This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Michael Delp, Director of the Johnson County Animal Shelter in Indiana, about pet abandonment as a result of the coronavirus pandemic; with veterinarian Dr. Renee White about the effects of the wildfires and the subsequent smoke on pets; and with dog attack victim, Tom Hartwig.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Dr. Sarah Crowley, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Exeter about what kind of cat owners we are and how we play a role regarding our cat’s predatory behavior; and James McIntyre about the New Guinea Singing Dogs who were deemed to be extinct. Reed and Fleck talk about the ongoing challenges of 2020.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with PetFirst Insurance’s CEO Katie Blakely about naming your pet; with Kidde’s Sharon Cooksey about their recently commissioned online survey and what it revealed about pet owners and CO; and with Groundworks Companies Director of Advertising and Marketing, Occasio Gee, about wild animals and the destruction that they can cause to your home.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with CamHats NYC, Christine Moore about Derby toppers; with Florida State University’s Dr. Katherine Mooney about the importance of contributions by African-American horsemen to Derby history; and with American racing journalist and author Steve Haskin about the Kentucky Derby contenders. Reed and Fleck talk about how to throw a last-minute Kentucky Derby Party.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with veterinarian Lisa Lippman, DVM, about the importance of washing your pets paws; with Kathy Guillermo, SVP of PETA’s horse racing department, about changes that can be made to prevent injuries and deaths in the horse racing industry; and with Kylie Moore, Content Strategist at Digital Third Coast on behalf of Lombardo Homes, about which cities have adopted the most pets during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Nathan Kehn about the new Tabby app for cat lovers; with veterinarians, Drs. Benjamin and Lynette Hart about when is the right time to spay and neuter your pet; and with Jill Gonzalez pet financial analysis of the top pet-friendly cities in America.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Ichthyologist and Fisheries Biologist, Dr. George Burgess (Director Emeritus Florida Program for Shark Research at the Florida Museum at University of Florida), about issues facing sharks; with veterinarian, Dr. Sarah Hamer, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences about her research centered around the degree to which pets are infected with SARS-CoV-2 the virus that causes COVID-19; and with Nadine Mazzola, a certified Forest Therapy Guide about forest bathing with your dog.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with Annie Daniel, the Founder of the National Association for Black Veterinarians and Louisiana State University and A & M College Associate Professor of Veterinary Medical Education, about the steps being taken to diversify the veterinary industry; with Steve King, President of the American Pet Products Association, about pet ownership statistics as well as diversity in the pet products industry; with Dr. Carlee Beth Hawkins of Southern Illinois University about her study focusing on if dogs can be racist; and with dog trainer and dog expert, Blake Rashid, of the Top Dog K9 Foundation about the diversity of the dog training profession.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with University of Florida’s Dr. Matthew Smith about mushroom toxicity in pets; with Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Stefano Di Concetto about when pets need anesthesia; and with Purdue University’s Dr. Kerri Rodriguez about her latest study that examines the tasks that trained service dogs perform for veterans suffering from PTSD.

This week on The Pet Buzz, Petrendologist Charlotte Reed and Michael Fleck, DVM, talk with a veterinarian, Dr. Emily McCool, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of with Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine about canine cataracts; Humane Society of United States’ John Goodwin, Senior Director of The Humane Society of the United States' Stop Puppy Mills campaign, about the organization’s investigation of Petland, a national retailer known for selling sick pets at high prices; and with and cat daddy, Finn Williams, about his water-loving cat, Fisher the Maine Coone, who is now a brand of his own, racking up sponsorship and appearing in commercials.