1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: You're listening to Petlifradio dot Com. 2 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:27,719 Speaker 2: And good morning to everybody or good afternoon, depending on 3 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,719 where you are living at this very moment. By me 4 00:00:30,839 --> 00:00:34,159 here in Sunday, southern California, it is nine o'clock straight up, 5 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,079 and for you in the. 6 00:00:36,039 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 3: East, it is noontime and you are. 7 00:00:38,759 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: Here live with doctor Jeff Werber here on pet Life Radios. 8 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,359 Ask the vets with doctor Jeff, and I am here 9 00:00:45,399 --> 00:00:48,759 for you answering your questions. Help that wonderful bond you 10 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,079 have with your pets. It needs to be stronger. Let's 11 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:53,719 help it get that way, solve your problems, save you 12 00:00:53,799 --> 00:00:56,159 some money on veterinara bills. Let's face it, we know 13 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,880 it's very expensive to go to veterinarian. Not many of 14 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,240 you have insurance though you just it's available. You should 15 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,480 all have pet insurance. I would recommend see your veterinarians 16 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,680 and ask about pet insurance. There's also some other options 17 00:01:07,879 --> 00:01:10,599 people that can help pay. I know they do get expensive, 18 00:01:10,599 --> 00:01:13,079 but if you call in here at eight seven seven 19 00:01:13,159 --> 00:01:15,799 three eight five eight eight A two and sort of 20 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,159 you can pick my brain, I will direct you in 21 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,239 the right place. You know, it's amazing that my thirty 22 00:01:21,239 --> 00:01:24,000 one years of experience does come in handy sometimes, and 23 00:01:24,359 --> 00:01:25,959 a lot of times I can help you at least 24 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,439 at least sort of develop a game plan, especially if 25 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,519 your pet's having a major problem and your veterinary wants 26 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,680 to do a zillion tests. Let's sort of break it down. 27 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,040 Let's talk about one of the most obvious things first. 28 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,920 It's my favorite rule, the kiss rule. Keep it simple, stupid. 29 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,040 Let's figure out just how to wait to keep it 30 00:01:41,079 --> 00:01:45,159 simple and proceed accordingly. Of course, we're here. I want 31 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,319 to take our sponsors. Our sponsors are the Pro Sense 32 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,400 Pet products. 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Just go on 40 00:02:14,759 --> 00:02:17,680 to the Ask the Vets tab with doctor Jeff and 41 00:02:17,719 --> 00:02:20,120 you can join right in on the conversation there's a 42 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,159 big box there just kind of sign on in, or 43 00:02:22,199 --> 00:02:24,400 you can send me an email during the show live 44 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:29,479 at doctor Jeff. That's Dr Jeff at petlifradio dot com. 45 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,919 But the easiest way to get ahold of us is 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,800 just to call us. It's a freebie call eight seven 47 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:35,800 seven three eight five eight eight eight two. Last week 48 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,120 we had a special guest who's going to be coming back, 49 00:02:38,159 --> 00:02:41,199 doctor Heather Lenzer. We sort of you know, talked about 50 00:02:41,199 --> 00:02:43,319 some of her pet peeves. But one of the things 51 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,719 we did talk about wanting to talk about but just 52 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,240 didn't get there because we're only here for thirty minutes 53 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,439 and boy does it go fast, and that is we 54 00:02:50,479 --> 00:02:55,800 wanted to talk about the upcoming insanity of Halloween. That's right, 55 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,120 it's coming up really soon this week as a matter 56 00:02:58,159 --> 00:03:00,599 of fact. And so it's one of those things that 57 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,599 you know, there are so many people that do take 58 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,039 their dogs out and about, which is fine, but there 59 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:08,639 are just so many precautions. 60 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 3: And it's not just the candy, it's not just. 61 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,199 Speaker 2: The rappers, but there are more concerns that I have 62 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:18,960 when it comes to Halloween and your pets, especially your dogs, 63 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,280 but you know cats as well, let's start with the following. 64 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,479 When you have a dog that goes nuts over doorbell, 65 00:03:24,759 --> 00:03:27,560 and I'm sure many of you do, that doorbell is 66 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:30,400 going off probably every several minutes, depending on where you 67 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:32,439 live and how many kids come buy your house, So 68 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,840 you gotta be careful because your dog's going to be 69 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:35,719 barking like crazy. 70 00:03:35,919 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: A lot of dogs like to bolt, a lot of 71 00:03:37,719 --> 00:03:38,680 cats like to bolt. 72 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:41,199 Speaker 2: I mean one of my newest cats who is now 73 00:03:41,599 --> 00:03:44,599 just the most unbelievable homebody. But we found him as 74 00:03:44,639 --> 00:03:49,039 an outdoor stray. No ID, no microchip, no nothing, and 75 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,639 a little skittish at first, but he would approach us 76 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,960 and we of course fed him, and he said, oh 77 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,560 my god, this is great. I'm spending more time here 78 00:03:58,599 --> 00:04:00,680 because I'm getting this really good food. And he got 79 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,080 to the point where he can pet him while he 80 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:03,759 was eating, and before you know it, he's in our 81 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,199 arms take him into the hospital. That's when I found 82 00:04:06,199 --> 00:04:08,199 out he had no idea. Looked around, we put pote 83 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,840 notices up, and this poor cat was truly an outdoor cat. Well, 84 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:16,800 he is now pushing eighteen pounds and he's big boned. 85 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:18,839 He's not a fat sew. I've i have one fat 86 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,720 cat but of my eight, but he's just a big cat. 87 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:23,920 And when we first brought him inside because we want 88 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,560 to make him an indoor cat. Because I have my 89 00:04:25,639 --> 00:04:30,360 issues here in Los Angeles between dogs, cars, coyotes, feline dukemia, 90 00:04:30,439 --> 00:04:33,040 feline aids, I did not want to have any of 91 00:04:33,079 --> 00:04:36,199 my cat's outdoor cats, so they're all indoors. 92 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 3: Anyway, every opportunity. 93 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: He had, he would bolt, So he was a bolter, 94 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:44,120 and interestingly he really didn't go very far. But now 95 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,639 I can leave that door wide open. He doesn't even 96 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,439 have any interest whatsoever and going to side. He has 97 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,920 it so good here in the house, why would he 98 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,560 go outside. But anyway, cats do like to bolt, so 99 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,040 that's another concern. So if you have the type of 100 00:04:58,079 --> 00:05:00,839 setup where that front door is going to close and 101 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:03,120 you don't have another door like an entry hall or 102 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,279 another way to keep your animals out, you might want 103 00:05:06,319 --> 00:05:09,639 to consider putting them in a different room, someplace where 104 00:05:09,639 --> 00:05:11,959 they can be behind a gate of baby gate or 105 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,279 doors or whatever. Let me have you another something else. 106 00:05:14,439 --> 00:05:16,920 This goes for both the kids that are coming to 107 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,680 the house and those of you who like and think 108 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,319 it's cute to take your dogs out with you as 109 00:05:22,399 --> 00:05:23,720 you take your kids trick or treating. 110 00:05:23,879 --> 00:05:25,199 Speaker 3: Again, I have no problem with. 111 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 2: That, but I just feel like the need to give 112 00:05:27,959 --> 00:05:31,680 you some guidelines and have you take certain precautions. Now 113 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,079 I'm gonna again take this back to one of my animals, 114 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,199 because I always learned from my animals. One of my 115 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,680 friendies is insane in front of a television. 116 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: It used to be just dogs. In fact, I have him. 117 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna put some YouTube of him up watching the 118 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,439 Westminster Dog Show. It is the funniest thing in the 119 00:05:47,439 --> 00:05:49,600 world to watch him. If he could, he would jump 120 00:05:49,639 --> 00:05:52,800 into the TV. He tries, but it is hysterical. Now 121 00:05:53,079 --> 00:05:56,480 it's sort of he's graduated to not just other dogs 122 00:05:56,519 --> 00:06:00,560 or even other animals, but anything that is not It 123 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,319 could be a puppet, it could be a muppet, it 124 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:04,399 could be a caricature, it could be a cartoon. 125 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,759 Speaker 3: He knows that if it's not the human. 126 00:06:07,959 --> 00:06:11,959 Speaker 2: Shape, he is gonna go nuts. So picture this. You 127 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,040 have one such dog, a dog who's actually very good 128 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,720 at kids, good a people, not a problem. But these 129 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,240 kids coming to the door, or these kids walking around 130 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,519 outside in groups, and of course it's already evening, it's dark. 131 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,519 Speaker 3: It's low light, and you don't see regular kids. 132 00:06:28,759 --> 00:06:31,879 Speaker 2: No, you're seeing these weirdos just up in all sorts 133 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,360 of costumes. And to a dog, all they know is 134 00:06:35,399 --> 00:06:38,319 they don't know what they are, but they know they're 135 00:06:38,399 --> 00:06:39,360 not people. 136 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 3: And you got to remember another thing. 137 00:06:40,879 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 2: Of all of the dog's key senses, most of them, 138 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,000 unless they're sighthounds, their vision is the worst. Give them 139 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,800 a nose, they destroy us. They have millions of receptors, 140 00:06:50,879 --> 00:06:54,199 something like forty times the receptors and the nose that 141 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,160 we do give them. 142 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 3: Their hearing, Oh, it's amazing. Those ears are pricking up. 143 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: But when it comes to vision, and specially vision in 144 00:07:01,879 --> 00:07:04,959 lower light, they don't pass the test as we do. 145 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,079 They have a different what we call a ratio of 146 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,399 rods to cones. They do not see the acuity that 147 00:07:10,439 --> 00:07:13,560 we see the sharpness. Now they can see movement, which 148 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,120 is good for their hunting skills. The analogy I give 149 00:07:16,199 --> 00:07:19,600 like this, if you had a person wearing a pin stripe, 150 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,000 a faint pin stripe on their suit, for example, and 151 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,240 the dog looked at this, say, navy blue suit with 152 00:07:25,279 --> 00:07:29,680 pin stripes, probably would not recognize the pin stripes, just 153 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,360 would see that bluish that dogs juicy in color. They 154 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,079 don't see as well as we do. They don't have 155 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,839 the rains that we do, but they definitely could see color. Now, 156 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,199 they may not appreciate the pin stripes, but if one 157 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,879 of those stripes should happen to move, they would pick 158 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:45,560 it up in a heartbeat. So that's the difference. So 159 00:07:45,639 --> 00:07:48,319 what happens now is that you have these dogs either 160 00:07:48,439 --> 00:07:51,000 people coming to the door that they're kids. They sound 161 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,639 like kids, but they don't look like kids, and they're 162 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,360 outside and about, and you can have the sweetest dog 163 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,680 on the planet and he might see something that freaks 164 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,680 them out out. And if a kid comes over to 165 00:08:01,759 --> 00:08:04,399 your dog out on the street or comes up into 166 00:08:04,439 --> 00:08:08,920 the house, it wouldn't surprise me one ioda if that dog, 167 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,639 your dog, you're a sweet little dog, actually tries to 168 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:15,680 snap or bite somebody. So I hear it time and 169 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,800 time again. So it's very important to know your pets. 170 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,160 If you have a dog that is at all what 171 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:24,639 we call reactive at all, one who just kind of 172 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,920 is going to just react quickly, you may not want 173 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,360 that dog at the front door or that dog out 174 00:08:31,399 --> 00:08:32,360 with you and your kids. 175 00:08:32,519 --> 00:08:35,039 Speaker 3: When you're a trick of treating, and it's a very 176 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,039 very serious thing. 177 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: So we have the precautions of dogs bolting, We have 178 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:44,039 the precautions of dogs certainly a fearful of what's walking 179 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,399 around out there, and I don't want any dogs sort 180 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:49,519 of snapping. And also dog's just anxiety. I mean, come on, 181 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,159 that doorbell is ringing like a zillion times. So if 182 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,120 you have that kind of dog, the farthest away you 183 00:08:54,159 --> 00:08:56,200 can put them, the better. You can put a sign up, 184 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,799 please don't ring the doorbell, but knock. You can actually 185 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:02,799 post yourself right at the door, and you don't even 186 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,120 have to have the kids knock on the door. You 187 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,679 could just be there. Of course, there's some people depending 188 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,240 on where you live. It never worked in our area, 189 00:09:09,399 --> 00:09:12,240 but they'll put that big bowl, you know, that bowl 190 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,240 or that pumpkin shape container with all the candy in 191 00:09:15,279 --> 00:09:17,080 and there's a note that says please take one. 192 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 193 00:09:17,799 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: Right, So anyway, if you live in that kind of 194 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,080 place still, then by all means, that's a great idea. 195 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,480 And of course, if you are not going to participate, 196 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,080 turn your port lights off, because that's one clue that 197 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,360 kids have that oh we're not going to that house. 198 00:09:31,639 --> 00:09:35,399 So anyway, the other thing, of course we're always concerned 199 00:09:35,399 --> 00:09:38,399 about when it comes to Halloween trick or treating is 200 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,519 that candy is the candy wrapper. There are things that 201 00:09:42,639 --> 00:09:45,360 obviously dogs get a hold of, and we know that 202 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:50,519 chocolate can be toxic, and raisins, for example, can be toxic, 203 00:09:50,799 --> 00:09:53,720 and I maybe chocolate's a bit overrated and they'd have 204 00:09:53,759 --> 00:09:55,720 to eat a whole bunch and maybe by you know, 205 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,559 milk chocolate as much, you know, it doesn't have that 206 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,679 same potency as a other forms of other types of chocolate, 207 00:10:02,039 --> 00:10:04,399 but they get a hold of a lot, it could 208 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,399 be toxic. There's also a lot of fat in a 209 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,519 lot of the candies, so it may not be the 210 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,159 chocolate toxicity that's going to cause the problem, but it 211 00:10:12,159 --> 00:10:16,480 could be pancreatitis, which is probably worse than chocolate toxicity. 212 00:10:16,519 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 3: I mean, so there are other concerns. 213 00:10:18,639 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 2: And again as adepth of dogs are of eating this stuff, 214 00:10:21,879 --> 00:10:24,720 they are not that great at getting the wrappers off. 215 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,799 So inevitably, when I see my dogs that get it 216 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,639 to that which they shouldn't and they either poop out 217 00:10:30,759 --> 00:10:34,600 or vomit up that which they've eaten, clearly I'm going 218 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,519 to see the rappers along with them. And you know, 219 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,759 one of my labradors is just the King. Even though 220 00:10:40,759 --> 00:10:42,679 he's thirteen and a half, he cannot jump up on 221 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,000 the counters anymore. Somehow he manages, he manages to get 222 00:10:46,039 --> 00:10:48,039 in the purses, my bag that I take to work 223 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,120 with me every day, many a granola bar, my lunch. 224 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:52,759 Their noses are just unbelievable. We're talking things that are 225 00:10:52,799 --> 00:10:54,960 like sealed, they're hermetically sealed. 226 00:10:55,159 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 3: There's no way if you smell it, you would smell nothing. 227 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 2: And they not only smell it, but they can also 228 00:11:00,519 --> 00:11:04,000 tell you if they could exactly the ingredients, how much 229 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,039 of what of everything is in that treat, in that 230 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,080 granola bar, in that whatever, that brownie that's sealed up 231 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,879 in that little cellophane wrapping. So so just know and 232 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:20,000 appreciate that your dogs potentially can harm themselves or others. 233 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:21,879 Speaker 3: And I really want you to take. 234 00:11:21,799 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 2: Extreme caution when you have your dogs out with you 235 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,279 trigger treating or even people coming into the house. And 236 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,720 again make sure for those animals, the cats and dogs 237 00:11:30,759 --> 00:11:32,720 that you have that might bolt, that they do not 238 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,039 have the opportunity to be sitting at the front door. 239 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,320 So we are at that break, that first fifteen minute point. 240 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:41,240 So we're going to break for a second. When we 241 00:11:41,279 --> 00:11:42,919 come back. One of the things I wanted to talk about. 242 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,039 We were going through a lot of organ systems and 243 00:11:45,159 --> 00:11:46,639 we didn't get a chance to cover much of it 244 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:47,480 last week, but. 245 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 3: We wanted to talk about cushions disease. 246 00:11:49,399 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 2: I want to talk about Addison's disease and that's the 247 00:11:51,759 --> 00:11:53,799 opposite of cushings. And then we're also going to talk 248 00:11:53,799 --> 00:11:55,759 about at some point. We probably won't get to it today, 249 00:11:55,799 --> 00:11:57,320 but we want to talk about next week as one 250 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,279 of my cats is going through it right now, and 251 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:03,000 that is hyper thyroidism, the opposite of what a dog gets, 252 00:12:03,039 --> 00:12:06,279 which is hypo for this hyperthroidism. So stay tuned. We'll 253 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,159 be back in a second. Here at pet Life'ready Assvents 254 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,320 with doctor Jeff. I'm doctor Jeff Werber, and we'll be 255 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:11,279 back in just a few minutes. 256 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:18,399 Speaker 1: We'll be right back right after these messages. Stay tuned. 257 00:12:20,879 --> 00:12:23,159 Speaker 3: I'm who my heart's to now. 258 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 4: What bring home a puppy or new dog is exciting 259 00:12:25,759 --> 00:12:28,000 and he's depending on you to keep him in good health. 260 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,559 Dogs need special care to keep them healthy as they grow. 261 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,279 Throughout their entire life. Caring for their health is critical 262 00:12:33,279 --> 00:12:36,759 in all stages. 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Find me on pet Life 291 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,320 Radio and remember when Fierce Fashion Calls Bark and. 292 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: Swagger every week on demand only on Petlife Radio dot Com. 293 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,399 Speaker 3: Let's Talk Past, Let's Gone petcot. 294 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 8: Life Radio, HETLFE Radio, pet Live Radio dot Com. 295 00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:54,519 Speaker 3: And welcome back. 296 00:14:54,559 --> 00:14:57,279 Speaker 2: You're here with doctor Jeff Werber here on pet Life Radios. 297 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,919 Asked the Mets with doctor Jeff on this glorious Sunday. 298 00:15:01,039 --> 00:15:02,759 I want to hear from you eight seven seven three 299 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:04,919 eight five eight eight eight two as you get the 300 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:06,879 courage to call us or to send me a note, 301 00:15:07,039 --> 00:15:10,840 tell me your horror Halloween stories about regarding your pets. 302 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:12,720 I'm sure they're out there. I know they're out there 303 00:15:12,759 --> 00:15:14,919 because I'm the one that sees them the next morning 304 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,559 or two days later when the animals have gotten into something, 305 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,759 they got into the candy, or I'm upset because they 306 00:15:19,759 --> 00:15:22,600 didn't save any for me. So while you're sort of 307 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,519 establishing getting your paper out, writing this number down eight 308 00:15:25,559 --> 00:15:27,799 seven seven three eight five eight eight eight, or just 309 00:15:27,799 --> 00:15:30,279 come online and join us here on Ask the Vets 310 00:15:30,279 --> 00:15:32,799 with doctor Jeff here on pet Life Radio. Just petlife 311 00:15:32,879 --> 00:15:35,559 Radio dot com, click on the Ask the Vets tab 312 00:15:35,919 --> 00:15:38,919 and you can just join in on our conversation. So 313 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,960 one of the things that I wanted to do. All 314 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,360 wait a second, we have someone who is calling it 315 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,879 right now. Okay, so ha, this is great. John writes, 316 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:49,879 since winters around the corner here in the east, what 317 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,639 concerns should we look when your pet has been outside 318 00:15:52,679 --> 00:15:56,240 too long? My sheets too will play forever outside in 319 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,759 the snow and I have to force her in. What 320 00:15:58,799 --> 00:16:00,600 should I look for science for? Well, John, that's a 321 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,840 great question. Something fortunately I don't have to worry about 322 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,559 very much here in California. But no, absolutely, just that 323 00:16:08,799 --> 00:16:12,039 as the sun as very bad for these dogs during 324 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:14,600 the summer, and you need to provide shade, you need 325 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:18,159 to provide ample water in the east where it's freezing. Also, 326 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,399 these dogs need some help. Now there's the truth is 327 00:16:20,759 --> 00:16:25,120 that a healthy coat does help shield our animals from 328 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:29,159 the elements. So like that thermos, it does keep them 329 00:16:29,399 --> 00:16:32,679 cooler during the summer, and because it keeps their body 330 00:16:32,679 --> 00:16:35,600 heat cooler than the ambient temperature, and during the winter 331 00:16:35,879 --> 00:16:38,080 when it's colder on the outside, it does shield them 332 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:38,960 from that cold a bit. 333 00:16:39,039 --> 00:16:41,399 Speaker 3: However, the smaller the dog. 334 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: The greater the surface area is relative to their weight 335 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,000 in pounds er kilograms, So for example, we call that 336 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:55,480 the meter squared value. So therefore a smaller dog who 337 00:16:55,519 --> 00:17:00,159 weighs less actually has more body surface area relative to 338 00:17:00,559 --> 00:17:04,960 that weight through which to lose body heat. So therefore, 339 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,480 one thing I recommend John is that if it's windy 340 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,279 yet the wind chill factor, it's very important to keep 341 00:17:11,279 --> 00:17:14,039 your sheets too in a either a doghouse. 342 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 3: Or through a doggy door. 343 00:17:15,039 --> 00:17:17,160 Speaker 2: They'll know when they want to come inside, but at 344 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,799 least give them that opportunity. Number two, put that sweater on. 345 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:24,039 It is okay, And anyone out there who wants to 346 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,880 laugh at those dogs with sweaters, I want you to 347 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,519 go out in twenty to below zero without a coat 348 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,599 and then tell me how funny it is, because what 349 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,039 happens is the larger dogs they have, again because of 350 00:17:35,039 --> 00:17:39,039 this meter squared system, they do not lose as much 351 00:17:39,039 --> 00:17:42,160 of their body heat to the outside environment as the 352 00:17:42,279 --> 00:17:44,400 very small breeds. So when you see those little guys, 353 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,440 the chihuahu's and the loss and the sheets and the 354 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,559 Yorkis and the palms walking around outside with their little sweaters, 355 00:17:49,799 --> 00:17:54,200 that is totally fine. It's a smart idea because they 356 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:57,279 do and can benefit. Another thing you can do is 357 00:17:57,279 --> 00:17:59,559 put little booties on them because the pads of the 358 00:17:59,559 --> 00:18:04,000 feet are also a major source of body heat loss 359 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,519 to that very cold environment. Walking on the snow, they 360 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:10,640 can get frostbite. It's very important as well to protect 361 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:13,759 those feet from the snow from the cold. And not 362 00:18:13,839 --> 00:18:16,319 to mention a lot of cities, what do they do 363 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,400 on the seat streets and sidewalks to help melt the snow. 364 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,839 They throw down salt, and that too could be very irritating. 365 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:27,200 So booties are another really clever, cute idea to help 366 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:31,000 protect those pets from those elements. Another thing, look for 367 00:18:31,319 --> 00:18:34,640 the sources of heated water balls. If it gets really 368 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,200 cold in the northeast if you're in Canada, I mean 369 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:39,799 where it can really freeze. 370 00:18:39,839 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 3: If you're up in the mountains, you want. 371 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 2: To also consider that if you give them water outside, 372 00:18:45,079 --> 00:18:47,359 that water is easily going to freeze, so you need 373 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,920 to look for you can get these heated water balls 374 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,680 that will always help prevent the water from freezing. 375 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 3: And also, if you're going to have a. 376 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,559 Speaker 2: Doghouse, it's got to be a full four sided house, 377 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:03,079 some sort of door or some sort of curtain or 378 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,119 a way that protects so when they are inside they 379 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,880 are protected. And again look for either dog beds or 380 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:13,160 mats that could be heated, or a floor heater or 381 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,279 something you can hang from the roof of the doghouse 382 00:19:15,599 --> 00:19:17,799 just to protect your pet from the courts and the 383 00:19:17,839 --> 00:19:21,720 heat heating elements themselves. But there are ways that you 384 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,599 could protect your pets from the very cold weather if 385 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,759 you live in areas that have very cold weather. 386 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,319 Speaker 3: I've been in Chicago during the winter. I was intrigued. 387 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 2: By what they call the habit trails I call the 388 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,720 Hamster trails, that every single second story of every building 389 00:19:36,759 --> 00:19:40,640 downtown is connected through these walkways, and I thought, I mean, 390 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,519 come on, people that lazy, they don't want to go outside. Well, 391 00:19:43,559 --> 00:19:46,799 then I was actually at a conference in the winter 392 00:19:47,279 --> 00:19:51,039 and I was there and I'm telling you it was cold, 393 00:19:51,279 --> 00:19:54,000 and now I see, ah, now I get it. And 394 00:19:54,079 --> 00:19:57,519 another place I go to a conference every August in 395 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,279 Kansas City. I love Kansas City, and especially during the summer. 396 00:20:01,279 --> 00:20:03,519 It's great in the power and Light District and plaza 397 00:20:03,519 --> 00:20:05,359 and there's so many great places to go and to eat. 398 00:20:05,559 --> 00:20:08,200 But I was once there for a show, a trade 399 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,359 show in February, and I realized quickly why it's not 400 00:20:12,519 --> 00:20:15,640 the most popular town during the winter, because I mean, 401 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,680 it was ice called. I thought it was going to 402 00:20:17,759 --> 00:20:20,920 lose my ear lobes. So it's then and times and 403 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,160 cities like that that make me appreciate that what I 404 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,319 have here in southern California even more. 405 00:20:25,759 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 3: But again, if it was that cold for me, you know, 406 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:29,279 it's that. 407 00:20:29,279 --> 00:20:31,759 Speaker 2: Cold for your dogs, especially the little ones, and you 408 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,759 need to take those necessary precautions. So I want to 409 00:20:34,759 --> 00:20:37,160 thank John, and I wish you the best of luck 410 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,680 and your sheetsu and just make sure that your little 411 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:43,519 guy or girl has the opportunity to let her go inside, 412 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:45,480 go through a doggy door, or if you have to 413 00:20:45,599 --> 00:20:47,519 leave her out for whatever reason. Make sure she's got 414 00:20:47,519 --> 00:20:51,359 a really cool doggyhouse with heating and four walls and 415 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,599 a small door, et cetera, et cetera. And I'm sure 416 00:20:54,599 --> 00:20:57,759 she will be very very safe during the winter and 417 00:20:57,799 --> 00:21:00,400 also have a great Halloween with her. Make sure she 418 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,960 doesn't get a hold of too much stuff. 419 00:21:02,319 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 3: And I want to thank you for calling in so easy. 420 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,599 That was That was so easy. John. 421 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:09,880 Speaker 2: You're gonna send us your info to pet Life Radio 422 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,759 to market pet Life Radio producer and we'll get you 423 00:21:11,799 --> 00:21:14,000 out your free goodies, your pro sense pet product for 424 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:18,240 you Loshitsu, and your calng toy. So get that into 425 00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:19,759 us right away. So one of the things I want 426 00:21:19,759 --> 00:21:21,359 to see what we got, how we're doing time wise. 427 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,680 Oh God, thanks for the call. John, by the way, 428 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,680 for the note, And that was easy, right, So anybody. 429 00:21:26,279 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 3: Just you could do it? John did. 430 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,519 Speaker 2: He just joined in on the conversation here at Petlife 431 00:21:29,599 --> 00:21:31,720 Radio dot com. So what I want to do And 432 00:21:31,759 --> 00:21:33,920 now I'm just gonna tease you because I'm not going 433 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:34,680 to even start. 434 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 3: But we just went through over the last several weeks symptoms. 435 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 2: That your dog might have and how many of them 436 00:21:41,079 --> 00:21:44,440 can present in so many different ways, some that are 437 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,000 oh my god, this is serious. You got to take 438 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,119 your dog to your veterinarian immediately, to others where say, 439 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,519 you know what, even things like vomiting relaxed, don't worry. 440 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 3: Most likely it's nothing. 441 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 2: When you when when I hear the rest of the story, 442 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,720 it's always important to get a thorough, thorough history. When 443 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,960 you see you're a veterinarian and you're brought your petting 444 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:05,759 because you're complaining about something. The better, the more complete 445 00:22:05,799 --> 00:22:08,079 the history you can give, the better it's going to 446 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,039 be for your pet, the better it's going to be 447 00:22:10,079 --> 00:22:14,319 for you financially, because you can eliminate potentially a lot 448 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,759 of the real bad things based on your history. For example, 449 00:22:17,799 --> 00:22:19,920 I'll you know, we've talked about this. Your a vomiting 450 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,000 dog that is still bouncing off the walls, happy, can't 451 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,640 wait for its next walk or its next meal, just 452 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,839 doesn't bother me as much as a vomiting dog who's 453 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,319 sitting around moping, doesn't want to eat, has a very 454 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,279 dry mouth, looks depressed. 455 00:22:34,559 --> 00:22:36,039 Speaker 3: That vomiting dog bothers me. 456 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 2: So you know, when someone says, how do you treat 457 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,640 or how do you approach a case, Well, God, it 458 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,960 depends on so many different factors. So what I want 459 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:49,039 to do now is go through our wonderful endocrine system. Now, 460 00:22:49,079 --> 00:22:53,200 this is the hormones systems. These are the glands like 461 00:22:53,519 --> 00:22:56,519 the pancreas, the and what we call the endocrine pancreas, 462 00:22:56,839 --> 00:23:00,440 like the adrenal glands, like the thyroid gland, like the 463 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,920 pituitary gland in the brain, which controls a lot of 464 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:08,319 these other hormones through hormones themselves or factors we call 465 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:14,079 stimulating hormones. So diseases like Cushing's disease, like Addison's disease, 466 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,000 like hypothyroidism we see in a dog, like hyperthyroidism we 467 00:23:18,079 --> 00:23:22,160 see in a cat, like diabetes melodis and diabetes incipidus, 468 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:27,759 are all related to problems in our endocrine system and 469 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,839 very similar to people. In fact, I always laugh when 470 00:23:30,839 --> 00:23:33,440 I make a diagnosis of something in a dog, let's 471 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,039 say Addison's, or let's say you know, diabetes, and the 472 00:23:36,079 --> 00:23:38,279 owner starts some thinking, oh my god, I have atisons, 473 00:23:38,319 --> 00:23:40,680 I have coursies, I have diabetes. And how many times 474 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,599 I see owners having the same diseases that their pets do. 475 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,480 It's more than just coincidentele don't even ask me how 476 00:23:47,559 --> 00:23:49,720 or why, but it just I see it a lot. 477 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,160 So anyway, we're going to start next week. We're going 478 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:55,039 to talk about the petuitary and the adrenal glands, the 479 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:59,599 hyper secretion we call Cushing's disease and Cushing's syndrome. Will 480 00:23:59,599 --> 00:24:03,720 explain difference, and also Addison's disease, which is a low 481 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,200 secretion of the adrino glands, and what the symptoms are, 482 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,880 what can be done to treat, how the diagnoses are made, 483 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,640 et cetera. So when hopefully you'll get better understanding of 484 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,920 these conditions. So when you take your pet in and 485 00:24:16,039 --> 00:24:19,119 you get this diagnosis, you'll have a much better feel 486 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,400 for what happened, what went wrong, and what we can 487 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,880 do to treat it, and how successful we can be 488 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,599 in treating your pets. So I want to thank you 489 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,920 all for joining me here on this lovely Sunday here 490 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,359 on pet Life Radio. I'm your host, doctor Jeff Werber. 491 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,079 We will be back next week. Hope you have a 492 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,160 very very safe Halloween. Hey, keep your pets safe, and 493 00:24:40,279 --> 00:24:41,680 please try to get a hold of us here on 494 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,799 pet Life Radio. Whenever you can do is just Doctor, 495 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,000 Jeff Djeff ad Petlife Radio dot Com. 496 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:48,839 Speaker 3: See you next week. 497 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: Let's talk pets every week on demand only on petlife 498 00:24:54,079 --> 00:25:01,440 Radio dot Com eight hours