1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:27,359 Speaker 1: You were listening to Petlifradio dot com. 2 00:00:27,839 --> 00:00:32,439 Speaker 2: Well, good afternoon everybody, and welcome to another show of 3 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,240 Ask the Bets with Doctor Jeff. I'm doctor Jeff Weerber 4 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,840 here on pet Life Radio and we want to hear 5 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:39,159 from you. 6 00:00:40,039 --> 00:00:41,119 Speaker 3: We want your questions. 7 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 2: We know you're burning your desire to ask some questions 8 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,439 about your pets. You can reach us a number of ways. 9 00:00:46,439 --> 00:00:49,399 You can either call us toll free at eight seven 10 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,960 seven three eight five eight eight eight two. You can 11 00:00:53,359 --> 00:00:55,920 go ahead and chime in right now. If you're online, 12 00:00:56,359 --> 00:00:58,560 just start clicking away. 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I am here in Los Angeles and 39 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,280 I've actually spoken a friend of mine in Chicago, and 40 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,120 I know it is starting to get really hot around here. 41 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:15,840 And I'm telling you this morning, by the time I 42 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,280 left home, like at eight thirty, it was already probably 43 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,840 close to eighty degrees. It's in right now, it's I 44 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,439 think it's close to one hundred out there, probably ninety five. 45 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,919 So people ask all the time, what is the longest 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,719 you can keep your dog, for example, outside, And the 47 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:34,039 answer is, I mean feasibly as long as you take 48 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:34,800 certain precautions. 49 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:35,759 Speaker 3: You can leave that all day. 50 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,199 Speaker 2: What are the precautions they need plenty of access to 51 00:02:39,319 --> 00:02:41,639 fresh water all day. You do not want to fill 52 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,479 up a water bowl and stick it in the hot 53 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,080 sun and within a few hours they're drinking hot water. 54 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:48,159 So if they're going to be outside, you have to 55 00:02:48,159 --> 00:02:49,800 come up with a way to either start the day 56 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,759 with like a big block of ice in the bowl. 57 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,800 You can get one of those licks it these little 58 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,000 attachments to a faucet where they're getting fresh water. You 59 00:02:58,039 --> 00:03:00,719 can come up with, Oh, one thing, I saw a 60 00:03:00,759 --> 00:03:01,919 great great idea once. 61 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 3: You know, a lot of times. 62 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 2: One of my dogs, my puppy I still call my 63 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:07,680 puppies about a year and four months old, my crazy 64 00:03:07,719 --> 00:03:11,080 insane yellow lap named Tommy. Well, he wants to play 65 00:03:11,159 --> 00:03:13,719 for him. A water bowl or a food bowl is 66 00:03:13,759 --> 00:03:17,439 a toy so quickly it's upside down. Obviously, when it 67 00:03:17,479 --> 00:03:20,719 turns upside down, there goes the water. So you need 68 00:03:20,759 --> 00:03:22,599 to come up with a way that if you need 69 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:27,439 to to anchor the bowl into or onto the ground. 70 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 3: I saw a great, great idea. 71 00:03:29,199 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: Basically, you got a picture this you take like a 72 00:03:32,599 --> 00:03:35,520 bunt cake pan, so you know, it's that pan that's 73 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:39,479 got the the circular you know, buncake part in the 74 00:03:39,479 --> 00:03:41,000 middle and in the center. 75 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 4: Hello, Hello, how are you good? 76 00:03:44,199 --> 00:03:44,759 Speaker 3: Could you hear me? 77 00:03:45,159 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 4: Yes? 78 00:03:45,439 --> 00:03:47,159 Speaker 3: I can? Okay? And who's this? 79 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 4: My name is Sean. 80 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 3: Hello Sean? What can I do for you? 81 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,159 Speaker 4: Well? I have a question about my cat. I have 82 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:56,759 a cat. It's about my cat is about two years old, 83 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,800 and she's an indoor cat, and she's in heat a 84 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,599 couple of times. How important is it to have my 85 00:04:03,759 --> 00:04:06,520 cat spade even though she's not an outdoor cat? 86 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,039 Speaker 3: Okay, great question. First of all, it spends where you live. 87 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 2: Interestingly, Sean, there are some municipalities, including here in Los Angeles, 88 00:04:14,879 --> 00:04:17,720 that it is no longer our choice. It's become like 89 00:04:17,879 --> 00:04:20,399 a rule. I mean, if you wanted to not spay 90 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,680 your neuter your dog or cat, you have to apply 91 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,360 for a license of breeding license which is extremely expensive, 92 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:27,720 and they do that purposely. I meaning to register a 93 00:04:27,759 --> 00:04:31,079 license and animal that is fixed neutered. I think it's 94 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,639 like fifteen dollars, But if you want to register them 95 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,319 not spade or neutered, it's like four hundred dollars. 96 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: It's it's insane. 97 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:37,519 Speaker 4: Oh my god. 98 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:41,759 Speaker 2: So cats are what we call seasonally polyestrous, which means 99 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,639 that they only cycle during the spring and summer. It happens, 100 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,639 it has a lot to do with day length, and okay, 101 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,480 but during spring and summer, during the spring and summer cycle, 102 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,639 they can come into heat every twenty one days. So truly, 103 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,079 if they're not bread that's why, you know, answer true questions. Boy, 104 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,720 it seems like she's coming into heat like crazy. 105 00:05:02,879 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 3: She is. 106 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: If she's not bred within that season, it'll go through 107 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,120 a quick cycle and then sure enough, a week two 108 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,199 weeks later, she's back on track again. So that explains 109 00:05:12,199 --> 00:05:14,639 why so many cycles. Now, if you have an indoor 110 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,879 cat and she is not you're not taking her to 111 00:05:17,959 --> 00:05:21,120 cat shows, you're not a member of the Cat Fanciers Association, 112 00:05:21,519 --> 00:05:24,079 you're not making any money by having her as a pet, 113 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,519 all right, then you want to do it's best for her, 114 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,560 And truly what's best for her is to have her fixed. 115 00:05:31,639 --> 00:05:36,319 You eliminate a lot of female problems in dogs and 116 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,759 cats when they're fixed. And as they said, the only benefit, 117 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,240 the only benefit to not doing it is if you, 118 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:47,120 in fact do have a prized breeding female where her 119 00:05:47,319 --> 00:05:49,519 kittens are going to be worth a lot of money, 120 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,399 and you want to put her through that stress of 121 00:05:52,959 --> 00:05:55,639 having the litters once, you know, once a year, whatever 122 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,360 it is. But short of that, if you really want 123 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:01,120 to do what's best for her, I would recommend getting 124 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,199 her fixed. And plus for you, it'd be easy because 125 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,000 you won't have to deal with that strange behavior. You know, 126 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,040 you touch her on the rump during season or butt's 127 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:08,800 going up in the air. 128 00:06:09,199 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 4: She's come really love you back, and she's absolutely turning 129 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,480 crying and I'm like. 130 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,079 Speaker 2: She's getting all lovey dovey with you, and uh, and 131 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,160 that's that's kind of what we're seeing. So my vote, 132 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,079 and I have six cats, so I do practice what 133 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,519 I preach. I have six cats. They're all fixed, and 134 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,680 they're all indoors, and it's wonderful not to have to 135 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:32,879 worry about that kind of stuff. 136 00:06:33,079 --> 00:06:34,959 Speaker 4: So hey, well, thank you very much. 137 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 2: Thank you, and leave information with the studio here and 138 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,160 we'll get a little little kiddy gift out to you 139 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,680 from Proceeds Products. Okay, great, thank you, thank you, Thanks 140 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:46,879 for calling in Sean, thank you. 141 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:49,759 Speaker 3: So you see how easy that was. Everybody pick up 142 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:50,160 the phone. 143 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,519 Speaker 2: Doll eight seven seven three eight five eight eight a 144 00:06:52,639 --> 00:06:55,439 two and we can put you in touch with us 145 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,600 and also get a little a free gift out of it. 146 00:06:57,879 --> 00:07:01,120 So anyway, so we were talking about away a clever 147 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:05,360 way to lock down a water doll. So you take 148 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,040 that bunt pan, you know the bunt pans they have 149 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,199 that hole coming up the center. So you can buy 150 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,759 like a one inch to one and a half inch 151 00:07:11,839 --> 00:07:15,040 diameter like a wooden pull little dowel, and you can 152 00:07:15,079 --> 00:07:17,360 bang it into the ground, leaving about maybe a foot 153 00:07:17,399 --> 00:07:19,639 to a foot and a half above the ground. You 154 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,399 fill the bunt pan with some ice cubes and water, 155 00:07:23,759 --> 00:07:27,680 and then you set it over this wooden dowel that's 156 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,519 coming up out of the ground, and now it is 157 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:31,639 basically anchored. 158 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 3: It is tip proof. 159 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,639 Speaker 2: There's no way the dog can tip this thing over 160 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:38,480 unless they're clever enough to figure out how to raise 161 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,399 it back up that foot foot and a half above 162 00:07:40,439 --> 00:07:43,519 the ground to take it off that dowel that you have, 163 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,240 you know, sort of anchored into the ground. So that's 164 00:07:46,279 --> 00:07:48,720 a great suggestion. Another thing that these dogs need if 165 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,040 they're going to be outside is shade. Shade is just 166 00:07:52,079 --> 00:07:55,839 of utmost importance. So when one asks how long can 167 00:07:55,879 --> 00:07:58,439 a dog be outside in the heat. The answer is 168 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,680 all day, as long as they have relief from the 169 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,120 hot sun, and that means they have to be well hydrated, 170 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,680 so fresh water all day, and they need to be 171 00:08:06,759 --> 00:08:09,959 able to hide from the sun perfectly, a nice shaded spot, 172 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,519 whether it's under a tree or depending on the direction 173 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,199 of the sun. In my yard, we have the way 174 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,240 the sun kind of rises and sets. Our garage acts 175 00:08:18,279 --> 00:08:21,759 as a great shade over the backyard, so the dogs 176 00:08:21,759 --> 00:08:24,240 can stay out there. And of course if you are 177 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:25,600 home with them and you want to bring them in 178 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,800 the house, that's great. If you have air condition that's 179 00:08:27,839 --> 00:08:30,560 even better. If you have a pool, that's even mo 180 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,159 better because then if you have dogs like mine and 181 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:35,480 I have three of my five dogs, I have the 182 00:08:35,519 --> 00:08:39,120 two labradors and the labordoodle, and they go nuts in 183 00:08:39,159 --> 00:08:41,879 a pool. So you know, if you have something like 184 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:43,919 that and you can get them to a pool or water, 185 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,080 then that's great. But again, some other basic precautions in 186 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,559 the heat in addition to making sure they have fresh water. 187 00:08:49,799 --> 00:08:51,639 If you're going to go hiking, and you know, again 188 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,600 we've talked about this before, it's a fantastic time of 189 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:55,399 year to get out there. 190 00:08:55,399 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 3: With your pets. 191 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:59,039 Speaker 2: You do not want to hike or take them for 192 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:00,879 a run or go to the park in the middle 193 00:09:00,919 --> 00:09:03,120 of the day. This is something you want to reserve 194 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,679 for nice and early in the morning or much later 195 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,360 in the afternoon. I have seen far too many cases 196 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:13,919 of heat stroke, which is often deadly because people were 197 00:09:14,159 --> 00:09:17,720 not cautious, They weren't careful, and they took their pets 198 00:09:17,759 --> 00:09:20,480 outside and did some running, went to the park, started 199 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:23,720 tossing that frisbee at the tennis ball during the heat 200 00:09:23,799 --> 00:09:26,279 of the day. And just remember also that those poor 201 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:29,120 pads need to call us up and firm up a 202 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,720 little bit before you start doing heavy duty running anyway, 203 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,039 even early in the morning or late in the evening, 204 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,879 so you know you want to if it's something you 205 00:09:36,879 --> 00:09:39,159 haven't done in a while, make sure you start slowly. 206 00:09:39,519 --> 00:09:42,840 And one last precaution, which I'm going to say until 207 00:09:42,879 --> 00:09:44,679 it tries me nuts, and it doesn't really ever drive 208 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,559 me nuts, because I know how serious it is, do 209 00:09:46,759 --> 00:09:51,639 not ever leave your pets alone in a car, even 210 00:09:51,759 --> 00:09:54,320 in the shade, even with the windows up, because you 211 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,480 be amazed how hot and how fast it can get 212 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:02,240 hot in the sunshin it is unbelievable. So that's just 213 00:10:02,639 --> 00:10:05,080 a major precaution. I want you to be very, very 214 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:07,360 very careful. So while more of you, like Sean are 215 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,320 getting the mustering up the Kurts and not only call 216 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,320 but get to get a free gift from pro Sense, 217 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,240 I want to get through some questions that we got 218 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:16,159 during the week, and one of them is a question 219 00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:22,200 about food and the importance of Oh God, as she put. 220 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,039 Speaker 3: It, how good is raw food? 221 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,039 Speaker 2: So she switched because she's hearing a lot about raw 222 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,000 food diets, and admittedly there are a lot of raw 223 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,720 food diets on the market. I would not change. I 224 00:10:30,759 --> 00:10:33,039 am not a huge fan. I think we talked about 225 00:10:33,039 --> 00:10:34,919 this a couple of weeks ago. There was a caller 226 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,960 that came in, but something that if your dog is 227 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,120 eating something and enjoying it and doing well with it, 228 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:44,279 then I think there's no need to switch. So don't 229 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,080 change just for the sake of changing. If you're gonna switch, 230 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,039 you're gonna switch because of good reason, because there's a 231 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,840 problem with the food, because there might be an allergy, 232 00:10:53,399 --> 00:10:57,080 a stool problem, the coach dull and dry, etc. But 233 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,200 if everything is good, don't change. And if you're going 234 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,600 to feed a raw food, make sure it's a check 235 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,080 that something has been done in the processing that has 236 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,120 killed off the bacteria. Remember, our domesticated pets do not 237 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:15,320 have the same gut flora that our non domesticated ancestors 238 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:16,440 had from. 239 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 3: Hundreds of years earlier, or probably even thousands of years. 240 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 2: So people have this misconception that if you're feeding organic food, 241 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:29,200 then the organic portion of the food is that which 242 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:33,240 mitigates the scientifology. That's not true. When a dog is 243 00:11:33,279 --> 00:11:37,120 allergic to a food, they're allergic to the protein. That protein. 244 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,799 Regardless of the worst thing on earth that you get 245 00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:43,279 from a fast food restaurant that's been deep fried, or 246 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:48,519 whether it is a store bought or from the fancy 247 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,919 health food store that is organic, it's still antigenically the same. 248 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,879 So don't kid yourself into thinking that because you spent 249 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,559 all this extra money on organic poultry or organic chicken, 250 00:11:59,799 --> 00:12:02,080 it's not going to cause allergies in your pet. 251 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:03,399 Speaker 3: If your dog's allergic. 252 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:06,279 Speaker 2: Your chicken, it's going to be allergic no matter how 253 00:12:06,519 --> 00:12:09,799 it comes, so keep that in mind. 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I'm your host, Lisa Smith Putnam. 301 00:14:59,679 --> 00:15:11,519 Speaker 9: Line, let's talk past, Let's done, PETO Headline. 302 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 10: Radio, wet live Radio dot com. 303 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,799 Speaker 3: So welcome back to Ask the Bets with Doctor Jeff. 304 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 2: I'm your host, Doctor Jeff Werber, here with you till 305 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:38,759 the end of this very quick moving half hour. And 306 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:42,759 once again we are offering free to our callers. One 307 00:15:42,759 --> 00:15:45,840 of our pro sends pet products. So don't be bashful. 308 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:47,320 If you have a dog, if you have a cat, 309 00:15:47,519 --> 00:15:49,919 you want some free products, give us a call here 310 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,360 at petlife Radio dot com eight seven seven three eight 311 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,080 five eight eight eight two, or you can go ahead 312 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,919 and email me Dr Jeff, Doctor Jeff at petlife Radio 313 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,080 dot com. Or just if you're online and you're on 314 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,440 the website right now at pet Life Radio, just start 315 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,360 typing away your question and we will see it, we 316 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:10,159 will answer, and you will get a free pro sense 317 00:16:10,559 --> 00:16:14,840 pet product. So I had a caller wrote in a 318 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,360 question wants to know what can she start thinking about. 319 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,799 She has an elderly dog and the dog spends much 320 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,480 of the day lying around and wants to know, could 321 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,080 this lack of energy be a problem, And you know 322 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:28,360 there are some many, many things that could be causing 323 00:16:28,399 --> 00:16:31,440 this lying around Number one, we just finished talking about heat. 324 00:16:31,559 --> 00:16:34,200 In a very hot day, dogs are going to take 325 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,519 it easy. Let's face it. 326 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:36,159 Speaker 3: Some of them are. 327 00:16:36,039 --> 00:16:38,519 Speaker 2: Smarter than we are, and they know in the heat 328 00:16:38,639 --> 00:16:40,440 they need to conserve their energy, and they're going to 329 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:41,840 kind of chill out a little bit. There are some 330 00:16:41,879 --> 00:16:45,320 disease conditions we have to worry about. Heartworm disease definitely 331 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:49,440 can cause some exercise intolerance. Heart disease can cause some 332 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,559 exercise intolerance. Any kind of liver disease, diabetes, and also 333 00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:57,039 any kind of neuro muscular disease. Dogs with lumbo sacred 334 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,840 instability we called cauta aquina syndrome, Dogs with hip dysplasia, 335 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:05,279 dogs with spondylosis which is a bridging of adjacent vertebrae 336 00:17:05,319 --> 00:17:10,000 down the back. Anything that causes a muscle soreness, muscle 337 00:17:10,039 --> 00:17:14,799 weakness can sort of cause some of this lying around, lethargy, 338 00:17:15,039 --> 00:17:18,799 chilling out. If your dog is older, this certainly could 339 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,960 be just age related. Then I would recommend any way 340 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:25,440 seeing your veterinarian for a senior physical exam, if hasn't 341 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:27,680 been done yet, and if your dog is younger and 342 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:30,400 started to exhibit signs like this, even more so because 343 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,839 it's very atypical of young, healthy dogs to bathe this way. 344 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,519 So I would highly recommend taking your pets into your 345 00:17:36,559 --> 00:17:39,319 veterinarian and have them chet to out. So we have 346 00:17:39,319 --> 00:17:40,880 a caller on the line. Caller, go ahead, you're on 347 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:41,599 with doctor Jeff. 348 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 11: Hi, doctor Jeff. 349 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:43,759 Speaker 3: Hi there, and who's this? 350 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 2: Hi? 351 00:17:44,559 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 3: This is Laura, Hi, Laura, And what can I do 352 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:47,599 for you? 353 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 11: I have a question about teeth dogs. Okay, other than 354 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,880 bringing a dog in to the vet for you know, 355 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:57,319 one hundreds of dollars for teeth cleaning, do you recommend 356 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:01,000 any type of product or any way we can keep 357 00:18:01,079 --> 00:18:03,240 the dog's teeth clean. I know you can brush them, 358 00:18:03,279 --> 00:18:05,240 but I mean there's a lot of products on the 359 00:18:05,279 --> 00:18:07,799 market and they all say they do you. 360 00:18:07,759 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 2: Know, right, Well, I'll tell you what. Yeah, So here's 361 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,319 what we got. First of all, the answer is yes, 362 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,759 there's a lot to do. And even if you do 363 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,759 take your pets in for their dental exams and the 364 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:24,839 official cleanings, I want to give you a few precautions. 365 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:25,279 Speaker 3: Okay. 366 00:18:25,519 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 2: Number one, there are some municipalities that are now banning 367 00:18:29,799 --> 00:18:33,839 these groomers from doing these dentistries if they're going to 368 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:37,720 use any type of real metallic equipment, because in essence, 369 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,359 what they're doing is they're practicing veterinary medicine without a license, 370 00:18:40,839 --> 00:18:42,599 So you need to make sure that what they're doing 371 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:45,759 is legal. Number two, A study was done by a 372 00:18:45,839 --> 00:18:49,920 very prominent veterinarian dentist where he followed a number of 373 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,319 dogs for three or four years that have been going 374 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,759 to these groomers for their dental cleanings. And though at 375 00:18:56,759 --> 00:19:01,000 the end of each cleaning their teeth actually looked very good, 376 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,960 he also was taking X rays dental x rays, and 377 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,759 then the end of the study three or four years later, 378 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:13,720 the bone destruction in those dogs was dramatic. Why because 379 00:19:13,759 --> 00:19:18,160 you can't do a really thorough job getting underneath the pockets, 380 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,559 inside the pockets of those gums, doing a thorough cleaning 381 00:19:22,079 --> 00:19:27,440 without some form of tranquilization, sedation, etc. So when the 382 00:19:27,519 --> 00:19:30,759 veterinari i dentists and the veterinarian do advise doing the 383 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:34,079 procedure under anesthesia, they really are doing it for the 384 00:19:34,079 --> 00:19:36,160 health of the pet, not because they want to make 385 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,680 some more money, and there are some alternatives. You know, 386 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,960 We in my practice do use a sort of a 387 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:44,279 twilight type of sleep, a medication that we can reverse 388 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,119 and as long as the dog is very healthy and 389 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:47,799 as long as we don't have to do any extractions 390 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,960 or gum work, we have been very successful being able 391 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,880 to use the ultrasonic scaling equipment, the cavetron, they call 392 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,319 it a rotor pro cleaning burr, polishing the teeth with 393 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:02,279 a polishing device, all under this form of sedation. So 394 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,559 that's an option. Now what you can do at home 395 00:20:04,759 --> 00:20:07,880 brushing teeth first and foremost, If you can get your 396 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:09,880 dog in the habit of having his teeth or her 397 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,319 teeth brushed, you will be miles ahead. And it's really 398 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,599 not that hard as long as you start slow. As 399 00:20:15,599 --> 00:20:18,200 a matter of fact, Laura, what we're gonna do as 400 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:21,200 if you hang on after this call and give your 401 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:24,400 information to Mark in the studio, we will send you 402 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,839 out a dental starter kit from pro Sense and you 403 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,880 can start learning how to brush a pet's teeth. But 404 00:20:31,079 --> 00:20:33,519 you want to start slowly. You start with it. It's 405 00:20:33,519 --> 00:20:35,599 a flavored toothpaste. You rub a little bit into their 406 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,799 teeth and gums, give a big hug and. 407 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,279 Speaker 3: Say, oh my god, you're so good. 408 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,839 Speaker 2: Hugs hugs, kiss, kiss, give a little treat, and each 409 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,599 day you just spend a little more time just with 410 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,640 your finger, and then after maybe a week or two, 411 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,480 you graduate to a little finger brush, and then ultimately 412 00:20:48,559 --> 00:20:48,960 you can. 413 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,759 Speaker 3: Graduate to a toothbrush. 414 00:20:50,839 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 2: The process might take a month, but that's okay because 415 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:55,920 it's better than what you're doing now, which is probably nothing. 416 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 11: Just my one do she only has about like two. 417 00:20:58,039 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 3: Teeth, right, that's been tough. 418 00:21:01,599 --> 00:21:01,839 Speaker 2: Yeah. 419 00:21:02,039 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 11: And then my full dog, the mail has both of these. 420 00:21:05,039 --> 00:21:07,720 I think four three of his canines. 421 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 7: Are broke off, right. 422 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:10,599 Speaker 11: I don't know how. 423 00:21:11,039 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 2: He's probably chewing on fences, on metal, who knows he's 424 00:21:14,279 --> 00:21:18,000 he's probably a very active chewer. Hopefully it's not because 425 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:23,680 of chewing on the mailman, but but uh so anyway, right, 426 00:21:24,079 --> 00:21:25,559 so I would just it's a good habit. And for 427 00:21:25,559 --> 00:21:27,640 those of you listening, if you have a puppy or 428 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:31,240 you have a young dog, start now. Even though little 429 00:21:31,279 --> 00:21:33,480 puppies under six months they're gonna lose all their teeth 430 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,039 they have right now, but it's a good idea to 431 00:21:35,039 --> 00:21:35,759 get them in the habit. 432 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,079 Speaker 3: But other things you can do at home. 433 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,279 Speaker 2: There's water bowl additives that are helpful. There are some 434 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:46,839 antiseptic oral gels that you could find, biotine, oxy fresh stain, 435 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,519 things that you can find around that you have at 436 00:21:49,519 --> 00:21:51,839 a pet store at your VETS office that you can 437 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:56,799 start using to just help condition control the bacteria population 438 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,039 in the mouth that will help cut down on a 439 00:21:59,079 --> 00:22:01,599 tartar build up. So there are plenty of things of 440 00:22:01,839 --> 00:22:04,759 you know in home care that you can do that 441 00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:08,440 are going to help your bets teeth. So anyway, that's 442 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,119 what i'd recommend, all right, So hang tight, give your 443 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:13,559 information to Mark and we will send you out a 444 00:22:13,759 --> 00:22:16,960 dental starter kit from pro Sens. All right, great, now 445 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,720 we have I have a note here that Stacy joined 446 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,319 the conversation. Stacy, if you're on and you want to 447 00:22:21,799 --> 00:22:24,839 type in a question, go ahead, or if you're on live, 448 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:25,839 you can go talk to me. 449 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:26,759 Speaker 3: So let's see. 450 00:22:26,759 --> 00:22:28,319 Speaker 2: Oh, so we were talking about some of the things 451 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,119 that might cause some lethargy in a dog, and so 452 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,599 that would be my big ones, right there is liver disease, diabetes, 453 00:22:35,839 --> 00:22:40,079 bone or joint problems, old age or major major spring 454 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,039 or summer heat. But do you know when your dogs 455 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,319 all of a sudden are acting differently, that is their 456 00:22:45,559 --> 00:22:47,839 way of telling you something, something that may not be right. 457 00:22:48,039 --> 00:22:51,440 So it's very, very important to listen to your dogs. 458 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,799 What they're telling you is I don't feel well, Please 459 00:22:54,839 --> 00:22:58,279 take me in, have me checked out. And sometimes it's 460 00:22:58,279 --> 00:23:01,440 interesting that often is the case that dogs don't show 461 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,920 early signs of disease. They have been conditioned through the 462 00:23:05,039 --> 00:23:09,279 course of survival that if a dog or a cat 463 00:23:09,519 --> 00:23:14,200 would actually exhibit outward signs of disease, they in essence 464 00:23:14,279 --> 00:23:17,400 now became a sitting duck for a predator. So they 465 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:21,640 have developed, if you will, over their course as they develop, 466 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,799 is to not show outward signs of disease. So it's 467 00:23:25,839 --> 00:23:28,880 part of the master plan. And you know this is 468 00:23:29,599 --> 00:23:32,519 it's important. It's what's helped them survive, So don't be 469 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:36,839 always expecting to see an issue. And also physiologically again, 470 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,359 I'll use the kidney as a perfect example that a 471 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:44,240 dog can actually be running on twenty five percent of 472 00:23:44,279 --> 00:23:47,480 his or her kidneys before you might see any sign 473 00:23:47,599 --> 00:23:51,480 of kidney disease. That means the ability for the kidneys 474 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:57,000 to hide their disease and to sort of work overtime. 475 00:23:57,079 --> 00:24:00,279 That portion that is left again for survival, it might 476 00:24:00,319 --> 00:24:03,720 be i say, one quarter one third of kidney mass 477 00:24:04,039 --> 00:24:06,920 left before you might start seeing a sign of disease, 478 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:09,960 so you know, keep that in mind as well. So anyway, 479 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,640 the hour went really fast the half hour. That's why 480 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,519 it went so fast. It was only half hour. Once again, callers, 481 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,119 we had Laura, we had Sean. We want to thank 482 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,119 you for calling in. We have some free pro sense 483 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,200 gifts coming your way, and next week I'm going to 484 00:24:23,279 --> 00:24:29,519 talk about some dangers with the Quintessential Fun And as 485 00:24:29,559 --> 00:24:32,240 we are approaching fourth of July, I think we're going 486 00:24:32,319 --> 00:24:34,319 to have the show on fourth of July, so we'll 487 00:24:34,319 --> 00:24:36,440 get you to listen before you have that fourth of 488 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:39,799 July barbecue. There are some things that you need to know, 489 00:24:40,079 --> 00:24:42,319 so I want you to stay tuned. Next week, you'll 490 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,880 have no excuse because you're not going to be at work, 491 00:24:45,039 --> 00:24:47,160 so I want you listening to us here at pet 492 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,039 Life Radio and you'll be able to get a hold 493 00:24:50,039 --> 00:24:52,039 of me at eight seven seven three eight five eight 494 00:24:52,039 --> 00:24:52,559 eight eighty two. 495 00:24:52,839 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 3: If you want to send me a question beforehand, please. 496 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 2: Do so at doctor Jeff at Petlife radio dot com 497 00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:00,000 see you next week. 498 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 3: Once again, thanks to Process 499 00:25:02,039 --> 00:25:06,599 Speaker 1: Let's Talk pets every week on demand only on petlit 500 00:25:06,759 --> 00:25:19,599 radio dot com.