The Animal Files Podcast

The Outdoors can be a Scary Place for your Pet (Part 1)

A special 2 part, weekly series exploring the many outdoor risks and dangers your pet may encounter on a daily basis.
In the first episode of this 2 part series, we dive into the often "not so nice" and uniquely complicated world our cats can experience if we allow them to roam our neighborhoods and cities. We also share with you some of the safer alternatives available, in order to keep them safe, happy, and disease free.
=> Next week we will continue the discussion and talk about how we can keep our dogs safe from the many obvious (and hidden) dangers they may encounter as they accompany us out into our world. 
 
Stay tuned!

Understanding and Managing Animal Behavior

This jumbo-sized episode dives into many of the animal behaviors that we humans often perceive as negative or bad, the reasons why your animal may be doing them, and how you can mitigate and manage them in a way that is non-threatening to your animal.

The Benefits of Spaying and Neutering (part 2)

In this episode, we talk about the benefits of spaying & neutering your pet and why it is so important to make this choice for your animal.

Dispelling the Myths around Spaying & Neutering

In this episode we dive into the myths surrounding spaying & neutering your pet. We will break down some of the common ones out there and tell you a bit about why they are false.
 
Stay tuned for our next episode where we will talk about the risks AND the benefits for your animal. 

Bonus Series: CV-19 and your Animals (Part 3)

In this special 3-part series, we will be going over all you need to know to keep you and your animals safe during this unprecedented time in history. This pandemic doesn't just effect the human world. It can greatly affect our animal's lives as well. From our companion animals to our working animals, it can have a deeply profound affect on their emotional and mental states as well.
Part 3 of our Bonus CV-19 Series: In this episode we bring this discussion of CV-19 and it's affects on our animals to a close as we talk about how this unprecedented time has affected and continues to affect the animals in our lives. We also go into some of the legal preparations that all pet owners should have in place just in case anything should happen to us. We end the discussion with how to slowly transition back into our "new normal" in a way that supports our animals emotional well being and helps to lessen their stress levels. 

Bonus Series: CV-19 and your Animals (Part 2)

In this special 3-part series, we will be going over all you need to know to keep you and your animals safe during this unprecedented time in history. This pandemic doesn't just effect the human world. It can greatly affect our animal's lives as well. From our companion animals to our working animals, it can have a deeply profound affect on their emotional and mental states as well.
Part 2 of our Bonus CV-19 Series: In this episode we discuss CV-19 and it's affects on service and other working animals, therapy animals, and emotional support animals.
These animals have very special jobs and just as our human jobs have been affected by the pandemic, so has theirs. The roles that these animals fill in our human world are essential, and we need to do whatever we can to protect them and their humans.
Resources:
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/coronovirus-covid-19-faq

Bonus Series: CV-19 and your Animals (Part 1)

In this special 3-part series, we will be going over all you need to know to keep you and your animals safe during this unprecedented time in history. This pandemic doesn't just effect the human world. It can greatly affect our animal's lives as well. From our companion animals to our working animals, it can have a deeply profound affect on their emotional and mental states as well.
 
This first episode is just a basic overview of the CDC protocols as well as some tips about what to do, if perhaps, you, a family member, or your animal tests positive. CV-19 is a zoonotic virus and can be transferred from human to animal. But even though there is very limited evidence that an animal can pass it to humans, we still want top make sure that precautions are taken to protect ALL family members.
 
Coming up:
• Part 2: CV-19 and it's affects on service and other working animals, therapy animals, and emotional support animals. 
• Part 3: CV-19 and it is affecting ALL animals on both an emotional and mental level.

What Animals Eat and the Safety Protocols to keep it safe for you AND them.

In this episode, we give you an overview of the important nutritional guidelines for cats, dogs, birds, and rabbits as well as the appropriate safety protocols for the different types of food options (wet, dry, and raw) so you can keep you and your animals healthy.

Choosing the Right Foods for My Animals (Part 2)

Part 2 of our 2 part episode on the pet food industry and the different food options available on the market.
This week, we go a little bit deeper into those pet food options and help you to make the best choices for your animal, as well as, offer a bunch of information on the different types of diets available. 

Choosing the Right Food for my Animals (Part 1)

In this episode, we give an overview on the pet food industry and how to properly navigate the overwhelming amount of food that's on the market. We offer some guidelines and tips to choose the highest quality food that is best for you and your animals.
 
Show resources:
• The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Global Veterinary Community: Nutritional Guidelines
wsava.org/global-guidelines/global-nutrition-guidelines