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>>Kate Pleasant: Coming up
on this edition of the Paw
Report, we're talking
about aging pets and some
of the syndromes that
might happen to them as
they get older.
I've got my friend Mercy
here, and she's going to
help us out on this episode.
So stay tuned, Dr. Sally
Foote will be in the
studio to talk all about
what you need to know
about your aging pet.
That's coming up next on
the Paw Report.
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Hello, and welcome to this
episode of the Paw Report.
I'm your host, Kate Pleasant.
And I'm joined today by
Sally Foote, Dr. Sally Foote.
Thanks for coming today.
You're from the Okaw
Veterinary Clinic in Tuscola.
And we're talking about a
problem that happens sometimes
with older pets, right?
And there's a name
for this syndrome.
>>Dr. Foote: Right.
The term is cognitive
dysfunction syndrome.
It sounds pretty big.
>>Kate Pleasant: It does.
>>Dr. Foote: That, kind of a
common way of thinking
about it would be
senility, or an older pet
going senile.
And so, it's well
recognized now in the
dogs; we are recognizing a
similar syndrome, or the
same syndrome basically,
in the cats.
And this is Mercy.
>>Kate Pleasant: I was going
to say, speaking of cats,
that's Mercy. We didn't
introduce Mercy.
>>Dr. Foote: Yes, this is Mercy.
She is our other office
pet, and she lives with Ranger.
And Mercy is 17.
And so, I thought I'd
bring Mercy today because
she is representing our...
>>Kate: The older folks.
>>Dr. Foote: The old pets.
And she really is doing
very well with her
aging and that.
And you know, sometimes at
the office, she may be
like, eh, you know.
She doesn't miss the
litter box; that's one of
the signs of the senility.
But sometimes, she may
kind of walk out in the
middle of the waiting room
when things are quiet,
like, am I here?
And then, she may sort of
get it, and these are some
of the symptoms or signs
that we see in dogs and
cats with this this CDS,
cognitive dysfunction syndrome.
>>Kate: Okay. That's good.
So, what should we be, you
know, looking for at home
to start noticing maybe
some signs of this?
>>Dr. Foote: Well there's an
acronym, like these four
initials are the
different, like four
different areas where we
will see effect or
problems when they're
having cognitive
dysfunction syndrome,
and it's DISH.
And so, we can have 'D'
for disorientation, and
that is like I said, the
dog is like, you know he
was sleeping, and he gets
up, and he's now walking
into the kitchen, and he
stops like, why was I
coming in here for?
And he's near his water or
food dish, yeah, kind of
like people, anyway, near
the food and water dishes
as if he was meaning to go
get a drink of water, but
he kind of stops, and he's
like, umm, I'm not sure
where I am or what I'm doing.
Or the dog like, always
goes to the backdoor to go
out to the bathroom, but
instead of going to the
side where the door ***
is, where he would
actually go, he's standing
by the hinge side.
And he may be standing
there and looking at the
hinge, or with his head
toward the corner of the
wall; he's on the wrong
side of the door, but he
can't realize he's on the
wrong side of the door.
So, that's like orientation.
And so, 'I' is
interaction, and this is
like how much are they
seeking attention and
petting, you know.
Are they coming to greet
you when you come home
from work at night?
Now, this is where,
especially with
interaction, we really
have to work out, are we
having any hearing problem
or vision problem, that
they can't tell you're
home until you actually
walk up to them.
So, that's where history
and observing the pet, as
is sleep pattern.
So, we may find that the
dog, or the cat
especially, this is where
we get the complaints on
the cats, are getting up,
not just getting up in the
middle of the night say,
to go to the bathroom, but
they're up and they're up.
They're up, and they're
walking around, and
they're like, maybe now
he's knocking his ball
around like he wants to
play, and it's like three
o'clock in the morning;
what are you doing?
Or the cat is in the
bottom, or went from
sleeping in bed with you
downstairs, and is now
sitting at the bottom of
the stairs, [Meows]
like, wake me up!
Time to go!
>>Kate Pleasant: So, that's
not average cat behavior.
>>Dr. Foote: No, not
necessarily.
Now, we can see that in
cats if their thyroid
level is too high, and
that's a common aging
problem in a cat.
But still, we want to
know, basically, is your
cat or dog driving you
crazy because they're
getting you up in the
middle of the night, and
what are they needing to do?
And 'H' is for house training.
And so, we may see
problems where, you know,
the dog now is soiling
in the house.
Again, that is something
in a cat, too; the cat may
be missing the litter box.
Maybe they're going near
the litter box, but not in
the litter box.
And again, that's one
thing we really have to
decipher; do we have a
urinary problem that is,
you know, that's why we're
having a change in
urination, or anything
with their stools, like
maybe they have to go
more frequently vs...
It is kind of a complex
set of steps for a dog to
know I need to come to my
owner and stare at you or
bark at you, then you get
up, and you let me out the
door, and I go outside,
and I go to the spot, and
I go to the bathroom.
You know, that's a chain
of steps, and with the
dysfunction syndrome, it
may be the dog gets or
figures out, oh, I get up,
and I go to the door, and
now what do I do?
And then, he goes to the
bathroom because he's not
remembering, say, to go
get you and that.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
So, do we know what causes this?
>>Dr. Foote: Boy, good question.
Actually, what we do know
is what's happening
in the brain.
And actually, the dog is,
what's happening in the
dog is a model for what
happens with people with
Alzheimer's, in that
there's damage to the
cells in the brain.
And these cells in the
brain are dying off.
And they're dying off more
in this frontal area of
the brain, which is very
much of learning and memory.
And so, what's called
oxidative stress, which
basically means chronic
inflammation in the body
sends off, I'll call it
junk, the term is free
radicals, but anyway, junk
in the body, and that junk
actually increases how the
brain cells age and die off.
And this is also found to
be true, or in some types
of dementia in people also
found to be true.
So, I don't want to call
it treatment, it's more
management of it, or ways
to slow the progression or
help to reduce some of the
signs, is giving the pets,
there are some medications
that help to increase the
what are called
neurotransmitters, the
brain chemicals that help
for learning and memory of
the cells that are still there.
Because, we can't
necessarily replace the
brain cells that have died off.
The second thing is, is
there's a lot of
different, there actually
are diets to help with
this and nutritional
supplements, right, that
help to boost up or
fortify the brain cells
that are working, to
decrease, to slow down
some of the free radicals
that are increasing brain,
you know, cell death, and
help improve their ability
to manage, you know.
I don't think the pets
really care whether or not
they remember your name,
and that affects us with
people, of course,
with senility.
But at least, if we can
help our cat remember
where the litter box is
and to go right, you know,
go their properly, or the
dog to make it outside or
not wake you up at three
o'clock in the morning,
then your pet's happier
because they're sleeping
through the night, and
you're happier, too, with
your pet because you're
not being as affected, you
know, with problems in the home.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
Is there a range of ages
that this is happening for
dogs and cats?
>>Dr. Foote: Yeah, that's a good
question because in the
dog, we do see it; it
will, primarily, as they
get what we'll say is
geriatric, very old.
And as pets are living
longer now, that's really
great; that's how we
start to see it.
Because, now, the larger
breed dogs will show it at
a relatively younger age,
as compared to like our
toy breeds or specific
breeds like the poodle.
The poodle has probably
the longest longevity of
all dogs, purebred dogs, right.
Yeah, I mean usually a lot
of poodles make it to 20,
18 to 20, right.
But you don't see great
danes do that.
So, in like our giant and
large breed dogs, because
that age, say at a
labrador, at age like 14
or 15, compared to a
human, they may be like
somebody in his 90s.
That may be where you will
actually now start to
recognize he has some of
these symptoms.
Sometimes, it may start in
these bigger dogs as young
as, say age 12, some things.
And like I said, there are
certainly steps that can
be done to help them at
that young an age.
So, you don't want to put
up with it; ah, he's just old.
>>Kate Pleasant: Right.
>>Dr. Foote: You know.
And so, and in the toy
breeds it may not be until
they're like 16 or 17
before you may see some
of the effects.
Now, in kitties like Mercy
here, this is definitely a
problem more when they are
like 17, 18 years of age,
like really more geriatric.
More what we see, I think
she wants to explore.
>>Kate Pleasant: She can go
for a walk.
>>Dr. Foote: More what we see in
the cat is when they are
closer to being like 18,
19, 20 years old before we
get the stories or, you
know, concerns from an
owner that my cat is
sitting up at four o'clock
in the morning yowling,
and I don't know if she's
hungry; I can't tell if
she's in pain.
What is my cat doing?
You know. So.
>>Kate Pleasant: So, is there
a trigger or
something for this?
Or is is just with the
aging process, kind of
like you mentioned?
>>Dr. Foote: Well, sort of a
trigger maybe if they are
having any trouble with,
say arthritis or chronic pain.
Because, pain or
arthritis, that's an
inflammatory problem, that
really showers the body
with a lot of these free
radical chemicals.
So, when we see, or if
there's been like
an acute illness.
Say we've had an infection
in the kidney, or an
infection in the liver,
because that organ is
really responsible for
taking care of a lot of
your body needs and
removing toxins from your body.
And so, anything, you
know, that's kind of toxic
or harmful junk in your
body, I'll just use that
word again, that is what
aggravates, you know, the
dysfunction syndrome.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
Are there things that we
can do to help our older
pets, you know, that may
be experiencing this?
>>Dr. Foote: Yes, like I said,
first of all, take your
pet to the veterinarian
regularly for annual
wellness exams.
And if there is a problem.
Let's just say, like Mercy
here, she came to us
because she was hit by a
car in front of the
Tuscola library and had
a fractured hip.
Well, I fixed her hip, and
we ended up keeping her,
so she's lived with, you
know, arthritis in her
hip, and it's managed.
She's on a joint
supplement, she gets some
moderate pain relief,
actually right now, she's
getting some acupuncture
and chiropractor.
So as you can see, she
likes the petting, she
likes to move around; she
looks pretty good.
She also is hyper,
mildly hyperthyroid.
And for her, she's
managing on the diet for
cats with hyperthyroidism,
because she's not the
easiest cat to
give medication to.
So, we keep her up
on these things.
And it's not difficult in
a lot of drug or medication,
but that's important.
We don't see our cats
often enough for wellness
exams, and sometimes
people feel like, well,
they're just old.
So anyway, take your pet...
>>Kate: Because you hear
that a lot from veterinarians.
You know, people will come
in and tell them, well, I
just thought they were
old, and there's a lot of
things before that that
you might have been able
to prevent if you had just
taken them in regularly.
>>Dr. Foote: So, kind of like
your body, when we have
the body health really
good, we start with that.
So, let's say we do that,
but the dog is still
pacing at night.
Then, the things that can
help is some of the
supplements can help, you
know, to help them
improve on that.
THe second thing, as far
as before they get that
bad, what can we do
to prevent it.
Food puzzles are great.
I love these.
Even for old dogs.
Now, we use these a
lot for puppies.
>>Kate Pleasant: I was going
to say, puppies use
those a lot, right?
>>Dr. Foote: Right.
So, how these work is that
we will take, like this
unscrews, and I call this
the purple flying saucer,
and Mercy, I'm going to
use some of your treats,
but we just put that right
in here, and it screws shut.
And when you put this on
the ground, I'll just put
it on the tabletop here,
it just rolls around.
Now, this is, Mercy, do
you want to come here at
all, honey? Whoops.
>>Kate Pleasant: Nice catch.
>>Dr. Foote: Yeah.
Okay, so on the kitty one,
it's a similar idea.
I don't think this one unscrews.
>>Kate Pleasant: So, this
would be like your dog version.
>>Dr. Foote: Right, that's the
dog version; this is
the cat version.
>>Kate Pleasant: The little
kitty version.
>>Dr. Foote: We load this inside
with the treats or food.
Let me see if she will
demonstrate for us.
Live camera, folks.
Here, you want to come
over here and try this, honey?
Oh, she says I don't know.
Anyway, the cat will knock
this around, and they'll
get their treats fall out,
as you see.
The other thing can be,
this is, play is really
important for dogs and cats.
So, the other thing is play.
This is a little catnip
mouse, which has a little
opening we could put the
fresh catnip in.
And then, we can toss this
for Mercy, so she can run
and play, and bat it around.
And for our dogs, walks.
Take your dog for a walk.
If they're older, and it's
like, well, he doesn't
like to walk more than
five minutes, fine.
Five minutes is fine.
And change the direction;
change where you go.
That really...
>>Kate Pleasant: Maybe not
the same route.
>>Dr. Foote: Exactly.
Don't go the same route
every time.
Changing that direction,
changing that route, it's
like opening a whole new
book to them.
You know, they smell other
smells, they see other sights.
And this opens up their
brain pathways, exactly,
it's making them work
like, ooh, I haven't
smelled this in a while; I
wonder what that is.
But it does really help them.
And that just really, and
the walking, too, for the
dogs gets the circulation
through their joints and
in their liver, and in
their heart and their
brain, and really helps them.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
What are some other
things, you know, that we
should be doing with our
aging pets, besides, you
know, the wellness checks
and the walks?
Are there other things we
can do to help them
transition from, you know,
being a younger pet to
an older pet?
>>Dr. Foote: You know, I think
one of the best things is
to match what they're
eating according to
their life stage.
So, what that means is a
puppy or a kitten needs
puppy or kitten food, the
adult pet eats the adult
type food, up until about
age 7 or 8.
Believe it or not, age 7
or 8 is middle age for,
you know, a dog; a cat
might be up to about age 9.
And then, when they get to
that age, switch to
a senior food.
What's been put into the
diets, even the over the
counter, you know, like
Purina, ONE, or whatever,
they have been fortified
with some of these antioxidants.
And these antioxidants are
part of what's cleaning up
the junk to help slow down
things like brain aging.
And they have supplemented
these senior diets
accordingly for dog and
cat, what they need, say
with extra B vitamin, or
extra omega 3 fatty acid.
Now, if your pet has more
effect, you know, or has a
health condition, always,
always consult with your
veterinarian on what is
the best diet for that
pet to eat.
Please don't switch around
with the raw food diets,
or this or that, because
you can cause more
harm than good.
But sometimes, people
don't realize that there
really is a nutritional
benefit to their health by
going to like, the senior
diet at the age, you know.
And then, when they're
geriatric, there are even
some, I'll call them super
senior diets, you know,
for them as they
really get older.
So, that would be one thing.
The second thing is
accommodate them.
You know, like, hi, Miss Mercy.
So, Mercy, yeah, she's
older, and she's got
arthritis in her left hip.
And so, most litter boxes
are this tall.
And that was fine with
her, until she was about 12.
We noticed, while she
still made it into the
box, if you watched her,
it was work.
That would be kind of like
asking a grandmother at
85 to please...
>>Kate Pleasant: Get up on
a really high toilet.
>>Dr. Foote: Yes, that's
exactly, climb the ladder...
>>Kate Pleasant: Or get
into a, step over the
bathtub, you know.
>>Dr. Foote: So go over this and
that to get to the toilet.
So, we actually made a
litter box for her, and if
you want to go to the
website, you can see it.
But we took a Rubbermaid
keeper, you know, one of
those big tubs, and cut
out a doorway, so that the
lip is only about an inch
and a half tall.
So, enough litter's in
there so she takes care of
their needs, but she can
basically almost walk
straight in, and it's
covered like she likes it,
so she can take care
of her business.
But that accommodates her,
and it's real easy for her
to use that litter box so
she can keep up with
eliminating like she needs
to without a struggle.
She also has, I know I
think I brought her little
green, fuzzy blanket here.
But we have that in a
really soft bed for her.
And that just helps her to
feel more comfortable.
So, these little accommodations.
Getting steps for your dog
to help get up on the
couch, if he likes to lay
on the couch, and it's
available in your home, fine.
Little steps to get up
on the couch.
Sometimes ramps for the
older dogs, because it's
easier to kind than trying
to step up and down the
steps or get in and out
of the car.
Those are ways to help
accommodate for the dog, too.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
Are there supplements and
things we should be
giving aging pets?
You know, I know you see a
lot of things for joints
and stuff like that that
are over the counter.
What are your thoughts on those?
>>Dr. Foote: Definitely,
according to what your pet
needs, they should be
getting some of the supplements.
Now, here's the thing
with supplements.
The vitamin/supplement
industry is not as well
regulated to be sure
what's in that pill is
really in that pill, as
compared to medications.
Now, that being said,
there are some supplement
companies that themselves,
you know, internally do
really do their quality
control to make sure
what's in there is
really in there.
So, many, many pets are
really benefited, both dog
and cat, by giving them
a joint supplement.
Maybe starting like, in a
cat by age 15, and a dog
certainly by age 11 or 12.
And how much they should
take depends a little bit
on do they have arthritis
or not, you know, and
how old they are.
So again, check with your
veterinarian. And secondly,
there are some of the
ones over the counter
that are very good.
And I'm not going to name
brand names because I know
we can't on PBS, but
again, your veterinarian
can tell you what are the
good brand names over the
counter that actually have
in there what they need to
have in there.
And lastly, too, we have a
problem in this country
with some of the products
coming in from other
countries that have
been contaminated.
You know, we have seen
mercury poisoning, and
some people giving
supplements to pets that
were less expensive
because they came from
overseas where they don't
have the regulation to
keep, you know, the base
products free of some of
the heavy metals.
So, always just double
check with your veterinarian.
You could say, I found
this, you know, at the pet
store; is it okay?
Or I saw it online, but
before I give it, double
check with your vet staff.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
And are there, is there,
you know, if someone comes
to you and says, you know,
my pet's having problems,
what's the exam like to
determine if it's just,
you know, like you said, a
health problem, like
urinary problem, or
something like that, or if
it's this cognitive
dysfunction syndrome?
>>Dr. Foote: Well, on every pet,
dog or cat, that comes in,
the veterinarian should be
checking the weight.
Veterinarian, or between
veterinarian technical
staff, you know.
Checking the weight of the
pet, what we call
body condition score.
And so, what that is, is
as I feel over Mercy's
body, and I look at her,
you know, can I see the
shape of her rib cage
coming down over her back,
how thick and how well
muscled is her body, as
opposed to maybe is she
feeling bony over her
spine, while her number
may not have changed
in her weight.
But if her condition is
changing, she's losing
muscle mass, that's going
to tell me something.
Maybe she's losing protein
through her urine, or
protein through her
intestinal tract.
And from that, then I may
suggest we're going to
check a urine sample,
we're going to check, you
know, a stool sample.
So, listen to the heart,
lungs, etc.A lot of times,
on the older pets we'll
add in checking blood
pressure, checking the
actual eyes of the pet,
and maybe actually have
them down and be more
walking around, and
checking their reflexes.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay, so
you're watching them.
>>Dr. Foote: So, you're looking,
you're also incorporating
more of a neurological
exam, a little more of an
eye exam, and a little bit
more of, you know, kind of
a total body feel over; I
don't know how else
to describe it.
>>Kate Pleasant: Yeah, just
touching, feeling,
physically putting your
hands on the pet.
>>Dr. Foote: Right, and that
goes for both dogs and cats.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
And is there, you know, a
difference between dogs
and cats as they age, as
far as the things you'll
start noticing?
>>Dr. Foote: I'd say yes.
In our dogs, what we tend
to see more as they age is
more the orthopedic
problems, especially in our
dogs that are over 50 pounds.
The second thing I would
say that dogs, aging
problems that lead things
are heart disease.
We tend to see
more problems with
congestive heart failure,
that kind of thing.
Lastly, too, if they've
been overweight all their
life, we'll just see a lot
more problems with
pancreas and liver.
In cats, primarily aging
problems in the cats are
because of the kidney;
the kidneys are not
functioning well enough.
Their kidneys are kind of
their target organ.
Or overactive thyroid disease.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
>>Dr. Foote: And from that, then
we can see other, like
intestinal problems.
But I say, kidney, thyroid
in the cat are your
biggest things you're
thinking about.
And then, you know,
orthopedic, and then heart
in the dog.
And they won't show pain
the same way.
You know, how pets...
>>Kate Pleasant: That was
going to be my next question.
Because, you know, I'm
sure some of that's
painful as they age, so
how do we notice, you
know, maybe that there
is pain there?
>>Dr. Foote: Okay.
Pets will not cry in pain,
they're not going to limp,
they're not going to hold
up, you know, a leg, until
they're on a level 9 or 10
on a scale of 1 to 10.
And think back to, you
guys were in the wild a
lot longer than we were,
and the reason is that if
Mercy was limping, and
she's seen out by the
coyotes as, ooh, lunch,
you're an easy kill.
So, she is not going to
limp, she's not going to
show it until it's really
excruciating, and she
can't function.
But when she's at, say
like a level 5, or a
little uncomfortable, what
is she going to do?
She is going to hide more,
she's going to use
her body less.
She may avoid
jumping up on things.
She may be just a little
slower, that she's got to
really think about, and
that's the thing I'd say
is called, when the dog
sits at the bottom of the
stairs and goes, I think I
want to get up there.
Okay, I'll do it.
So, now...
>>Kate Pleasant: I had an
older pet that did that
all the time, and you
could just see her sitting
at the bottom, going, oh man.
>>Dr. Foote: Right, exactly.
It's that kind of level 4,
level 5, I'm hurting, but
it's not excruciating; I
can get up those stairs,
I'm going to do it.
I can eat, I can go out, I
can go to the bathroom.
But when you then do get
them on some pain relief
or these supplements, a
lot of times clients will
be like, wow...
>>Kate: Whole different animal.
>>Dr. Foote: He's like
three years younger.
He's doing stuff he hasn't
done in, I forgot that he
wasn't playing with his
ball, I forgot that, he
wants to go on a walk now;
oh my goodness.
I didn't realize how much
he wasn't doing, and then
they feel bad sometimes,
like I missed it.
And I tell them, hey, you
don't think like a dog,
you don't think like a cat.
>>Kate Pleasant: Well, you
see them everyday, and so,
you know, someone that
maybe only visits every
six months would notice
maybe this drastic
difference in your pet.
But when you're with some,
one of your animals every
single day, it might take
you a little longer
to catch on.
>>Dr. Foote: The other thing I
would say, too, is
sometimes in older pets,
both dogs and cats, you
may see an increase in anxiety
or an increase in aggression.
And the aggression is
because they're guarding
their body.
If you now reach, like if
Mercy was feeling pretty
sore about her back end,
and somebody pets her, and
they get over here toward
her rump, and all of a
sudden she flicks around
like she wants to bite
them, it's not
necessarily, oh, she's
just a [growls] cat.
It may be, oh, she's got
arthritis; it's her hip
hurting today,
it's raining today.
You know, maybe she needs
a little more of her meds,
or we'll just
avoid touching her.
That's why she's that way.
Now, we know this better
because she lives with us.
But if she was a pet in
someone's home, sometimes
people, ah, she's just
old, ah, she's just crabby.
Well, she's not just
crabby; she's crabby
because she's hurting, and
that's her way of telling you.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay, so
you should maybe consider
increasing wellness checks
as they get older.
That would be the first step?
>>Dr. Foote: Yeah.
>>Kate Pleasant: Okay.
And any other recommendations?
We have about a minute
left before we go.
>>Dr. Foote: I really think the
most important thing is to
know your pet, and to get
other input from other
family members.
Yeah, I know you!
In other words, you really
know how they eat.
Make sure you're feeding
them independently, so you
can tell how much is
this pet eating.
You really know how their
elimination, you know,
their going to the
bathroom habits are, not
just like send them out in
the yard and you don't
see, do they go or not.
So, really check that out.
You really know how are
they greeting you or other
family members.
You really know what
makes them happy.
Are they playing these,
are they still playing
with their toys or not.
You know their kind of
sleep habits and patterns.
Because, when there's
change in that, there's a
reason for it, and it's
not always just, oh,
they're getting old.
It's because, while aging
may be bringing on some of
these things, they're
affected, and we can still
give them some help.
Because, that's quality of life.
>>Kate Pleasant: Mmhmm.
So you can make them
more comfortable.
>>Dr. Foote: Absolutely.
>>Kate Pleasant: Pay attention.
>>Dr. Foote: Yeah, pay attention
to your pet.
>>Kate Pleasant: Alright.
Well, Dr. Sally Foote from
Okaw Valley Veterinary
Clinic in Tuscola, thanks
for coming in.
>>Dr. Foote: Well, thank you.
>>Kate Pleasant: For talking
about our older pets.
I'm sure that maybe we can get
them all some help out there.
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