The Pet Buzz

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with a veterinarian, Dr. Emily McCool, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of with Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine about canine cataracts; Humane Society of United States’ John Goodwin, Senior Director of The Humane Society of the Unit...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with veterinarian Emily Hall from the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University about heat-related illness in pets; with Susan McKelvey, Communications Manager for the National Fire Prevention Association, about pet and fires; and with Bridgeport, CT’s Honorable Mayor Joseph...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Steve King, President of the American Pet Products Association in Part 2 of the series on consumer trends and buying patterns among pet owners during the pandemic and with BasePaws Founder and CEO, Anna Skaya, about the first DNA Kit for cats and their curious owners. Reed talks about how your kids going bac...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk Phil Chang, Retail Industry Expert, in Part 1 of a series on consumer trends and buying patterns among pet owners during the pandemic; with John Goodwin, Senior Director of The Humane Society of the United States’ Stop Puppy Mills campaign, about The Horrible Hundred; and with Open The Government Policy Analyst,...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Dr. Peter Li of the Humane Society International about how the Coronavirus Pandemic has affected the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival; with Doug Shupe about traveling taking a vacation with Fido and Fifi this summer; and with SSG Trent Tweeddale and his fight with an alligator to save his dog’s life.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Christina Johnson from the US Postal Service about postal workers and dog bites as part of National Dog Bite Awareness Week; with Waggle CEO, Steven Mornelli, about how pet owners are struggling during the pandemic; and with Publisher’s Weekly Review Editor, Everett Jones, about the best summer pet reads for...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Arizona State University’s Joshua Van Bourg about dogs helping owners in times of distress; PETA’s Lisa Lange about the pet overpopulation crisis; and University of Florida’s Bill Kern about urban pest management and what pests we need to watch out for this summer.

Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Diane Robinson from the Humane Society Disaster Response Animal Rescue Team about Hurricane Pet Preparedness; Automotive Expert, Lauren Fix, about how best to pet clean your car; and veterinarian, Dr. Gillian Angliss, about breed specific diseases.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Dan Ashe, CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums about how COVID-19 affected animals and their caregivers throughout the world; with Seneca Krueger, a marriage and family therapist, about how a dog that she fostered spent 97 days trying to get back to her; and with Dr. Chase Kimmel about the Florida bl...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Allen McConnell, Ph. D., Chair of the Psychology Department at Miami University, about pets contributing to your mental health as May is Mental Health Awareness Month; with author and cat expert Beth Adelman and Dog trainer Amy Robinson about prepping pets for when we return to the workforce; and with Univer...

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, about the importance of pet vaccines; Ernie Ward, DVM, about slimming down America’s super-sized pets; Tina Wismer, DVM, about common household hazards; and Marc Seitz, DVM, about how first aid can save your pet’s life.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Laura Nafe, DVM, assistant professor of small animal internal medicine at Oklahoma State University about how to treat pets with Coronavirus; with Dr. Ebnezner Satyaraj, Director of Molecular Nutrition at Purina, about a new cat food that helps reduce feline allergens; and with AKC Vice President of Public R...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Claire Guest, Ph. D., of Medical Detection Dogs about using specially trained K9s to sniff out Coronavirus; Dr. Michael Yabsley from the University of Georgia about increased rates of Lyme disease infections in dogs and how that can be used to predict Lyme Disease in humans; and with Bruce Akey, DVM, directo...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with President Scott Giacoppo of National Animal Care and Control about Animal Care and Control workers serving on the frontlines; President of the American Heartworm Society, Dr. Chris Duke, discussing detection and prevention of Heartworm; and Associate Professor at Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Med...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with cat expert and author Beth Adelman and dog trainer Amy Robinson about the amount of time we spend with our pets during the global pandemic, and with biologist and wildlife conservationist, Jeffrey Corwin, about his new show Alaska Animal Rescue. Reed shares some eco-friendly pet tips as April is Earth Month.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM talk with David Lummis, the Pet Market Analyst, of Packaged Facts about how the global Coronavirus pandemic is affecting the pet industry; Max Woodfin, the Director of Divine Canines with Volunteer Cynthia Martinez, about how organization conducts therapy dog visits in recent months; and with dog trainer and author Bab...

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Jim Tedford, President and CEO from the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement about how shelters are responding to the Coronavirus crisis; with Jenny Pan, an entrepreneur about her invention, Care-Pod, and how she partnered with a major airline to make travel safer for pets; and with Tim Evans, DVM, an...

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Dr. Peter Li from the Humane Society International about the pets of Wuhan; with Jim Brost from Preserved Pets about how to keep your pet near and dear after his passing; and with Lina Roth about synchronized pet owner and pet stress.

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, are talking with University of Pennsylvania’s Dr. Shelley Rankin about what we should be doing to protect our pets; North Carolina State University’s Dr. Roland Kays about the cat tracking project; and the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Dr. Michelle Sauther about the environmental impact of the Madagascar forest cats.

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, discuss social distancing with pets during the Cornavirus pandemic with Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science’s Lori M. Teller, DVM, and Wesley Bissett, DVM; about veterinary telemedicine with Jeff Werber, DVM, of Airvet; and about caring for geriatric pets with Albert Ahn, DVM, of Orangetown Animal Hospital...

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Dr. John Huber, Chairman for Mainstream Mental Health, about the loving your pets too much with Robin Bennett about how to prevent dog fights at the dog park; and with award winning bloggers, Carol Bryant and Maggie Marton, about pet blogging for love and money.

Learn more about the 144 Annual Westminster Kennel Dog Show Winning Dog Winner and Her Handler. Petrendologist Charlotte Reed talks about winning the second continuously held sporting event in the United States, Standard Poodle Cuts and what the Dynamic Duo will do after the show.

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Angela Hughes, DVM, PhD, senior manager of Global Scientific Advocacy Relations at Mars Petcare, about the role pets can play in relieving loneliness; with Dr. Kelly Diehl of the Morris Animal Foundation about new developments regarding spaying and neutering our pets; and with Mark Hannon, President of the Cat Fanciers’ Association, a...

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with David Rosengard about the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s National Justice for Animals Week; with the winner of the 144th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Chrystal Murray Clas; and with Jennifer Joyce of SpotOn Virtual Smart Fence about the growing pet tech market.

Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Mark Romig, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for New Orleans & Company about pet-friendly New Orleans; with Jan Bellows, of All Pets Dental about February as National Pet Dental Health Month; and with author Wendy Mitchell, about her new book Citizen Canine: Dogs in the movies.