The Buzby Dog Podcast

In episode 68, Dr. Buzby revealed how a lingering health concern led her to seek care from a specialist, who prescribed steroids (prednisone) as a necessary part of her treatment. As an integrative veterinarian, she found this to be a “hard pill to swallow”.

That personal process offered insight into what many pet owners face when their dogs are prescribed prednisone. This episode is all about those concerns, the reasons to be concerned about prednisone and other steroids, as well as the reasons they are still an essential part of every veterinary (and human) pharmacy.

In episode 68, Dr. Buzby revealed how a lingering health concern led her to seek care from a specialist, who prescribed steroids (prednisone) as a necessary part of her treatment. As an integrative veterinarian, she found this to be a “hard pill to swallow”.

That personal process offered insight into what many pet owners face when their dogs are prescribed prednisone. This episode is all about those concerns, the reasons to be concerned about prednisone and other steroids, as well as the reasons they are still an essential part of every veterinary (and human) pharmacy.

A lingering personal health concern leads Dr. Buzby to travel to seek care from a specialist, where she finds a diagnosis, some understanding, and a big opportunity.

In this episode, Dr. Buzby shares how discovering health issues in your dog shouldn’t be viewed as bad luck or tragedy, but instead as an opportunity to improve the life and health of your dog, and in turn your own enjoyment and experience with them.

Lab tests can be one of the more expensive aspects of veterinary care. It’s frustrating for both veterinarian and owner when lab results are impacted by a problem with the sample. Dr. Buzby wants to ensure that you get the most out of your dog’s diagnostic tests by helping to ensure ideal samples are tested in the first place.

“Listen to your body.” It’s become a buzz phrase in our culture. And it’s typically good advice! But what about our furry family members who don’t have a voice to communicate their needs, and often aren’t fully in charge of what their bodies get to do?

In this episode, Dr. Buzby shares 7 examples of how YOU can listen to your dog’s body and what your observations might mean.