Dr. Marty Becker--veterinarian and longtime presence on "Good Morning, America" and, more recently, a contributor to "The Dr. Oz Show"--discusses a number of the important details and suggestions included in his latest of 20 books, "Your Cat: The Owner's Manual:...
Dr. Walter Burghardt, Jr.--veterinarian, chief of behavioral medicine since 1995 at the Daniel E. Holland Military Working Dog Hospital at Lackland Air Force Base, and considered the leading authority on canine post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)--describes the...
Dr. Dani McVety--a Lutz-based veterinarian specializing in hospice care and euthanasia, whose practice is called Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice--discusses her background, how her veterinary school training and initial work as an emergency medicine vet prompted her...
Dr. Kim Haddad, a veterinarian and manager of The Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition--a group of zoo professionals, sanctuary operators and animal protection groups (including some surprising bedfellows), who've banded together to focus their attention, and...
Wildlife veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Conrad--Director of The Paw Project, which seeks to educate the public about the often-crippling effects of feline declawing, rehabilitate big cats that have been declawed, and marshal endeavors to end declawing, including...
Walter Boyce--Director of the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center, wildlife veterinarian and researcher and the expert various state & county agencies bring in when there's been a mountain lion attack, or to assess the threat of one--discusses various aspects of...
Dr. Kathryn Marocchino--founder and president of The Nikki Hospice Foundation For Pets--discusses the genesis of the Foundation (including the awful final days & moments of the Marocchinos' late, beloved cat Nikki), how the national program currently operates,...
Local veterinarian extraordinaire Dr. Mary Sebzda--the only guest thus far to make multiple appearances on "Talking Animals"--returns to discuss and answer caller questions about such Summer pet concerns as greater vigilance against fleas, higher incidence of...
Local veterinarian Dr. Mary Sebzda--who was first a guest on June 23, 2003--returns to discuss pet obesity and how a visiting animal introduced into a household can trigger stress (including diarrhea) in the resident animals, and takes caller questions on "hot...
Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald--veteran Denver-based veterinarian, star of the Animal Planet series “Emergency Vets,” stand-up comic and former longtime member of the security detail for the Rolling Stones--discussing various elements of his career and points they dovetail,...
