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Season 2, Show #8 – Springtime annoyances
Dr. Dennis Cloud from Cloud Veterinary Center joins host Victoria Babu in the studio to discuss springtime annoyances for animals and answer caller questions.
Show notes:
- Mild winters make for more ticks and parasites in the spring
- Do irregular-sized pupils on a caller's puppy indicate serious problems?
- Tick-born diseases include:
- Ehrlichia. Disease was imported from Vietnam. Causes dogs to become anemic.
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF). Symptoms include listlessness, swollen lymph nodes and fever.
- Lyme Disease.
- Prevention is paramount in tick-born disease.
- A caller's dog has stiff legs in the morning. Could it be arthritis?
- How can a caller curb his eight-month-old boxer's digging habits?
- Can eating mushrooms harm dogs?
- A caller's fifteen-year-old, three-legged dog can no longer control its bladder or bowels. Is it time to let it go?
- What is the proper age to start training a puppy?
- Will fixing a puppy reduce his aggression?
- Adult cats up for adoption can make great pets.
- Why is a caller's two and a half year old Maltese chewing and scratching around her tail region? Is it fleas or allergies? What can the caller do?
- Trivia question: Can humans contract the tick-born disease Ehrlichia?
- A caller's dog never goes into wooded areas; should he still use a flea and tick preventative?
- A caller's Akita seems to have Epileptic seizures; what should the caller do?
- Trivia question answer: Yes
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