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Vet Q&A From March 11th, 2026 · The Radio From Hell Show - Best Of

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  Speaker 1: And here's the guy what runs the Trilogy Vet Center.
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  Speaker 1: His name is doctor Josh Davis. He's a veterinarian extraordinaire
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  Speaker 1: and he's here to answer questions for you about your
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  Speaker 1: gods and your cats, your puppies and kiddies.
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  Speaker 2: I panic called doctor.
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  Speaker 3: Davis two days ago.
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  Speaker 2: Because Oakley was not eating and throwing up, and I
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  Speaker 2: had a panic that she had swallowed a part of
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  Speaker 2: an antler, which I know you've said is not great
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  Speaker 2: for them to have, no not morning, but I panicked
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  Speaker 2: because I know if they get a big sharp thing,
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  Speaker 2: they can get an obstruction.
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  Speaker 3: Right.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, the antlers, uh, you know, like we talked about
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  Speaker 4: for teeth can be pretty rough on them for sure,
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  Speaker 4: but also if they do swallow a big enough piece,
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  Speaker 4: they will.
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  Speaker 3: Get obstructed sometimes.
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  Speaker 4: And so it's definitely not a panic to at least
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  Speaker 4: have us check on things to make sure there's nothing
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  Speaker 4: going on, because I can tell you many times someone
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  Speaker 4: was like, I wasn't sure there was a problem in
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  Speaker 4: there was a big problem.
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  Speaker 5: So have.
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  Speaker 3: Well, I just wanted to say that.
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  Speaker 2: When I called doctor Davis, uh, he said, you can
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  Speaker 2: bring her right in and the X rayder and examined
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  Speaker 2: her and I felt very seen and heard, So thank
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  Speaker 2: you for that.
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  Speaker 1: What have you? But have you learned anything from this experience?
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  Speaker 3: Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: I should not give her antlers, even though that wasn't
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  Speaker 2: the problem, which which you knew before.
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  Speaker 3: I mean I did, but that she really likes it.
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  Speaker 1: But now what do you do?
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  Speaker 4: But I'm glad she's doing well though, because that's that's
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  Speaker 4: the important part.
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  Speaker 5: I Hudson's doing fine. By the way, he's speaking of
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  Speaker 5: dental month.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, he should be healing up great month.
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  Speaker 5: He's healing up really well. When he lets me look
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  Speaker 5: into his mouth. It's the groomor that he lets do
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  Speaker 5: all that stuff too. So I have to wait for her,
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  Speaker 5: wait for her report. What's the report, Tanya?
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  Speaker 1: You know, why why would he not? Why would he
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  Speaker 1: tolerate the groomer? No idea? Well, you know it's funny profession, Yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it's yeah, I mean it's funny. You watch you watch vets,
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  Speaker 1: for instance, deal with your pets, and they seem to
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  Speaker 1: have a different way about doing it where you go, well,
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  Speaker 1: they never do that for me. The cat won't do
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  Speaker 1: that for me. It's still for me, but will for
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  Speaker 1: the vet.
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  Speaker 4: They're trained and the groomer they always like the groomer
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  Speaker 4: better than the vet because we don't. We always poking
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  Speaker 4: proud at them. And you know, I get it for sure.
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  Speaker 5: I just think he's you know, because I'm always pulling
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  Speaker 5: a gunk out of his eyes and so he hates
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  Speaker 5: me for that.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, the dry right here and they pull his hair
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  Speaker 1: and they hate that. Let's see.
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  Speaker 5: My dog, Hank is a sheetsu poodle mix, Hank, and
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  Speaker 5: recently he's been having full body spasms when there's loud
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  Speaker 5: sounds around him, like clapping or even the sound of
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  Speaker 5: my other dog's ear when she shakes herself. What causes this?
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  Speaker 5: He shakes to the beat of whatever the sound is.
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  Speaker 5: Maybe the rhythm got him.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, that's interesting. It would be hard to say,
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  Speaker 4: I guess. I mean, especially if it's a new development.
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  Speaker 4: I would definitely want to know, you know, more history
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  Speaker 4: about the dog, the age, if there's any other changes
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  Speaker 4: going with it, especially for hearing, because if it's an
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  Speaker 4: older dog, hearing decline can be a factor, and so
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  Speaker 4: the louder noises it takes to even hear it, but
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  Speaker 4: then that can scare them at the same time too.
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  Speaker 4: That's why shaking could be anxiety or stress.
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  Speaker 1: Why you should call us? So, yeah, follow eight seven seven,
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  Speaker 1: six oh two nine six nine six. So the doctor
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  Speaker 1: Dave was going to ask if you pointed questions and
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  Speaker 1: get more information for you.
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  Speaker 5: Let's see, what about the yak cheese for dogs? I
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  Speaker 5: have no idea what that is.
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  Speaker 1: Is that something you can buy.
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  Speaker 4: I don't know if that falls into the squeezy cheese
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  Speaker 4: category or if that's something yes.
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  Speaker 5: See again, if you call, we can follow up. What
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  Speaker 5: are you talking about? Would be the first question.
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  Speaker 3: So to get so oaky, to get her.
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  Speaker 2: To start eating again, I put I got some puid
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  Speaker 2: pumpkin and put it on top of her food.
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  Speaker 3: That is that good.
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  Speaker 1: To her tongue?
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  Speaker 3: If it's plain old pumpkin.
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  Speaker 4: We don't want to get like the pumpkin pie spices
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  Speaker 4: or anything like that.
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  Speaker 3: Just plain old pumpkin. But that can help for sure.
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  Speaker 4: It's a good fiber source and it can stimulate them
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  Speaker 4: to want to eat.
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  Speaker 3: Definitely.
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  Speaker 5: It helped someone's voice to text the yak cheese. It's
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  Speaker 5: yak cheese. They are long lasting natural dog treats made
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  Speaker 5: from traditional Himalayan recipe using yak and cow milk, salt
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  Speaker 5: and lime juice.
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  Speaker 4: I haven't heard of that one for sure, But all right,
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  Speaker 4: as long as it's not an antler.
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  Speaker 1: Let's see, good morning.
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  Speaker 5: Is doctor Davis the only vet at Trilogy or do
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  Speaker 5: I need to request him when I call for a
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  Speaker 5: new visit?
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  Speaker 4: So I do have a couple of others that do.
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  Speaker 4: I'm a part time day here there. So if you
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  Speaker 4: want a doctor, and I recommend this no matter where
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  Speaker 4: you go. But if you get a vet that you're
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  Speaker 4: you know, if you vibe with and you like the experience,
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  Speaker 4: it's never wrong to ask for them for sure for
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  Speaker 4: your appointments.
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  Speaker 3: So and then in May and June I will.
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  Speaker 4: Have two doctors starting, so definitely, then you know, ask
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  Speaker 4: for who you want for sure.
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  Speaker 1: Let's go to the phone, all right, Carolyn, this yere
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  Speaker 1: Hi Carolyn? How are you?
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  Speaker 6: I'm well, thank you?
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  Speaker 1: Where are you calling us from one of the Jordan's West? Okay,
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  Speaker 1: West Jordan? Oh that the mayor tells me that's the
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  Speaker 1: best Jordan.
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  Speaker 3: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: No, And you have a cat named what?
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  Speaker 3: No?
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  Speaker 6: I have a dog named TIKEI.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, I'm looking at the wrong one. Sorry, Okay, your
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  Speaker 1: dog's name is what again? Okay, what's the problem.
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  Speaker 6: They're not really a problem. I just am looking for
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  Speaker 6: dog food recommendations. I got my tried and true I've
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  Speaker 6: been without a dog for a year. Got my tried
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  Speaker 6: and true Canaday off life stages and it contains millet,
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  Speaker 6: which I was told was bad. Not one hundred percent sure,
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  Speaker 6: but I'm way different formulated than it used to be.
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  Speaker 1: I've always heard that Doctor Ross dog food has dog
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  Speaker 1: gone good. Remember the commercials Doctor Ross dog Food, dog
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  Speaker 1: and good?
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  Speaker 2: What do you recommend Doctor Davis?
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  Speaker 7: Well?
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  Speaker 4: So there, I mean there's lots of I think the
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  Speaker 4: options out there overwhelming nowadays, and everything is anything that's
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  Speaker 4: a fad for people seems to follow in dogs. So
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  Speaker 4: some good tips I think is that there's are a
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  Speaker 4: lot of misconceptions.
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  Speaker 3: I think you know, if you get just a good
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  Speaker 3: quality food.
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  Speaker 4: You're likely to get you know, by law, they're supposed
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  Speaker 4: to include everything a dog needs to be healthy. Big
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  Speaker 4: things you want to watch out for is grain free
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  Speaker 4: diets are a big fad right now, and for some
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  Speaker 4: dogs that can lead to actual heart disease and heart failure.
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  Speaker 4: So I wouldn't I would stay away from grain free.
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  Speaker 4: You know, it doesn't mean every dog's gonna have a problem,
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  Speaker 4: but it's not worth the risk, I don't think, and
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  Speaker 4: it doesn't really do anything for the dog anyway.
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  Speaker 3: And then.
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  Speaker 4: My personal kind of veterinary brands that I use a lot,
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  Speaker 4: so Royal Canaan that's that's what I feed to my
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  Speaker 4: own cats. I think that's a good brand. They've got
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  Speaker 4: good non prescription and prescription foods. Science Diet is great
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  Speaker 4: from Hills. And then Purina their pro planned food is
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  Speaker 4: I think a good quality as well.
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  Speaker 3: But that's not the end all be all, but those
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  Speaker 3: are my favorites.
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  Speaker 1: All right.
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  Speaker 6: Okay, how about millet? Millet and dog food? Is that
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  Speaker 6: good or bad? I just sort it was a filler, uh.
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  Speaker 3: Same thing.
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  Speaker 4: There's a lot of misconceptions just about filler and all
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  Speaker 4: natural and organic and all that stuff. So again, I
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  Speaker 4: think if you're just getting a good quality food, I
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  Speaker 4: wouldn't worry as much about stuff like that because it's
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  Speaker 4: much of it is geared towards marketing and just you know,
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  Speaker 4: making you a loan towards something.
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  Speaker 1: All right, there you go, thank you, thank you very much.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks yeplator Maria, Hi Maria, how are you today?
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  Speaker 8: I'm fine, I'm just fine.
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  Speaker 1: Are you? Thank you? Where you calling? From Maria and
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  Speaker 1: what's your what's your kiddie's name?
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  Speaker 8: I am calling for Murray. My cat's name is Nochi.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, what's up?
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  Speaker 8: So Noki has lost three pounds since January. He went
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  Speaker 8: from fifteen pounds to twelve. And I took him to
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  Speaker 8: the vet and they said he looks great. All his
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  Speaker 8: tests were negative. His appetite is normal, he seems to
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  Speaker 8: have a little bit more energy. My vet does not
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  Speaker 8: know why he has lost three pounds.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, that would be for a cat, especially in that
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  Speaker 4: amount of time. I think that would be for me.
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  Speaker 4: That's a big concern. Yeah, for sure, especially if you're
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  Speaker 4: not if you're not trying to do that, and I
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  Speaker 4: definitely would make sure and it sounds like maybe you
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  Speaker 4: have is ruled out.
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  Speaker 3: The most common things for cats.
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  Speaker 4: That will do that is diabetes will do that in
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  Speaker 4: some cases, kidney disease, hyper thyroid disease, So I would
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  Speaker 4: make sure to rule all those out as problems. Some
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  Speaker 4: cats can also develop gastrointestinal issues. Sometimes it's immune system related,
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  Speaker 4: sometimes it's cancer related.
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  Speaker 3: So I just would make sure you've done very.
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  Speaker 4: Thorough testing, not just a basic routine blood work or
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  Speaker 4: something like that.
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  Speaker 1: And if is Ifki's okay with revealing his secret, perhaps
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  Speaker 1: you could talk to mind.
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  Speaker 3: Ye, I don't know for sure. I mean, if it's
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  Speaker 3: no health issues, that's probably a good thing.
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  Speaker 4: A fifteen pound cat is often overweight, unless they're a
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  Speaker 4: really big cat. But I don't like an unknown weight loss.
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  Speaker 4: That's never a good thing.
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  Speaker 1: Generally. Thanks for.
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  Speaker 8: Go ahead ultrasound.
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  Speaker 4: If if all other tests have come back negative, that
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  Speaker 4: it is worthwhile.
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  Speaker 3: I do think to do an ultrasound.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, all right, thanks for Yeah, you'll buy. Yeah.
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  Speaker 5: Let's see my dog, a seven year old boxer ate
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  Speaker 5: some moldy dog kibble. She got sick and true up.
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  Speaker 5: I got rid of the food, but she still has
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  Speaker 5: thrown up twice since I got rid of the food
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  Speaker 5: three days ago. Should I be concerned? Or will this
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  Speaker 5: pass on its own? No blood in the vomit. She's
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  Speaker 5: acting fine, eating and drinking and potty as usual.
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  Speaker 2: Does it take a while to get that out of
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  Speaker 2: your system?
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  Speaker 4: It can, especially with you know, a moldy food, and
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  Speaker 4: also it does upset the kind of the gi biome
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  Speaker 4: that's going on in there, so it can take some time.
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  Speaker 4: But if we are energetic, still eating normal food and
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  Speaker 4: keeping most of it down and no diarrhea or anything.
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  Speaker 4: Probably okay to give it a minute, but you know,
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  Speaker 4: three four or five days that starts to get long,
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  Speaker 4: especially if they're not eating and continuing to vomit, then
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  Speaker 4: I would definitely be concerned about that.
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  Speaker 5: My one year old kitty named Robbie has started howling
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  Speaker 5: and crying for hours at night. He usually goes into
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  Speaker 5: my bathroom when he does this. He doesn't seem to
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  Speaker 5: be in pain. This has started about four or five
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  Speaker 5: days ago. The only change I'm aware of is that
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  Speaker 5: we've had tractors in the house working. They are loud.
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  Speaker 5: I know it terrifies him. Wondering why he has started
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  Speaker 5: doing this, He does seem anxious.
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  Speaker 1: That's probably it.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, that would be, you know, unless you can prove otherwise.
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  Speaker 4: I would say once the contract work finishes, Hopefully he
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  Speaker 4: doesn't hang on to that as a behavior.
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  Speaker 3: But cats are They see.
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  Speaker 4: The world very differently than we do, and even the
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  Speaker 4: tiniest things can be stressful, and vocalizing is not uncommon
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  Speaker 4: when they get stressed.
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  Speaker 1: All right, let's go to Katie. Hi, Katie, how are you.
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  Speaker 9: Good?
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  Speaker 1: How are you all good? What's your dog's name?
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  Speaker 8: His name's Bill Murray.
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  Speaker 1: Okay, is there a story behind that?
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  Speaker 10: There's just a quote from Bill Murray where he says, basically,
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  Speaker 10: he's a really good actor because he looks like a potato,
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  Speaker 10: and my puppy when I got him, looked like a potato.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, all right, what's your question about Bill Murray?
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  Speaker 9: Well, he's he's getten up there. He's eleven years old
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  Speaker 9: this year. He's a pointer mixed with a cata hula,
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  Speaker 9: and he has a lot of fatty lumps. He's a
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  Speaker 9: couple of years ago I had like four or five
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  Speaker 9: of them removed, and he just has a lot more now.
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  Speaker 9: I'm wondering if there's anything besides surgery I can do
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  Speaker 9: about that, because he's getting old enough that I feel
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  Speaker 9: like the surgeries are a little bit riskier.
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  Speaker 3: No, that's good question.
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  Speaker 4: It's hard to control the fatty lumps. They're they're super
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  Speaker 4: super common in older dogs and some breeds you'll see
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  Speaker 4: them more than others.
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  Speaker 3: And one of the.
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  Speaker 4: Best things you can do in general, but also can
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  Speaker 4: at least slow down the growth, is make sure that
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  Speaker 4: they are a lean, healthy body weight. Obs dogs tend
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  Speaker 4: to get more of those, and they tend to grow
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  Speaker 4: a little bit more because there's just so much fat
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  Speaker 4: available for the fatty tumors to grow. So staying lean
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  Speaker 4: is really good. And I really only worry about fatty
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  Speaker 4: tumors if they're getting just so big they're bothering the
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  Speaker 4: dog or in a location that's a problem, or you know.
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  Speaker 4: The other reason we'll remove them is just if you
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  Speaker 4: don't like looking at him. But I do agree that
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  Speaker 4: there comes a time where you probably shouldn'tut him under
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  Speaker 4: unless it's necessary. But that's entirely related to health status.
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  Speaker 4: You know, age is a factor, but it's not the
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  Speaker 4: whole factor. Their health status is more important.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, Katie, and Katie, thank you. The next dog or
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  Speaker 1: cat I get, I'm gonna name them fatty lumps. Thank
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  Speaker 1: you Katie. Here, we're gonna go to John real quick, John, John,
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  Speaker 1: what's your question?
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  Speaker 7: Hey, I've got a cat. His name is hot Pocket,
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  Speaker 7: and he's got one eye and I don't I don't
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  Speaker 7: know how he lost his eyes where I adopted from.
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  Speaker 7: You know, the previous owners didn't know either. But he
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  Speaker 7: also sneezes a lot, sometimes a bit bloody. I'm not
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  Speaker 7: sure if maybe it has to do with like if
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  Speaker 7: he has like damage in his nose, maybe from whenever
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  Speaker 7: he got his eye lost or anything, and I don't
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  Speaker 7: know how to like look at that or find out why.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, the sneezing blood, if the injury and surgery isn't recent,
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  Speaker 4: I would say probably less likely to be from the
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  Speaker 4: eye the previous problem. Dental disease is a big factor
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  Speaker 4: for that too, So I would want to make sure
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  Speaker 4: that there's not progressed dental disease. And the best way
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  Speaker 4: to do that is to put them under and we
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  Speaker 4: take X rays of the teeth and then we can
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  Speaker 4: take X rays of the nasal cavity and just see
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  Speaker 4: if anything stands out that way.
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  Speaker 7: There you go, John, Okay, more likely dental Okay, it's possible.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, possible.
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  Speaker 1: All right, thanks John, Okay, all right, thank you very much.
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  Speaker 2: Got that dental special going, Yeah, yeah, go to trilogyvetsandy
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  Speaker 2: dot com.
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  Speaker 1: All right, thank you very much, Thank you, doctor Dabels.
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  Speaker 1: Sorry you in a couple of weeks.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you guys, Thank you