August 4, 2023 • 17 mins
Maria chats with frequent guest Dr.Amber Karwacki (from Heart+Paw) about essential travel tips
when you take your pet(s) along on your summer trips!
I learned something, hope you will as well so you have a safe and fun trip with your pet this summer!
when you take your pet(s) along on your summer trips!
I learned something, hope you will as well so you have a safe and fun trip with your pet this summer!
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It's Maria's MutS and Stuff. Whata great idea on I heard radio Welcome
to Maria's MutS and Stuff and withme today is well. She is the
most frequent guest I have because Iknow she enjoys it, but I enjoy
her even more. It is doctorAmber car Wacky from Heart and Baugh.
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So welcome again to Maria's MutS andStuff to talk about our favorite pets.
Thank you for having me. Ilove coming here. You're awesome to work
with, hang out with. Well, so are you? So are you?
This is so much fun. Soit's that time of year people are
taking vacations and you know, likeme, I travel with my dog because
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he's older and I don't like toleave him. So I know that there
are many different things that we needto know in order to keep our dogs
happy and safe and healthy to comealong with us on vacation. Yeah,
So, what would you say isthe most important pet tip? I mean,
I know they're a bunch of themand I want to talk about them
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with you. I mean, Ihave one in my brain. What do
you think is the most important one? So for me, the most important
is making sure you have a copyof your dogs vaccine workers, and know
of where the emergency hospitals are whereyou're traveling to. In the worst case
scenario that you do need to takeyour dog to a vet, you know
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where they are ahead of time,like have their addresses, so you can
just plug it into that GPS andoff you go without having a stand up
for twenty minutes or so trying tofind a place. Oh wow, I
would never think of that. Mythought was the most important thing is not
to leave your dog in the hotcar, But yours is even more important.
I mean, I know mine's agood one, but yours is,
like you win, honestly, andI've never done that. So you just
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taught me something. Seriously, I'venever thought to do that because I guess
the assumption is nothing's going to happen, but something can always happen, right,
We as veterinarians, we are theworst case scenario thinkers of what could
be happening and what we need toknow for everything, right right, No,
that's genius, Thank you for thatone. Okay, So that's very,
very very important. So have yourvaccination records and definitely know where to
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go. Like I guess, whenyou research where you're going to stay right
dog friendly places also research ve hospitalnearby. Oh my god, that's brilliant.
Okay, well that's a good one. What else should what should we
bring with us? Besides obviously foodand if your dog needs medications and stuff
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poop bags? What else is importantto bring? Yeah? Try to bring
is like you have a larger doglike I do. You can't necessarily bring
their dog bed, but maybe likea blanket or a pillow or like their
favorite choice, I've something from home. Bring their food bowls if you can,
and if you're flying or driving,so that way they have like they
have their usual bowls and stuff likethat, so there's some familiarity where they
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are at for them. No,that makes sense. That makes that makes
a lot of sense. And Imean this always makes me crazy just searching
places like a lot of plate.My biggest pet peeve taking a pet with
you, a dog with you.Um. A lot of places say that
they're pet friendly, but they're notreally pet friendly because you can't keep the
dog in the room and you know, or or the fee is ridiculous.
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Like I get it, everybody,I get it. Everyone needs to pay
a fee because you don't they don'tknow if your dog's gonna, you know,
have an accident or whatever. Iget that, But when a place
is like, Okay, we're gonnacharge you one hundred dollars, which is
insane to me, and you haveto keep the dog in a crate or
dogs can't be left unattended. Thishas nothing to do with the interview.
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It just makes me nuts, bythe way. So yeah, I think
it could be hard, especially forJudge. Like I know my kiddos they
do need to be three out ofmy forty to be creative when we're not
home, because you get into missJeff right. But also like now they're
an unfamiliar place. No, I'mseeing your create that I may or may
not know and be familiar with andbe okay with. Right, So it's
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good to know, like where you'regoing if they do allow that, and
if they don't. Another spot too, And I say this because the heart
and palls. Most of us havedaycarees. Is there a doggy daycare in
your area that maybe that you cantake them to if you aren't able to
take your dog sight seeing with you? Right? Right? That's perfect too?
Sure? Sure, I mean thisis all stuff I guess people should
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do. Before they head out onvacation. Yes, yep, make sure
see what's around, see if you'reable to do you know, double check
with your hotels if there's daycarees inthe area, right, you know you
never know, Yeah, you're right. So basically, you know, do
your homework as if you were Imean, they are our children, as
if you were taking humans, humanchildren, not the four legged ones.
So do your homework before you go. So with the personal stuff, I
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know you said, you know,blankets and bowls, and of course they're
regular food. What else, Imean, the regular leash, obviously,
extra poop eggs. Is there anythingI'm missing that we need to bring them?
He did say medications. I'm makingsure medication wise, especially like if
your dog needs anxiety medications, makesure you have enough for the entire trip
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and have that ready to go.And don't call your veterinarian last minute,
because at least sometimes run out rightright, And what about if people are
taking their dogs flying. I'm assumingthat because I'm thinking, of course having
the dog in the car with you, because that's what I do. But
what if you take your dog oryour cat, Because it's also all of
this stuff applies to cats, becausemany of the pet friendly places they say,
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you know, we welcome both dogsand cats or whatever. So what
if you decide some of the listenersare flying with their dogs or cats,
are there are other things that theyshould do besides what we talked about.
Yes, so flying brings them awhole new thing. And there's a second
set to this. But like someairlines require hel certivigts for them to fly,
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and if you're going air nationally,there's absolutely health certiicates that you need
to have filled out. But someairlines do require health certificate filled out by
your veterinarian that's done ten days orless. Before these guys fly, you
want to make sure they're used tobe in a carrier because like they can't
be out in the open, especiallyif you have a larger dog going into
cargo. You don't want his firsttime in a crate or a carrier.
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When you're going into cargo, yourdog is going to wig out. Dog
gonna do well for that. Sominding what carriers or crates they have to
be in, and just know whenyou're flying, especially now it's hot,
there are restrictions put on by theairlines a certain temperatures either too hot or
if you're flying Laurin time, toocold. They will not fly your animal,
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no matter what. It doesn't mean. They don't even care if a
veterinarian has signed off on a temperaturechange other than what they have listed.
They won't fly your pet. Andthen you're going to figure out a way
of getting your pet either home unlessyou're going to stay home with them,
or to your new destination. So, especially with the heat where you're traveling
to, that could be a nogo as well. Yeah, and I
would think, I mean, itseems like this summer we've been having heat
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wave after heat wave, and Idon't feel like that that's going to let
up anytime soon. So I almostfeel like it's probably not a great idea
unless you have to fly with yourpet this summer. I don't know.
I just feel like this summer justseems to be like across the whole country,
it's just so hot. It's beenbad. It's been really. The
reason they say this, like yourdog has to sit on the tarmac for
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a little while, and they mightnot be in a shady area, and
even if they are, like ifyou're in a human area, that's going
to be rough on then, andthey have this small carrier or crate that
they had to be in maybe notthe best ventilation to it, so that
could be a problem. So definitely, you know, check with your airlines
on their temperature restrictions and things likethat, because that might change your plans
for what you're gonna do. Ohsure, sure, yeah, I mean
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I wasn't even thinking about that,but you're right. The dog or catta
on the tarmac, that's I don'tknow, honestly, personally, I would
never fly with my pet just becausebut that's just me, um, just
because I just always hear horror stories. You know, Oh the it unlocked,
the crate unlocked and the dog gotout. Oh great. Yeah,
yeah, Like I have all bigdogs, So I would only flyin this
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absolutely necessarily. Like if I'm doingthis huge move to like somewhere else,
be an airline flight, so I'min the same boat where my guys can't
go on on the actual cabin.So right, we're gonna we're gonna drive.
Yeah, No, absolutely, that'show I feel too. Yeah,
because we have a big dog.It's like, I just the thought of
it, it just it. Idon't think i'd be able to enjoy myself
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because I'd be too freaked out thatthe worst that could happen would happen.
I know that's being a worry warbut still, just because stuff always happens,
you know, and you can't seethem. You can't see them,
and it's out of your control,you know. Ye, yeah, and
that's the thing. So m theseare all very good. But let's also
I mean, because I know thiswas always in the front of my head
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and it makes me nuts time ofyear, leaving your pets in a car.
I know people say, yeah,it's all right, and I know
people like, oh, but I'monly going to be in and out in
a minute. But tell let's tell, let's freak everyone out. Tell them
how many seconds it takes minutes beforeyou start to really damage your dog or
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cat in a car. I meana minute or two, not even those
cars can get heart really fast.And let me tell you, the worst
emergency we see are those dogs thatare overheated or the cats that are overheated,
because honestly, their body just startsto shut down. And there's a
lot of times we can't do anythingabout it, no matter how much we
try to intervene and cool them downand get it. You get your body
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to that certain temperature for so longand there's just there's no saving them,
right, and it's so preventable,Like we will be in the back crying
because we want to save this petand we just can't and it could have
just not happened. Yeah, it'sawesome. And the biggest thing too,
people don't remember because I had thisactually come in as an emergency, is
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um, you know, we havethose sevs. I have like the second
row seat, in the third rowseat, and then you have the trunk
space sometimes where you have our yourpets and you gotta be mindful of the
heat throughout your car. Because Ihad an emergency come in. Where was
the family traveling in the car withtheir dog and they you know, their
kids were in the second seat andthen they had that huge open space.
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They took their third row seat outand had a bed for their dog.
Their dog got overheated in the backand she stuffered heat stroke because they didn't
realize while that was cool for themat the front, those vents thro all
towards the front, the dog wasn'tgetting that coolness in the back and she
went into you know, heat exhaustionand heat stroke and suffered unfortunately, suffered
the same fate as a kid lockedin the car. We weren't able to
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save her. And they were devastated. They had done everything they thought right
book forgot about the air event flow. You want to be very mindful of
that. Yeah, they it brokemy heart. It looks sure, I'm
sure. And they probably felt awfulbecause they they thought they got everything covered.
They and yeah, yeah, wellthese are they were. They were
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devastated. So like I want peopleto think about things like that too,
so you're not the next person comingin going, oh my god, I
had it right and I didn't haveit right right right right, And it
just and it takes such a shortamount of time, you know. Yeah,
yeah, if they're older, ifthey're overweight, if they're short nosed
like hugs or yeah, yeah,for sure, for sure. And I
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guess, like I mean, foranything else, like you just said,
I think it's just also using commonsense. I mean, if you're walking,
like if you take your dog somewhereon vacation or just walking somewhere and
you're hot and you want to geta drink of water, most likely your
dog is gonna be hot too,you know. I yeah, and so
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I mean, I guess it's it'sa common thing. You should common sense
to bring water. But I thinkpeople need to, like we all need
to just pay pay more attention.Like you went to your kids. You
know, if your kid's hot,you're gonna know if your kid is sweating
and hot. And dogs aren't sweating, they're panting, and I think it's
important right that we pay attention tothat as well. Yep, see how
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they're doing. And if someone's closerto the back, you know, throw
your hands back there and see isit really hot that there is? It
feels still nice and cool, uncomfortableto you or like I mean, even
when my children are in the car, my human children in the car,
like I blast acy higher and likefreeze myself up front. No, they're
getting better airflow in the back forme, right, No, No,
it's true. I I you know, I hate air conditioning, but because
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of my dog, and you're right, I freeze in my car so that
he's comfortable in the back. Ye, No, it's true. I mean
in a hoodie in the front andthey're taint out. Yeah, exactly,
exactly. You're right. It's likepeople must think like that, you know,
we're crazy because we look like it'swinter, Like wait, it's summer.
Why you guys dressed like that?Oh? Because our animals are need
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to be called there. They gottamake sure we're good. Yeah, absolutely
no, But these are great,great tips and reminders. I mean,
you know, from the get gowith the emergency hospital you've given me,
and we talked so often and I'mstill missing points, which is really funny.
So and I guess, like wesaid, so, all of these
tips are also very important for catstoo as well as dogs, as people
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do travel and take their cats withthem. Is that correct? Yep?
Absolutely, I have people to traveland from a bench too, you know,
same thing, a piser and youknow, making sure you have all
your vaccines, your medications until makesure they're comfortable in that carrier. Not
all cats are, you know,but make sure it's a nice, safe
carrier for them. I could say, if you have the mess side of
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carriers, careful. My cat managedto do it, or he crawled enough
at the mess then you need ahole. But he was able to pop
his head out of him and tryto escape. Wow, so well you
sure your cat's not like mine alittle. He's like people. He's very
smart. He's very smart. Thatis, so just be mindful of that.
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And the same thing with if they'rein the car with you and you
know your cat small, you know, but don't let them out in the
loose, like keep them in theirterrier because you know, God forbid,
they get freaked out when they jumpon your face or something you can't see,
or they go into the brake.They're small enough to sit them on
the brake pedals, so then you'reeither you know, stomping your cat while
you're hit the brakes, or you'recrashing into something because you don't want to
stomp your cat, right right,right, no, no, that's all.
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These are all very very valid points. Um in the worst case scenario,
I know this is a horrible thing, but it does happen. Just
say you're on vacation and say yourdog gets awf leash, Like, what's
the first thing you should do?Is there a first thing to do?
The biggest thing? You know,your your instinct is to like run and
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chase them like that is such afun game for them. They're like Mummy's
chasing me. Excellent and they're gonnakeep running, So you want to try,
like if you can send someone backto like grab the food bag or
whatnot and start shaking the food bagand hopefully they're like, oh they have
my food or my trees, right, you know, walk steadily towards where
they're going. Would try like fightthat urge to run after them and just
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keep calling their name and stuff likethat. Hopefully you're traveling, you know,
in this worst case scenario, ifyour dogs microchips or cat microchips,
or if they have a collar onwith an ID tag on, hopefully that
stays on them. So that way, whoever does get a hold of them.
If you can't and they get furtheraway than you intend, they at
least give you a call and soyou can come get them. Sure,
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And you just remind me of somethingelse, And I would think, because
I know, like at night,I take my dog's collar off just so
I forget, oh, well,he's sleeping, but probably on vacation,
it's smart to keep the collars onjust in case, right, Yeah,
just in case, you know,have someone like walks near your room,
a windows open that you weren't expecting, things like that because they're in an
unfamiliar environment. If you're a hoteland the fire alarm goes off and he's
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like, you're unsimilar situation, alreadyin the jar, getting woken up and
don't know what's going on. It'seasy to snag them if the collars already
on right, right, right,No, no, these are all you
know, these are all great tipsthat most of us aren't thinking about.
So you know, doctor Amber carWacky, you are the best, and
thank you for helping, you know, helping America have a better vacation this
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summer. And just with all ofyour knowledge that you are always so willing
and able to share with my listeners. And I do, but you know,
I do appreciate you because you're justso wonderful, and I appreciate your
time. I know you're busy becauseyou're you know, you took like a
time out of your job right now. It's not like you know, you're
sitting home having a manicure, SoI know, I know you wish,
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I know, but you're very busyworking. So thank you so very much,
doctor Amber car Wacky of heart andpaw, thank you for all these
tips. Have a great summer withyour human kids, and also you're a
furry kids as well, and I'msure we'll be talking again and with another
topic about keeping our pets happy andsafe. So thank you, thanks for
all you do. Absolutely I lovecoming here and making sure everyone has good
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tips to know what to do,and I hope you have a great summer
and any vacations that you're going onas well. Operator and Seat Operator
It's Maria's MutS and Stuff. Whata great idea on I heard radio Welcome
to Maria's MutS and Stuff and withme today is well. She is the
most frequent guest I have because Iknow she enjoys it, but I enjoy
her even more. It is doctorAmber car Wacky from Heart and Baugh.
(00:22):
So welcome again to Maria's MutS andStuff to talk about our favorite pets.
Thank you for having me. Ilove coming here. You're awesome to work
with, hang out with. Well, so are you? So are you?
This is so much fun. Soit's that time of year people are
taking vacations and you know, likeme, I travel with my dog because
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he's older and I don't like toleave him. So I know that there
are many different things that we needto know in order to keep our dogs
happy and safe and healthy to comealong with us on vacation. Yeah,
So, what would you say isthe most important pet tip? I mean,
I know they're a bunch of themand I want to talk about them
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with you. I mean, Ihave one in my brain. What do
you think is the most important one? So for me, the most important
is making sure you have a copyof your dogs vaccine workers, and know
of where the emergency hospitals are whereyou're traveling to. In the worst case
scenario that you do need to takeyour dog to a vet, you know
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where they are ahead of time,like have their addresses, so you can
just plug it into that GPS andoff you go without having a stand up
for twenty minutes or so trying tofind a place. Oh wow, I
would never think of that. Mythought was the most important thing is not
to leave your dog in the hotcar, But yours is even more important.
I mean, I know mine's agood one, but yours is,
like you win, honestly, andI've never done that. So you just
(01:51):
taught me something. Seriously, I'venever thought to do that because I guess
the assumption is nothing's going to happen, but something can always happen, right,
We as veterinarians, we are theworst case scenario thinkers of what could
be happening and what we need toknow for everything, right right, No,
that's genius, Thank you for thatone. Okay, So that's very,
very very important. So have yourvaccination records and definitely know where to
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go. Like I guess, whenyou research where you're going to stay right
dog friendly places also research ve hospitalnearby. Oh my god, that's brilliant.
Okay, well that's a good one. What else should what should we
bring with us? Besides obviously foodand if your dog needs medications and stuff
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poop bags? What else is importantto bring? Yeah? Try to bring
is like you have a larger doglike I do. You can't necessarily bring
their dog bed, but maybe likea blanket or a pillow or like their
favorite choice, I've something from home. Bring their food bowls if you can,
and if you're flying or driving,so that way they have like they
have their usual bowls and stuff likethat, so there's some familiarity where they
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are at for them. No,that makes sense. That makes that makes
a lot of sense. And Imean this always makes me crazy just searching
places like a lot of plate.My biggest pet peeve taking a pet with
you, a dog with you.Um. A lot of places say that
they're pet friendly, but they're notreally pet friendly because you can't keep the
dog in the room and you know, or or the fee is ridiculous.
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Like I get it, everybody,I get it. Everyone needs to pay
a fee because you don't they don'tknow if your dog's gonna, you know,
have an accident or whatever. Iget that, But when a place
is like, Okay, we're gonnacharge you one hundred dollars, which is
insane to me, and you haveto keep the dog in a crate or
dogs can't be left unattended. Thishas nothing to do with the interview.
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It just makes me nuts, bythe way. So yeah, I think
it could be hard, especially forJudge. Like I know my kiddos they
do need to be three out ofmy forty to be creative when we're not
home, because you get into missJeff right. But also like now they're
an unfamiliar place. No, I'mseeing your create that I may or may
not know and be familiar with andbe okay with. Right, So it's
(04:06):
good to know, like where you'regoing if they do allow that, and
if they don't. Another spot too, And I say this because the heart
and palls. Most of us havedaycarees. Is there a doggy daycare in
your area that maybe that you cantake them to if you aren't able to
take your dog sight seeing with you? Right? Right? That's perfect too?
Sure? Sure, I mean thisis all stuff I guess people should
(04:27):
do. Before they head out onvacation. Yes, yep, make sure
see what's around, see if you'reable to do you know, double check
with your hotels if there's daycarees inthe area, right, you know you
never know, Yeah, you're right. So basically, you know, do
your homework as if you were Imean, they are our children, as
if you were taking humans, humanchildren, not the four legged ones.
So do your homework before you go. So with the personal stuff, I
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know you said, you know,blankets and bowls, and of course they're
regular food. What else, Imean, the regular leash, obviously,
extra poop eggs. Is there anythingI'm missing that we need to bring them?
He did say medications. I'm makingsure medication wise, especially like if
your dog needs anxiety medications, makesure you have enough for the entire trip
(05:16):
and have that ready to go.And don't call your veterinarian last minute,
because at least sometimes run out rightright, And what about if people are
taking their dogs flying. I'm assumingthat because I'm thinking, of course having
the dog in the car with you, because that's what I do. But
what if you take your dog oryour cat, Because it's also all of
this stuff applies to cats, becausemany of the pet friendly places they say,
(05:40):
you know, we welcome both dogsand cats or whatever. So what
if you decide some of the listenersare flying with their dogs or cats,
are there are other things that theyshould do besides what we talked about.
Yes, so flying brings them awhole new thing. And there's a second
set to this. But like someairlines require hel certivigts for them to fly,
(06:00):
and if you're going air nationally,there's absolutely health certiicates that you need
to have filled out. But someairlines do require health certificate filled out by
your veterinarian that's done ten days orless. Before these guys fly, you
want to make sure they're used tobe in a carrier because like they can't
be out in the open, especiallyif you have a larger dog going into
cargo. You don't want his firsttime in a crate or a carrier.
(06:23):
When you're going into cargo, yourdog is going to wig out. Dog
gonna do well for that. Sominding what carriers or crates they have to
be in, and just know whenyou're flying, especially now it's hot,
there are restrictions put on by theairlines a certain temperatures either too hot or
if you're flying Laurin time, toocold. They will not fly your animal,
(06:46):
no matter what. It doesn't mean. They don't even care if a
veterinarian has signed off on a temperaturechange other than what they have listed.
They won't fly your pet. Andthen you're going to figure out a way
of getting your pet either home unlessyou're going to stay home with them,
or to your new destination. So, especially with the heat where you're traveling
to, that could be a nogo as well. Yeah, and I
would think, I mean, itseems like this summer we've been having heat
(07:09):
wave after heat wave, and Idon't feel like that that's going to let
up anytime soon. So I almostfeel like it's probably not a great idea
unless you have to fly with yourpet this summer. I don't know.
I just feel like this summer justseems to be like across the whole country,
it's just so hot. It's beenbad. It's been really. The
reason they say this, like yourdog has to sit on the tarmac for
(07:31):
a little while, and they mightnot be in a shady area, and
even if they are, like ifyou're in a human area, that's going
to be rough on then, andthey have this small carrier or crate that
they had to be in maybe notthe best ventilation to it, so that
could be a problem. So definitely, you know, check with your airlines
on their temperature restrictions and things likethat, because that might change your plans
for what you're gonna do. Ohsure, sure, yeah, I mean
(07:55):
I wasn't even thinking about that,but you're right. The dog or catta
on the tarmac, that's I don'tknow, honestly, personally, I would
never fly with my pet just becausebut that's just me, um, just
because I just always hear horror stories. You know, Oh the it unlocked,
the crate unlocked and the dog gotout. Oh great. Yeah,
yeah, Like I have all bigdogs, So I would only flyin this
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absolutely necessarily. Like if I'm doingthis huge move to like somewhere else,
be an airline flight, so I'min the same boat where my guys can't
go on on the actual cabin.So right, we're gonna we're gonna drive.
Yeah, No, absolutely, that'show I feel too. Yeah,
because we have a big dog.It's like, I just the thought of
it, it just it. Idon't think i'd be able to enjoy myself
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because I'd be too freaked out thatthe worst that could happen would happen.
I know that's being a worry warbut still, just because stuff always happens,
you know, and you can't seethem. You can't see them,
and it's out of your control,you know. Ye, yeah, and
that's the thing. So m theseare all very good. But let's also
I mean, because I know thiswas always in the front of my head
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and it makes me nuts time ofyear, leaving your pets in a car.
I know people say, yeah,it's all right, and I know
people like, oh, but I'monly going to be in and out in
a minute. But tell let's tell, let's freak everyone out. Tell them
how many seconds it takes minutes beforeyou start to really damage your dog or
(09:20):
cat in a car. I meana minute or two, not even those
cars can get heart really fast.And let me tell you, the worst
emergency we see are those dogs thatare overheated or the cats that are overheated,
because honestly, their body just startsto shut down. And there's a
lot of times we can't do anythingabout it, no matter how much we
try to intervene and cool them downand get it. You get your body
(09:43):
to that certain temperature for so longand there's just there's no saving them,
right, and it's so preventable,Like we will be in the back crying
because we want to save this petand we just can't and it could have
just not happened. Yeah, it'sawesome. And the biggest thing too,
people don't remember because I had thisactually come in as an emergency, is
(10:03):
um, you know, we havethose sevs. I have like the second
row seat, in the third rowseat, and then you have the trunk
space sometimes where you have our yourpets and you gotta be mindful of the
heat throughout your car. Because Ihad an emergency come in. Where was
the family traveling in the car withtheir dog and they you know, their
kids were in the second seat andthen they had that huge open space.
(10:24):
They took their third row seat outand had a bed for their dog.
Their dog got overheated in the backand she stuffered heat stroke because they didn't
realize while that was cool for themat the front, those vents thro all
towards the front, the dog wasn'tgetting that coolness in the back and she
went into you know, heat exhaustionand heat stroke and suffered unfortunately, suffered
the same fate as a kid lockedin the car. We weren't able to
(10:46):
save her. And they were devastated. They had done everything they thought right
book forgot about the air event flow. You want to be very mindful of
that. Yeah, they it brokemy heart. It looks sure, I'm
sure. And they probably felt awfulbecause they they thought they got everything covered.
They and yeah, yeah, wellthese are they were. They were
(11:09):
devastated. So like I want peopleto think about things like that too,
so you're not the next person comingin going, oh my god, I
had it right and I didn't haveit right right right right, And it
just and it takes such a shortamount of time, you know. Yeah,
yeah, if they're older, ifthey're overweight, if they're short nosed
like hugs or yeah, yeah,for sure, for sure. And I
(11:33):
guess, like I mean, foranything else, like you just said,
I think it's just also using commonsense. I mean, if you're walking,
like if you take your dog somewhereon vacation or just walking somewhere and
you're hot and you want to geta drink of water, most likely your
dog is gonna be hot too,you know. I yeah, and so
(11:54):
I mean, I guess it's it'sa common thing. You should common sense
to bring water. But I thinkpeople need to, like we all need
to just pay pay more attention.Like you went to your kids. You
know, if your kid's hot,you're gonna know if your kid is sweating
and hot. And dogs aren't sweating, they're panting, and I think it's
important right that we pay attention tothat as well. Yep, see how
(12:16):
they're doing. And if someone's closerto the back, you know, throw
your hands back there and see isit really hot that there is? It
feels still nice and cool, uncomfortableto you or like I mean, even
when my children are in the car, my human children in the car,
like I blast acy higher and likefreeze myself up front. No, they're
getting better airflow in the back forme, right, No, No,
it's true. I I you know, I hate air conditioning, but because
(12:39):
of my dog, and you're right, I freeze in my car so that
he's comfortable in the back. Ye, No, it's true. I mean
in a hoodie in the front andthey're taint out. Yeah, exactly,
exactly. You're right. It's likepeople must think like that, you know,
we're crazy because we look like it'swinter, Like wait, it's summer.
Why you guys dressed like that?Oh? Because our animals are need
(13:00):
to be called there. They gottamake sure we're good. Yeah, absolutely
no, But these are great,great tips and reminders. I mean,
you know, from the get gowith the emergency hospital you've given me,
and we talked so often and I'mstill missing points, which is really funny.
So and I guess, like wesaid, so, all of these
tips are also very important for catstoo as well as dogs, as people
(13:26):
do travel and take their cats withthem. Is that correct? Yep?
Absolutely, I have people to traveland from a bench too, you know,
same thing, a piser and youknow, making sure you have all
your vaccines, your medications until makesure they're comfortable in that carrier. Not
all cats are, you know,but make sure it's a nice, safe
carrier for them. I could say, if you have the mess side of
(13:46):
carriers, careful. My cat managedto do it, or he crawled enough
at the mess then you need ahole. But he was able to pop
his head out of him and tryto escape. Wow, so well you
sure your cat's not like mine alittle. He's like people. He's very
smart. He's very smart. Thatis, so just be mindful of that.
(14:09):
And the same thing with if they'rein the car with you and you
know your cat small, you know, but don't let them out in the
loose, like keep them in theirterrier because you know, God forbid,
they get freaked out when they jumpon your face or something you can't see,
or they go into the brake.They're small enough to sit them on
the brake pedals, so then you'reeither you know, stomping your cat while
you're hit the brakes, or you'recrashing into something because you don't want to
stomp your cat, right right,right, no, no, that's all.
(14:31):
These are all very very valid points. Um in the worst case scenario,
I know this is a horrible thing, but it does happen. Just
say you're on vacation and say yourdog gets awf leash, Like, what's
the first thing you should do?Is there a first thing to do?
The biggest thing? You know,your your instinct is to like run and
(14:52):
chase them like that is such afun game for them. They're like Mummy's
chasing me. Excellent and they're gonnakeep running, So you want to try,
like if you can send someone backto like grab the food bag or
whatnot and start shaking the food bagand hopefully they're like, oh they have
my food or my trees, right, you know, walk steadily towards where
they're going. Would try like fightthat urge to run after them and just
(15:13):
keep calling their name and stuff likethat. Hopefully you're traveling, you know,
in this worst case scenario, ifyour dogs microchips or cat microchips,
or if they have a collar onwith an ID tag on, hopefully that
stays on them. So that way, whoever does get a hold of them.
If you can't and they get furtheraway than you intend, they at
least give you a call and soyou can come get them. Sure,
(15:35):
And you just remind me of somethingelse, And I would think, because
I know, like at night,I take my dog's collar off just so
I forget, oh, well,he's sleeping, but probably on vacation,
it's smart to keep the collars onjust in case, right, Yeah,
just in case, you know,have someone like walks near your room,
a windows open that you weren't expecting, things like that because they're in an
unfamiliar environment. If you're a hoteland the fire alarm goes off and he's
(15:58):
like, you're unsimilar situation, alreadyin the jar, getting woken up and
don't know what's going on. It'seasy to snag them if the collars already
on right, right, right,No, no, these are all you
know, these are all great tipsthat most of us aren't thinking about.
So you know, doctor Amber carWacky, you are the best, and
thank you for helping, you know, helping America have a better vacation this
(16:22):
summer. And just with all ofyour knowledge that you are always so willing
and able to share with my listeners. And I do, but you know,
I do appreciate you because you're justso wonderful, and I appreciate your
time. I know you're busy becauseyou're you know, you took like a
time out of your job right now. It's not like you know, you're
sitting home having a manicure, SoI know, I know you wish,
(16:45):
I know, but you're very busyworking. So thank you so very much,
doctor Amber car Wacky of heart andpaw, thank you for all these
tips. Have a great summer withyour human kids, and also you're a
furry kids as well, and I'msure we'll be talking again and with another
topic about keeping our pets happy andsafe. So thank you, thanks for
all you do. Absolutely I lovecoming here and making sure everyone has good
(17:08):
tips to know what to do,and I hope you have a great summer
and any vacations that you're going onas well. Operator and Seat Operator
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