East Lake Pet Talk Podcast

Meet the official Cat Match Maker of East Lake! Dora Harris has been working with East Lake since 1995 and has had many roles helping pets both medically and connecting them with their forever homes.

We welcome Jay Thornton from Trupanion Pet Insurance to talk about the benefits and importance of pet health insurance...

From beginning to end, her dogs are focused on one goal - finding the lost cat. Bonnie Hale from LostPetSpecialist.com joins us this week to share how working with her specially trained dogs helps her find lost cats.

Have you ever lost a pet? We welcome Peggy Compton, a longtime friend of East Lake who shares the story of her dog Clifford, who among other things, is an escape artist.

We welcome Rebecca Poling of Dallas Animal Services and John Polimeno from http://www.findingrover.com/ to talk about the latest way to reunite lost pets with their owners.

Shay Cronin from Arts A Blast in Rockwall, TX, joins Dr. Fling in the studio to talk about one of her most popular art class offerings: Paint Your Pet Night.

We welcome professional dog trainer and agility specialist Amy Tabor to Episode 29 to discuss her thoughts on training as well has behavioral cues to look out for when working with dogs. Hint: A wagging tail doesn't always mean a dog is friendly!

We welcome meteorologist Rebecca Miller as she shares her organic tips and tricks to combat pests (such as roaches, ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes) that we are starting to see with the heavier rainfall and warmer temperatures.

Many pets are notorious for sensing and reacting to tremors before they happen - do your pets act a certain way when nature's movements are afoot? We would love to hear about it!

In this week's episode, we go over the great Wine on the Roof weekend and show off some of this year's most stylish pets. It's National Bite Prevention week and Dr. Fling shares her advice for avoiding possibly dangerous situations and what to do should you find yourself confronted with a dog that may bite. The latest strain of the dog flu has reached Texas with a single case near Houston. Though it hasn't spread, knowing how to identify possible symptoms and seeking veterinary help as soon as possible will help avoid further complications. Dr. McCauley shares the discovery of a new bird species from China. See and hear the Sichuan Bush Warbler in the podcast! http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-sichuan-bush-warbler-locustella-chengi-02757.htmlb Bugs is our Pet of the Week! Abandoned in front of a school, Bugs joins ELPO to help find his forever home. Dr. McCauley shares his rabbit caring tips for anyone that has a rabbit or is interested in adopting Bugs. Hint: They don't just eat carrots! elpo.org    

With a record breaking number of adoptions for the month of May, Dr. Will McCauley and Dr. Karen Fling share a kitten rescue story along with an idea that a couple of ELPO's youngest volunteers had to raise money and awareness for homeless pets.

Dr. McCauley and Dr. Fling are back in the studio this week as they cover a popular topic: Allergies. Between parasites, diet, and environmental factors, pinpointing the source is the first step in treating the allergies to make your pet’s daily life - and yours - a little less challenging.

Dr. Karen Fling and Dr. Will McCauley welcome colleagues from the industry to discuss why the canine influenza has been so prevalent this year and how you can help prevent the virus from infecting your pets.

In this week's episode, Dr. Karen Fling welcomes Joshua Ahern from Infiniti Medical to introduce the ALICAM - a camera so small that it can be taken like a pill to photograph the gastrointestinal tract of pets.

With Easter behind us, Dr. Fling and Dr. McCauley talk about why not all found bunnies are lost - think twice before saving them! (Don't worry, they'll be okay)

We welcome Kristine Hickman from CEVA Animal Health to talk about Feliway, a product designed to help our cats feel safe and secure in their environment.

With Spring well underway, Dr. McCauley and Dr. Fling discuss diseases such as Heartworm disease that your pet should be protected from.

In this week's episode, Dr. Karen Fling shares the latest news at East Lake and welcomes Stacie Smith, DVM from Virbac to talk about the various options for dental care at home.

With Dr. McCauley away at an AVMA conference, Dr. Karen Fling shares her recent news from East Lake Veterinary Hospital and the back-to-back cases of heartworm disease that can affect animals of all sizes - all from the bite of a single mosquito.

In this week's episode, we talk about an everyday object a pet ate that could have caused serious harm. Tulip, a long time ELPO orphan, flew to Colorado to find her forever home.