Going to Japan to Treat Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease in Dogs with Jennifer Sielski

Girls With Dogs

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: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MightyHeartsMVDCommunity
• Love is All You Need: https://amzn.to/3DJGCAz

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Thank you for listening. Cathy (Therapy Animal Coordinator, MUSC) and Kimberly (Keep the Tail Wagging) are two black women who met at a pet blogging conference and quickly bonded over a love of dogs. Their weekly conversations were transitioned to a podcast in 2021.

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Welcoming Jennifer and Pumpkin (00:01:45)

3. Jennifer and Pumpkin’s experience with degenerative mitral valve disease (00:06:00)

4. How to count a dog’s respiration / resting vs. sleeping respiratory rate (00:08:50)

5. Is DMV disease mainly with small dogs? (00:09:50)

6. Pumpkin’s condition today (00:10:29)

7. What did the surgery involve/what was fixed? (00:11:03)

8. Is this covered by pet insurance? (00:12:00)

9. Jennifer and Pumpkin’s time in Japan (00:12:21)

10. Pumpkin’s medication and exercise regimen (00:14:25)

11. Mighty Hearts Project Facebook group (00:15:55)

12. Organizations that help with funding for the trip/surgery (00:16:30)

13. Breeds most diagnosed with DMV (00:17:17)

14. Final thoughts with Jennifer (00:19:38)

15. Book recommendation: Love is All You Need (00:24:51)

16. Helping Bella with her fear of bicycles (00:26:41)

17. Life after Harley; what’s Cathy learning (00:33:55)

18. Making DIY food and treats for dogs (00:36:43)

19. Reading comments (00:40:26)

20. Random olive oil chat (01:02:00)