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Hi everyone... 

Have you heard 'The Very Best of Pet Talk Radio! yet? (scroll down)

If not - get yourself a copy of the 
Nov/Dec issue of DOGSLife magazine.

The CD on the cover is absolutely free. There's only 30,000 copies available Australia wide - and we're also hoping to have some extras here for anyone who misses out.

Starring Australia's most famous veterinarian Dr Harry Cooper and animal trainer Steve Austin there's more than an hour (about 20 tracks) of stories from Dr Harry & Steve, and many of our other guest expert veterinarians, animal behaviourists and trainers in a CD that has been created so you can go to any story you want for timeless information or simply play the whole lot from start to finish.

Naturally we think this is a cover CD you'll want to keep for awhile - but if you are one of those people that throws things out, why not throw it to a pet loving friend. They might enjoy it too!

And don't forget we have more audio stories for you from the November/December issue of DOGSLife.

Even More Free Content
As always there is plenty of content right here to keep you amused, entertained and best of all - informed - for many hours. Even more if you join the Listener Lounge! - It's entirely FREE!!!

If you missed our news about the future of the radio component of our show – don't worry – you can see it here or read about it here.

Anyway keep coming back to the website - sign up for the e-mails and we'll keep in touch!

Meantime - Hugs for your pets from Kaye & Brian

Mon 10th November 2008

 Hiccup or heart attack?  
Knowing when to get help…and when to stay

Deciding whether your pooch needs TLC or an emergency endoscopy is tricky at the best of times – and even harder when a problem crops up after hours. 

Our ‘Triple-Oh’ feature suggests 5 key pointers: First up – does your vet open outside standard office hours? – and if not – which emergency hospital do they recommend? 

Secondly – don’t delay getting help if your dog has: fainted, had a seizure, an eye injury, repeated vomiting and/or diarrhoea within an hour or so, swelling around the face, suspected poisoning, snake or spider bites, heat stress, breathing troubles or is straining to toilet. 

Third – better to guess dead wrong about needing help than having to live knowing you waited too long!

So how do we know when our pets are sick?

Regular listeners will know we had to have our eldest poodle Cosmo put to sleep recently. But did we miss some vital signals in the twelve months prior that might just have helped him in some small way? He certainly got the very best veterinary treatment no doubt about that, but did we leave the veterinary diagnosis longer than needed?

Being a vet and a mother, Dr Joanne Sillince knows the signs to look for that will give us a clue when pets and children are not well. She joins us to talk about how we can tell when our pet is not feeling the best and how that is different from diagnosing kids!

Forum Topic: Ever Had a Pet Emergency?

Photo: above left (c) http://www.4-legged.com/

 

Thanks for listening -  Brian & Kaye - The Pet Talk Radio! Team

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