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Episode 9: Skinny Cats and Fat Dogs: Thyroid Disease and Your Pet’s Real Age
 A cat eats a bunch but still loses weight, starts yowling in the middle of the night, and then goes blind. A dog eats very little, but keeps gaining weight, drinking way too much, with a poor hair coat and weakness in their hind end. It's the Jack S
Episode 8: Terrible Food Labels, Knee Replacements and 3-D Printers
Dr. Rumore and John talk about how completely pathetic pet food labels are, and how you can be easily fooled into paying extra money for empty words. Some of useless words include: "Premium," "Holistic," "Human-Grade": These have no actual meaning, and
Episode 7: The Skinny on Rawhides, Catnip, Isaac Hayes and How Much Space Your Dog May Need
Rawhides can be controversial; pet owners, and even veterinarians, are divided on whether they are awesome or horrible. We jump in to what exactly is a rawhide? How it may be a great treat for most dogs, but which ones should avoid it, and what you should
Episode 6: Babies, Puppies, Kittens and It’s (probably) Not Ear Mites
Doctor Rumore has a new baby, Mia Rosabella, and his young white deaf boxer Coconut has an unexpectedly good reaction. We discuss how adult dogs and cats are supposed to treat puppies, kittens and babies, and why sometimes they do not always get along as
Episode 5: Pet Alzheimer’s and Shedding
John and Michael discuss the symptoms of Senior Cognitive Dysfunction, also called Dog Alzheimer's or Cat Senility, and how supplements, antioxidants or medications may help, as well as how your pet's brain is protected from their own blood. We also discu
Episode 4: Horror Movies, Fleas and Feeding Big Puppies
No one can argue that the 1979 movie Alien is a true classic. One of the creepiest scenes is recreated on a smaller scale in people's homes everyday  We learn this week how you can recreate a scene from the iconic science fiction/horror movie in your o
Episode 3: Jealousy , Dominance, and Telling Time
Everyone talks about their pets being jealous, but can they really be "jealous?" The answer will be surprising, and may change the way you give out treats to your own pack. We also discuss how dominance between pets is more complicated than you think, and
Episode 2: Litter Box Mysteries and The Joy of Toys
 A cat can be mysterious about many things, but few mysteries are more frustrating than why the darn cat has stopped using the litter box. We dive a little deeper into what cats really want in a bathroom (for example, not feeling like they are trapped in
Episode 1: Alien Invaders from Planet Earth
Sometimes danger comes in small packages. Sometimes those small packages grow up to be giant freakin' toads that eat everything and squirt poison! No, it's not a grade-b late night movie; it is real life for southern states. If you have pets, you need to