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In this episode of Girls with Dogs, Cathy (Groovy Golden Doodles) and Kimberly (Keep the Tail Wagging) are joined by dog mom Jennifer Sielski and her dog, Pumpkin, to discuss her recent experience flying to Japan for a specialized surgery for her dog.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction
01:45 Welcoming Jennifer and Pumpkin
06:00 Jennifer and Pumpkin’s experience with DMV disease
08:50 Resting vs. sleeping respiratory rate
09:50 Is DMV disease mainly with small dogs?
10:29 Pumpkin’s condition today
11:03 What did the surgery involve?
12:00 Is this covered by pet insurance?
12:21 Jennifer and Pumpkin’s time in Japan
14:25 Pumpkin’s medication and exercise regimen
15:55 Mighty Hearts Project Facebook group
16:30 Organizations that help with funding for the trip/surgery
17:17 Breeds most diagnosed with DMV
19:38 Final thoughts with Jennifer
24:51 Book recommendation: Love is All You Need
26:41 Helping Bella with her fear of bicycles
33:55 Life after Harley; what’s Cathy learning
36:43 Making DIY food and treats for dogs
40:26 Reading comments
56:52 Another comment - Ivy Rose Dragon Tamer about cross-bred dogs
01:02:00 Random olive oil chat

LINKS DISCUSSED:

Learn more about degenerative mitral valve disease: https://mightyheartsproject.org/
Might Hearts Project Facebook group:   / mightyheartsmvdcommunity  
Love is All You Need: https://amzn.to/3DJGCAz

OUR BLOGS:

Cathy: Groovy Goldendoodles, GroovyGoldendoodles.com
Kimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.com

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:

Groovy Goldendoodles, Facebook.com/GroovyGoldendoodles
Keep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWagging

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM:

Groovy Goldendoodles, Instagram.com/GroovyGoldendoodles
Keep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLife

FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:

Groovy Goldendoodles, tiktok.com/@GroovyGoldendoodles
Keep the Tail Wagging, tiktok.com/@RawFeederLife

MUSIC:

Good Feeling by Roa   / roa_music1031  
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-good-feeling
Music promoted by Audio Library    / 6lvyx-1ie