MyPetCareTV.com Offers Pet Owners Tips and Advice When Seeing the Veterinarian

Most people don't see their own doctor unless there is a health problem. Veterinarians take a different approach to wellness when it comes to pets. Preventative, proactive care is preferred to a reactive 'fix it' mind set. Is it better to brush your teeth, or your pet's, or wait until the two of you needs a root canal?

Drs. Jeff Werber and Bernadine Cruz, the resident veterinarian advisors for MyPetCareTV.com, a free online pet community website, offer pet owners some advice that will save money and insure their furry member of the family experiences the best quality of life for as long as possible is to:
- Make a twice yearly wellness examination for all pets.
- See your veterinarian more frequently if there are medical issues that need to be closely monitored.
- Obtain the best veterinary medical pet insurance coverage you can afford.
- Feed a well balanced commercially available diet that is deemed appropriate by your veterinarian.
- Develop a 'health team' relationship with your veterinarian.
- Maintain a pet health diary of changes, issues and concerns.

Routine, bi-annual medical examinations will typically find a problem before it becomes catastrophic and can save you hundreds of dollars in the long-run.

"No one knows your pet better than you. You see the pet day in and day out. A pet health diary will allow you to document changes that by themselves may not mean much to you but when taken as a whole and viewed through the eyes of a trained veterinary professional, may indicate an underlying problem," says Dr. Cruz. A Companion Animal Medicine Expert at Laguna Hills Hospital in Southern California, and author of The Secret Sex Life of Dogs and Cats, Dr. Cruz says that "subtle can be significant. Even if you see your veterinarians twice yearly for a wellness examination, a great deal can change in 6 months, especially when you consider that one of our years is approximately 7 pet years. Take your pet health diary with you to each vet visit."

More great tips like these can be found at MyPetCareTV.com, an interactive website that brings pet-owners and veterinarians together in an all-in-one free online resource. With features from social networking to health advice from peers and professionals, MyPetCareTV.com is the Facebook for pets, inviting owners to be a friend to their pet and find community for themselves.

Unlike other pet community sites, MyPetCareTV.com provides full access to valuable educational resources on pet health and wellness, including veterinarian blogs and a virtual on-demand library of pet-care videos developed and hosted by veterinarians such as Dr. Jeff Werber, national pet-care spokesperson, head of the Century Veterinarian Group in Los Angeles, CA, and vet to "Lassie." Pet owners who register at MyPetCareTV.com and create a member profile can also participate in a variety of groups and forums as well as post their own pet videos and photos.

For more information or to schedule an interview with Dr. Bernadine Cruz or Dr. Jeff Werber of MyPetCareTV.com please contact Trina Kaye at 310-915-0970 or by email at TrinaKaye@tkopr.com.

About MyPetCARETV.com

Care Media Holdings Corporation (Care Media), through its brands PetCARE TV and KidCARE TV, delivers advertiser-supported educational programming to millions of consumers through pediatrician and veterinarian offices throughout North America. The captive audience networks, PetCARE TV and KidCARE TV, broadcast short informational video segments interspersed with relevant advertising at point of care, educating caregivers on pertinent healthcare issues and encouraging viewer/physician discussion during the examination. Care Media bridges the gap of wait time before medical appointments, using new high-definition digital media to air its content which is all produced in-house. PetCARE TV offers direct-to-consumer television programming to nearly 4,000 subscribing veterinary hospitals and clinics.

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