Happy Thanksgiving from Dr. Roger!

Welcome to Dr. Roger's Thanksgiving episode. Beyond wishing his beloved listeners a happy thanksgiving, in this episode, Dr. Roger educates about hidden holiday dangers for pets that are easy to avoid. After nearly 24 years of practice, Dr. Roger has seen a lot, including the consequences of pet hazards that are unique to the holiday season. Tune in to learn how to keep your pets safe and happy this holiday season.Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

Cats are a unique species that millions of people cherish as companions and furry family members. They bring so much life to our homes in ways that are different from dogs, but no less enjoyable, affectionate, and sometimes very funny and quirky. Dr. Roger dedicates this episode to talking about our feline friends, sharing fun facts about cats that are not just interesting to learn about, but also to help feline enthusiasts best nurture the human-animal bond with their cats, while doing everything they can to keep them healthy and happy.Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

Dr. Roger reports on a current parvo outbreak in dogs. Parvo is a very contagious and deadly disease seen in dogs caused by parvovirus. It is also a very preventable disease via a safe vaccination that has been available for several decades. If it is so preventable, why is there an outbreak of the disease? In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses a current parvo outbreak and the reasons behind it.Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

Dr. Roger discusses specific provisions in the recently passed Big Beautiful Bill legislation that will significantly impact the future of veterinary medicine. Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

For Veterinary Technician Week, 2025, Dr. Roger celebrates the often unsung heroes of veterinary medicine, the heart beat of veterinary practices, our beloved veterinary technicians. In this episode, Dr. Roger details the every day tasks that they perform with courage, skill, and passion, and underscores how important they are in the health care of pets. Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

Ticks are evolving rapidly to withstand extremes of temperature and climate to expand their geographic reach and increase their seasonal tolerance. There is even an invasive new tick species adding to the pool ticks that carry an increasing number of tick born infectious diseases that commonly infect dogs.THIS IS A MUST LISTEN for dog parents regardless of where you may live. Tune in as Dr. Roger discusses this increasing threat to the well being of our dogs and what we can do to proactively protect our canines from the ever worsening tick menace!Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

A majority of household cats are obese! While some pet owners see their obese cats as "fat and happy," obesity can have very serious health consequences and significantly reduce quality of life and even shorten the lives of our beloved felines. In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses the feline obesity epidemic, potential health consequences of feline obesity, how to prevent obesity, and how to cure obesity if cats are already overweight. Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

The University of Minnesota Urolith Center is seeing a novel type of bladder stone in dogs and cases are on the rise. In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses this previously non-existent bladder stone and how it appears to be strongly linked to human grade dog food brands.Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

In this episode Dr. Roger discusses the unique evolution of dogs and the integral role interactions with humans to become a whole separate species from the wolf. Learn how this extraordinary evolution that began with cooperation with and companionship for early humans affected the modern dog in terms of socialization, nutritional needs, and behavior. Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

Hookworm was once a common but easily and cheaply treated worm parasite in dogs and cats. In recent years, veterinarians have seen cases of hookworm that are resistant to conventional treatments and resistant cases are on the rise. With this disease that has the potential to infect the human family, tune in to find out what you can do to protect your pets from resistant hookworm.Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to [email protected]. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠  In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of  ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.