This Wednesday, March, 10 2010 at 1:00 PM EST, holistic veterinarian, author and fellow pet lover,  Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM.,  returns for her weekly show:

Boomster Pet Talk :

“Ask Dr. Carol”: Eating & Exercise Tips for your 4-Legged Best Friend.

Dr. Carol will be discussing hot pet topics and answering your dog and cat health care questions live on air. Dr Carol will also answer pet owners questions from her weekly mailbag.

What kinds of exercise will help my pet?

Wondering how much exercise your pet really needs?

What time of day is it best to exercise my pet?

Should pets exercise after they eat?

How are eating, exercise and blaot related?

What do I do when my pet vomits?

How do I stop my dogs diarrhea?

What is best to feed a diabetic pet?

What about exercise in a pet with arthritis?

Curious about home-cooked pet food?

What foods are healthy for my pet?

What foods should my pet avoid?

How often should I feed my pet?

How do I put my pet on a diet?

Are any foods toxic to pets?

What about treats?

How do I prepare a home-made diet?

How do I balance my pets home-made diet?

What spices and seasonings are safe for pets?

Dr. Carol will answer these questions and many more!

If you would like to submit your questions in advance, feel free to email them to contact@boomster.com

For more information about Dr. Carol’s Boomster Pet Talk Show, visit and bookmark the Show page:

Boomster Pet Talk Show

Make sure you get to the show a few minutes beforehand so you can make sure your web browser is properly configured and that your speakers are working. Dr. Carol & The Boomster Pet Staff look forward to having you join us!

Conscious Canine Cuisine and Your Pet’s Express Fitness Plan by Holistic veterinarian, author and pet lover, Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM.

Sharpen up your Pet Health Quotient and Ignite your pets life and longevity with Dr. Carol!

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Join us today at 6:30 PM EST for 30 minutes of pet fun and facts and ask Dr. Carol your pet questions live on air!

Time & Date: Feb. 4th, 6:30PM EST

The Boomster room opens at 6:20 PM – make sure you arrive before the show starts so that you can test your speakers!

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This Thursday, Dr. Carol proudly announces her newest weekly live radio show, Boomster PAAWS Pet Talk with Dr. Carol!

Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM., is a holistic veterinarian, author and Board Certified Anti-Aging Pet Health Diplomat for Pets. Each week on Pet Talk, Dr. Carol will discuss pet health care topics of interest for 1/2 hour live for dogs and cats.

This Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 1:30 PM EST, Dr. Carol will discuss PAAWS Pet New Years Resolutions for 2010 – things both you and your pet can do to enjoy a happier and healthier new year! Visit the show page on Boomster for details.

So gather up your furry friends for 30 minuter of live Pet Talk! Come and join Dr. Carol and the Boomster Staff this Thursday!

Make sure you sign on to Boomsters Pet Talk Radio show 15 minutes before we begin, so you can ask your pet questions, make sure your web browser is properly configured and your speakers are ready.

Pet owners can also ask Dr. Carol their pet health questions for dogs and cats live on air and suggest topics for our future pet radio shows.

In the midst of working with a variety of worried diabetic pet owners, I wanted to share a story with all of you about a dog named Jock.

I got a call from a man who owns a 9 year old, 8 pound toy poodle, named Jock. Jock has diabetes and had been taking Vetsulin for a couple years to regulate his blood sugar, when all of the sudden, about a month ago, Jock started rapidly going down hill. In fact Jock got so bad, he had to get IV fluids and stay at the vets for 3 days.

Eddie was upset. He had just come home from the vet, who handed him Jock’s latest blood work and explained that unfortunately, Jock’s condition had become even worse. Now he had liver in addition to kidney failure and there was nothing else that could be done. The vets final words were “love your dog for his last few days.”

After talking for a while, I told him it was possible that the liver and kidney problems were both related to the Vetsulin. Eddie was unaware of the Vetsulin recall. I explained the Vetsulin issue and told him he would need a prescription from his vet for DNA based insulin. He would need to make a decision quickly if he was going to try to save Jock. He was going to think about it and hung up.
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With all the pet diabetes problems and mis-information going on about Vetsulin and what to do with diabetic pets, our phones have not stopped ringing. I wanted to share this note I received from a pet owner suffering with her diabetic dog who was on Vetsulin.

Dear Dr. Carol,
I was really happy this morning. At 11 units of Humulin insulin given last night, my dog Scruffy’s urine tested (-1), so I decreased the dose 1 unit, on his new insulin. Chuckle, chuckle, YEP I finally understand the information you tried to explain to me on the phone several times regarding monitoring and adjusting his new insulin levels! I know that could change, but that was great news as far as I am concerned.

Thank God I talked with you on the units of insulin to administer. I am so glad I got him off the Vetsulin. Like I said, this information was worth a lot to us for Scruffy. ESPECIALLY, you explaining to me to NEVER INCREASE MORE THAN 2 UNITS! My friend in Ohio, just lost her dog while it was on the Vetsulin insulin. I know she was under the opinion that you could give the dog a lot of units, if the blood sugar levels were not stabilizing. So very sad, between the dog being on the recalled Vetsulin, and giving him a large dose at one time, that I’m sure contributed until his death.
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Read about Dr. Carol’s PAAWS Pet Vitamins, PAAWS Clinical Trials for Dogs and Cats, and Pets Living Longer in the Wisconsin State Journal Online Newspaper!

Letters like this really make this veterinarian’s day and I wanted to share this note I received with all of my pet loving friends!

Dr. Carol,

My 2 dogs, Cory and Mozart have been on PAAWS for about 15 days and I already notice a BIG improvement in their mobility.

Cory is a German Shepherd. She is 14 years old and has hip dysplasia and arthritis. Mozart, my 12 year old Labrador Retriever also has arthritis and his hind legs were pretty stiff.

In 15 days, Mozart is starting to prance when we go on walks and Cory just ran to the back of my backyard in a foot of snow as she heard kids going by to play. All I have to say is that I have ordered a year’s supply of PAAWS vitamins today!

One other benefit, Cory used to be depressed and I can tell that PAAWS is putting her in a good mood each day. It must be the Vitamin B12 as I notice when I take it I feel energetic and happy too!
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Dear Dr. Carol,

Thank you so much for your offer of advice (which I will use in the future as I have 3 dogs), but unfortunately, our dog was diagnosed with cancer. A tumor weakened the shoulder which made the breaks easier to happen. We put him to sleep this morning as his quality of life was not going to be good. He was in pain. He lived 15 great years. He passed peacefully. I think that is the best gift we could give him. He was fed home-made foods and given great immune supplements all his life, but sometimes we have to let them go.

How nice to know that a total stranger (and, now, new friend) can be so intimate and caring.
Thank you for this. I will stay in contact as we continue to be blessed with our four legged friends.

Blessed to be a caretaker
Best wishes,
Sherri L.

I wanted to share this note I received with all of my pet loving friends. I just got this letter from a gentleman whose dog was not only sickened from eating tainted dog food involved in the Menu Pet Food recall, but now is faced with the Vetsulin issue.

After eating the tainted Menu dog food, Pierre, a 14 year old Golden Retriever was diagnosed with Diabetes. Now Pierre is suffering with blood sugar problems.

His vet not only refused to write him a prescription for NPH insulin at the pharmacy but also said he was not able to issue him a refund for the tainted Vetsulin. Pierre had a blood sugar curve run 30 days ago, yet his vet said he would need to run another blood sugar curve before he would consider writing him a prescription for NPH insulin. Needless-to-say, he has yet to be reimbursed from Menu foods and now is again forced to shell out even more hard earned dollars to deal with Pierre’s blood sugar and Vetsulin issues.

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The FDA and Intervet/Schering Plough announced the Vetsulin recall alert last week and I have received several inquiries from diabetic pet owners asking what type of insulin to buy at the pharmacy to replace the Vetsulin for their diabetic pets.

Vetsulin, the “special” insulin, labeled for pets, available from veterinarians, is actually Porcine Zinc Insulin, which is referred to as PZI. PZI is insulin derived from pigs, and in the past was used for people that are diabetics. Human diabetics use various types of insulin, for example NPH insulin, available at most pharmacies for less than $20.00 dollars a bottle is a commonly prescribed and used for people.

PZI is no longer commercially available because today, modern technology develops human insulin from DNA, rather than pigs. Since the PZI or pig based insulin is considered to be inferior to DNA based insulin, people don’t use it and Intervet/Schering Plough apparently grabbed the rights and labeled it for dogs and cats.
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