Show #46 – Pet Socialite Charlotte Reed from New York City – Airedale Rescue of Florida – Dr. Donna Spector on Annual Shots for your Dog!

Jeff Marginean — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:28:11 +0000

Pet Expert Charlotte Reed

As I beganÂ my journey last year of having the book released and starting the radio show,Â I had no idea of the things I would be doing or the people I would be meeting. In the first few years of having Butch I had met so many nice people and pet owners that I had a pretty good feeling about the direction I wasÂ headed, but being a music producer I was a bitÂ aprehensive based on my experience with people in “the business.” Imagine my pleasant suprise last fall when I recieved a phone call from Charlotte Reed effectively welcoming me into the fold. Charlotte put together the Pet Writer’s Conference in New York that I had signed up for and was calling me to say “Hi” and let me know that if I had any questionsÂ not to hesitate to let her know! After meeting her las February I learned that she is as delightful in person as she is on the air! Charlotte is a Pet Expert, an author (Miss Fido Manners Complete Book of Dog Etiquette), one of the co-founders of the Metropolitan Dog Club of New York, and an expert on pet products ofÂ all kinds! Listen in on our conversation about her many years of experience with pets, pet products and her current gig as the spokesperson for Arm & Hammer Pet Products!

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PET RESCUE OF THE WEEK

Airedale Adoptions for Florida!

Over the years I have spent much time in Florida visiting relatives and then my parents as they wintered there from Ohio. I got to know Miami and especially the Ft. Lauderdale are very well and enjoyed every bit of it! I love Florida and as I get older hope to make that the winter location for MBB Radio! OK, enough of my commentary…Sara Schlossman of Sun Shine Airedalers of Florida was kind enough to join us from sunny Florida…well it was storming during our chat…but still Florida none-the-less! In Florida and want an Airedale? …Then you have to check out our conversation about the breed and how you can adopt from Sara and this great Airedale organization!

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VET TOPIC OF THE WEEK

HALO Pet products are "all natural" and "provide the best in Holistic Pet Care!"

As you know by reading my book, I have done a lot of studying on how to take the best care of Butch possible. It never fails that Dr. Donna teaches me something new almost every week. She loves our pets almost as much as we do and has devoted her life to the best care possible for them. Dr. Donna Spector helps me through a problem that Butch has had with his annual shots. Parvo, Distemper shots seem to cause Butch some problems. Is he allergic to the shots? Is your pet allergic to shots? Listen to Dr. Donna walk me through theÂ need for these shotsÂ and help me understand the dosages, and some testing that can be done to see if heÂ even needs them annually… not to mentionÂ whatÂ I can do if we find that Butch is actually allergic to the shots and other important information!

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Shots … not the kind you drink, either!

Jeff Marginean — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:06:39 +0000

Seems like any time I take Butch to the vet anymore, he comes back with more problems that he went in with. This is not a reflection on our vet, Dave is a great vet and really knows a lot about Boston terriers. The issue is Butch himself. He does not like it there at all. Iâ€™m not sure if it is all the different smells from other animals, or if he just equates the surroundings to his own personal torture chamber but he is most decidedly in panic mode as soon as we enter the door of the office. Fighting every step of the way he reluctantly steps on the scale, 22.5 pounds. Hmmm, he lost a couple of pounds. Probably from not eating too well on the Maine trip. He also usually runs pretty lean during the summer months anyway. A couple of pound swing is nothing to worry about, with being outside playing and running around he is still in great shape.

On this particular visit I had to get him in for his parvovirus and rabies shots as they are scheduled within a week of each other and I was sure we wouldnâ€™t get out of there without a good butt squeezing â€¦ him, not me. Dad was also along for this visit with Buttons and Bosco for their parvo shots also. Dave gave them both shots in the folds of skin on their neck. No problem. They squirmed a little bit but no problem holding them as they are about 15 pounds each, A little bigger than a small thanksgiving turkey.

Then, there was Butch, all muscle, and trying to get out of there, his was more of a full blown Greco- Roman wrestling match than just plain squirming. Keeping his harness on him it was impossible for Dave to give him his shot in the skin around his neck. Instead the other area where vets will give shots to be less painful is on the inside of the rear leg where it connects to the body. With Butch thrashing around and us trying to hold him still, the shots went OK as did the butt squeezing part. The dogs went back with Dad and I went back to work. Later that day, when I went to pick Butch up he was a mess. Dad said he was under the bed the rest of the day. Iâ€™m sure his anal glands hurt but there were other problems that developed. Once I got him home he would not lay down. He just stood there looking at me in the middle of the room. As I went about my business he would not move. So I went over to him to look him over good and running my hand down the left side and then the right side he let out a Yelp! and jumped away. I thought that possibly with the shot on that side and his thrashing around that maybe the needle poked him in the muscle and now it is sore. I left him alone and he would still just stand there. He was so tired that his little head would slowly fall to the floor between his front paws and fall asleep â€¦ with his butt sticking up in the air. He did not want to bend his back legs.

After a couple of days of rest this subsided and he could walk up and down the 2 stairs into the garage again. He was also running and jumping the second evening so he was doing fine. Probably at 90%. However, another noticeable problem showed up this morning. Picking him up under his front legs to put him in my truck would also result in a Yelp! This, I deduced, was from holding him so tightly in his harness when getting the shots. Iâ€™m quite sure that the harness hurt his muscles under his front legs and they are now very sore. Putting my hands a little further down and locking my fingers, I picked him up like a crane and put him in the truck without incident. He is still noticeably sore and I have to be careful with him. Itâ€™s difficult when he wants to play so badly but I know he should be careful or he could hurt himself worse or prolong the agony. I also would not let him on my bed to sleep until I knew he would get up and down on his own again. If he canâ€™t do that then I did not want to bump him during the night and send him through the roof. I woke up today and he was next to me on the bed. He jumped up during the night.

Maybe I make too much of it, but there has to be a better way. It seems to me that with every visit to the vet Butchâ€™s anxiety grows and I worry what will be bothering him next. Dave is a great vet and I would not think of changing but something has to be done about Butchâ€™s vet problem!

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Show #46 – Pet Socialite Charlotte Reed from New York City – Airedale Rescue of Florida – Dr. Donna Spector on Annual Shots for your Dog!

Shots … not the kind you drink, either!