Veterinarians On Call, the popular YouTube series
celebrating the work of veterinarians around the U.S., released two new videos
this month, a dog story and cat story, in advance of the Western Veterinary
Conference. The series of video shorts now features 21 veterinarians
from 13 states. Twenty-eight videos have been published to date, with
another 12 in production.
One video released on February 14 confronts the topic of pet
obesity as it follows Dr. Brittney Barton of Dallas volunteering her time to
care for Skinny, an obese, 42-pound cat.
Veterinarians On Call has logged more than 565,000 views and attracted more than 850 subscribers on YouTube.
Veterinarians On Call has logged more than 565,000 views and attracted more than 850 subscribers on YouTube.
The series is presented by Zoetis™ (zō-EH-tis), an animal
health company dedicated to supporting its customers and their businesses. The
series was developed under the guidance of Clint Lewis, President of the U.S.
for Zoetis, as part of the company’s Commitment to
Veterinarians™ platform. www.zoetisUS.com.
Building
on a 60-year history as the animal health business of Pfizer, Zoetis discovers,
develops, manufactures and markets veterinary vaccines and medicines, with a
focus on both farm and companion animals.
Veterinarians On Call is produced by Essex Television,
the Connecticut TV production company behind the popular, long-running
Discovery Velocity network TV show Chasing Classic Cars.
What a sweetie Skinny is. And what a wonderful Vet to have taken him under her wing. We hope he continues to safely lose weight and eventually find a wonderful and loving forever home.
ReplyDeleteGlogirly was surprised how easy it is for us kitties to slip on a couple extra pounds. That's why I've been on a diet. She thinks I look like I'm almost where I need to be, but she's going to be bringing me to the vet soon. So paws crossed.
I think my new personal trainer, Waffles Too, has been helping too. He works me out like nobody's business. ; )
xo, Katie
Katie you are adorable...we most definitely have our paws crossed!
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Have a marvelous Monday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
thank you Molly! Hope you had a marvelous Monday!
DeletePoor Skinny! :-( But am most glad he's got a great vet who is helping him! Take care
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Dear Caren,
ReplyDeleteAfter I watched this video, I will take my diet...very seriously !
I still want to bath myself and walk without sore !
Thank You
xoxo
Don't feel bad Puddy, Mom has to take HER diet seriously too!
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Wow, this video really illustrates how serious pet obesity is. I'm going to share it on Carmine's Orange Pages' Facebook page. Thank you for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeletePurrs,
Carmine, Milita, and Jewel
Great video. That poor cat. I hope he can lose the weight. Take care and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteyou have a great week too!
DeleteCaren, your comment on Dianda's, about Hiro baring all, gave me conniptions. I couldn't think, for laughing so hard. You are the best.
ReplyDeleteYOU are the BEST for making ME laugh right now! lol! I figured I better behave and move on.......
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Poor cat. We had a very obese cat and it is a struggle to lose weight but we hope Skinny can do it.
ReplyDeleteOink oink,
Katie and Coccolino the mini pig
We are also so sad about Au who, as you, we only knew through their blog (as with most of our blog friends). It seemed pretty sudden, and so has taken us by surprise. We are hoping Ellen will post about Au on her blog so we can comment on that post.
ReplyDeleteThis is why we should be careful not to over feed out pets,still hope it goes well for this kitty
ReplyDeleteIndeed, we can overfeed our beloved animals with misplaced kindness. I shall post this very important article via the various social networks. Be well and smile.
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Gary
Oh, how sweet he is. We will have him in our prayers that he will continue to lose weight safely and live a happy, healthy life. Bless the sweet vet who is caring for him. Hugs and nose kisses
ReplyDeletePoor sweetie pie =(! I hope Dr.Brittney adopts him she would be perfect owner for him.
ReplyDeleteSkinny, we are so happy to know you have a good vet and are getting good care. Purrs....
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you posted this. I got the same email but hesitated. Let me know what you think of the campaign.
ReplyDeleteHi Layla and thanks. I hesitated at first too, then I watched the videos and found them to be helpful and thought they were worth sharing, so I did. I am featuring the same post on Dakota's blog tomorrow only with the video of the Border Collie and the African American Veterinarian. Her story moved me so I decided that I wanted to share.
DeleteI love watching stuff like this. I can't believe that Skinny was 42#... omc I think the biggest cat I've ever seen was something like 28 lbs... wow.
ReplyDeleteAnn it's funny but when I posted this I thought of you, I truly did :)
DeleteRemember that one cat on the news that was 40 lb? It ended up crossing the bridge I think :(
Will go and check this out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this with us!
you are most welcome Abby!
DeleteVideo Vets! Sure beats riding there in the car!
ReplyDeletesilly Brian!
DeleteOMG, pet obesity? I'm not lettin' my Human anywhere NEAR this video! She better get rid of that tape measure too. Sheesh!
ReplyDeletemaybe that is why she "forgot" to feed you last night? :)
DeleteTW fell in love with Skinny cos her Nicky was 22 lbs and she loved him like nobody's business.
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DeleteIts really criminal to let your pet get that big! We hope they are successful in getting Skinny's weight down. I was surprised she said she'd be happy if he weighed 20 some pounds. We'll have to check out that channel, we hadn't heard of it before. Maybe they will do an update on Skinny. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI hope they do an update too! you are welcome and thank you!
DeleteGreat info to have-thank you!
ReplyDeleteyou are most welcome Maggie! Thank YOU!
DeleteWow, this really draws attention to the importance of good nutrition for our animal pals. Poor Skinny, all I could think of when watching the video were the words 'killing with kindness'. Thx for posting, an important reminder for all of us animal caregivers!
ReplyDeleteHi Janet! Thanks so much for stopping by! Yes it most definitely does. You are most welcome!
DeleteHonestly, now she's all "sick" and I am worried that she'll forget about me COMPLETELY. I will definitely remind her about dinner. I was such a good boy the other day--I didn't make a peep...and of course she felt even worse!
ReplyDeleteuh oh!!! Hoping your Mom gets over the "sickies" soon!!! Hats off to you Spitty...I would have been all in her face! Love, Cody
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