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This pet Life Radio, Let's talk pets.
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Hello, hellovers, Welcome to Best Bets for Pets. So you know,
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we're getting into the summer months, and you know, every
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time I think about summer, I think about heat. I
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live in a warm place anyways, but it's always so hot.
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Then I think about when mister Zeus was in my life.
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He's in doggy Heaven now, but this summer was always
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so hard on him because of either you know, he
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got hotspots and it was just, I don't know, a
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hard time a year. My guest today has some great
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ideas for how to deal with skin issues and skincare
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in your dogs, which I think become exaggerated during summer,
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but maybe that's me. We'll hear more about it from her,
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so we'll be right back.
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Let's talk pets on petlifradio dot com.
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Welcome back everyone. I'd like to welcome Doctor ruth An
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Lobos is a dBm CCRT cv AT and senior veterinarian
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and she works with in her own practice as well
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as with Prena. Welcome doctor Ruthane. Can I call you
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doctor Ruthan?
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Oh, for sure, I'm excited to be here.
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I'm very excited to have you on. We're going to
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be talking about the supplements that Prena has come out
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with for skincare, but before we tackle that, let's talk
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about dogs and skincare. So, you know, my loyal listeners
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know mister Zeus passed some time ago, but you know
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I had two fur babe three fur babes, Nikki for
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over a thirty year period in my life, so I'm
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very familiar with everything that happens in summer, and I've
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lived in warm climates. California is Southern California now southern Florida,
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which is even warmer. Is it in my head? Or
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is summer just hard on our dogs besides the pavement
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being too hot for their little paws.
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Yeah, it is not just in your head. But one
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of the things that's even kind of wilder about that
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is skin issues. For the last like thirteen years, according
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to Nationwide, pet have been the number one reason why
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pet parents have brought their pets into the veterinarian So
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it is one hundred percent not in your head, and
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that it does get escalated even more in the summertime.
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And I kind of like to think about it as
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this like the threshold or the bucket theory. So you
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might have something that irritates your skin a little bit,
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or if we want to make it humans, it's somebody
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who irritates you just a little bit. But then if
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you have someone else who irritates you just a little
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bit as well, and someone else who irritates you a
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little bit just as well, and they're all together in
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the same room, like your threshold for irritation and probably
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having it, you know, like an explosive moment is gonna
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go up, and the same is for our pets. So
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it's like during the summer, they're a little bit hotter,
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and even though they don't sweat like we do as people,
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they do sweat through the paths of their paws, but
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usually they offload heat by panting. But it is warmer
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and that oftentimes can amplify things. And then things are
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blooming right like I live in Boulder, Colorado, and this
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time of year, everything even though we didn't have much
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of a winter this year, everything is still coming out
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of hibernation right now. And if you tap on the
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trees there's this like green plume that comes from the branches.
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So you know, so you've got that starting to go on.
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Maybe they're swimming more so now that extra both their
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skin is getting wet more frequently and maybe not drying
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as well, and so you start to get kind of
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this combination add up to a big scenario, and their
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bucket overflows and we see them get itchy or get
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hot spots and things of that nature.
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What about bugs and things like that sort? Mmm, yes, yes,
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great question. I think of skin allergies. But one thing
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I'm always want to be aware of are ticks. And
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if people think they only get them from hiking, not true.
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If you go to dog parks, whether they're in the
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mountains or not, you can pick up your dog can
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pick up ticks, and even around the neighborhood they could
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pick up ticks. I've had that experience. I mean it's
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probably rare.
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Oh yeah, no, And especially this year in a lot
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of parts of the country that did experience a shorter, warmer,
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drier winter, and those I like to call them creepy
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crawleys did not go into hibernation nearly as long as
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we would like them to. And actually, you know, flea
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allergy is the number one type of allergy in our dogs.
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And so I'll say that in the clinic a lot
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and people are like, well, I don't see any fleas
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on my dog, And I'm like, it's not that you
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necessarily have to see the fleas. It's actually an allergic
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reaction to the saliva of that flea bite. So I
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kind of wish we would rename it like flea bite
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allergy instead of flea allergy, because I think that helps
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pet parents better understand that it's It's like if you
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are allergic to bee stings and you get stung, like
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your whole leg might swell up. I'm not allergic to bees.
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So if I get stung by a bee, I get
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a little welt, but it's not you know, anything major
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that I need to have medication for in all of that.
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And it's similar for our dogs. So when our dogs
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are allergic to a flea bite, they get bitten by
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one and they feel like they are just crawling with
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fleas and they're just so very itchy. And that's actually
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the number again, the number one reason that we are
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the number one allergy that we see in our dogs
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is actually a flea bite allergy. And you know, our ticks,
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like you said, I feel like this year you're seeing
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all over the news like tick bites are one of
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the number one reasons why humans are ending up in
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the emergency room this time of year. And it's not
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different from our dogs. And those ticks, like you said,
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they can live on grass, they can hop from one
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dog to another dog. They're not afraid.
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People just need to be aware because some people have
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misconceptions of well, I give my dog, you know, flea medicine,
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so there's not going to you know, I'm okay, you
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still have to check and ticks, you know, people have
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their mindset of oh, it's only if I'm climbing, you know,
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in the gorgeous mountains of Colorado. I've been to your state.
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It's amazing, but not true. They can happen anywhere. So
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one of the best ways to alleviate allergies is through diet.
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So please tell us doctor r Dan the Prena pro
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plan veterinary skincare supplement. How does this help?
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Yeah, so what it does? So it's made up of
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So I will take a step back in the fact
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that I want to let your listeners know that the
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supplement industry can kind of be like I like to
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call it, the wild wild West. So there is very
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little regulation over what you say on the outside of
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your package, and it needing to match what's on the
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inside of your package. So I always strongly recommend that
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whenever you're picking a supplement, it may seem very benign.
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It is an industry that is rapidly growing, both in
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the human space as well as the pet space. And
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you know, you can scroll the screens on the internet,
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you can walk up and down the aisles of your
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favorite pet store and they are packed with supplements, all
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making these very lovely elaborate claims. But I would strongly,
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strongly recommend that you talk to your veterinarian about what
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supplements might be right for your specific pet, and then
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if if they don't, maybe make a specific recommendation. I
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always try to because I know it can be so
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overwhelming when you go out there in the supplement industry,
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in the supplement world for your pets. But if they
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don't make one, and or you come across one and
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you're like, hey, my neighbor uses this, to always go
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back to them and really have this conversation of like, hey, doctor,
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do you think that this is a you know, is
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this a good quality supplement? Is this something that would
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be good for my pets? And that's twofold. One, of course,
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we want to make sure that if we are spending
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our dollars, that we're doing it on something that is
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going to help our pet in the way that we
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are trying to trying to alleviate some issue. And then
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two that it's not going to have anything that might
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hurt our pets in there. And so those are kind
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of you know, I really again, when we as veterinarians,
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and when I make a recommendation, it is my veterinary
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license that I am also putting on on the line.
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So I do a lot of work looking at the
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companies behind that supplement, the research that's going to support
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whatever ingredients are in there, and the claims that that
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manufacturer is making on that packaging, and if there is
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some sort of third party guarantee verification that again that
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what they say on the package matches what's inside and
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there's nothing additional in there. And so that's one of
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the really great benefits I feel like working at Purina
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and having the backing of the checkerboard on the label
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here is that you know, we have nearly five hundred
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researchers and scientists on staff at Purina, and it has
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it spans everything from veterinarians like myself, to veterinarian nutritionists,
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to behaviorists to feeding specialists because our dogs and our
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cats eat differently than we do as humans, and so
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we have a lot of experts tease and so you
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can feel comfortable when you give your pets something that
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has that perine of logo on it, that it has
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been researched thoroughly and has the science to back the
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claims that we are making on that packaging. And so
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with our skincare supplement. It's got this really fantastic blend
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of collagen, EPA and DHA, which are omega three fatty
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acids that come from marine sources, to that fish oil
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that it's also got vitamin E and zinc and so
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it really those ingredients work together to support that natural
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protective barrier and really support skin health as well.
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Doctor Methad, I'm glad you mentioned the studies and the
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research behind Prena because in the pet industry you have
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some small mom and pops and then you have some
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giant corporations, and I hear different things all the time.
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Having been I've been doing this well close to twenty years,
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so a lot of different guests on best beds for pets.
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And there's also a huge plus because you know, a
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company like Trina does the research and everything, and you
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don't always get that with these smaller places. They'll just
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you know, they put certain things on and you don't
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know that it's tested. So I think it makes a difference.
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I think, you know, you can't put all of the
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you know, stereotypes of corporate companies in one spot.
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Yes, I agree, and it's one of the reasons why
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I've I've been with Purina a little more than twenty years,
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and I continue to get impressed and get in a
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state of awe by the expertise that we have and
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the and the diligence that we take in every single
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ingredient process, even the people that we bring, you know,
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into our organization again making sure that you know, the
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pets safety and health are our north star every single day.
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And it's why again I've like I've fed Purina since
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I was a small child, and that's what my parents
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fed and you know, when we had our dogs growing up,
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and so I you know, it is something again for
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many decades that I've chosen to feed my pets and
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they have all thrived and lived. I feel fortunate. You
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know a lot of my dogs have made it to
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into their teen years. I just lost my German short
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hair pointer, I'm sorry, like three months shy of her
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eighteenth birthday. Wow, I know that.
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Yeah, if you have a met or large sized breed
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that makes it to their teens, that's pretty good.
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Yeah, And I you know, I attribute a lot of
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that to the fantastic diet, nutrition and the expertise behind
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how we feed our pets and how we design our
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products up Purina.
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All right, we're going to take a sharp wake and
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we'll be right back.
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Let's pets at Life Radio, HETLFE.
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Radio, Petlife Radio dot Com.
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Welcome back everyone. We are talking to doctor ruth Ann Lobos.
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She has a lot of titles Jesus super she knows
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a lot about supplements for your dog. She works with
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Prena and we're talked in the first half of the
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show about oh, all kinds of things. So Doctor Ruthan
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tell us about the supplement, what what should people expect?
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Tell us about the dosage as well. Sure, sure, So
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it comes in a a little chew that they get
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every day. And we all know, at least from my experience,
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that our pets love to have treats.
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I love to give my pets treats, you know. I
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will use this often as like another opportunity to be
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able to engage with my dogs at home by giving
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them the skincare supplement daily. So it does come in
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a soft chew form, and that's another bonus is that
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we really put a lot of effort into not only
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making sure that it's got these great active ingredients in
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it that will help their skin, but that it also
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tastes good so they will happily take their supplement. And
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then you know, as I mentioned, it has the collagen
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in there, it's also got the EPA and DHA, which
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are those omega three fatty acids, and that we know
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those are derived from fish oil and they have a
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great anti inflammatory properties, so they really help again if
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there is that irritation, maybe there's a break in that
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protective skin barrier from an allergen or because they've been
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swimming a lot or something of that nature, the EPA
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and DAH can help to kind of mitigate or calm
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down that inflammation that's there. Vitamin E and zinc help
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to promote that really strong immune system. And it also
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has some omegas sixes in there, and those omega six
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fatty acids are really again important for the junction of
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your skin cells, and making sure that again that barrier,
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that protective barrier of the dog's skin, is nice and healthy.
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I think it's one of the things that people sometimes
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overlook is that the skin is actually the largest organ
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in a dog's body, and so really making sure that
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we support that in a very healthy and fruitful way
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allows them then to be out and about with us
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more often and more comfortably in life.
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Thank you. Are there any other special treatments that pet
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parents should consider for their dog in this summer in
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addition to these supplements.
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Sure, so we.
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Mentioned earlier, you know about the creepy crawleys, So certainly
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having your dog on some sort of fleet and tick
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preventative and making sure again that you're talking to your
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veterinarian about ones that are effective for your dog wherever
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they live, because there are different types of ticks out
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there and you want to make sure that they're protected,
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and the other things that certainly can be helpful for
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pet parents. You know a lot of times people are like, oh,
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I just need to keep bathing my dog and bathing
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my dog, and really like most of the time most
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dogs only need to be bathed about once a month. Now,
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obviously that's going to vary a little bit if they're
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kind of getting in so maybe quote unquote questionable water,
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like like my labrador likes to do on a regular basis,
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the more questionable, the more exciting it is for him.
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But you know, but usually it's about once a month
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that they need to be bathed. But if they do
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come up with some allergies or sensitive skin, I think
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that's one of the bonuses that we have now in
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veterinary medicine is that there are therapeutic shampoos and leve
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on conditioners that may be appropriate. And again talking with
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your veterinarian about that. Also, you know I mentioned about
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like the green plumes that are happening now, with all
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of the things that are blooming and around, it can
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be as gentle as just a wet washcloth and wiping
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down their paws or if you have a longer haired dog,
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again kind of wiping off any of that pollen or
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dirt that may be you know, irritating for them. Always
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I recommend this all the time, whether you know you're
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just going to the dog park or you are going
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on an off leash hike or adventure with your dog.
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To always when you get back, do a check, you know,
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check in their you know, in between their toes and
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their ears, in their little armpits and all of their
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little crevice. This is to again look for anything like
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a tick or a flea, but also if they've you know,
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picked up something like a burr or a stick that
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again could get into their skin and cause more irritation.
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is going to be some good solid nutrition. A lot
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of times, I think that's the first thing that a
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lot of pet parents jump to as the cause for
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their dog's itchiness. But it's really only about you know,
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four to six percent of dogs out there are truly
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food allergic. But you do want you know, proper protein
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and proper fat and vitamins and minerals in that complete
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and balanced diet to set their skin up for ultimate
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success and health.
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Thank you, and thank you for mentioning all of the
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areas for people to you know, for the fact that
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they need to do a double check on their pooch
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when they get back from their you know, hiking adventure.
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Being out in the outdo it's so easy for dogs,
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especially long haired or furry paw dogs to end up
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with serious irritations with the pro Plans supplement. Is there
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any issues with allergies in this product? Should we check
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before giving it to our dogs with our vet?
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Sure? Yeah, I think that's a great call out. You know,
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if they are on, say like a hypoallergenic diet, or
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they do have a true food allergy, you would want
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to check with your veterinarian before you give them anything,
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even like a little treat or dropping something on the floor.
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You would, you know, when you're cooking, you would certainly
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want to, you know, always check with your veterinarian before
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putting them on a supplement that may cause a flare
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if they have a true food allergy.
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This is just for dogs. Is there one for cats
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coming in the near future?
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Hey?
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Yeah, So we are always looking at ways that we
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can help to support both our cats and dogs, you know,
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So I would say stay tuned.
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That's where we second. So I get it. That's because
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they're they're much like they're Who is it that they
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share ninety five the DNA with tigers?
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I think So, I think that sounds if I remember correct.
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So that's why it's so hard on them. So what
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if you could leave pet parents with one tip for
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you know, making their dogs summer easier, you know, less itchy,
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what would you tell them, I only get.
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One that's us oh too too.
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We want them to take the supplement, we want them
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you know, yeah five.
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So certainly would love you know, them to again talk
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with their veterinarian about the skincare supplement. It is available
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through their veterinarian but also on Amazon and Chewy, so
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they have access to different places. They don't need a
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prescription from their veterinarian to be able to buy it.
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So certainly why I would love that. I would also
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really really love for them to take seriously the flea
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and tick control and doing that post adventure check so
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that I see oftentimes, you know again if you've got
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that longer hair dog, or even you know sometimes on
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labradors they can hide things really really well in their
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shorter coats, so really it only takes about sixty seconds
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to look in their paws and all their little crevices
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and just make sure that there's nothing there that they
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may have brought home that you would not like to
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have in your house, or that they may have hurt themselves.
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And if we catch it early. That can help them
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have more adventures together later in the summer.
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Thank you. You know what else? I like the idea
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of having a first aid kit with me pet first daycare.
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Oh yes, yes, that could be a whole other topic
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for us. That is a whole another And are you
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familiar with clotted? I am not true story. I was
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with my havanees moving his whole nail came off, so
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I think clott it's the brand name. I've heard pepper works,
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but it stings. It's a powder that you can put
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on there, you know, because the nail just ripped off.
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He's sure, I don't know what in the world. And
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it was, of course Sunday, and he was fine otherwise,
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So we put the clotted. It helps stop leading.
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Okay, so we maybe something similar. I have a product
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called Quickstop that we have that I carry as well
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in my first aid kit. That again, yet you just
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kind of put it stop right.
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Something like that is great. And also I think some
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of the some of these first aid kids have tick tweezers. Yes, yep,
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so those kind of things are pretty good. What else
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would you suggest?
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Yeah, So on that note on ticks, I have become
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a big fan. It's a product called tick Mit and
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it looks kind of like a giant glove that you
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might put on your hand, and it has some really
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good data to supports how it effectively. Again, you just
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kind of wipe it down. You can use it on
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yourself and your dogs, and it has this special design
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that helps to remove the ticks. Now, if they're embedded,
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that's a different story. They do have a little tool
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that comes with it to be able to remove it,
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but if they haven't quite attached yet, it's a great
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way to be able to get them off and have
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them then stuck in the tickment instead of on you.
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You know, I love that one of the things that
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people don't often think about to include in their first
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aid kit. I love a good slip lead, so that
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can be again your veterinarian can probably they probably have
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one at the clinic that they that they use and
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hand out that have their phone number on it and
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that sort of thing. But it can be used certainly
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as an additional leash, but then it can also be
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used as a muzzle because oftentimes if our dogs get hurt,
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it is their protective instinct to protect themselves and we
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see a lot of times that that pet parent will
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maybe you know, get a wound from their dog when
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they're trying to actually help their dog. And then obviously
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it could be used in a pinch as a tournique,
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and it's so lightweight. So I love a good slip lead,
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and then I also love a good sling. So if
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you are going out, you know, we fortunate to live
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here in Colorado and I get to hike a lot
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with my dogs. And if I'm two or three miles
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into a hike, you know, then my Labrador is seventy
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plus pounds and then journey, my wirehair pointing Griffon is
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fifty pounds, and so if one of them gets hurt,
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that's a long way to try to get them out.
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again something that's super light weight, but then can get
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your pet, you and your pet to safety and to
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care really quickly versus you know, trying to carry them out.
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Wow, these are some amazing tips. Thank you so much.
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Can you tell us again where everyone can buy Prena
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pro Plan skincare veterinary supplements.
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Yeah, so you can get our skincare supplements on Amazon
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chewy and then at your local veterinary clinic.
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Doctor Ruthan, I want to thank you so much for
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coming on Best Bets for Pets.
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Thanks for having me.
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I hope you all enjoyed the show. I want to
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thank my guests, Doctor ruth Ann Lobos, thanks to Prina
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pro Plan for sending the supplements. I definitely you know
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from experience, I know that Prina does a lot of
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research on the product. I know this is not a
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paid sponsorship, but one thing I do like is that
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they have a lot of scientists and testers and staff
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and I could really appreciate that. And they also do
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a lot of passion projects like the Purple le Ish project.
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You can find that out at prina dot com. Also,
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I'd like to thank my cat crew Dennis, Charlotte and Molly.
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My doggies are.
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Over the wainbub Bridge.
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Thank you mister z and Nikki for always giving me
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fond memories. Thank you to my listening audience. So appreciate
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you listening to Best Bets for Bets for whoa almost
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twenty years I've been doing this whoo a lot of
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products and of course the show would not be the
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same without the magic of my producer Mark Winter, so
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thank you so much, Mark, and cheap Listening. You never
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This pet Life Radio, Let's talk pets.
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Hello, hellovers, Welcome to Best Bets for Pets. So you know,
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we're getting into the summer months, and you know, every
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He's in doggy Heaven now, but this summer was always
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so hard on him because of either you know, he
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got hotspots and it was just, I don't know, a
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hard time a year. My guest today has some great
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ideas for how to deal with skin issues and skincare
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in your dogs, which I think become exaggerated during summer,
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but maybe that's me. We'll hear more about it from her,
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so we'll be right back.
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Welcome back everyone. I'd like to welcome Doctor ruth An
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Lobos is a dBm CCRT cv AT and senior veterinarian
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and she works with in her own practice as well
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as with Prena. Welcome doctor Ruthane. Can I call you
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doctor Ruthan?
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Oh, for sure, I'm excited to be here.
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I'm very excited to have you on. We're going to
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be talking about the supplements that Prena has come out
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with for skincare, but before we tackle that, let's talk
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about dogs and skincare. So, you know, my loyal listeners
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know mister Zeus passed some time ago, but you know
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I had two fur babe three fur babes, Nikki for
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over a thirty year period in my life, so I'm
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very familiar with everything that happens in summer, and I've
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lived in warm climates. California is Southern California now southern Florida,
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which is even warmer. Is it in my head? Or
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is summer just hard on our dogs besides the pavement
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being too hot for their little paws.
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of the things that's even kind of wilder about that
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is skin issues. For the last like thirteen years, according
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to Nationwide, pet have been the number one reason why
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pet parents have brought their pets into the veterinarian So
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it is one hundred percent not in your head, and
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that it does get escalated even more in the summertime.
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this like the threshold or the bucket theory. So you
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might have something that irritates your skin a little bit,
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or if we want to make it humans, it's somebody
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who irritates you just a little bit. But then if
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you have someone else who irritates you just a little
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bit as well, and someone else who irritates you a
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little bit just as well, and they're all together in
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the same room, like your threshold for irritation and probably
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having it, you know, like an explosive moment is gonna
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go up, and the same is for our pets. So
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it's like during the summer, they're a little bit hotter,
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and even though they don't sweat like we do as people,
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they do sweat through the paths of their paws, but
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usually they offload heat by panting. But it is warmer
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and that oftentimes can amplify things. And then things are
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blooming right like I live in Boulder, Colorado, and this
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time of year, everything even though we didn't have much
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of a winter this year, everything is still coming out
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of hibernation right now. And if you tap on the
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trees there's this like green plume that comes from the branches.
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skin is getting wet more frequently and maybe not drying
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as well, and so you start to get kind of
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this combination add up to a big scenario, and their
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bucket overflows and we see them get itchy or get
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hot spots and things of that nature.
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What about bugs and things like that sort? Mmm, yes, yes,
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great question. I think of skin allergies. But one thing
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I'm always want to be aware of are ticks. And
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if people think they only get them from hiking, not true.
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mountains or not, you can pick up your dog can
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pick up ticks, and even around the neighborhood they could
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pick up ticks. I've had that experience. I mean it's
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probably rare.
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of parts of the country that did experience a shorter, warmer,
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drier winter, and those I like to call them creepy
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crawleys did not go into hibernation nearly as long as
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we would like them to. And actually, you know, flea
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allergy is the number one type of allergy in our dogs.
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and people are like, well, I don't see any fleas
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on my dog, And I'm like, it's not that you
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necessarily have to see the fleas. It's actually an allergic
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reaction to the saliva of that flea bite. So I
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kind of wish we would rename it like flea bite
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allergy instead of flea allergy, because I think that helps
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pet parents better understand that it's It's like if you
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are allergic to bee stings and you get stung, like
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your whole leg might swell up. I'm not allergic to bees.
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a little welt, but it's not you know, anything major
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that I need to have medication for in all of that.
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are allergic to a flea bite, they get bitten by
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one and they feel like they are just crawling with
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fleas and they're just so very itchy. And that's actually
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the number again, the number one reason that we are
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the number one allergy that we see in our dogs
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is actually a flea bite allergy. And you know, our ticks,
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like you said, I feel like this year you're seeing
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all over the news like tick bites are one of
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the number one reasons why humans are ending up in
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the emergency room this time of year. And it's not
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different from our dogs. And those ticks, like you said,
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they can live on grass, they can hop from one
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dog to another dog. They're not afraid.
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misconceptions of well, I give my dog, you know, flea medicine,
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so there's not going to you know, I'm okay, you
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still have to check and ticks, you know, people have
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their mindset of oh, it's only if I'm climbing, you know,
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in the gorgeous mountains of Colorado. I've been to your state.
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It's amazing, but not true. They can happen anywhere. So
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one of the best ways to alleviate allergies is through diet.
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So please tell us doctor r Dan the Prena pro
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plan veterinary skincare supplement. How does this help?
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Yeah, so what it does? So it's made up of
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that I want to let your listeners know that the
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supplement industry can kind of be like I like to
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call it, the wild wild West. So there is very
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little regulation over what you say on the outside of
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your package, and it needing to match what's on the
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inside of your package. So I always strongly recommend that
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whenever you're picking a supplement, it may seem very benign.
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It is an industry that is rapidly growing, both in
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the human space as well as the pet space. And
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you know, you can scroll the screens on the internet,
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you can walk up and down the aisles of your
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favorite pet store and they are packed with supplements, all
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making these very lovely elaborate claims. But I would strongly,
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strongly recommend that you talk to your veterinarian about what
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supplements might be right for your specific pet, and then
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if if they don't, maybe make a specific recommendation. I
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always try to because I know it can be so
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overwhelming when you go out there in the supplement industry,
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in the supplement world for your pets. But if they
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don't make one, and or you come across one and
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you're like, hey, my neighbor uses this, to always go
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back to them and really have this conversation of like, hey, doctor,
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do you think that this is a you know, is
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this a good quality supplement? Is this something that would
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be good for my pets? And that's twofold. One, of course,
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we want to make sure that if we are spending
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our dollars, that we're doing it on something that is
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going to help our pet in the way that we
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are trying to trying to alleviate some issue. And then
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two that it's not going to have anything that might
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hurt our pets in there. And so those are kind
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of you know, I really again, when we as veterinarians,
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and when I make a recommendation, it is my veterinary
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license that I am also putting on on the line.
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So I do a lot of work looking at the
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companies behind that supplement, the research that's going to support
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whatever ingredients are in there, and the claims that that
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manufacturer is making on that packaging, and if there is
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some sort of third party guarantee verification that again that
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what they say on the package matches what's inside and
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there's nothing additional in there. And so that's one of
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the really great benefits I feel like working at Purina
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and having the backing of the checkerboard on the label
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here is that you know, we have nearly five hundred
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researchers and scientists on staff at Purina, and it has
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it spans everything from veterinarians like myself, to veterinarian nutritionists,
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to behaviorists to feeding specialists because our dogs and our
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cats eat differently than we do as humans, and so
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we have a lot of experts tease and so you
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can feel comfortable when you give your pets something that
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has that perine of logo on it, that it has
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been researched thoroughly and has the science to back the
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claims that we are making on that packaging. And so
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with our skincare supplement. It's got this really fantastic blend
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of collagen, EPA and DHA, which are omega three fatty
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acids that come from marine sources, to that fish oil
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that it's also got vitamin E and zinc and so
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it really those ingredients work together to support that natural
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protective barrier and really support skin health as well.
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Doctor Methad, I'm glad you mentioned the studies and the
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research behind Prena because in the pet industry you have
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some small mom and pops and then you have some
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giant corporations, and I hear different things all the time.
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Having been I've been doing this well close to twenty years,
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so a lot of different guests on best beds for pets.
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company like Trina does the research and everything, and you
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don't always get that with these smaller places. They'll just
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you know, they put certain things on and you don't
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know that it's tested. So I think it makes a difference.
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I think, you know, you can't put all of the
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you know, stereotypes of corporate companies in one spot.
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Yes, I agree, and it's one of the reasons why
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I've I've been with Purina a little more than twenty years,
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and I continue to get impressed and get in a
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state of awe by the expertise that we have and
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the and the diligence that we take in every single
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ingredient process, even the people that we bring, you know,
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into our organization again making sure that you know, the
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pets safety and health are our north star every single day.
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And it's why again I've like I've fed Purina since
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fed and you know, when we had our dogs growing up,
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and so I you know, it is something again for
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many decades that I've chosen to feed my pets and
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they have all thrived and lived. I feel fortunate. You
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know a lot of my dogs have made it to
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into their teen years. I just lost my German short
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hair pointer, I'm sorry, like three months shy of her
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eighteenth birthday. Wow, I know that.
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that makes it to their teens, that's pretty good.
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how we feed our pets and how we design our
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products up Purina.
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Welcome back everyone. We are talking to doctor ruth Ann Lobos.
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She has a lot of titles Jesus super she knows
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a lot about supplements for your dog. She works with
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Prena and we're talked in the first half of the
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show about oh, all kinds of things. So Doctor Ruthan
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tell us about the supplement, what what should people expect?
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Tell us about the dosage as well. Sure, sure, So
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it comes in a a little chew that they get
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every day. And we all know, at least from my experience,
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that our pets love to have treats.
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I love to give my pets treats, you know. I
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will use this often as like another opportunity to be
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able to engage with my dogs at home by giving
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them the skincare supplement daily. So it does come in
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a soft chew form, and that's another bonus is that
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we really put a lot of effort into not only
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making sure that it's got these great active ingredients in
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it that will help their skin, but that it also
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tastes good so they will happily take their supplement. And
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then you know, as I mentioned, it has the collagen
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in there, it's also got the EPA and DHA, which
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are those omega three fatty acids, and that we know
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those are derived from fish oil and they have a
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great anti inflammatory properties, so they really help again if
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there is that irritation, maybe there's a break in that
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protective skin barrier from an allergen or because they've been
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swimming a lot or something of that nature, the EPA
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and DAH can help to kind of mitigate or calm
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down that inflammation that's there. Vitamin E and zinc help
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to promote that really strong immune system. And it also
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has some omegas sixes in there, and those omega six
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fatty acids are really again important for the junction of
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your skin cells, and making sure that again that barrier,
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that protective barrier of the dog's skin, is nice and healthy.
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I think it's one of the things that people sometimes
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overlook is that the skin is actually the largest organ
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in a dog's body, and so really making sure that
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we support that in a very healthy and fruitful way
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allows them then to be out and about with us
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more often and more comfortably in life.
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Thank you. Are there any other special treatments that pet
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parents should consider for their dog in this summer in
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addition to these supplements.
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Sure, so we.
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Mentioned earlier, you know about the creepy crawleys, So certainly
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having your dog on some sort of fleet and tick
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preventative and making sure again that you're talking to your
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veterinarian about ones that are effective for your dog wherever
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they live, because there are different types of ticks out
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there and you want to make sure that they're protected,
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and the other things that certainly can be helpful for
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pet parents. You know a lot of times people are like, oh,
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I just need to keep bathing my dog and bathing
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my dog, and really like most of the time most
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dogs only need to be bathed about once a month. Now,
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obviously that's going to vary a little bit if they're
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kind of getting in so maybe quote unquote questionable water,
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like like my labrador likes to do on a regular basis,
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the more questionable, the more exciting it is for him.
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But you know, but usually it's about once a month
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that they need to be bathed. But if they do
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come up with some allergies or sensitive skin, I think
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that's one of the bonuses that we have now in
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veterinary medicine is that there are therapeutic shampoos and leve
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on conditioners that may be appropriate. And again talking with
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your veterinarian about that. Also, you know I mentioned about
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like the green plumes that are happening now, with all
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of the things that are blooming and around, it can
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be as gentle as just a wet washcloth and wiping
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down their paws or if you have a longer haired dog,
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again kind of wiping off any of that pollen or
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dirt that may be you know, irritating for them. Always
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I recommend this all the time, whether you know you're
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just going to the dog park or you are going
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on an off leash hike or adventure with your dog.
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To always when you get back, do a check, you know,
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check in their you know, in between their toes and
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their ears, in their little armpits and all of their
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little crevice. This is to again look for anything like
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a tick or a flea, but also if they've you know,
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picked up something like a burr or a stick that
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again could get into their skin and cause more irritation.
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is going to be some good solid nutrition. A lot
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of times, I think that's the first thing that a
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lot of pet parents jump to as the cause for
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their dog's itchiness. But it's really only about you know,
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four to six percent of dogs out there are truly
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food allergic. But you do want you know, proper protein
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and proper fat and vitamins and minerals in that complete
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and balanced diet to set their skin up for ultimate
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success and health.
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Thank you, and thank you for mentioning all of the
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areas for people to you know, for the fact that
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they need to do a double check on their pooch
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when they get back from their you know, hiking adventure.
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Being out in the outdo it's so easy for dogs,
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especially long haired or furry paw dogs to end up
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with serious irritations with the pro Plans supplement. Is there
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any issues with allergies in this product? Should we check
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before giving it to our dogs with our vet?
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Sure? Yeah, I think that's a great call out. You know,
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if they are on, say like a hypoallergenic diet, or
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they do have a true food allergy, you would want
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to check with your veterinarian before you give them anything,
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even like a little treat or dropping something on the floor.
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You would, you know, when you're cooking, you would certainly
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want to, you know, always check with your veterinarian before
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putting them on a supplement that may cause a flare
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if they have a true food allergy.
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This is just for dogs. Is there one for cats
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coming in the near future?
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Hey?
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Yeah, So we are always looking at ways that we
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can help to support both our cats and dogs, you know,
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So I would say stay tuned.
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That's where we second. So I get it. That's because
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they're they're much like they're Who is it that they
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share ninety five the DNA with tigers?
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I think So, I think that sounds if I remember correct.
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So that's why it's so hard on them. So what
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if you could leave pet parents with one tip for
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you know, making their dogs summer easier, you know, less itchy,
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what would you tell them, I only get.
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One that's us oh too too.
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We want them to take the supplement, we want them
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you know, yeah five.
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So certainly would love you know, them to again talk
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with their veterinarian about the skincare supplement. It is available
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through their veterinarian but also on Amazon and Chewy, so
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they have access to different places. They don't need a
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prescription from their veterinarian to be able to buy it.
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So certainly why I would love that. I would also
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really really love for them to take seriously the flea
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and tick control and doing that post adventure check so
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that I see oftentimes, you know again if you've got
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that longer hair dog, or even you know sometimes on
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labradors they can hide things really really well in their
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shorter coats, so really it only takes about sixty seconds
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to look in their paws and all their little crevices
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and just make sure that there's nothing there that they
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may have brought home that you would not like to
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have in your house, or that they may have hurt themselves.
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And if we catch it early. That can help them
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have more adventures together later in the summer.
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Thank you. You know what else? I like the idea
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of having a first aid kit with me pet first daycare.
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Oh yes, yes, that could be a whole other topic
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for us. That is a whole another And are you
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familiar with clotted? I am not true story. I was
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with my havanees moving his whole nail came off, so
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I think clott it's the brand name. I've heard pepper works,
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but it stings. It's a powder that you can put
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on there, you know, because the nail just ripped off.
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He's sure, I don't know what in the world. And
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it was, of course Sunday, and he was fine otherwise,
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So we put the clotted. It helps stop leading.
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Okay, so we maybe something similar. I have a product
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called Quickstop that we have that I carry as well
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in my first aid kit. That again, yet you just
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kind of put it stop right.
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Something like that is great. And also I think some
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of the some of these first aid kids have tick tweezers. Yes, yep,
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so those kind of things are pretty good. What else
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would you suggest?
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Yeah, So on that note on ticks, I have become
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a big fan. It's a product called tick Mit and
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it looks kind of like a giant glove that you
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might put on your hand, and it has some really
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good data to supports how it effectively. Again, you just
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kind of wipe it down. You can use it on
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yourself and your dogs, and it has this special design
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that helps to remove the ticks. Now, if they're embedded,
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that's a different story. They do have a little tool
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that comes with it to be able to remove it,
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but if they haven't quite attached yet, it's a great
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way to be able to get them off and have
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them then stuck in the tickment instead of on you.
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You know, I love that one of the things that
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people don't often think about to include in their first
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aid kit. I love a good slip lead, so that
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can be again your veterinarian can probably they probably have
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one at the clinic that they that they use and
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hand out that have their phone number on it and
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that sort of thing. But it can be used certainly
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as an additional leash, but then it can also be
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used as a muzzle because oftentimes if our dogs get hurt,
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it is their protective instinct to protect themselves and we
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see a lot of times that that pet parent will
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maybe you know, get a wound from their dog when
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they're trying to actually help their dog. And then obviously
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it could be used in a pinch as a tournique,
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and it's so lightweight. So I love a good slip lead,
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and then I also love a good sling. So if
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you are going out, you know, we fortunate to live
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here in Colorado and I get to hike a lot
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with my dogs. And if I'm two or three miles
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into a hike, you know, then my Labrador is seventy
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plus pounds and then journey, my wirehair pointing Griffon is
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fifty pounds, and so if one of them gets hurt,
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that's a long way to try to get them out.
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And so having a good pet specific emergency sling is
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again something that's super light weight, but then can get
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your pet, you and your pet to safety and to
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care really quickly versus you know, trying to carry them out.
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Wow, these are some amazing tips. Thank you so much.
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Can you tell us again where everyone can buy Prena
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pro Plan skincare veterinary supplements.
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Yeah, so you can get our skincare supplements on Amazon
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chewy and then at your local veterinary clinic.
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Doctor Ruthan, I want to thank you so much for
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coming on Best Bets for Pets.
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Thanks for having me.
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I hope you all enjoyed the show. I want to
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thank my guests, Doctor ruth Ann Lobos, thanks to Prina
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pro Plan for sending the supplements. I definitely you know
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from experience, I know that Prina does a lot of
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research on the product. I know this is not a
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paid sponsorship, but one thing I do like is that
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they have a lot of scientists and testers and staff
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and I could really appreciate that. And they also do
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a lot of passion projects like the Purple le Ish project.
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You can find that out at prina dot com. Also,
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I'd like to thank my cat crew Dennis, Charlotte and Molly.
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My doggies are.
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Over the wainbub Bridge.
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Thank you mister z and Nikki for always giving me
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fond memories. Thank you to my listening audience. So appreciate
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you listening to Best Bets for Bets for whoa almost
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twenty years I've been doing this whoo a lot of
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products and of course the show would not be the
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thank you so much, Mark, and cheap Listening. You never
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