little note and we can 22 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,359 see you and start talking. So Anyway, I guess we 23 00:01:32,439 --> 00:01:35,159 had a chance to talk about my amazing trip. I 24 00:01:35,159 --> 00:01:36,799 got to speak in London. I got to speak in 25 00:01:36,879 --> 00:01:40,079 Barcelona at the Southern European Venar Conference in London at 26 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,959 the London Vet Forum, and just saw amazing stuff that 27 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,640 that part of the world, especially a lot of museums. 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,000 I mean, it's amazing. I often joke I saw more 29 00:01:48,079 --> 00:01:50,879 museums in like four to five days than I have 30 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,400 in my entire life. But it was a lot of 31 00:01:53,439 --> 00:01:55,599 fun and it's great, and it's also we talked about 32 00:01:56,079 --> 00:01:58,239 how funny it is how different people are when it 33 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,719 comes to their pets and how they eat their pets, 34 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,599 and you know, I guess that we're we're pretty lucky 35 00:02:02,599 --> 00:02:04,799 that people like to socialize about our pets here in 36 00:02:04,799 --> 00:02:06,319 the States, and I don't really like to talk about 37 00:02:06,319 --> 00:02:08,240 their pets as much as strangers on the street. And 38 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:09,879 when you have a stranger like I am who loves 39 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:11,960 to sit and talk about pets, it was a little 40 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:13,840 I think they looked at me like I was nuts 41 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,199 or something. So I hope you all had a pretty 42 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,919 safe Halloween. I hope that any chocolate eaten was not 43 00:02:22,159 --> 00:02:24,439 by the dogs but by the owners. Any left over 44 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,560 you can send my way. I am the consummate chocoholic. 45 00:02:27,879 --> 00:02:30,039 And you know, you know it's funny with with the 46 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,120 Halloween and with other holidays coming over there. I know 47 00:02:32,159 --> 00:02:33,560 there's going to be a lot of goodies. There's going 48 00:02:33,599 --> 00:02:36,400 to be a lot of candy. It's not just the chocolate, 49 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,280 it's the rappers, because you know it's pretty hard. Dogs 50 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,680 are not that great at unwrapping chocolates, unwrapping candy, so 51 00:02:43,719 --> 00:02:45,960 they'll say that with it, I'm just eating the whole thing. 52 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,120 And when they do that also can as we say, 53 00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:53,560 therein lies the problem. I've just been writing some blogs 54 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,039 as well, and we have a lot of people want 55 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,759 to know about the holiday hazards as we call them, 56 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,719 the food hazards. They said, is not just the talk 57 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,080 that come Thanksgiving. We got what a mere three weeks 58 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,319 away from today to see today's the seventh, that's right 59 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,919 on the twenty eighth is Thanksgiving. And you know a 60 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,680 lot of us have our pets, especially our dogs, that 61 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:17,319 love to park themselves right at your feet by the table, 62 00:03:17,479 --> 00:03:20,439 and they already know, hopefully that you are not a 63 00:03:20,439 --> 00:03:22,439 great target, so they're not going to waste their time 64 00:03:22,479 --> 00:03:25,120 with you so much, unless, of course, you don't follow 65 00:03:25,199 --> 00:03:27,719 the house rules and you feed your dogs from the table. 66 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,560 Hopefully you don't do that. But what they do is 67 00:03:29,599 --> 00:03:32,400 they're smart and they know who's usually not there, Who 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,199 can we pick on, who can we give those sad 69 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,439 eyes to, and maybe, just maybe they'll break down and 70 00:03:37,439 --> 00:03:39,360 give me a little something. Well, the problem is a 71 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,039 lot of those little somethings on a Thanksgiving table are 72 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,080 really not that good for our pets. The biggest problem 73 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,960 would be they're too fatty. And when dogs eat fatty foods, 74 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,719 and turkey, by the way, especially dark meat turkey, is 75 00:03:51,719 --> 00:03:55,080 a lot more fatty than chicken, and it's certainly more 76 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,360 fatty than chicken breast, which is what when we feed 77 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,400 our dogs chicken, we like to make sure it's white 78 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:02,439 and met. Chicken brea ham is very fatty. Most of 79 00:04:02,479 --> 00:04:06,319 the fixings are cooked with a lot of seasonings and oils, 80 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:09,159 and they're grease and some fried foods you name it, 81 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,039 probably not the best. And especially this year, as many 82 00:04:12,039 --> 00:04:14,719 of you know that the holiday of Hanukkah actually falls 83 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,639 right smack at the same time as Thanksgiving, very early 84 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,480 this year, and you know, one of those favorite tonic 85 00:04:20,759 --> 00:04:23,759 foods is going to be the potato pancake and that's fried. 86 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,399 So all these things when dogs get a hold of them, 87 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:28,959 and trust me, they will because they really like them, 88 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:34,160 they can lead to something called pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is an 89 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,800 inflamed pancreas and it happens typically when dogs get a 90 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,480 hold of food that is too fatty, and when they 91 00:04:42,519 --> 00:04:45,519 eat these fatty foods. That's why things like avocado and 92 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,040 certain nuts, greases, fats, bacon, things like that can cause 93 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,160 a pancreatitis. Dogs that get into garbages, these are things 94 00:04:53,199 --> 00:04:57,759 that will cause this inflamed pancreas. And the typical symptoms 95 00:04:57,879 --> 00:04:59,800 that we would see in our dogs start off with 96 00:05:00,079 --> 00:05:03,720 dogs that start vomiting. They're vomiting. They are, as we say, 97 00:05:03,759 --> 00:05:07,839 adr ain't doing right. They don't really. They lose their energy. 98 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,240 Their abdomens if you went to touch them on their belly, 99 00:05:10,519 --> 00:05:13,399 very very tense. Even the sweetest dog in the world 100 00:05:13,519 --> 00:05:15,759 might even try to snap at you if you popate 101 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:20,759 their abdomen certainly become anorexic and potentially potentially a life 102 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,800 threatening disease, obviously in its worst case, but nonetheless, dogs 103 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,360 of pancreatitis really need to be treated. They need to 104 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,600 be treated quickly, and it's not something you talk about 105 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,920 ruining your holiday. Let your dog or get pancretitis during 106 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,920 your holiday and it will definitely ruin your holiday, not 107 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,160 to mention. Not to mention that, you know, probably if 108 00:05:41,319 --> 00:05:44,279 you know, all these nice gifts for the holidays, or 109 00:05:44,319 --> 00:05:45,839 you're giving gifts for the holidays, you're not gonna have 110 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:47,399 a whole lot of money left to take your dog 111 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,079 to that and treat for pancretitis, which by the way, 112 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,360 can very costly number of days in the hospital on 113 00:05:52,399 --> 00:05:56,639 ivy fluids. So obviously, obviously the best thing, as we 114 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,399 say in general, the best treatment is prevention. Know that 115 00:06:00,439 --> 00:06:01,959 these things are just not good. If you want to 116 00:06:02,199 --> 00:06:05,120 have your dog participate in the festivities, make sure they 117 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,199 have their own food. If you really want them there, 118 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,000 you can feed them, you know, kind of at the 119 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,439 table in their own bowls, their own food. Don't let 120 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,319 them beg Tell your house guests to you know, I 121 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:15,879 know Bowser is going to come over to you. He's 122 00:06:15,879 --> 00:06:17,680 going to put his head on your lap, He's going 123 00:06:17,759 --> 00:06:19,360 to probably salivate a little bit. So I hope you're 124 00:06:19,399 --> 00:06:21,519 not wearing your best pants, but don't give in to 125 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,279 those said puppy dog eyes because you're trying to obviously 126 00:06:25,399 --> 00:06:27,399 protect his health. And once again, as I say it 127 00:06:27,399 --> 00:06:30,160 all the time, I say to my clients, any leftover candy, 128 00:06:30,439 --> 00:06:32,759 just bring it to me. Well, I'll take I'll be happy, 129 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,000 happy to take the candy off your hands. So other 130 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,600 things as you're preparing, and we'll talk more about this 131 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,040 as we get closer to Christmas. Oh boy, that is 132 00:06:41,079 --> 00:06:44,360 a whole slew of new problems we have come to holidays. 133 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,040 As a matter of fact, I'm supposed to be doing 134 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:51,199 a segment actually the week before Thanksgiving. I'm going to 135 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,759 be actually in New York in the East Coast and 136 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:55,639 from any of you in your neck of the woods, 137 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,079 and I'll be doing a segment on Fox and Friends 138 00:06:58,519 --> 00:07:03,319 on Sunday before Thanksgiving, and then on Monday a show 139 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,040 called The Better Show. And again next week or the 140 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,040 week after I'll try to get you more information, but 141 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,519 that will be again. Initially, when they booked a segment 142 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:13,279 with me, they wanted to talk about one of my topics, 143 00:07:13,279 --> 00:07:16,279 dear and dear to me, and that's the reconstructive surgery 144 00:07:16,279 --> 00:07:18,639 for pets to do things for pets to sort of 145 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,879 ease their lives, make them happy and more comfortable as 146 00:07:21,879 --> 00:07:24,560 they live with us. And of course being so close 147 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,720 to the holidays, they want to talk about the holidays. 148 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,079 They want to talk about holiday hazards, all the things 149 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,360 that we can anticipate, look forward to, and what we 150 00:07:31,399 --> 00:07:34,120 can do to prevent them. So as we get closer, 151 00:07:34,279 --> 00:07:35,839 you and I will have a chance to talk about 152 00:07:35,839 --> 00:07:39,199 that as well. So I guess it's not that cold 153 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,199 a lot of but actually it is. I know, I've 154 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,680 already heard that. I was talking to a friend of 155 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,920 mine from Canada and they already have snow on the 156 00:07:46,959 --> 00:07:49,079 ground in many places. As a matter of fact, they 157 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:53,079 said it's fifty to fifty that usually buy Thanksgiving they 158 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,160 already have snow, which I would boggles my mind coming 159 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,439 from California, where the only snow we get is up 160 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,879 in the mountains, and it it's not this early. As 161 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,680 a matter of fact, I remember the last year, I 162 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,240 don't think we had the big first snow fall up 163 00:08:05,279 --> 00:08:09,160 in the Sierras until like probably mid December. So to 164 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:13,399 think that late October, early November there's already snow Minnesota. Also, 165 00:08:13,439 --> 00:08:16,600 I understand already has some snow, so it does happen. 166 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:18,879 So make sure that you are you know, all the 167 00:08:18,879 --> 00:08:20,680 things that you do to as I like to call 168 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,720 winterize your pets are in place. We spend so much 169 00:08:23,759 --> 00:08:27,319 time talking about safety of pets during the hot summer months. 170 00:08:27,399 --> 00:08:31,360 Went to exercise, dogs in the park, cars, protecting the feet. No, 171 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:32,679 don't forget. There are a lot of things that we 172 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,639 have to worry about as well when it comes to wintertime. 173 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,480 You know, for one thing, for dogs that are left outside, 174 00:08:38,519 --> 00:08:41,159 dogs that have that good thick coat, I mean, they 175 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,440 usually can withstand some of the cold. But sometimes water 176 00:08:44,759 --> 00:08:47,639 that you leave out for them might freeze faster than 177 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:49,720 they will, so again you have to be very careful. 178 00:08:49,799 --> 00:08:53,279 Of course, I prefer having the dogs a really nice 179 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,600 warm place to get away, like a doghouse or a garage, 180 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,960 or a doggy door leading into a laundry room or 181 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,840 a mudroom, someplace they can actually get some protection from 182 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,399 the freezing cold. And for those little dogs, don't be 183 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,639 embarrassed to put those cute little sweaters on them. I 184 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,240 know people are going to laugh, that's their problem. The 185 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,960 issue is that the smaller the dog, the larger the 186 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:20,440 surface area per pound body weight. That means the more 187 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,519 likely they are to lose their heat to the cold 188 00:09:24,799 --> 00:09:30,799 outside temperatures. So these dogs actually can freeze. So for 189 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:32,639 those of you that are walking around the cities and 190 00:09:32,639 --> 00:09:36,240 you see these little cute Chihuahuas and the Pomeranian, den 191 00:09:36,279 --> 00:09:39,720 the Maltese, you know Eta the Yorkis wearing their little sweaters, 192 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:42,039 do not laugh at them. I know they look kind 193 00:09:42,039 --> 00:09:45,039 of funny sometimes, but believe it or not, those sweaters 194 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,879 can be protecting these guys from frostbite, from freezing, basically 195 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,320 getting way too cold. And of course we don't want 196 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:52,840 to just like during the summer, we don't want to 197 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,159 shave our dogs down. Certainly don't want to do it 198 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,279 during the winter. However, for that undercoat to work for them, 199 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,320 they need good rushing so they don't forget. You still 200 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,759 want to groom your pets, but the keys are make 201 00:10:02,799 --> 00:10:04,960 sure that if they are going to be outdoor dogs, 202 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,320 they have to have a nice place to get away 203 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,559 from the wind, get away from the cold, nice warm doghouse. 204 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,080 And you know there's so many like outdoor safe heaters 205 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:15,960 you can use. Now you have a lot of options 206 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,200 to keep your dogs really safe during the cold months. 207 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,000 So anyway, we are approaching our halfway point here on 208 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:24,720 our show, and I haven't heard from anybody that upsets me. 209 00:10:24,919 --> 00:10:27,039 Go ahead and give us a call eight seven seven 210 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,919 three eighty five eight eight eight two. I am sure 211 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,840 somebody out there had some questions about your pets, about 212 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,240 your dogs, about your cats. It could be anything from 213 00:10:35,279 --> 00:10:39,799 behavior to medicine to surgery. Just gimme holler, we'll talk 214 00:10:39,799 --> 00:10:43,080 about it. And I want to, of course thank our sponsors, 215 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,919 pro Sense that veterinary quality products available to you over 216 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,879 the counter at your mass retail outlets. And I want 217 00:10:50,919 --> 00:10:52,080 to thank you for being here. It's nice to be 218 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,600 back after the break for the last week. 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Ask the bets with 260 00:13:37,519 --> 00:13:40,799 doctor Jeff. You know interesting here listening is commercial just 261 00:13:40,919 --> 00:13:43,240 you know, coming at that last commercial with Michelle fern 262 00:13:43,519 --> 00:13:46,679 about you know, pet products and you know, obviously a 263 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,080 great show to listen to this time of year because 264 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,080 as we know, this is the time of year we 265 00:13:51,159 --> 00:13:54,879 love to give gifts to family, to friends, and obviously, 266 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,240 since pets are such an important integral part of the family, 267 00:13:58,480 --> 00:13:59,600 you don't want to leave them out. You want to 268 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,519 get a prore gifts for them as well. And so 269 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,159 I think that's a great thing to do, is listen 270 00:14:04,159 --> 00:14:06,480 in and find out what really is hot and what's 271 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,519 not and what is unique and what would be a 272 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,360 great gift for pets. But I want to talk about 273 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:13,519 one thing. I got actually an email from Eleanor and Florida, 274 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,919 and she had a question about what's the right thing 275 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,799 to do when you think you want to give a 276 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,360 pet as a gift. And you know, that always always 277 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:28,120 opens up some concern with me, because on the one hand, 278 00:14:28,559 --> 00:14:31,200 not everybody is going to love pets as much as 279 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:34,480 those of us who are crazy about them do. And 280 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:40,480 also I have always had some reservations about giving a 281 00:14:40,519 --> 00:14:42,960 pet to a family or to someone as a gift, 282 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:46,759 even if you think they want one, because there are 283 00:14:46,879 --> 00:14:50,279 so many variables. There are so many things that can 284 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,000 go wrong, and you know the first one is that 285 00:14:53,279 --> 00:14:57,679 the unsuspecting recipient was not really prepared for the pet, 286 00:14:57,759 --> 00:14:59,399 even though they may have talked about it, even though 287 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:00,960 I said, oh my god, you know, in passing you 288 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,080 having a conversation with them, they go, oh god, I'd 289 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:04,480 love to have a dog. Oh oh my god, this cat 290 00:15:04,519 --> 00:15:06,240 is so cute. You know, I really should have a cat. 291 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,279 Trust me, this does not mean you go out and 292 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,799 buy them a dog or a cat, because you know, 293 00:15:11,879 --> 00:15:14,559 as I say that, one of my favorite expressions, talk 294 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:17,559 is cheap. You can say anything you want. The question 295 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:19,840 is the reality is do they really want it? Are 296 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:22,519 they ready for it? Are they prepared? Is there schedule 297 00:15:22,799 --> 00:15:25,120 really the right schedule to have a pet? Do they 298 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,480 have the right lowe place? Does the apartment? Does the 299 00:15:27,519 --> 00:15:30,279 condo allow pets? I mean, there are so many things 300 00:15:30,279 --> 00:15:32,120 you have to be concerned about and that you have 301 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:36,080 to think about when you are even considering giving someone 302 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,000 a pet as a gift. My recommendation, of course the 303 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:42,519 surface is don't do it now. If you were to 304 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,320 do it, I mean, think about it. If you were, 305 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,519 you really have to plan. First of all, you have 306 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:50,279 to make sure that the person to whom the pet 307 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:54,039 is coming is someone to wear and expecting anticipating that 308 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,320 they are going to get a pet. Secondly, you want 309 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,480 to make sure it is the right pet they're expecting. 310 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,519 For example, if you have a person who are thinking 311 00:16:01,519 --> 00:16:03,440 of giving a cat who is a gift, you want 312 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,960 to make sure that person doesn't have allergies to cats 313 00:16:06,159 --> 00:16:08,080 or else. That person will not be your friend for 314 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,240 very long. If it's family, they'll always be your family, 315 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,759 but they're not gonna like you very much. So where 316 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,159 they live just the place loupets? Do they want a 317 00:16:15,159 --> 00:16:16,440 bike pet? Do they want a small pet. Do they 318 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,600 want a pet that's very active? Do they know that 319 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:20,360 this is a responsibility they can have to get up 320 00:16:20,559 --> 00:16:22,080 at five point thirty six in the morning and take 321 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:23,679 the pet outside for a walk. Are they ready to 322 00:16:23,759 --> 00:16:25,960 the house training? I mean, these are the things you 323 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,759 have to really sit down with somebody. And the worst 324 00:16:28,799 --> 00:16:30,480 thing you can do if you want to get that 325 00:16:30,759 --> 00:16:33,200 pet as a gift is to do so as a surprise, 326 00:16:33,679 --> 00:16:35,799 because trust me, it's going to be one heck of 327 00:16:35,799 --> 00:16:38,759 a surprise and not necessarily a good one. In fact, 328 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,440 chances are more than not that it's not going to 329 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,039 be a good surprise. So it's one of those things 330 00:16:44,039 --> 00:16:47,759 that I would highly recommend against unless you are working, 331 00:16:47,879 --> 00:16:52,360 say with another family member like a spouse, and she 332 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:56,200 or he is totally into it, knows it's coming, knows 333 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,679 their husband or their wife wants it, and they can 334 00:16:58,759 --> 00:17:02,279 help you through all of the other details as to 335 00:17:02,759 --> 00:17:04,319 the type of pet, the size of the pet, the 336 00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:07,119 activity of the pet, how old they want to adopt, 337 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,319 they want a brand new puppy or kitten, whatever the 338 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,839 case may be. That's about the only way I would 339 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,119 do it. You know, it's one thing when a parent 340 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,200 gives that cute little puppy is a gift to his 341 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,920 or her child, because, let's face it, we all know 342 00:17:22,039 --> 00:17:25,200 that any parent who's ever gotten a pet for one 343 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,519 of their children, we know who's going to really take 344 00:17:27,559 --> 00:17:29,720 care of the pet, especially when the kids are young. 345 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,680 So that's okay, then it's doable. Then it's a great thing. 346 00:17:32,799 --> 00:17:35,480 Of course, you know that Christmas, you know, had good morning, 347 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,279 You get the box, you get the caves. The kid 348 00:17:37,319 --> 00:17:39,960 comes down, sees a little puppy. Oh that's heaven. But 349 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,039 you know who you're kidding. You know you're going to 350 00:17:42,079 --> 00:17:43,319 take care of it. You're gonna be taking care of 351 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,039 it all by yourself. Chances are, and you know, at 352 00:17:46,079 --> 00:17:48,319 first the kid's gonna love it, and then pretty soon 353 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,480 they're going to you know, it's going to become sort 354 00:17:50,519 --> 00:17:52,799 of the norm around the house. The excitement is going 355 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:55,960 to wear off, and then you just got yourself another child, 356 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,640 this one four legs. So I would be very, very 357 00:17:59,759 --> 00:18:03,359 very concern and careful when thinking about it. But as 358 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,559 far as gifts, oh tune in, I think pet Life Radio, 359 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,400 listen to Michelle Ferns show, and that's a great way 360 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,680 to come up with some really great gift ideas to 361 00:18:12,799 --> 00:18:15,839 make anybody very happy when it comes to getting gifts 362 00:18:15,839 --> 00:18:18,920 for existing pets. You know, one thing I've noticed, and 363 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:20,359 you know, we're going to diverge here for a second 364 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,440 from pets, because I'd be really curious to know, and 365 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,279 this is I'd love to hear from you guys on 366 00:18:25,319 --> 00:18:27,400 this one. Eight seven seven three eight five eight eight 367 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:30,680 eighty two. Is it just me? Or do you also 368 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:36,920 find that late afternoon traffic is insane now that we've 369 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,359 changed the clocks, and by five o'clock, all right, it's 370 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,640 already dark. I have to tell you, you know, we always 371 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,200 used to joke here in California because we don't get 372 00:18:45,279 --> 00:18:46,519 a lot of bad weather. We don't get a lot 373 00:18:46,519 --> 00:18:49,119 of rain that when it rains, oh my god, everybody 374 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:51,400 turns in to you know, a ninety five year old 375 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,559 person behind the wheel. They don't want to go, you know, 376 00:18:53,559 --> 00:18:56,160 more than fifteen miles an hour. They don't see very well, 377 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,640 they don't do it. It's like everybody comes to it 378 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:01,599 almost a dead stop. Everyone's riding with their brake lights on. 379 00:19:01,759 --> 00:19:04,480 It's crazy here. I noticed. And my hospital is on 380 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,920 a fairly major street, major boulevard here in West la 381 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,240 called Venice Boulevard. And I have to tell you that 382 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,960 my clients who are coming to pick up their pets 383 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,640 that have been with me for the day and picking 384 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,079 up their pets late afternoon, it's taken them an extra 385 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,920 twenty minutes to a half hour because nobody wants to move. 386 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,079 It's just that these people have never seen dark before. 387 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:23,799 And I'm just curious, is this like kind of like 388 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,519 an LA thing as we are so spoiled or to 389 00:19:26,599 --> 00:19:28,599 many of you and other cities. Of course it'll be 390 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,079 might be a little different in the suburban areas or 391 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,920 or more you know, rural areas, but certainly in the cities. 392 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,720 Does everybody seem like traffic is so much worse now 393 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,559 that everyone's getting off work. It's getting darker much earlier, 394 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,319 and people are just afraid to drive in the dark. 395 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,880 It's driving me crazy, and it's not my client's crazy, 396 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,400 because I feel badly that you know, you don't want 397 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,440 you want someone to leave work their work early so 398 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,559 they can get here to pick up their pets before 399 00:19:55,559 --> 00:19:58,720 it gets insanely crazy on the road. So yeah, give 400 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,200 me a call eight seven seventh crede five eighty eight eighty 401 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:03,880 two because I want to know if those of you 402 00:20:04,519 --> 00:20:08,920 others have also noticed that insanity. And also one thing 403 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,519 that we want to talk about I would like to 404 00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:13,759 hear as we are approaching the holidays. I know a 405 00:20:13,759 --> 00:20:15,960 lot of you like to go away for the holidays. 406 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,319 What do you do with your pets? Are you going 407 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,279 to have a house sitter come in and stay at 408 00:20:21,319 --> 00:20:23,759 your house. Are you going to take them someplace to 409 00:20:23,799 --> 00:20:26,960 a private place, a private home where they can stay 410 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,200 with a pet sitter. Are you going to take them 411 00:20:29,279 --> 00:20:33,160 to a boarding facility? What kind of boarding facility? Are 412 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,000 you going to leave them at your vets? So usually 413 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,920 when it comes to the big weekends, we are overcrowded 414 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:43,279 with borders. But I've noticed is because I think of 415 00:20:43,319 --> 00:20:48,640 the increased popularity of these really cool boarding facilities, what 416 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,319 we call cage free boarding facilities where there are no cages. 417 00:20:52,319 --> 00:20:54,240 They're not staying in cages. Maybe at night they're staying 418 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:55,799 in a run, but during the day they're in a 419 00:20:55,799 --> 00:20:58,559 big center area and they're playing, they're doing they're doing 420 00:20:58,599 --> 00:21:01,079 obstacle courses. You can log on and you can see 421 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,559 your dog or cat in the facility on a webcam. 422 00:21:04,599 --> 00:21:07,319 I mean, it's it's amazing. It's also more expensive than 423 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,680 the Ritz, but it's pretty amazing. There are a couple 424 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,400 of places here in La You know, for those of 425 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,519 you in smaller towns, you're gonna you're gonna fall off 426 00:21:14,519 --> 00:21:16,519 your chairs, and I tell you this, but you can 427 00:21:16,559 --> 00:21:20,240 spend easily, easily eighty five bucks a day even in 428 00:21:20,319 --> 00:21:22,079 some places if you want, Like there are a couple 429 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:26,200 of places here that have these themed boarding quarters, so 430 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,240 you can have the French chateau, you can have the 431 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,359 english manor castle. I'm talking with flat screen TV in 432 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,240 them and piped in music like the dog really can 433 00:21:36,279 --> 00:21:38,880 tell the difference. I mean, we're obviously it's certainly just 434 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,559 appealing to the owner. But when saying is that one 435 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,799 hundred bucks a day for your pet, I mean you 436 00:21:43,799 --> 00:21:46,359 can spend in a pretty decent hotel for one hundred 437 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,920 bucks a day. Anyway, it is. It's funny, and those 438 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,000 are becoming more and more popular, and I guess it's 439 00:21:51,079 --> 00:21:53,200 kind of great for those of us that still do 440 00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:55,640 good old fashioned boarding where they stay in a run 441 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,119 and they get walked three four times a day. They 442 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,480 have a little play area. You take them out to play, 443 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,839 and you're charging forty five bucks or thirty six bucks 444 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,759 or thirty eight bucks. Oh my god, what a bargain. 445 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:06,759 But I want to know how many of you what 446 00:22:07,079 --> 00:22:10,119 would you spend? How much would you spend for your 447 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,799 pet to board while you're away in Hawaii or in Mexico, 448 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,920 or in Miami for the holiday, or in the Caribbean, 449 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:19,480 and so you're off having a grand old time in 450 00:22:19,519 --> 00:22:22,119 the beautiful weather. What would you pay to have your 451 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,880 pets taken care of and luxury at one of these facilities, 452 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,599 one of these doggy daycare facilities. I want to hear 453 00:22:28,599 --> 00:22:30,680 from you, because next week I want you to send 454 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,200 me an email to doctor Jeff Drjeff at Petlife Radio 455 00:22:34,279 --> 00:22:37,240 dot com or to my personal email which is drjeffdoctor 456 00:22:37,319 --> 00:22:40,680 Jeff at doctor Jeff dot com, or call us next 457 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,799 week eight seven seven three eight five eight eight eight two. 458 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,200 Let's talk about the craziest amount of money, the type 459 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,119 of place you've ever taken your dog or your cat 460 00:22:50,279 --> 00:22:52,960 to spend for a boarding holiday. What did they offer? 461 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,160 How crazy were you in that what you paid? I'd 462 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,200 be really curious. I think others would run because that way, 463 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,960 if others know what you've done, how crazy you are, 464 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,200 then they won't feel so bad when they do something 465 00:23:03,279 --> 00:23:06,680 equally is crazy. So anyway, time to get ready to 466 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,720 say goodbye. So I'm expecting I want, I want a 467 00:23:08,759 --> 00:23:10,400 lot of responses. We're going to talk about this. I 468 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,960 think it's a really fun subject. And I just want 469 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,720 to hear what are some of the other amenities that 470 00:23:15,759 --> 00:23:18,480 are out there at some of these places across the country, 471 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,079 because I know, I know these places are popping up 472 00:23:21,279 --> 00:23:23,160 all over the place, and I think it would be 473 00:23:23,279 --> 00:23:26,480 very interesting for all of us to know what's out 474 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,920 there what we can do. So anyway, I want to 475 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,680 thank you for joining me here and ask the bets 476 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,559 with doctor Jeff. I'm your host, doctor Jeff Werber here 477 00:23:33,599 --> 00:23:36,759 on pet Life Radio and we're talking pets, and that's 478 00:23:36,759 --> 00:23:38,680 what we love to do, talking pets. Want to thank 479 00:23:39,319 --> 00:23:43,000 pet products, want to thank Walmart who is a big 480 00:23:43,039 --> 00:23:46,920 supporter of pro sense, and we will most likely I 481 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,799 think we are going to see you next week here 482 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,839 on pet Life Radio. Thanks for joining me and we'll 483 00:23:52,839 --> 00:23:54,079 see you next week. By bye. 484 00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: Let's talk pets every week on demand only on pet 485 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:10,640 Life Radio dot com.