The Space Coast Pet Podcast Roger L Welton DVM

Dr. Roger reacts to a recent article posted in The Atlantic about what is the cause for the rapid rise in the cost of veterinary health care for pets. Below is the link below to access the article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/vet-private-equity-industry/678180/?utm_source=apple_news

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Dr. Roger showcases the American Kennel Club the nation's most popular dog breed of 2024. Dr. Roger offers insights into the booming popularity of this breed, and highlights health concerns common to the breed.

Like any breed that becomes popular, unscrupulous/unethical breeders abound, so Dr. Roger offers helpful tips in shielding your family from purchasing unhealthy puppies.

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Pictured here is a real patient recently seen at Dr. Roger's clinic that is the direct result of this canine patient, now 9 years of age, not having been neutered. In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses what these lesions are, and also discuses other poor health circumstances that can arise from choosing to not have a male dog neutered.


Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

In the midst of having to have his Labrador Retriever, Nacho (pictured on the show page), in an Elizabethan collar for an an extended period of time, Dr. Roger shares his empathy with pet owners whose pets and households that have to endure the cone. There is a reason refusal to leave the collar on as directed is one of the top - and one of the most frustrating for veterinarians - owner compliance failures that lead to bad consequences. It is because they are not fun!

Sometimes, E-collars are the only method to keep pets from licking or chewing at wounds, incisions or bandages. However, there are certain circumstances where alternatives to the traditional e-collar work that are less cumbersome to the pet (and pet parent). Unfortunately for Dr. Roger and his dog, alternatives are not workable options for the location and nature of Nacho's wound; but in the midst of his frustration with his very large and not very graceful dog wearing a giant big satellite dish on his head for 2 weeks, he discusses alternatives to the E-collar that are workable in certain situations.

Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Households that have at least one cat as a pet increase each year, yet an alarmingly low number of cats receive regular well care (39.8% of cats compared to 81.8% of dogs). In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses the reasons for this phenomenon common misconceptions regarding feline wellness, and common barriers to cats owners opting to have their cats receive regular veterinary well care. Dr. Roger offers solutions to overcoming these barriers and increasing the ability and willingness of cat owners to participate in regular feline well visits.


Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".

Veterinarians diagnose and make treatment recomendations, but it is ultimately the responsibility of the pet owner to implement the treatment. The success of the outcome is intrinsically tied to the owner's "compliance" in implementing the treatment. In this episode, Dr. Roger discusses barriers to successful compliance, what species presents the biggest challenges in owner treatment compliance, and how to overcome barriers in treatment compliance. Episode photo credit, Jenna Regan. https://www.jennaregan.com/


Dr. Roger Welton is a practicing veterinarian and media personality, CEO/attending veterinarian at ⁠⁠⁠Premier Veterinary Care⁠⁠⁠, and author of the top selling book, ⁠⁠⁠The Man In The White Coat⁠⁠⁠.  Dr. Roger selects listener emails to be addressed on the air, so if interested in having your voice heard on the podcast, email comments or questions to comments@web-dvm.net.  For more content from Dr. Roger visit his blog at ⁠⁠⁠Web-DVM.net⁠⁠⁠ and you can also follow his public Facebook profile by friend requesting "Roger Welton DVM".