1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: You were listening to Petlifradio dot com. 2 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:28,039 Speaker 2: And good morning everybody, and you are here on this 3 00:00:28,199 --> 00:00:31,000 lovely Sunday, well Sunday morning for me here in California, 4 00:00:31,239 --> 00:00:33,960 jas getting into Sunday afternoon on the East Coast, and 5 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,719 I am doctor Jeff Webber, your host for the next 6 00:00:35,799 --> 00:00:38,840 thirty minutes here on Ask the Best with Doctor Jeff 7 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,840 here on pet Life Radio, the only live call in 8 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,960 show on pet Life Radio. So you want to take 9 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,920 advantage of it because we're here to help you. We're 10 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,640 here to answer your questions. We want you to save 11 00:00:49,679 --> 00:00:51,560 some money. We want you to have a game plan 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,880 when you're having pet is having a problem and you 13 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:55,920 just don't know what to do. Well, we're here to 14 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,039 give you some guidance to make life a little bit 15 00:00:58,039 --> 00:01:00,799 easier for you. Let you know when something is really serious, 16 00:01:00,799 --> 00:01:03,000 when something is not so serious, and that's kind of 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,640 my job. I want to kind of direct you to 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,439 the right place, tell me do so. We have our sponsors. 19 00:01:07,439 --> 00:01:10,599 We have pro Tense pet products available at your mass 20 00:01:10,799 --> 00:01:14,480 market like Walmart and Target, and of course the KLNG 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,719 toys which are really great therapeutic, dental health, oral health, 22 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,719 great things for your pet's mouths, and we have back 23 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,560 our very special guest who sort of got because of 24 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,200 quote unquote technical difficulties a couple of weeks ago. We 25 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,640 lost her for our first half of the show, so 26 00:01:31,719 --> 00:01:34,439 we wanted her back for another whole show. And that's 27 00:01:34,439 --> 00:01:37,519 doctor Heather Lenzer from actually practice on the East Coast. 28 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,840 You've probably seen her on TV. I've seen her on 29 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,959 TV anyway, So we're here to talk about a few things. 30 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:47,200 We were talking about some fall allergies last time we're in. Also, 31 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:49,799 one of our joined sponsors for the show is a 32 00:01:49,879 --> 00:01:52,959 Splash plus products, which Heather, we'll be happy to talk 33 00:01:52,959 --> 00:01:55,480 to you about. And also we have a couple of 34 00:01:55,519 --> 00:01:59,319 other fun things on our slate today to discuss. So, 35 00:01:59,439 --> 00:02:02,480 without further doctor Heather lens or Heather, how you doing. 36 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:05,359 Speaker 3: Hi, Jeff. Thanks nice to be back. And yeah, I'm 37 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:07,120 glad I went to VET school and not to computer 38 00:02:07,159 --> 00:02:10,280 school because I definitely would have flunked out. Thanks for 39 00:02:10,319 --> 00:02:11,000 having me back. 40 00:02:11,479 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 2: I don't think it was your fall then, you know, 41 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,800 it's funny. I remember when my kids were way younger, 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,680 and I'm talking way younger. I'm talking when they were 43 00:02:17,719 --> 00:02:19,240 like in second or third grade, and I need to 44 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,319 help on something in the computer. 45 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: I just to ask that, and I didn't. Maybe that 46 00:02:22,599 --> 00:02:24,280 was a problem. I did not recruit my five year 47 00:02:24,319 --> 00:02:25,319 old on our last fall. 48 00:02:25,479 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: That was probably the best you God, it would have 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,759 been figured out in no time, absolutely slope, so anyway 50 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,639 we wanted to. We were sort of closing out, rushing 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,400 through the end of fall. Allergies time is here. 52 00:02:36,439 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: You know. 53 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,039 Speaker 2: It's interesting because I am seeing a number of still 54 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,800 allergic dogs even though here we are towards the end 55 00:02:42,879 --> 00:02:45,240 of October, and it still. 56 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 3: Happens, I know, and I'm really thinking this time of year, 57 00:02:48,199 --> 00:02:50,240 a couple of the main reasons it happens is people 58 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:52,479 are starting to close up their homes. I mean, it 59 00:02:52,599 --> 00:02:54,919 is about forty five degrees here in New Jersey, and 60 00:02:55,039 --> 00:02:57,879 I have my windows closed and my doors closed, and 61 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,400 so the dust and the mold and the andor in 62 00:03:00,439 --> 00:03:02,719 my house, as great as I am at vacuuming is 63 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,120 really accumulating inside. And that can really affect our pets. 64 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,639 And even though these allergens float around in the breeze 65 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:11,879 and our pets are inhaling them most of the time, 66 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,520 the issues do show up in their skin. And I'm 67 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,280 sure just like what you do. I recommend making sure 68 00:03:17,319 --> 00:03:20,960 that people have a nice soothing shampoo around to help 69 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,080 calm down that itchy skin when these allergens flare up. 70 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,639 And like you, like you mentioned, my favorite shampoo right 71 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,240 now is called Splash Plus shampoo, and I love it 72 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:35,240 because veterinary dermatologists designed it to take care of itchy, 73 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,159 smelly dogs that have skin infections from all that scratching. 74 00:03:39,479 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 4: So I think it's I mean, it's certainly great. 75 00:03:41,039 --> 00:03:43,479 Speaker 2: And I think for our callers who are going to 76 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,520 call us in hopefully have the curags at eight seven 77 00:03:45,639 --> 00:03:48,159 seven three eight five eight eight eight two once again 78 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,039 eight seven seven three eight five eight eight eight two. 79 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,840 It's a free phone call. You have two docs here 80 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:54,879 to help you out. 81 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 4: Right, We'll get everything covered. 82 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,159 Speaker 2: You know, you're sitting in forty five degrees obviously at 83 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:02,199 eighty five degrees, sitting in the sun, and going to 84 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:02,960 be swimming today. 85 00:04:03,159 --> 00:04:06,599 Speaker 4: But other than that, other than that difference, we'll be. 86 00:04:06,599 --> 00:04:09,759 Speaker 3: Picking apples and going to pumpkin patches and celebrating fall 87 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,520 in New Jersey, New York style. 88 00:04:11,879 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 4: Changing color leaves. What does that mean? I have no idea. 89 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:15,120 I have to look that up in the dictionary. 90 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:20,439 Speaker 2: But anyway, and also we wanted to you can get 91 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,480 us at pet Life Radio just to join on the 92 00:04:22,519 --> 00:04:25,079 conversation Ask the vets with Doctor Jeff on pet Life 93 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,680 Radio and just start typing away. 94 00:04:26,959 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 4: We'll see you. 95 00:04:27,519 --> 00:04:29,399 Speaker 2: And lastly, you can just send me a quick email 96 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,480 to Dr Jeff at Petlife radio dot com. 97 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,079 Speaker 4: So, Heather, I know that we were talking. 98 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 2: When we were first talked about having you as a 99 00:04:35,519 --> 00:04:38,240 guest on the show, you had your top five pet 100 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,360 peeves and I thought that was very cute. And I 101 00:04:40,399 --> 00:04:43,120 think that since this is what we do for a living, 102 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,839 I want to hear a veterinarian's pet peeves. 103 00:04:45,959 --> 00:04:47,639 Speaker 4: So why don't we just dig right in. 104 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 2: Anyone who wants to call and join in, And if 105 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,000 you have a comment about any of these are a question, 106 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,800 please feel free once again. Eight seven seven three, eight 107 00:04:54,879 --> 00:04:57,040 five eight eight eighty two. But Heather, let's go to 108 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,279 make it fun from the bottom up. Let's start with 109 00:04:59,319 --> 00:05:01,040 your number four five pet peeves. 110 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 3: You got it. So these are pet peeves I came 111 00:05:03,439 --> 00:05:06,439 up with both as a pet owner and as a veterinarian. 112 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,720 I'd love to hear too if any of your callers 113 00:05:08,759 --> 00:05:10,279 want to call in and share some of their pet 114 00:05:10,319 --> 00:05:13,079 peeves too. I would be fun to hear about those two. 115 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:17,319 So number five, I have begging for food from the table, 116 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,800 and that is annoying for everybody who's sitting at that table. 117 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,399 And I have young kids, so it's really easy for 118 00:05:24,439 --> 00:05:26,959 the dogs to learn that food does fall, you know, 119 00:05:27,079 --> 00:05:28,879 and land on the floor and they gobble it up 120 00:05:28,879 --> 00:05:31,279 and very quickly that can turn to them sitting beside 121 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:35,519 my kids and basically asking for food and the issue 122 00:05:35,519 --> 00:05:37,759 from the So that's the pet owner side, it's annoying 123 00:05:37,759 --> 00:05:39,959 to have a dog like staring at you and panting 124 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,680 and drooling on your lap. But from a veterinarian side, 125 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:44,680 a lot of the things that clients and pet owners 126 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,079 will grab off the table to give to their dogs 127 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:51,279 isn't always healthy. So it's a very easy way to 128 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,800 accidentally put too much weight on your dog very quickly. 129 00:05:54,879 --> 00:05:57,360 Because we tend not to count what we're grabbing off 130 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,000 our plate and giving to our pets as calories itself, 131 00:06:00,079 --> 00:06:01,600 it's just sort of almost. 132 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,519 Speaker 2: Nothing, mind you, or obesity, just for our listeners, is 133 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,519 the number one nutritional disease affecting our pets. It is, 134 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,439 I mean, certainly estimated that about up to forty percent 135 00:06:10,439 --> 00:06:12,680 of dogs in this country are overweight. I'm not pointing 136 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,439 any fingers at anybody, but seventy five percent of obese 137 00:06:16,439 --> 00:06:19,480 dogs and cats belong to owners who themselves to lose 138 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,680 a few So I think it's that whole habit, it's 139 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,879 a lifestyle. And what happens is it's so easy to, 140 00:06:25,079 --> 00:06:27,560 as Heather just said, to pass on those little treats, 141 00:06:27,639 --> 00:06:28,560 but every time you do. 142 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:29,759 Speaker 4: Hey, I'm a treat guy. 143 00:06:29,959 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: I think treats are great, but know that when you're 144 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,040 going to give the treats, you have to reduce part 145 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,399 of the regular meal food or else they are going 146 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:38,480 to blow up like balloons. 147 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,439 Speaker 3: And I think a lot of owners, too, Jeff, don't 148 00:06:40,439 --> 00:06:43,519 always necessarily know when their pets are overweight. We we 149 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,560 have kind of a standard of obesity and thinness in 150 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,160 the human world, but not necessarily in the animal world. 151 00:06:49,199 --> 00:06:51,920 So there's three main things I like owners to look 152 00:06:51,959 --> 00:06:54,480 for and feel in their pets. The first, if they 153 00:06:54,639 --> 00:06:57,399 run their hands along their side and they can't feel 154 00:06:57,439 --> 00:07:01,199 their dogs ribs or their cats ribs easily, that means 155 00:07:01,199 --> 00:07:03,879 they've built up too much fat underneath the skin. So 156 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,839 do make sure you can easily feel your rib your 157 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,199 dog's ribs. The second is if you look at the 158 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,720 cat or the dog from the side, so they're walking 159 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,360 along the floor and you are staring at them just 160 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,560 from the side. You want to be able to see 161 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,279 their stomach tuck up underneath their back legs, if it 162 00:07:20,439 --> 00:07:23,560 drags along the ground or is pendulous kind of dangling 163 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,920 down between their back legs, again, they're too overweight. And 164 00:07:26,959 --> 00:07:29,240 then if you stand up, and the third thing is 165 00:07:29,279 --> 00:07:31,240 if you stand up and you look down on top 166 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:34,120 of your animal so that they are facing ahead of you, 167 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,199 and your knees are on one knees on one side 168 00:07:36,199 --> 00:07:37,839 of your dog, your other knees on the other, and 169 00:07:37,839 --> 00:07:40,399 you're looking down at their backbone. You want to be 170 00:07:40,439 --> 00:07:43,680 able to see that they have an hourglass appearance to 171 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,920 them as well. You want their waist to tuck in 172 00:07:46,319 --> 00:07:49,600 right behind their ribs so that they are narrower near 173 00:07:49,639 --> 00:07:52,160 their back legs than they are up at their front legs. 174 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,439 If the opposite is true and they're more pear shaped, again, 175 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:56,560 they have gained too. 176 00:07:56,439 --> 00:07:59,399 Speaker 2: Much weight, absolutely, and you'll notice it in their exercise. 177 00:07:59,399 --> 00:08:01,720 And the problem is it's a vicious cycle. You know, obviously, 178 00:08:01,759 --> 00:08:04,040 one of the key elements of weight loss is going 179 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:07,399 to be exercise. Obviously, calorie reduction and exercise. The problem is, 180 00:08:07,639 --> 00:08:10,240 the bigger a dog gets, the less they want to do. 181 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:13,040 The less they do, the bigger they get. So it's 182 00:08:13,079 --> 00:08:15,680 amazing when you put these dogs on a weight loss 183 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:18,759 program and you get them to start exercising. At first, 184 00:08:18,759 --> 00:08:21,399 it's going to be forced exercise, but once they start 185 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:24,240 taking off those pounds, once the calorie reduction is made, 186 00:08:24,279 --> 00:08:27,079 it is amazing how much more energetic and active they 187 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:27,519 want to be. 188 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 4: So I'm telling you it's really hard to do. 189 00:08:30,199 --> 00:08:30,439 Speaker 5: Guys. 190 00:08:30,439 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 2: It's so seventy five percent of o beast puppies and 191 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,960 kittens grow up to be obese dogs and cats, which 192 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,919 means that the habits, the exercise, the diet habits need 193 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,799 to start when they're young because, just like people, it's 194 00:08:41,799 --> 00:08:43,039 so much easier to put it on. 195 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:45,879 Speaker 4: Than it is to take it off. So that's great information. 196 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,519 Let's move on. I want to hear pet peeve number four. 197 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 3: All right, number four. This is destruction in the home. 198 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:55,120 So this is when you come home from work and 199 00:08:55,159 --> 00:08:58,320 your couch has been trashed, your shoes have been chewed up, 200 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,159 your counter has been surfed on and now there's food 201 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,600 all over your kitchen, wrappers everywhere, boxes everywhere, and it 202 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,679 looks like a tornado went off in your house. But 203 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,200 in reality, your dog was likely suffering from the number 204 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,639 one behavior problem out there, which is separation. 205 00:09:12,759 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 4: Separation anxiety, absolutely. 206 00:09:14,799 --> 00:09:17,159 Speaker 3: And this can cause obviously a lot of physical destruction 207 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,120 in your home and a lot of emotional stress for 208 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,279 you and whoever else lives with you. And it can 209 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,639 also cause serious issues for the dog because they may 210 00:09:25,639 --> 00:09:28,919 have consumed something that gets stuck inside them is toxic 211 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,159 to them. And now on top of trying to fix 212 00:09:31,159 --> 00:09:33,039 your house, you have to fix your dog. And I 213 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,399 do say dogs. I'm sure it happens in cats. It's 214 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,879 not something I've heard of, but the dogs are our 215 00:09:37,879 --> 00:09:39,000 main culprits. 216 00:09:38,519 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 2: Here absolutely, and it is you know, potentially very dangerous. 217 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,440 And you know, we are not giving our dogs often 218 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,960 enough attention and exercise when we do have the opportunity, 219 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,720 so then when we leave them alone, they will start 220 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,840 acting out. And another thing, there are two elements here. 221 00:09:52,879 --> 00:09:55,720 The other element is sometimes they become codependent upon us. 222 00:09:55,759 --> 00:09:58,200 We give them too much attention and affection when we 223 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,000 are home every single minute. But what happens is when 224 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,000 we leave them, they really feel the difference. It's so 225 00:10:03,039 --> 00:10:05,799 important to have your dogs to become comfortable in their 226 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,399 own skin. Not every minute that you're home sitting and 227 00:10:08,399 --> 00:10:10,120 watching TV do they have to be on your lap. 228 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,440 What you want to do is train them to have 229 00:10:12,519 --> 00:10:15,039 their own little spot to lie down, their own shoe, 230 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,480 toys to play with, and that way they don't they 231 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,440 won't miss you so much. Good trick is every time 232 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:22,720 you get up every commercial, if you're sitting and watching TV, 233 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,759 go to do something, you go to the kitchen or something, 234 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,919 and make sure your dog does not follow you. You 235 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,960 have to let teach them no, no, nobody. You could 236 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,559 sit there and you could still play. I'm gonna go 237 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,120 up for a minute, so they don't have to count 238 00:10:32,159 --> 00:10:33,879 on you for every single minute. And another thing why 239 00:10:33,879 --> 00:10:37,000 I've learned over the years, dogs are very discerning. And 240 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,919 trust me, if you have two pair of shoes sitting out, 241 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,039 one is your like little lousy you know, cheap o 242 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:48,639 rubber slippers and the other ones are the lubitons, trust me, 243 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:50,720 they're going after the good stuff. 244 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 3: And I had that with my red pat and leather 245 00:10:53,519 --> 00:10:56,279 pump I've never had red pumps before, and yes, they 246 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,360 were very tasty. 247 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 4: He's they know what's gonna get you. 248 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 2: So it's very important to always whatever it's like, I 249 00:11:03,519 --> 00:11:06,360 call it like puppyproofing, baby proofing, a room, dog proofing. 250 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:08,799 Speaker 4: Whenever you are going to leave them alone for whatever. 251 00:11:08,519 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 2: Reason, take a look and say to yourself, is there 252 00:11:11,159 --> 00:11:13,559 anything that he can possibly get a hold of, And 253 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,639 the answer is yes, even if it's a remote possibility, 254 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,919 you have better remove it because they are much smarter 255 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,320 than we think when it comes to seeing what we 256 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:22,200 can destroy. 257 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:22,919 Speaker 4: What we can damage. 258 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,399 Speaker 2: But it is so true if you see early on 259 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,039 that your dog is showing evidence of separation anxiety, you 260 00:11:28,159 --> 00:11:30,639 need to start working and see your veterinarian. Read up 261 00:11:30,639 --> 00:11:33,279 on it, go online, see a veterinary behaviorist. But you 262 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:34,679 need to start fixing it. 263 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 3: Now, exactly. 264 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,399 Speaker 4: Okay. Number three, all right. 265 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 3: Number three is pulling on the leash. And this is 266 00:11:41,279 --> 00:11:44,080 something that can really be an issue because people stop 267 00:11:44,159 --> 00:11:47,120 exercising their dogs if they're getting dragged behind their dog, 268 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,559 and dogs that do this are often so high energy 269 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,559 that they need a way to burn off this energy. 270 00:11:51,639 --> 00:11:53,240 And if the owners are like I don't want to 271 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:56,200 go through the drama being dragged around the neighborhood. Then 272 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,879 that dog may not get walked as much correct. Also, 273 00:11:58,919 --> 00:12:01,000 they're more at the people can get hurt, they can 274 00:12:01,039 --> 00:12:03,440 get pulled and trip on the curb or get pulled 275 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,480 into traffic, and it can be a dangerous issue. So 276 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,000 the one of the things that I like is using 277 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:14,399 a head collar of gentle absolutely exactly because and the 278 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,519 premise behind that is that you are now controlling where 279 00:12:17,519 --> 00:12:21,440 the dog's nose is pointed, and the muscles that control 280 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,840 the side to side, the left and right motion of 281 00:12:23,879 --> 00:12:26,799 the neck is not nearly as strong as the muscles 282 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,480 designed to help with walking and walking forward and pulling. 283 00:12:30,759 --> 00:12:33,600 If a dog who's wearing a gentle leader or a 284 00:12:33,639 --> 00:12:36,559 halty which goes around their nose, if they start pulling 285 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,120 against you, their head is going to get pulled to 286 00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:41,559 the side, and then they can't see where they're going, 287 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,879 so they will automatically slow back down. Again. 288 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 2: That's it always takes their eyes when they do when 289 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,879 that hit whips around because of the halty or the 290 00:12:48,879 --> 00:12:51,600 gentle leader, now they are making eye contact with you 291 00:12:51,639 --> 00:12:52,600 again exactly. 292 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 4: That's very important for a dog. 293 00:12:54,519 --> 00:12:57,639 Speaker 3: Yep, exactly, and there's some harnesses that you can use too, 294 00:12:57,759 --> 00:12:59,240 but you have to be careful that there are no 295 00:12:59,399 --> 00:13:02,840 pull harness. That's what they're designed for, because a regular 296 00:13:02,879 --> 00:13:05,519 old harness that is just designed to allow a dog 297 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,240 to pull as hard as they want to because it 298 00:13:07,279 --> 00:13:10,320 doesn't hurt them. They feel very strong. They're like hooking 299 00:13:10,399 --> 00:13:12,279 up a horse to a cart. So if you're going 300 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,279 to go the harness route, be sure it's something that's 301 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,360 designed to stop pulling and not accidentally encourage it. And 302 00:13:17,399 --> 00:13:18,759 it will say that on the label. 303 00:13:19,039 --> 00:13:19,639 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 304 00:13:19,919 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 2: So it is time for us to take a quick break, 305 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,080 and I mean quick because we have loss to comfort 306 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:25,759 when we come back. I want to thank you for 307 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:27,679 joining us here in Pet Life Radio and our guest 308 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,519 doctor Heather Lender. I'm your host, doctor Jeff Werber, and 309 00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:34,000 we'll be back in just a minute. 310 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: We'll be right back right after these messages. 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I have one of my 358 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,840 five dogs as a labradoodle, and I got to tell 359 00:16:38,879 --> 00:16:41,360 you he is a puller and that harness that head harness. 360 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:44,519 The halty is magic. And not only that, he loves 361 00:16:44,559 --> 00:16:45,960 it so much now that when he sees it, that 362 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:48,879 means he's going for his walk and he just puts 363 00:16:48,879 --> 00:16:51,000 his head. He lets me slide that thing right over 364 00:16:51,039 --> 00:16:54,080 his muzzle. It is the best thing ever. So now 365 00:16:54,159 --> 00:16:56,480 we like it. Now we have two left of your 366 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,240 pet peeves. I'm excited to hear them. 367 00:16:58,279 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 4: So let's go to number two on that, all right. 368 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,519 Speaker 3: Number two pet peeve is bad breath for our pets. 369 00:17:04,759 --> 00:17:08,279 Owners complain about this. It's a huge issue, and in fact, 370 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,880 one in three pet owners refuse to cuddle with their 371 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,160 animals because of how bad their breath is. And I 372 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,440 have a little poodle and he likes to sleep on 373 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,079 my pillow, and I tell you, I just don't always 374 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,079 want him there, depending on what his breath smells like. 375 00:17:21,319 --> 00:17:24,039 The main root cause of this is actually dental disease 376 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:28,079 or inflamed gums infected teeth, and with seven out of 377 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,519 ten dogs and eight out of ten cats suffering from 378 00:17:31,599 --> 00:17:34,720 dental disease by the age of three years old, it's 379 00:17:34,799 --> 00:17:38,079 a big problem. So there's several things you can do 380 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,480 at home to help with the bad breath. The first 381 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,240 would be to go to your vet and make sure 382 00:17:42,279 --> 00:17:44,440 the teeth and gums are healthy and you're not dealing 383 00:17:44,519 --> 00:17:48,119 with a mouthful of nasty bacteria or infection. There's lots 384 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:52,440 of great toothbrushing products out there. There's flavored toothbrushes, there's 385 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,759 things you can add to water to help decrease plaque, 386 00:17:55,799 --> 00:17:58,319 and there's also great treats out there that have been 387 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:02,839 proven to help diminish and tartar accumulation. And if you've 388 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,440 done all that and you still live in very close 389 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,359 contact with the dogger cat, that's again right in your face. 390 00:18:08,599 --> 00:18:11,279 Sometimes you just need a breath freshener just to have 391 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,720 things have life be calm and peaceful and your dogger 392 00:18:14,759 --> 00:18:16,279 cat gets to be as close to you as they 393 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,680 want to. The one I found that does the best 394 00:18:18,799 --> 00:18:22,720 job is called tooth to Tail antioxidant oral gel, and 395 00:18:22,759 --> 00:18:27,000 the key there is that antioxidants actually work together in 396 00:18:27,079 --> 00:18:31,480 conjunction with the antioxidants in the saliva to neutralize and 397 00:18:31,559 --> 00:18:36,279 eliminate bad breath, and it works incredibly, incredibly well. It's 398 00:18:36,279 --> 00:18:39,480 actually been published in one of our nerdier journals, the 399 00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:43,319 American Journal of Veterinary Research, and showing how great it works. 400 00:18:43,559 --> 00:18:45,839 So if you've ruled out all the causes of dental 401 00:18:45,839 --> 00:18:48,400 disease and you just can't handle being snuggled up with 402 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,039 a stinky breath pet, do try the tooth to tail 403 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,440 and you can get that on Amazon or at their 404 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:58,000 website toothtotail dot com. But it's a good thing to 405 00:18:58,039 --> 00:18:59,000 have in your back pocket. 406 00:18:59,119 --> 00:18:59,559 Speaker 4: Absolutely. 407 00:18:59,559 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 2: And one thing to add to that is that we 408 00:19:01,519 --> 00:19:04,839 would love all of our clients rushing their pets teeth 409 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,319 on a regular basis, say every day, how about two 410 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:09,119 three times a week. 411 00:19:09,599 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 4: That's not gonna happen. 412 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 2: I mean, if the tooth is it is one of 413 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,839 the most difficult things for us to get pet owners 414 00:19:14,839 --> 00:19:17,200 to do. It's really not that difficult. And if you 415 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,319 start when they're young and you make it fun and 416 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,640 you just you know, first of all, the dentifrices that 417 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,799 the toothpastes are not sugging. They have a usually a 418 00:19:25,839 --> 00:19:28,759 really cool flavor, fish flavor for cats, beef for chicken, 419 00:19:28,799 --> 00:19:29,680 flavor for dogs. 420 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,279 Speaker 4: They can swallow it and. 421 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 2: They don't object to it as much as you think 422 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,759 they do. You do not have to pry their mouth 423 00:19:35,799 --> 00:19:37,440 open to do it. You just have to pull their 424 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:40,240 cheek away and just slide the toothbrush into the back 425 00:19:40,279 --> 00:19:42,799 of their mouths and brush away. So it's really not 426 00:19:42,839 --> 00:19:46,079 that difficult, but it's so important. The keys are that 427 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,720 because you're not going to do it by the age 428 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:50,880 of three, you certainly want to get your pets into 429 00:19:51,039 --> 00:19:55,680 the veterinarian and get some professional tooth cleaning help. Be wary, 430 00:19:55,799 --> 00:19:59,839 be very very cautious about these groomers that are going 431 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:04,160 clean your pet's teeth without any sedation. First of all, 432 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,559 in most states it's against the Practice Act. Many of 433 00:20:06,599 --> 00:20:11,240 these operations that are promoting non anesthesia completely non anesesa 434 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:14,920 dentisties with no sedation, nothing, they cannot do a thorough job. Interestingly, 435 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,359 there was a great study done by a veterinari dentist 436 00:20:17,519 --> 00:20:20,680 where he followed over three years a group of dogs 437 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,599 that were going to the groomer for their teeth cleaning 438 00:20:22,759 --> 00:20:24,960 and a group of dogs going to the veterinarian and 439 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,519 at the end of the three years, and during each 440 00:20:27,599 --> 00:20:30,759 visit he was taking pre and post pictures, and interestingly, 441 00:20:31,039 --> 00:20:33,440 the groomers did a very nice job in getting the 442 00:20:33,559 --> 00:20:37,160 plaque away from and the tartar off of the teeth. 443 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,759 The exposed portion of the teeth. However, he was also 444 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,480 taking X rays and at the end of the three years, 445 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:47,319 the amount of bone destruction because of the inability to 446 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,359 clean deep under the gums where it counts, which by 447 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,039 the way, is a major source of a lot of 448 00:20:52,039 --> 00:20:55,359 this halatosis that doctor Heather's just been talking about, led 449 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,240 to major bone destruction, and these mouths were in horrendous condition. 450 00:20:59,519 --> 00:21:02,119 So don't kid yourselves. If you want to have it done, 451 00:21:02,319 --> 00:21:04,319 have it done properly. If you want to go to 452 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,200 them for maybe once very few months just for a 453 00:21:06,319 --> 00:21:10,000 routine just surface cleaning, that's okay, but don't think, don't 454 00:21:10,039 --> 00:21:13,640 rely on it as the sole source of oral dental 455 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:14,799 health for your pets. 456 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 3: You can't see me right here, but I am standing 457 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,440 on a soapbox and I have a feeling you're standing 458 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,400 on the exact same one. I couldn't agree with you 459 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,880 any any further because you just cannot get under the 460 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,359 gum line and get that bacteria and that tartar away 461 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,759 from that pet's tooth without any medications on board. 462 00:21:28,799 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 4: Exactly you need and you can use that. 463 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,079 Speaker 2: There are some light things there, a lot of options 464 00:21:33,079 --> 00:21:35,200 we have now, but you have to do something in 465 00:21:35,279 --> 00:21:37,880 order to do it right. Okay, so here we are 466 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,880 at doctor Heather Lenser's number one pet peeve led your 467 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,240 drum roll da da da da, let's hear it. 468 00:21:45,759 --> 00:21:52,079 Speaker 3: Question number one is itchy skin, smelly skin, itching, annoying dogs. 469 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,799 That is the number one itchy, itchy skin, and it's 470 00:21:54,839 --> 00:21:57,079 the number one reason that dogs go to the vet. 471 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:59,559 It's the tenth reason actually the cats go to the vet, 472 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:01,799 but it made the top ten and cats, and it 473 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,920 is a huge issue basically any time of year, but 474 00:22:05,039 --> 00:22:08,160 summer and fall. It's a huge problem because the itchiness 475 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,519 is coming from skin allergies, which we touched on earlier today. 476 00:22:11,799 --> 00:22:15,079 So our pets inhale allergens that are floating in the 477 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:18,079 breeze instead of sneezing and coughing, it shows up in 478 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,039 their skin and these pets will start itching and scratching 479 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,880 themselves like mad. And I will actually see itchy pets 480 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,240 in my emergency room and I work on overnight shifts 481 00:22:28,599 --> 00:22:31,079 because people are so sick of their dog waking them 482 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,319 up in the middle of the night, scratching and thumping 483 00:22:33,319 --> 00:22:35,960 on the floor and nobody can sleep, so it ends 484 00:22:36,039 --> 00:22:40,319 up being a huge annoying problem. Owners will sometimes go 485 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,880 after food as being the first cause, when in reality 486 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,799 it's not often food it is an allergen, but the 487 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:50,640 number one cause is actually fleas. And everyone kind of 488 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,839 they back up, Oh, I don't have fleas, I vacuum, 489 00:22:52,839 --> 00:22:55,160 I'm a tidy person. I shower, you know. But you 490 00:22:55,279 --> 00:22:57,720 getting bitten by one flea on a dog that is 491 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:02,000 allergic to fleas can start this incredible cascade of skin 492 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,440 inflammation and irritation. So be sure that they're your pet 493 00:23:05,519 --> 00:23:08,880 is ont flea preentative year round. The second thing is, 494 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,079 again we talked about that Splash plus shampoo. That's a 495 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:14,440 great thing to have in your arsenal for a middle 496 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,200 of the night bathing if your dog's really itching like crazy. 497 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,319 But also it does a nice job of treating skin 498 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:24,400 infections topically, where normally you might have needed to have pills. 499 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,599 The shampoo itself can treat infections from staff and strap 500 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:32,200 bacteria just with the medication inside the shampoo and so other. 501 00:23:32,279 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 2: I want to add one thing here about the infection, 502 00:23:34,039 --> 00:23:37,400 because the number one complicator we see with skin allergy 503 00:23:37,599 --> 00:23:41,359 is something called pioderma, which is skin infection, and interestingly 504 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,519 we see pioderma very often and it is often not 505 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,559 a primary problem. So when we see a dog presenting 506 00:23:49,599 --> 00:23:53,119 with skin infection, we need to start looking for the 507 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:57,319 primary problem. That primary problem is oft an allergy. And interestingly, 508 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:01,720 again the bacterium that is off culture from a dog 509 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:06,240 with a bacterial infection is staff epidermitis, which is a 510 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,759 normal inhabitant of dog skin. It lives there permanently, it's 511 00:24:09,839 --> 00:24:12,359 there all the time, So you have to ask yourselves, well, 512 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,079 if it's there all the time, then why is it 513 00:24:14,079 --> 00:24:17,039 causing such a problem. Now, it's because of the scratching. 514 00:24:17,079 --> 00:24:20,000 As soon as that skin gets inflamed, as soon as 515 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,440 the skin is broken from the scratching, And now what 516 00:24:23,559 --> 00:24:27,079 happens is the dog's defenses are down, they're compromised, and 517 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:31,640 this bacterium, which is a normal, peaceful cohabitant, now becomes 518 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:36,240 an opportunist and it starts really creating a deeper infection. 519 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,839 So it's so important, as doctor Lenzter just mentioned, we 520 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,839 have to keep our pets clean. We have to keep 521 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:44,160 them free of the bacteria. 522 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:45,039 Speaker 4: And whether it's. 523 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,799 Speaker 2: Shampooing in combination, often when it gets bad enough with 524 00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:52,160 antibiotics orally or injectably, but something must be done because 525 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,839 often they are itsy. In fact, when you have a 526 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,640 very itsy dog and you have it treated with some 527 00:24:57,759 --> 00:25:00,799 anti it's product, whether it's the cordicosteriol, if maybe they've 528 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:03,519 sent it a little bit to the antihistamines. 529 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 4: And they still are scratching. 530 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,079 Speaker 2: Why they're not scratching because of the inflammation, now they're 531 00:25:07,079 --> 00:25:09,759 scratching because of the infection exactly. 532 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. It's a very very vicious cycle, and that's one 533 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,279 of the reasons it's such a complex thing for us 534 00:25:14,319 --> 00:25:17,559 to treat. But it often takes multiple medications. And you 535 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:20,920 didn't touch on adding essential fatty acids into their diets too, 536 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,279 but I think that can help that. 537 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,079 Speaker 2: A baseline is Omega threes are very very effective absolutely yea. 538 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, healthy for us too and for our pets, and 539 00:25:28,599 --> 00:25:30,599 that can come in capsules or even just you can 540 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,640 put a couple pumps of the oil right on top 541 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,359 of their food and they gobble it up that way. 542 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 4: They do very well. 543 00:25:35,559 --> 00:25:37,839 Speaker 2: So it's a matter of keeping them clean, controlling the 544 00:25:37,839 --> 00:25:40,119 secondary infection, trying to find out what they're allergic to, 545 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,839 and eliminating it from the environment. Sometimes that's very difficult. 546 00:25:43,839 --> 00:25:46,880 Sometimes it's rather easy. With fleas, it's not easy, but 547 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,079 it's certainly doable. There are solutions. If it's pollens, I mean, 548 00:25:50,079 --> 00:25:51,640 you're not going to put your pet into plastic bubble, 549 00:25:51,759 --> 00:25:53,720 So it's things we have to work with, and through 550 00:25:53,759 --> 00:25:59,000 allergy testing it might be possible to identify exactly what pollens, 551 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,519 what weeds, what molds they may be allergic to, and 552 00:26:02,559 --> 00:26:05,839 then start to desensitize them with good old fashioned either 553 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,160 allergy shots or now there's something even new, which is 554 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:12,240 a sublingual drop, and you can just put drops in 555 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,240 the mouth every day, and that also can build up 556 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:19,559 their own immunity against these allergies, these antigens. So it's 557 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,440 very important don't let your dog be miserable when you 558 00:26:22,519 --> 00:26:23,359 see your veterinarian. 559 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 4: Let's get to the bottom of it. 560 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,279 Speaker 2: Let's find out what the inciting cause might be, and 561 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,400 we can make a diagnosis and start treating, which obviously 562 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,680 will make your pet happy, which of course then will 563 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,359 make you happy as well. 564 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 3: And keep you out of my er at two o'clock 565 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:37,839 in the morning exactly, So. 566 00:26:38,039 --> 00:26:39,079 Speaker 4: That's all we have time for. 567 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 2: I did want to talk about a Halloween Fortunately we 568 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:45,519 have one week over week. So next Sunday, number one 569 00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:48,519 on our slate, we're going to talk about Halloween. We're 570 00:26:48,559 --> 00:26:51,279 going to talk about Halloween safety, things that you didn't 571 00:26:51,279 --> 00:26:53,319 even think about that might be. 572 00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 4: A problem and it's so important. 573 00:26:55,079 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 2: So stay tuned next Sunday here in Pet Life Radios 574 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,720 Asterbats with Doctor Jeff. I'm your host, Doctor Jeff Werber 575 00:27:01,079 --> 00:27:02,960 eight seven seven three eight five eight eight eight two. 576 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,799 Write that number down now she'g going to call us 577 00:27:04,799 --> 00:27:05,839 about Halloween next week. 578 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 4: Once again. 579 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 2: Want to thank our sponsors, pro Sense Pet Products and 580 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,519 the con toys and of course Splash plus shampoo and 581 00:27:12,599 --> 00:27:17,720 what was it the the the breath fresh uh breath Tale. 582 00:27:17,079 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 3: To jail Tale antioxidant oral joult. 583 00:27:19,599 --> 00:27:22,440 Speaker 2: It's fantastic and it's very good. Yes, antioxidants for the 584 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,920 mouth are fantastic. And I should know because I get 585 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,359 more tongue than anybody I know. So boy, I just 586 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,839 love having fresh bath while I'm getting those kisses. 587 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,920 Speaker 4: All right, stay tuned, see you this week. Bye bye 588 00:27:35,079 --> 00:27:35,519 bye bye. 589 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:40,559 Speaker 10: Let's talk pets every week on demand only on Petlive 590 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:50,279 radio dot com.