Dr. 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 Line https://www.aspca.org/news/what-expect-when-calling-aspca-animal-poison-control-center Bonner Springs Police Department https://www.livescience.com/wildest-animal-escapes-2...
Apr 05, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Melissa 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/2110223269 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-a-little-mammal-has-so-much-sex-that-it-disintegrates http://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 ...
Mar 15, 2022•38 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This 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" Nature AVMA 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-2014 phallus.is/en https://animalogic.ca/blog/11-of-the-strangest-animal-genitals-on-the-plane...
Feb 09, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Season 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) https://www.businessinsider.com/how-colombia-can-get-rid-of-pablo-escobars-hippos-2021-6 https://www.grunge.com/186303/how-pablo-escobars-former-hippos-are-ruining-colombia/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/artic...
Feb 08, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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....
Oct 27, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This 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 Epstein Dr. Xuan Mai Vo Dr. Amanda Leef Dr. Raimon Duran-Struuck Dr. Yoanna Maitre The Varmints Podcast Vox Dr. Sip is a traveling exotics veterinarian in Oakland, California. More about her, her practice and contact infor can be found here: DrSipVet.com Melissa McCue-McGra...
Oct 12, 2021•43 min
Melissa 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 arou...
Sep 17, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Dr. 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 Language Patricia McConnell's book: The Other End of the Leash Bronwen 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-ide...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Today, 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...
Aug 10, 2021•37 min
Melissa 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 catc...
Jul 28, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Dr. 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 life Shacking Up At The Happy Quokka: Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57159/6-things-know-about-super-cute-quokka Varmints Podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/varmints/quokkas-to5la_u-zwi/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka Rottnest Island: https://wildlife.rottnestisland.com/lan...
Jul 13, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This 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-mod...
Jun 29, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Today, 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 Hunter Brood XXX WBUR: Sex Crazed Fungus Butt Cicadas What IS Brood X? CBS Varmints Podcast - Cicadas Dr. Sip is a practicing vet...
Jun 15, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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/tan...
Jun 02, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This 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...
May 18, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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-stds http://www.animalresearch.i...
May 04, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In 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: ht...
Apr 19, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1
