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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Team ten WIBA and ask the Experts, joined this morning
by doctor Marty Greer. Of course, doctor Greer comes to
us from Checkout Veterinary. The website checkout vet dot com.
That's checkout vet dot com. Really cool website to learn
more about checkout veterinary. Also a great place kind of get.
It's a really well laid out website to kind of
(00:21):
show you how checkout veterinary works. And again that's easy
to get to checkout vet dot com. That's checkout vet
dot com. Joining us in studio is doctor Marty Greer,
Checkout Veterinary.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Doctor. How are you doing this morning?
Speaker 3 (00:33):
I'm doing great. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
You and I were having so much fun talking before
we almost missed the show, which is I think is
an important part of doing a show, as you and
I being in here.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Yeah, so great to see you this morning.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Of course, doctor Greer, recognized by Westminster Kennel Club as
Veterinarian of the Year, talked about the website checkout vet
dot com. Haven't mentioned the location. It is so convenient
to get out to check out vet. They are right
off the Interstate at twenty seven to ten Prairie Lake Drive,
right off the highway.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Off the air.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Stage's very convenient. If you can hear our voice this morning,
you are near checkout vet there telephone number six oh
eight three one eight sixty seven hundred. That's six 'h
eight three one eight sixty seven hundred. We learned last
week from doctor Greer.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Open seven days, week nine until five every single day.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Doctor Greer, yes, and we're working on some evening hours,
so we're not there yet, but stay tuned because we
want to be really available for people. It's very important
to our staff and our doctors.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
I literally you said that I was reading a I
like this website reddit, and I'll read different things, and
there's a reddit for pets and one of the uh
one of the questions was it was calling all pet enthusiasts,
what do you find most challenging about pet care? And
I'm like scrolling through everybody's answer, Having a VET available
when I need them was the number one out of
like by far and away out of And that can
(01:47):
be and that's part of why you do things the
way you do is you know that that can be
a challenge and you want to make sure that pets
are getting good care and it's convenient for.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Folks absolutely, and that's a real driving force for us.
And it's not just evening, it's can I get in today?
I woke up this morning and my pet was sick.
I got home from work and my pet isn't feeling well,
has an ear infection, you know whatever. We're there on Saturdays,
where there, on Sundays, where there every day we have
openings in the schedule. We provide for those deliberately so
(02:16):
that you can get in. So please, if you have
a problem, you don't have to be established with us
to come in, give us a call. We will walk
through fire to get you in because it's really important
to us to make that happen.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Are we an ear infection season? Allergy sees? Okay?
Speaker 1 (02:31):
I feel like I've heard from other some folks saying,
have my dog and my cat are just dealing with that?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Is it allergies that cause it this time of year?
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yeah, allergies? And you know, then we get into swimming
and rain and all the stuff that happens in the
environment that changes how much humidity there is and how
much moisture there is down in their ears are on
their skin, and pollens, grasp pollens and tree pollens. This
time of year, and then we get into the summer
and the fall, we'll start to see ragbreed pollens. So
there's a lot of things going on. Of course, there's fleas, into's, mosquitos,
(03:01):
all the stuff. It happens, and so the more time
you spend outside with them, the more exposure they have.
So it's important that you're providing those preventive cares and
that you're really paying attention to what's going on so
that we can catch it early.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
And speaking of paying attention to things that are going on,
I know we are just good about to kick off
this weekend official start of summer with Memorial Day, and
you mentioned Pet's getting out into the water and doing
some swimming. Madison Public Health and Dane County they're getting ready,
of course, with water quality testing and other things. I
want to ask you a little bit about that in
just a moment, But first, if you have a question
for doctor Greer. I haven't said this enough and I
(03:35):
feel somewhat neglectful in doing this. The phone lines are open.
It's great to have a question and get you on
the air with doctor Greer. All I got to do
is dial us in here at station six eight three
two one thirteen ten. That's six SOH eight three two
one thirteen ten. If you've got a question for doctor
Marty Greer of Checkout Veterinary, we'd love to.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Have you join us again.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
The telephone number to get on the air six SOH
eight three two one thirteen ten. That's six SOH eight
three two one thirteen ten. And checking for things like
blue green algae and E.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Coli. And I know like blue green algae, and.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Obviously coli also is very can be very very dangerous
for pets. But it's like those really warm days or
what do we know about blue green algae? And why
let's talk about this.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
I'll just put this in your car so it looks
like algae.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
It's frequently not truly an algae, that it's truly a bacteria.
But it causes in some cases the water color to
change to a blue or green color, but not always.
It can be pink, it can be red, it can
be clear. So it's not always a true testimonial to
whether there's blue green aalergae in the water or not.
To look at the water. We see it at its worst,
(04:42):
typically in August, after we've had a nice long stretch
of hot weather, so it's a little early in the
season to see it. But I was doing some reading
about this because the Madison Department of Health just put
this article out and they can do testing on the
water for ecoli, and that represents all coliforms, so it's
not just ecoli, it's anything that's passed through the gut,
and it comes from wildlife geese and deer and cows
(05:05):
upstream and all the stuff. Those all can contribute to it.
But the blue grenalgae in particular is pretty toxic and
it's been a real challenge because there isn't a test
that you can do. You can't go down to the
pond or the lake and dip out some water and
test it. It has to be done by a public
health official. There isn't that do it yourself kit. And
(05:25):
the article I was reading just before we started was
from twenty nineteen, which is of course a few years ago,
but it was actually a dog in Madison that was
in a national publication that did survive. His name was Larry.
He did survive because he ended up at the UW
with the kind of supportive care that it takes. There's
not a specific antidote for this disease, it's basically supportive care.
(05:47):
But they can have respiratory problems, gi problems, they can
have neurologic problems like seizures, and it can look like
almost anything. It can look like leptosporosis, it can look
like hepatitis. It can cause liver failure like any other toxicity.
And so it's basically supportive care until they can make
a recovery. And hopefully they do recover, but it's bad
and it can affect them within fifteen minutes. It's really significant,
(06:10):
am I?
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Am I right? In this too?
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Is I think sometimes we think, well, the dog has
to maybe drink the water, but just simply being in it,
obviously they're in ailing some I mean, even just simple
very small amount can cause issues, can't it.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
It can, And they even talk about veterinary staff being
careful with not getting contact on their skin from the
algae on the coat of the dog. So the first
recommendation is to give the dog a bath, and typically
will recommend something like dawn dish soap because it breaks
up the oils, does a nice job. If you can
bathe baby ducks in it, you can bathe your dog
in it. So you know, we've all seen the commercials,
so it's a good thing to have around. But basically,
(06:46):
if you don't think the water looks safe, you should
not let your dog wait in it drink it. And
even if you don't think they're going to drink, they're
just going to step out and kind of walk around. Yeah. No,
dogs immediately decide that they're going to drink, and they
don't have good judgment that the water doesn't look clear,
the water doesn't look safe, and they're just going to
drink it if they're thirsty. So you have to be careful.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
And some of the stuff too can be tricky.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
You mentioned, you know, things like e colon and other
things they don't have that there's no color. It can
be right, water look perfectly normal, So you definitely want
to follow along and monitor those type of situations. Now, dogs,
if they're a water dog, they live for that stuff.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
I know. We used to have labs and I had
the one. I swear she should have been born with
gills because she would have spent her entire life in
the water if we could have let her. But she
didn't have good hips, so we'd have to drag her
back out because she would end up trying to overdo it,
so our dogs don't have good judgment. If you really
want to have your dog swim and it want to
be safe, a pool is going to be your best bet,
(07:44):
So a waiting pool in your backyard, a full sized
pool in your backyard, taking them to a facility. There's
lots of places you can take your dog for swimming
and swimming lessons and they're good physical therapy. There's a
lot of things you can do, so just be really
thoughtful and pay attention to the news reports. If there's
a posting at the lake or the pond or wherever
you're going and it says it's not safe for you,
it's not safe for your dog either, So use some
(08:06):
good common sense and pay attention to the news because
it's very early in the season to already be testing.
But like you said, it's an official beginning of summer,
well unofficial beginning of summer because it's Memorial Day, so
we all think we should, you know, bust out and
you know, start doing fun summer stuff. But our dogs
don't have any idea and they don't have any judgment,
so it's really up to us to keep them safe.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Talk this morning with doctor Marty Greer of Checkout Veterinary.
If you've got a question for doctor Greer, love to
have join us this morning, tell for number six soh
eight three two one thirteen ten. That's six oh eight
three two one thirteen ten. Of course, doctor Greer comes
to us from Checkout Veterinary online checkout vet dot com.
That's checkout vet dot com. Don't forget that first visit
that appointment that examed, that is free to you. Again,
(08:48):
you can learn more online at checkout vet dot com.
Even better, great data. Start that relationship, make an appointment,
get on into checkout Veterinary. They're telful number six so
eight three one eight sixty seven hundred. That's six oh
eight three one eight sixty seven. Again the website checkout
vet dot com. That's check out vet dot com. And
I do know also, dogs love sprinklers, like a particularly
(09:08):
certain dogs, I should say universally. I don't think my
dog would care for sprinkler, but I see like like
garden hoses and stuff. They love like that stuff too,
which is probably a safer alternative as well to keep
it them cool.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
And it's a nice safe way to do it. So
put up a waiting pool in your backyard. Get out
the sprinkler. They make little doggy sprinklers that they can
run back and forth. And they aren't really meant to
sprinkle your lawn, but meant for the dog. So the kids,
the dog, they can all go out and have a
good time together. Of course, you know, put sunscreen on
the kids. You don't have to worry about that quite
so much on the dog. But there's a lot of
fun stuff you can do with water. They love frisbee,
(09:44):
so you can throw the frisbee into the pool. So
do some things that are really fun. There's actually a sport.
Do you know about the sport dock diving?
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Oh, where they throw the thing they run and yes.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Yeah, there's an official sport that AKC holds. It's called
dock diving and essentially it's like a broad jump for
your dog into the water. So they set up all
these pools when they go to events. So for instance,
the Kettle Marine Kettle Club the last weekend in June
is going to have their show at Washington County at
the Fairgrounds and they'll be duck diving there. I don't
know if there will be at Wakashaw, so keep an
eye out for some of those events. But they're really fun.
(10:17):
The dogs are very athletic, so they stand on a platform.
The owner will throw a dummy that will float into
the water and the dog goes chasing down the platform,
leaps into the water, and then they measure how far
your dog could jump, and it's based of course on
the size of the dog. So I have little dogs.
I have Danish Swedish farm dogs. They can't jump as
far as a Labrador. But it's really fun to watch.
(10:40):
And these dogs are really serious about this sport, like
they are serious. They get very excited.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Oh that is that is really cool.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
I think I've seen maybe like one of the espns,
like one of the heads has had it on before
and it's one of.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Those where you're like, wow, that'd be really cool to see.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
Yeah, but you can see it in person, So don't
hesitate to Kettle Marine Dogs shows the last week in
June and Walkshaw's the last weekend in July. So there's
some really fun dog events out there if you want
to just go and see different breeds or see different events.
We have Fastcat I'm a member of all these clubs. Yes,
so there's fastcat, and there's doc diving, and there's agility
and rally obedience and regular obedience and some really fun stuff.
(11:19):
So if you're interested, go watch and then get your
dog signed up for a class and start doing some
of these sports. You don't have to have a pure
bread dog to do those sports. You can do it
with almost any dog.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Oh that should be that's really cool.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
Yeah, as we talked this morning with doctor Marty Griff,
checkout Veterinary. What a great great thing to take in
and maybe a sport your future pet or your current
pet may want to participate in as well. Of course
we talked with doctor Gear. She comes to us from
Checkout Veterinary. The website check out vet dot com. That's
checkout vet dot com. Don't forget your first visit, that
first exam that is free to you. There open seven
(11:54):
days a week out at checkout Vet from nine until five.
A really really convenient location, a great way to uh
to say, have your pet see the vet.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
At checkout vet. You can learn more all about it
online checkout vet dot com. Let's check out vet dot com.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
We'll talk fleas, we'll talk tics, and you spark something
as you always do. Doctor in my mind, I was
I'm going to ask you coming up the next time
and two about for folks at are prospective pet parents
and pet families, is there a place to go where
you can maybe get to know different types of breeds
and different types of things. So I'm going to ask
you about that. We'll do that and take your phone
call next as Ask the Experts with Doctor Marty Greer
(12:30):
and check Out Veterinary continues right here on thirteen ten
wuib I thirteen ten wu I b A and Ask
the Experts with Checkout Veterinary and studio. This morning, we've
got doctor Marty Greer recognized as Veterinarian of the Year
from Westminster Kennel Club. Of course, doctor Gary does come
to us from Checkout Veterinary their website check out vet
dot com. That's check out vet dot com. Flee and Ticks,
(12:52):
we are definitely into that season for sure, and in
Wisconsin it's correct me.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Everyone kind of a year round thing now right. We've
got to be prepared.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
It is because even a forty degree afternoon in January
can make the ticks move, or if a rabbit dies
out in your yard and your dog goes out in
February and rolls around on it. Yeah, the fleas are
coming in. They like that little warm body that your
dog has.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
They'll hop hop a right in. Why do dogs do that,
by the way.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Because they because they do, because they like to, because
they can't. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (13:21):
That's probably the best reason of all.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
And so with the fleeing tick, obviously you can get
at the vet clinic, right you picked that up there. Yes,
are there online options because I've seen and I don't
know are they Are they the same? Like I'll see
like the Big A to Z company with the trucks
all over the place.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
I feel like they've got like a flea and tick
and I feel like I've seen that is are like
they all created equal or.
Speaker 3 (13:45):
No, they're not. The heart room preventives are all by prescriptions,
so you have to have a veterinarians prescription for those,
and they recommend a heart room test before the flea
and tick meds. About half are over the counter, about
half our prescription. The orals are all by prescription, so
that's Vecto, next guard Cordelia, and Simperica. Those are all prescription.
There are topicals that are over the counter, but the
(14:06):
safer ones are actually from the veterinarian. Vectra three D
is an amazing product. It has three products in it
to help as a repellent as well as to kill
the fleas and ticks. So there's some good ones out there,
so speak to your veterinarian. Cheaper isn't better, and over
the counter doesn't mean safer, so check with your vet.
We all have great rebates. The more you buy, of course,
the bigger the rebate, so you can come up with
(14:28):
some really great pricing. And all of the veterinary clinics
that I know also have an online store, so we
do it Veterinary Village. We do it check in and
check out at Marshall, so you can go to our
online store, sign up, put in your name, your information,
and then if you need medication, go on there, hop
on the website, order it and then the veterinarian that
you go to will approve it. For instance, the other
(14:50):
day I started a cat on Bexa cat, which is
an oral drug for diabetic cats. We don't have one
for dogs, just for cats. And it was actually fifteen
dollars a month, less expensive from our store than it
was from anyplace else online so don't assume that your
veterinarian is going to charge you more. Assume that your
veterinarian knows your pet and knows their entire medical history
(15:12):
and can put together a treatment care plan that's most suitable,
because if you don't know the whole story, you may
make a mistake on the drug you pick.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
I love the perspective any I think that's something a
lot of folks don't always think about. Of course, we've
got doctor Greer in studio as we do each and
every Thursday. Don't forget if you miss part of the program,
you can listen back at WIBA dot com.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
Let your friends know as well.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
If you haven't been to check out vet, definitely learn
more online or get on in. They'd love to see
the website. Checkout vet dot com. That's checkout vet dot
com open seven days a week, Monday through Monday from
nine am until five pm. At first visit an exam.
It is free and doctor before we wrap this week,
and this maybe something we probably want to carry over
to a whole other show for folks looking to get
(15:51):
to get a you know, bring a new family member in.
Is there like a place to go to like learn
about different maybe first hand experience actually see some dog Like,
is there a place where folks could be looking to
kind of get get familiar with some of the different
breeds there are?
Speaker 3 (16:06):
And there's some great dog shows coming up. So we
have one in Manitu Walk pretty soon. There's one in
Gray's Lake, Illinois coming up in June. We have just
had some shows, but Jefferson is coming up this weekend,
so Jefferson's pretty close by. We have, like I said,
Kella Moraine and Walk a shot in June and July.
So if you take a look at dog shows in Wisconsin,
you can go to AKC Calendar of Events and then
(16:28):
put in the state and it'll list all the dog
shows and you can then look up the show schedule
and figure out what time the breeds you're going to
want to see will be there, go talk to the breeders,
meet some dogs, and yes, we definitely need to go
into more detail on this.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah, well definitely.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
One thing I do know, and I'm guilty of this,
and I think I've told you off air, I've got
to avoid this. People love talking about their pets. So,
like you know, you go to one of these dog shows,
these folks will definitely love to tell you right, but you.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Can see them, you can see how they act. It's
just a lot nicer to see it in person than
it is. Try and figure it out online.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
Now.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
AKC has a great website. There's a lot of one
you know, good ones out there, but nothing is as
good as being able to see, touch, feel, and really
understand the behavior of that dog.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
That is that is really cool.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
And of course, as doctor mentioned, AKC they've got a
listing each each stadia and check that out. Of course,
speaking of getting online the website, checkout vet dot com.
That's checkout vet dot com. We'll talk on a future
show about learning about that right pet for you and
your family.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Today's a great day.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Speaking of your family, you've got that kitty kat, you
got the puppy dog. Looking for a great relationship to
start at checkout veterinary.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Today is today.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Pick up phone Gemma call six eight three one eight
sixty seven hundred. That's six eight three one eight sixty
seven hundred. Stop on in right at twenty seven to
ten Prairie Lags drive in sun Prairie. Don't forget that
first visit and exam that is free to your pupper
or kitty again at checkout vet learn more online checkout
vet dot com. That's checkout vet dot com. Doctor Greer,
it's always so much fun talking with you. Have a
(17:55):
fantastic day, Thank you. News comes your way next right
here on thirteen ten Wi Yake
Team ten WIBA and ask the Experts, joined this morning
by doctor Marty Greer. Of course, doctor Greer comes to
us from Checkout Veterinary. The website checkout vet dot com.
That's checkout vet dot com. Really cool website to learn
more about checkout veterinary. Also a great place kind of get.
It's a really well laid out website to kind of
(00:21):
show you how checkout veterinary works. And again that's easy
to get to checkout vet dot com. That's checkout vet
dot com. Joining us in studio is doctor Marty Greer,
Checkout Veterinary.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Doctor. How are you doing this morning?
Speaker 3 (00:33):
I'm doing great. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
You and I were having so much fun talking before
we almost missed the show, which is I think is
an important part of doing a show, as you and
I being in here.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Yeah, so great to see you this morning.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Of course, doctor Greer, recognized by Westminster Kennel Club as
Veterinarian of the Year, talked about the website checkout vet
dot com. Haven't mentioned the location. It is so convenient
to get out to check out vet. They are right
off the Interstate at twenty seven to ten Prairie Lake Drive,
right off the highway.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Off the air.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
Stage's very convenient. If you can hear our voice this morning,
you are near checkout vet there telephone number six oh
eight three one eight sixty seven hundred. That's six 'h
eight three one eight sixty seven hundred. We learned last
week from doctor Greer.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Open seven days, week nine until five every single day.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Doctor Greer, yes, and we're working on some evening hours,
so we're not there yet, but stay tuned because we
want to be really available for people. It's very important
to our staff and our doctors.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
I literally you said that I was reading a I
like this website reddit, and I'll read different things, and
there's a reddit for pets and one of the uh
one of the questions was it was calling all pet enthusiasts,
what do you find most challenging about pet care? And
I'm like scrolling through everybody's answer, Having a VET available
when I need them was the number one out of
like by far and away out of And that can
(01:47):
be and that's part of why you do things the
way you do is you know that that can be
a challenge and you want to make sure that pets
are getting good care and it's convenient for.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
Folks absolutely, and that's a real driving force for us.
And it's not just evening, it's can I get in today?
I woke up this morning and my pet was sick.
I got home from work and my pet isn't feeling well,
has an ear infection, you know whatever. We're there on Saturdays,
where there, on Sundays, where there every day we have
openings in the schedule. We provide for those deliberately so
(02:16):
that you can get in. So please, if you have
a problem, you don't have to be established with us
to come in, give us a call. We will walk
through fire to get you in because it's really important
to us to make that happen.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Are we an ear infection season? Allergy sees? Okay?
Speaker 1 (02:31):
I feel like I've heard from other some folks saying,
have my dog and my cat are just dealing with that?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Is it allergies that cause it this time of year?
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Yeah, allergies? And you know, then we get into swimming
and rain and all the stuff that happens in the
environment that changes how much humidity there is and how
much moisture there is down in their ears are on
their skin, and pollens, grasp pollens and tree pollens. This
time of year, and then we get into the summer
and the fall, we'll start to see ragbreed pollens. So
there's a lot of things going on. Of course, there's fleas, into's, mosquitos,
(03:01):
all the stuff. It happens, and so the more time
you spend outside with them, the more exposure they have.
So it's important that you're providing those preventive cares and
that you're really paying attention to what's going on so
that we can catch it early.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
And speaking of paying attention to things that are going on,
I know we are just good about to kick off
this weekend official start of summer with Memorial Day, and
you mentioned Pet's getting out into the water and doing
some swimming. Madison Public Health and Dane County they're getting ready,
of course, with water quality testing and other things. I
want to ask you a little bit about that in
just a moment, But first, if you have a question
for doctor Greer. I haven't said this enough and I
(03:35):
feel somewhat neglectful in doing this. The phone lines are open.
It's great to have a question and get you on
the air with doctor Greer. All I got to do
is dial us in here at station six eight three
two one thirteen ten. That's six SOH eight three two
one thirteen ten. If you've got a question for doctor
Marty Greer of Checkout Veterinary, we'd love to.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Have you join us again.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
The telephone number to get on the air six SOH
eight three two one thirteen ten. That's six SOH eight
three two one thirteen ten. And checking for things like
blue green algae and E.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Coli. And I know like blue green algae, and.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Obviously coli also is very can be very very dangerous
for pets. But it's like those really warm days or
what do we know about blue green algae? And why
let's talk about this.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
I'll just put this in your car so it looks
like algae.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
It's frequently not truly an algae, that it's truly a bacteria.
But it causes in some cases the water color to
change to a blue or green color, but not always.
It can be pink, it can be red, it can
be clear. So it's not always a true testimonial to
whether there's blue green aalergae in the water or not.
To look at the water. We see it at its worst,
(04:42):
typically in August, after we've had a nice long stretch
of hot weather, so it's a little early in the
season to see it. But I was doing some reading
about this because the Madison Department of Health just put
this article out and they can do testing on the
water for ecoli, and that represents all coliforms, so it's
not just ecoli, it's anything that's passed through the gut,
and it comes from wildlife geese and deer and cows
(05:05):
upstream and all the stuff. Those all can contribute to it.
But the blue grenalgae in particular is pretty toxic and
it's been a real challenge because there isn't a test
that you can do. You can't go down to the
pond or the lake and dip out some water and
test it. It has to be done by a public
health official. There isn't that do it yourself kit. And
(05:25):
the article I was reading just before we started was
from twenty nineteen, which is of course a few years ago,
but it was actually a dog in Madison that was
in a national publication that did survive. His name was Larry.
He did survive because he ended up at the UW
with the kind of supportive care that it takes. There's
not a specific antidote for this disease, it's basically supportive care.
(05:47):
But they can have respiratory problems, gi problems, they can
have neurologic problems like seizures, and it can look like
almost anything. It can look like leptosporosis, it can look
like hepatitis. It can cause liver failure like any other toxicity.
And so it's basically supportive care until they can make
a recovery. And hopefully they do recover, but it's bad
and it can affect them within fifteen minutes. It's really significant,
(06:10):
am I?
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Am I right? In this too?
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Is I think sometimes we think, well, the dog has
to maybe drink the water, but just simply being in it,
obviously they're in ailing some I mean, even just simple
very small amount can cause issues, can't it.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
It can, And they even talk about veterinary staff being
careful with not getting contact on their skin from the
algae on the coat of the dog. So the first
recommendation is to give the dog a bath, and typically
will recommend something like dawn dish soap because it breaks
up the oils, does a nice job. If you can
bathe baby ducks in it, you can bathe your dog
in it. So you know, we've all seen the commercials,
so it's a good thing to have around. But basically,
(06:46):
if you don't think the water looks safe, you should
not let your dog wait in it drink it. And
even if you don't think they're going to drink, they're
just going to step out and kind of walk around. Yeah. No,
dogs immediately decide that they're going to drink, and they
don't have good judgment that the water doesn't look clear,
the water doesn't look safe, and they're just going to
drink it if they're thirsty. So you have to be careful.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
And some of the stuff too can be tricky.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
You mentioned, you know, things like e colon and other
things they don't have that there's no color. It can
be right, water look perfectly normal, So you definitely want
to follow along and monitor those type of situations. Now, dogs,
if they're a water dog, they live for that stuff.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
I know. We used to have labs and I had
the one. I swear she should have been born with
gills because she would have spent her entire life in
the water if we could have let her. But she
didn't have good hips, so we'd have to drag her
back out because she would end up trying to overdo it,
so our dogs don't have good judgment. If you really
want to have your dog swim and it want to
be safe, a pool is going to be your best bet,
(07:44):
So a waiting pool in your backyard, a full sized
pool in your backyard, taking them to a facility. There's
lots of places you can take your dog for swimming
and swimming lessons and they're good physical therapy. There's a
lot of things you can do, so just be really
thoughtful and pay attention to the news reports. If there's
a posting at the lake or the pond or wherever
you're going and it says it's not safe for you,
it's not safe for your dog either, So use some
(08:06):
good common sense and pay attention to the news because
it's very early in the season to already be testing.
But like you said, it's an official beginning of summer,
well unofficial beginning of summer because it's Memorial Day, so
we all think we should, you know, bust out and
you know, start doing fun summer stuff. But our dogs
don't have any idea and they don't have any judgment,
so it's really up to us to keep them safe.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
Talk this morning with doctor Marty Greer of Checkout Veterinary.
If you've got a question for doctor Greer, love to
have join us this morning, tell for number six soh
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three two one thirteen ten. Of course, doctor Greer comes
to us from Checkout Veterinary online checkout vet dot com.
That's checkout vet dot com. Don't forget that first visit
that appointment that examed, that is free to you. Again,
(08:48):
you can learn more online at checkout vet dot com.
Even better, great data. Start that relationship, make an appointment,
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I do know also, dogs love sprinklers, like a particularly
(09:08):
certain dogs, I should say universally. I don't think my
dog would care for sprinkler, but I see like like
garden hoses and stuff. They love like that stuff too,
which is probably a safer alternative as well to keep
it them cool.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
And it's a nice safe way to do it. So
put up a waiting pool in your backyard. Get out
the sprinkler. They make little doggy sprinklers that they can
run back and forth. And they aren't really meant to
sprinkle your lawn, but meant for the dog. So the kids,
the dog, they can all go out and have a
good time together. Of course, you know, put sunscreen on
the kids. You don't have to worry about that quite
so much on the dog. But there's a lot of
fun stuff you can do with water. They love frisbee,
(09:44):
so you can throw the frisbee into the pool. So
do some things that are really fun. There's actually a sport.
Do you know about the sport dock diving?
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Oh, where they throw the thing they run and yes.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Yeah, there's an official sport that AKC holds. It's called
dock diving and essentially it's like a broad jump for
your dog into the water. So they set up all
these pools when they go to events. So for instance,
the Kettle Marine Kettle Club the last weekend in June
is going to have their show at Washington County at
the Fairgrounds and they'll be duck diving there. I don't
know if there will be at Wakashaw, so keep an
eye out for some of those events. But they're really fun.
(10:17):
The dogs are very athletic, so they stand on a platform.
The owner will throw a dummy that will float into
the water and the dog goes chasing down the platform,
leaps into the water, and then they measure how far
your dog could jump, and it's based of course on
the size of the dog. So I have little dogs.
I have Danish Swedish farm dogs. They can't jump as
far as a Labrador. But it's really fun to watch.
(10:40):
And these dogs are really serious about this sport, like
they are serious. They get very excited.
Speaker 2 (10:46):
Oh that is that is really cool.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
I think I've seen maybe like one of the espns,
like one of the heads has had it on before
and it's one of.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Those where you're like, wow, that'd be really cool to see.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
Yeah, but you can see it in person, So don't
hesitate to Kettle Marine Dogs shows the last week in
June and Walkshaw's the last weekend in July. So there's
some really fun dog events out there if you want
to just go and see different breeds or see different events.
We have Fastcat I'm a member of all these clubs. Yes,
so there's fastcat, and there's doc diving, and there's agility
and rally obedience and regular obedience and some really fun stuff.
(11:19):
So if you're interested, go watch and then get your
dog signed up for a class and start doing some
of these sports. You don't have to have a pure
bread dog to do those sports. You can do it
with almost any dog.
Speaker 2 (11:30):
Oh that should be that's really cool.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
Yeah, as we talked this morning with doctor Marty Griff,
checkout Veterinary. What a great great thing to take in
and maybe a sport your future pet or your current
pet may want to participate in as well. Of course
we talked with doctor Gear. She comes to us from
Checkout Veterinary. The website check out vet dot com. That's
checkout vet dot com. Don't forget your first visit, that
first exam that is free to you. There open seven
(11:54):
days a week out at checkout Vet from nine until five.
A really really convenient location, a great way to uh
to say, have your pet see the vet.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
At checkout vet. You can learn more all about it
online checkout vet dot com. Let's check out vet dot com.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
We'll talk fleas, we'll talk tics, and you spark something
as you always do. Doctor in my mind, I was
I'm going to ask you coming up the next time
and two about for folks at are prospective pet parents
and pet families, is there a place to go where
you can maybe get to know different types of breeds
and different types of things. So I'm going to ask
you about that. We'll do that and take your phone
call next as Ask the Experts with Doctor Marty Greer
(12:30):
and check Out Veterinary continues right here on thirteen ten
wuib I thirteen ten wu I b A and Ask
the Experts with Checkout Veterinary and studio. This morning, we've
got doctor Marty Greer recognized as Veterinarian of the Year
from Westminster Kennel Club. Of course, doctor Gary does come
to us from Checkout Veterinary their website check out vet
dot com. That's check out vet dot com. Flee and Ticks,
(12:52):
we are definitely into that season for sure, and in
Wisconsin it's correct me.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Everyone kind of a year round thing now right. We've
got to be prepared.
Speaker 3 (12:59):
It is because even a forty degree afternoon in January
can make the ticks move, or if a rabbit dies
out in your yard and your dog goes out in
February and rolls around on it. Yeah, the fleas are
coming in. They like that little warm body that your
dog has.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
They'll hop hop a right in. Why do dogs do that,
by the way.
Speaker 3 (13:16):
Because they because they do, because they like to, because
they can't. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (13:21):
That's probably the best reason of all.
Speaker 1 (13:24):
And so with the fleeing tick, obviously you can get
at the vet clinic, right you picked that up there. Yes,
are there online options because I've seen and I don't
know are they Are they the same? Like I'll see
like the Big A to Z company with the trucks
all over the place.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
I feel like they've got like a flea and tick
and I feel like I've seen that is are like
they all created equal or.
Speaker 3 (13:45):
No, they're not. The heart room preventives are all by prescriptions,
so you have to have a veterinarians prescription for those,
and they recommend a heart room test before the flea
and tick meds. About half are over the counter, about
half our prescription. The orals are all by prescription, so
that's Vecto, next guard Cordelia, and Simperica. Those are all prescription.
There are topicals that are over the counter, but the
(14:06):
safer ones are actually from the veterinarian. Vectra three D
is an amazing product. It has three products in it
to help as a repellent as well as to kill
the fleas and ticks. So there's some good ones out there,
so speak to your veterinarian. Cheaper isn't better, and over
the counter doesn't mean safer, so check with your vet.
We all have great rebates. The more you buy, of course,
the bigger the rebate, so you can come up with
(14:28):
some really great pricing. And all of the veterinary clinics
that I know also have an online store, so we
do it Veterinary Village. We do it check in and
check out at Marshall, so you can go to our
online store, sign up, put in your name, your information,
and then if you need medication, go on there, hop
on the website, order it and then the veterinarian that
you go to will approve it. For instance, the other
(14:50):
day I started a cat on Bexa cat, which is
an oral drug for diabetic cats. We don't have one
for dogs, just for cats. And it was actually fifteen
dollars a month, less expensive from our store than it
was from anyplace else online so don't assume that your
veterinarian is going to charge you more. Assume that your
veterinarian knows your pet and knows their entire medical history
(15:12):
and can put together a treatment care plan that's most suitable,
because if you don't know the whole story, you may
make a mistake on the drug you pick.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
I love the perspective any I think that's something a
lot of folks don't always think about. Of course, we've
got doctor Greer in studio as we do each and
every Thursday. Don't forget if you miss part of the program,
you can listen back at WIBA dot com.
Speaker 2 (15:29):
Let your friends know as well.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
If you haven't been to check out vet, definitely learn
more online or get on in. They'd love to see
the website. Checkout vet dot com. That's checkout vet dot
com open seven days a week, Monday through Monday from
nine am until five pm. At first visit an exam.
It is free and doctor before we wrap this week,
and this maybe something we probably want to carry over
to a whole other show for folks looking to get
(15:51):
to get a you know, bring a new family member in.
Is there like a place to go to like learn
about different maybe first hand experience actually see some dog Like,
is there a place where folks could be looking to
kind of get get familiar with some of the different
breeds there are?
Speaker 3 (16:06):
And there's some great dog shows coming up. So we
have one in Manitu Walk pretty soon. There's one in
Gray's Lake, Illinois coming up in June. We have just
had some shows, but Jefferson is coming up this weekend,
so Jefferson's pretty close by. We have, like I said,
Kella Moraine and Walk a shot in June and July.
So if you take a look at dog shows in Wisconsin,
you can go to AKC Calendar of Events and then
(16:28):
put in the state and it'll list all the dog
shows and you can then look up the show schedule
and figure out what time the breeds you're going to
want to see will be there, go talk to the breeders,
meet some dogs, and yes, we definitely need to go
into more detail on this.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
Yeah, well definitely.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
One thing I do know, and I'm guilty of this,
and I think I've told you off air, I've got
to avoid this. People love talking about their pets. So,
like you know, you go to one of these dog shows,
these folks will definitely love to tell you right, but you.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Can see them, you can see how they act. It's
just a lot nicer to see it in person than
it is. Try and figure it out online.
Speaker 1 (17:01):
Now.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
AKC has a great website. There's a lot of one
you know, good ones out there, but nothing is as
good as being able to see, touch, feel, and really
understand the behavior of that dog.
Speaker 2 (17:11):
That is that is really cool.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
And of course, as doctor mentioned, AKC they've got a
listing each each stadia and check that out. Of course,
speaking of getting online the website, checkout vet dot com.
That's checkout vet dot com. We'll talk on a future
show about learning about that right pet for you and
your family.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Today's a great day.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Speaking of your family, you've got that kitty kat, you
got the puppy dog. Looking for a great relationship to
start at checkout veterinary.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Today is today.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Pick up phone Gemma call six eight three one eight
sixty seven hundred. That's six eight three one eight sixty
seven hundred. Stop on in right at twenty seven to
ten Prairie Lags drive in sun Prairie. Don't forget that
first visit and exam that is free to your pupper
or kitty again at checkout vet learn more online checkout
vet dot com. That's checkout vet dot com. Doctor Greer,
it's always so much fun talking with you. Have a
(17:55):
fantastic day, Thank you. News comes your way next right
here on thirteen ten Wi Yake
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