In this episode, Dr. Roger highlights the human health benefits of having intimate pet companionship for all stages of life, even contributing to longer life expectancy. The human animal bond not only brings us joy and companionship, pets are literally good for our health. Join Dr. Roger in discussing the many ways our pets elevate not just our spirits, but our overall health.

Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to comments@web-dvm.net. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.

Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠ In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

4th of July is a wonderful time of celebration right in the middle of summer. From barbecues to parties and of course fireworks, the 4th is a blast for people of all ages. For many of our canine, unfortunately, the 4th of July can bring about stress, in some, even shear terror from fear of fireworks noise.

Dr. Roger dedicates this episode to medical and alternative management of fireworks noise induced stress in dogs.

Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to comments@web-dvm.net. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.

Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠ In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.

In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses the all time high (and rising) incidence of chronic gastrointestinal disease in dogs. Based on early research out of Texas A&M University School of Veterinary and his own experience in clinical practice, Dr. Roger discusses the underlying causes for this rise in chronic GI disease in dogs and what can be done to prevent and treat it.

Send listener emails for consideration to be addressed by Dr. Roger on the air to comments@web-dvm.net. Follow Dr. Roger's Facebook posts (including new podcast episodes) by sending a friend request to his public profile, Roger Welton DVM.

Dr. Roger Welton, aka "Dr. Roger," is a practicing veterinarian and highly regarded media personality through a number of platforms. He is the author of his top selling memoir ⁠The Man In The White Coat: A Veterinarian’s Tail Of Love.⁠ In addition to this podcast, Dr. Roger has a global blog, ⁠The Web-DVM⁠, where he regularly posts articles. He is the CEO and chief attending veterinarian of ⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠ in Viera, FL.