The Space Coast Pet Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

There is a growing distrust of the safety of heartworm preventative medications in pets that is leading many pet owners to question whether the risk of the medication rivals, or is worse than, the risk posed by heartworm disease itself. In this episode, Dr. Roger addresses this and separates fact from fiction, true science from opinion, and real information versus misinformation on this very important subject.

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.

Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Dr. Roger discusses using cancerous tumors to develop vaccines that program the dog's immune system to attack the cancer. This is a great alternative to there are mitigating factors that make chemotherapy prohibitive (concurrent disease, age, cost, etc.).

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠. 

Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Dr. Roger reacts to a recent article posted in The Atlantic about what is the cause for the rapid rise in the cost of veterinary health care for pets. Below is the link below to access the article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/vet-private-equity-industry/678180/?utm_source=apple_news

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen talk pheromone therapy for stress and anxiety in dogs and cats.  Using pheromone treatment as a means to safely and without side effects help to relieve canine and feline stress (whether situational or chronic) as an opening to a broader discussion of stress management, our veterinarian co-hosts explore other proven holistic and pharmacological therapies for anxiety relief. With July 4th right around the corner, as a holiday in which loud noise generated from fireworks common leads to significant, even severe stress in dogs and cats, this topic could not be more relevant. For more content from Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.  Dr. Roger also authors holistic veterinary blog DrRogerHolisticVet.com.

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen take on outrageous holistic veterinary internet “publication” claims that heartworm disease can be effectively prevented “naturally” without the actual administration of canine heartworm preventive medication.  In addition to debunking these false and dangerous claims, our practicing veterinarian co-hosts expose these publications for fear mongering by grossly over exaggerating the extremely rare but potential adverse effects of canine heartworm preventives.  E-mail comments and/or request for podcast episode topics to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, visit their respective blogs respectively at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

Dr. Roger and Dr. Karen discuss various conditions that commonly lead to hacking, gagging, coughing, and compromised breathing in dogs.  The conditions they highlight - laryngeal paralysis, brachycephalic syndrome, collapsing trachea, allergic tracheitis, and canine upper respiratory infection disease complex - may be inherited or acquired.  Whether inherited or acquired, they are common, clinically relevant conditions that veterinarians contend with on a daily basis.   This is another episode that was inspired by a listener e-mail, so please keep the e-mail comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics coming to comments@web-dvm.net. For more content from Dr. Roger Welton and Dr. Karen Louis, visit their respective blogs at Web-DVM.net and VetChick.com.

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.