The Pet Doctor - Episode 286 When Breaking with Tradition Can Break Your Heart

The Pet Doctor - Episode 286 When Breaking with Tradition Can Break Your Heart

Author: Pet Life Radio October 12, 2019 Duration: 37:39
You saw it at the pet store and immediately fell in love with it. You really don’t know what it is but you just had to have it. The guy at the store said it was easy was take care, no problem…not any harder than a cat, dog or hamster. Now you have a Beta fighting fish, baby Cockatoo, sugar glider, ferret, prairie dog, bearded lizard…fill in the blank…you get the idea. You Googled how to take of it. You looked at some YouTube videos. Now you have the sinking suspicion that your great new non-traditional pet may be more than you can handle. Now what? Now you need the assistance of a veterinarian like my guest, Krista A Keller, DVM, Dipl ACZM, Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois.

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