The Space Coast Pet Podcast

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss one of the most common and frustrating feline diseases: feline lower urinary tract disease.  This disease often is first noticed when cats start urinating in the home outside of the litter box.  Listen in as our hosts discuss what causes this disease and what treatments are available to manage it.  Veterinary Advice, Animal News and Views welcomes a new sponsor, author of the pets meets fantasy book The Supernatural Pet Sitter: The Magic Thief (Volume 1), Diane Moat.  Please pay her book page a visit, as it seems like a very fun and interesting  read!  For more content from our hosts Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger, visit their respective blogs at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.net. Wnat to participate in our show?  E-mail comments or questions to be selected to be address on the air to comments@web-dvm.net.

Veterinarian hosts Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton discuss perhaps the most common veterinary visit this time of year: seasonal skin allergies.  From varying presentations, short term therapies, long term therapies and how they contrast in terms of effectiveness, cost, and safety, this episode is a must listen for owners of dogs and cats that suffer from seasonal skin allergies.  Veterinary Advice, Animal News and Views welcomes a new sponsor, author of the pets meets fantasy book The Supernatural Pet Sitter: The Magic Thief (Volume 1), Diane Moat.  Please pay her book page a visit, as it seems like a very fun and interesting  read!  For more content from our hosts Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger, visit their respective blogs at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.net.

Hosts Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis discuss the most common injury of the canine rear leg: Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture.  Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture or Tear in dogs is a common injury of the major stabilizing ligament of the knee.  Injury of this ligament more often than not requires surgery to effectively treat.  Our hosts delve into recognition of the injury, confirming a diagnosis, and what surgical options are available.  Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen also have detailed articles on this topic at their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.  

Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger delve into the very common parasite infestation of tapeworms in dogs and cats.  Our hosts discuss the different types of tapeworms that may infect dogs and cats, how to treat them, how to prevent them, and the risk they pose to people.  E-mail comments are welcomed to be selected to be addressed by our hosts on the air at comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger, visit their respective blogs at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.net.

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss parasites that people can catch from their pets.  Our co-hosts also delve into some pet parasites that are widely believed to be contagious to people but in real life are rarely transmitted from pets to people and generally pose little risk. Send e-mail comments to be chosen to be addressed on the air by our veterinarian co-hosts to: comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com, respectively.

Co-hosts and practicing veterinarians kick off their first 2017 episode prioritizing their top 2017 New Year Pet Resolutions that they believe should be in the forefront of every pet owner’s mind.   If you want your dogs, cats and pet friendly homes set up and well prepared for 2017, this episode is a great start in the right direction.  For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com, respectively. 

Co-hosts Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton entertain with this 2016 year end wrap up show discussing the year's most pertinent, controversial and/or outright ridiculous stories and personal experiences.  Dr.'s Karen and Roger reflect on how their paths first crossed earlier this year and the circumstances that led to two veterinarians thousands of miles apart (that still have yet to meet in person) came to co-host this podcast together.  Happy New Year and enjoy the show!  For more content from Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton, visit their reqpective blogs at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.net.  

Co-hosts Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton interview special guest, surgical specialist Dr. Jeff Christiansen who is currently conducting a major stem cell study on behalf of a major veterinary stem cell company.  Dr. Jeff also discussses another cutting edge regenerative medicine application for dogs and cats called platelet rich plasma, aka, PRP.   For more information on our special guest, Dr. Jeff Christiansen, visit his surgical company's website at: http://www.superiorveterinarysurgery.com/ For more information on the currnet stem cell study, visit: http://superiorveterinarysurgery.com/patient-spotlight/stemcellstudy.html See more content from Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger at their respective blogs at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.net, respectively.  E-mail comments or questions for consideration to be discussed on the air to comments@web-dvm.net.    

A must listen!  Co-hosts Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger interview special guest, certified traditional Chinese veterinary medicine practitioner, Dr. Heidi Hemmett.  Our co-hosts and Dr. Hemmett discuss acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine and all of its practical and beneficial applications in veterinary medicine.  Dr. Heidi Hemmet owns and operates house call practice Healthy Balance Veterinary Acupuncture.  For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.  E-mail comments to be addressed by our hosts on the air at comments@web-dvm.net.

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen talk in detail about their experiences with the very common injury of spinal intervertebral disc disease in dogs.  Canine intervertebral disc disease occurs when one or more cartilaginous discs in the spine herniate and cause pressure on the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve root signatures.  The result is (often severe) pain and sometimes concurrent motor-neuro deficits in the rear limbs.  Severe cases can result in paralysis of the rear limbs and loss of bowel and urine control.  Our co-hosts discuss breed predispositions, treatment options, and share their own experiences in intervertebral disc disease case management.  E-mail questions or comments to be chosen to be addressed on the air to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton, visit their respective blogs at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.Net.   

Diabetes is a common endocrine disease seen in dogs and cats that is often very preventable.  Tune in and listen to our veterinarian co-hosts, Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton cover every aspect of canine and feline diabetes including life style predisposition to the disease, early signs of disease, and treatment for diabetes in dogs and cats.  E-mail questions comments to our hosts to be chosen to be addressed on the air to comments@web-dvm.net.

A spay is the surgical removal of the female reproductive organs called an ovariohysterectomy.  An ovariohysterectomy requires and abdominal incision and tying off of major abdominal blood vessels.  Despite the spay for dogs and cats being a very serious procedure, Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss why pet owners often seem to not take the procedure seriously. Whether it is calling around to price shop for basement bargain pricing for dogs and cat spays, or failing to restrict activity or keep an Elizabethan collar on the pet to prevent chewing the incision,  pet owners have a tendency to minimalize the overiohysterectomy with regard to value and seriousness. Our veterinarian co-hosts delve into the culpability of the veterinary profession, per owner perceptions, and even the naming of the procedure to get down to what has led to the perception of a spay as anything less than a serious intra-abdominal surgery.  For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, please visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com. 

Co-hosts Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton discuss vaccines in dogs beginning with recent experiences with immunizations and the diseases they protect against (that they have both also recently blogged about), and discussing all of the major diseases that veterinarians vaccinated puppies and dogs against.  Part of their discussion involves the anti-vaccine movement that is as prevalent in veterinary medicine as it is in human medicine, how they feel about it, and how it affects their practice of veterinary medicine.  This is a must listen for puppy and dog owners that would like to sift through vaccine recommendations and why veterinarians recommend them. For more content and interactive commentary from Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger, visit their respective blogs at VetChick.com  and Web-DVM.net.    

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen had the amazing privilege to interview Jan Knoche, director of Love a Golden rescue in St. Louis, part of a national rescue network that fosters and finds forever homes for Golden Retrievers.  As part of their rescue efforts, Love a Golden and other like rescues around the country, also focuses on rescuing Golden Retrievers in Turkey.  Turkey has major cultural differences from the U.S., where dogs are not as revered as household pets and it is common for families to adopt pure bred Goldens as puppies and as they reach adulthood, they are let go and become strays.  The strays are rounded up in very crowded shelters, spayed and neutered, and re-released, as euthanasia is not done in Turkey.  Many wander in communities throughout towns, cities, or live in the woods.  Jan's organization and others collect and transport these dogs from Turkey back to the U.S. and Canada for adoption.   This is an incredible interview that brings awareness to an amazing program!  Please listen and consider reaching out and supporting the work of Love a Golden and other orgniazations they partner with at LoveaGolden.com.     Send e-mail comments for consideration to be addressed on the air by our hosts.  See more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen by visiting their respective blogs at Web-DVM.Net and VetChick.com,  

Co-hosts Dr. Karen Louis and Dr. Roger Welton, both licensed/practicing veterarians dive into seizure disordersin pets.  Seizures disorders are far more common in pets, especially dogs, in aomparison to people.  Learn how to recognize when your pet is having a seizure, what do do if your pet is having a seizure, what causes seizures in dogs and cats, and how to treat different causes for seizures in dogs and cats.  E-mail questions or comments to be concerned to be addressed on the air by our co-hosts.  For more content from Dr. Karen and Dr. Roger, visit their respective blog at VetChick.com and Web-DVM.net respectively.