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Totally Pawsome PodMedical Nopes and The Runaway Camel of Bonner SpringsDr. Sip explains what to do if your pet has a seizure, why animals can't have many human medications, and how Poison Control helps vets. Melissa gives a doctorate course in CYA and introduces everyone to the runaway camel of Bonner Springs, Kansas.This week, our thanks go out to…Sip’s real life!ASPCA App and Emergency Linehttps://www.aspca.org/news/what-expect-when-calling-aspca-animal-poison-control-centerBonner Springs Police Departmenthttps://www.livescience.com/wildest-animal-escapes-2021https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/camel-causes-chaos-running-away-kansas-nativity-scene-rcna8061 *****Dr. Sip i...2022-04-0536 minTotally Pawsome PodSex Never Looked So BadMelissa gets on a soapbox about leashes, and Dr. Sip comes in hard with an animal who disintegrates after having *MULTIPLE* 14-hour sex sessions. This week's resources: Soapboxes by Melissa,https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2110223269https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-a-little-mammal-has-so-much-sex-that-it-disintegrateshttp://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/07/07/3262428.htm And the googled images of the deceased antechinus:(You've been warned: Caution, deceased animal) https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2110223269*****Dr. Sip is a practicing veterinarian in and around Oakland/Berkeley, California. More about Dr...2022-03-1537 minTotally Pawsome PodThe Museum That Is Excited To See YouThis week, Dr. Sip terrifies Melissa six ways to Sunday with spiders and hedgehogs, and Melissa brings up the hardest museum in the land. Resources for today's episode:"Don't rub hedgehogs all over you" NatureAVMA CDC.gov"You can just take this dong anywhere":https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-tapirs-nsfw/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-final-member-2014phallus.is/enhttps://animalogic.ca/blog/11-of-the-strangest-animal-genitals-on-the-planetVarmints on Tapir, extended cut….er, Patreon feed (or check out all their fre...2022-02-0942 minTotally Pawsome PodThe Second Worst Thing Pablo Escobar Had DoneSeason 2 is here with a bang - Pablo Escobar's theme park and zoo backfired spectacularly, and we have a driving animal who is absolutely better than most Boston drivers. Alright, let's do this! Resources for today: Invasive Hippos: The Truth about Animals by Lucy Cooke (book) 2022-02-0833 minTotally Pawsome PodQuoth the Raven, "Baltimore!"Dr Sip's outside is coming inside, Melissa has company, so everyone is taking a break. Enjoy this episode from BewilderBeasts - remastered for your listening pleasure. This is a remastered version of the second story in episode 20, "Quoth the Raven, Baltimore." Resources for today's episode can be found here: https://bewilderbeastspod.podcastpage.io/episode/ep-20-quoth-the-raven-baltimore. 2021-10-2713 minTotally Pawsome PodREEEEEEMIIIIIIIXXXXXXXThis week, the ladies are remixed, Dr. Sip talks about veterinary options, including wild hamster tagging; Melissa brings up lady octopuses and has to apologize to all but one Todd. Resources for today's episode: Dr. Jonathan EpsteinDr. Xuan Mai VoDr. Amanda LeefDr. Raimon Duran-StruuckDr. Yoanna MaitreThe Varmints PodcastVoxDr. Sip is a traveling exotics veterinarian in Oakland, California. More about her, her practice and contact infor can be found here: DrSipVet.comMelissa McCue-McGrath is a certified professional d...2021-10-1243 minTotally Pawsome PodSeparation Anxiety and Seymour ButtsMelissa dives deep on separation anxiety and Dr. Sip can't wait to talk about the many, many unsettling features of one evolutionary wonder. Separation Anxiety Resources:Patricia McConnell's book, "I'll Be Home Soon"Nicole Wilde's book, "Don't Leave Me"Melana DiMartini's Separation Anxiety Training Programs"Seymour Butts"Livescience: "Meet the marine worm with 100 butts that can each grow eyes and a brain"*****Dr. Sip is a traveling veterinarian working with exotic pets in and around Oakland/Berkeley, California. More about...2021-09-1744 minTotally Pawsome PodFour-Year-Old Mail Carriers and Drunk SeagullsDr. Sip and Melissa announce the winners of a weirdly restrictive contest; dog bite statistics that every dog owner and professional needs to hear; the UK has a drunk seagull problem. Dog bites, "Pit bulls" and statistics resources: Lili Chin's book, Doggie LanguagePatricia McConnell's book: The Other End of the LeashBronwen Dicky's "Pit Bull: Battle For An American Icon" https://www.mkplawgroup.com/dog-bite-statistics/https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2019-06/new-study-identifies-most-damaging-dog-bites-by-breed/https://www.coloradoinjurylaw.com/dog-bite-statistics/ The Dunbar Bite Scale2021-08-261h 01Totally Pawsome PodNeck-ropheliac TurkeysToday, Melissa talks about COVID19 dogs, who they are, and why we might need to rethink some tactics on using them in public; Dr Sip discusses horse artificial vaginas and what it takes to get a turkey in the mood. Resources: COVID 19 Dogs: https://deadline.com/2021/07/a-left-field-contender-palm-dog-covid-detecting-canines-deployed-cannes-1234789387/ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/animals.html#:~:text=There%20have%20been%20reports%20of,countries%2C%20including%20the%20United%20States. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-57666245https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/see-dogs-trained-to-sniff-covidhttps://www.nature.com/ar...2021-08-1036 min
BewilderBeasts!Episode 40: Update & CursesToday, a quick update and a revisit of episode 8: the naughty bird who got evicted from a President's funeral for swearing, some birds who were separated for turning the zoo into an R rated experience for school kids, and some birds who use fire to catch prey, much to the dismay of firefighters. This episode is also playing this week over at Melissa's other project, Totally Pawsome Pod with Dr. Sip Siperstein, a podcast that is SO not for children. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/BewilderBeastsPod Support the showIn...2021-07-2815 minTotally Pawsome PodEpisode 8 Is CursedMelissa and Sip are busily working on episode 8 but with a few technical difficulties and both of your intrepid hosts going back to real-work in real-person, Episode 8 of Pawsome will be delayed. However, Melissa is putting in a tide-you-over goodie from her show, BewilderBeasts. Topics include: President Andrew Jackson's swearing parrot was kicked out of a presidential funeral for swearing; 5 parrots in a UK Zoo made some exhibits R rated; and predatory birds in Australia are using fire to catch prey, much to the dismay of firefighters. Resources for this episode can be found h...2021-07-2814 minTotally Pawsome PodVet Peeves and The Happy Quokka BarDr. Sip dishes on what veterinarians discuss behind closed doors, and Melissa ruins the most photogenic animal on the planet, the quokka. Resources: Vet Peeves - Dr. Sip's actual lifeShacking Up At The Happy Quokka: Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57159/6-things-know-about-super-cute-quokkaVarmints Podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/varmints/quokkas-to5la_u-zwi/Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuokkaRottnest Island: https://wildlife.rottnestisland.com/land/fauna/quokka2021-07-1338 minTotally Pawsome PodIt's Getting Hot In HereThis week, we get cicada S&M fan art, Melissa has a hot take on smashing car windows and Dr. Sip teaches us all about the dulcet sounds of a naked mole rate queen singing what scientists call, "the toilet song". Resources:Hot Diggity Dog CarTalk: How hot do cars get? https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/fido-blog/today-pets-hot-cars How K9s and sports folk keep their pets cool in the summer in cars: https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/fido-blog/keeping-dogs-cool-cars https://www.motorbiscuit.com/dog-mode-how-tesla-uses-smart-technology-to-keep-an-eye-on-fido/ Royal Flush: https://www...2021-06-2935 minTotally Pawsome PodBrood XXXToday, Dr. Sip schools Melissa on why bats get a bad rap (and how much of the movie "Contagion" is real), and Melissa teaches Dr. Sip about sexy cicadas that would make Jerry Springer beg for a priest.Resources: Dr. Jon Epstein and his incredible work with bats, education and preventing zoonotic diseases: https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/about Dr John Epstein: Virus HunterBrood XXXWBUR: Sex Crazed Fungus Butt CicadasWhat IS Brood X? CBSVarmints Podcast - Cicadas Dr. Sip is a practicing veterinarian...2021-06-1540 minTotally Pawsome PodThat is NOT for Children!Today a clarification on episode 4; Dr. Sip learns about animal based reality television and Melissa learns the history of the Tanuki, testicles and all, putting an entirely new filter her favorite video game (Mario 3). Resources:Television and Entertainment Resources:Dogs and Cats At War Barks from the BookShelf (Episode #34) Tanuki Testicles: QI: https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/18/14/ https://yokaicomposed.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/yokai-poetry-tanuki/https://www.tofugu.com/japan/tanuki/https://blogs.princeton.edu/cotsen/2017/09/tanuki/*******Dr. Sip is a...2021-06-0244 minTotally Pawsome PodFish OrgiesThis week, Dr. Sip tackles major rumors and misconceptions on pet food, and Melissa FINALLY talks about the fish orgies in Mexico that are so loud you can't even hear boat motors. *****Resources :Pet Food and misconceptions (Dr. Sip) https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/talking-talk-what-say-when-clients-prefer-raw-diets/ https://www.avma.org/raw-pet-foods-and-avmas-policy-faq https://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/debating-raw-diets-january-2019/ https://vet.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/raw_meat_diets_memo.pdf https://www.aaha.org/about-aaha/aaha-position-statements/raw-protein-diet/ https://www.petmd.com/dog/nutrition/What-Is-AAFCO-and-What-Does-It-Do https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2021/ground-beef-and-performance-dog-raw-pet-food-recalled-for-pathogens/ Fish Orgies (Melissa...2021-05-1841 minTotally Pawsome PodYay, Chlamydia!This week, Melissa talks about what everyone gets wrong about service dogs, emotional support animals and therapy dogs while Dr. Sip tells us about animal STDs. *****Resources for today's episode:Service Dogs, Therapy Dogs and Emotional Support Animals (Melissa)American's With Disabilities Act (ADA)FAQ on the ADA A downloadable poster/infographic from Project Canine: Animal STDs (Dr. Sip)https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/how-often-do-animals-get-stdshttp://www.animalresearch.info/en/medical-advances/diseases-research/stis-sexually-transmitted-infections/ *****Dr. Sip is a practicing veterinarian in and around Oa...2021-05-0439 minTotally Pawsome PodStrap InIn our first episode of Totally Pawsome Pod, Dr. Sip does a deep dive on why most car safety equipment is not going to keep your pet safe, and Melissa goes rogue on possum penises.***** Resources for today's episode:Car Safety Resources (Dr. Sip) The Center for Pet Safety: https://www.centerforpetsafety.org/Car Talk - FIDO Blog Crash Test Doggies (Heidi Bartruff - custom plush toy design) Possum Facts (Melissa)Mental Floss (bifurcated penises and more) Dead ritual for possum in Wisconsin: ...2021-04-1942 min
Barks from the Bookshelf#12 Melissa McCue McGrath - Considerations For The City DogHowdy Doody Bookshelvers!It's Episode 12 time. Melissa McCue-McGrath CPDT-KA is just amazing. We hit it off like a house on fire and we have all decided to move in together (ok that last part isn't true but we could!) Do your good selves a favour and find her on the interwebs and beyond you will not regret it. Her book "Considerations For The City Dog" opened our eyes to some unique challenges facing dogs living in our urban jungles. Written partly in response to a dog nearly killing a 6'4" man and his German shepherd in her...2020-06-012h 49