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".
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