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 Introduction01:45 Welcoming Jennifer and Pumpkin06:00 Jennifer and Pumpkin’s experience with DMV disease08:50 Resting vs. sleeping respiratory rate09:50 Is DMV disease mainly with small dogs?10:29 Pumpkin’s condition today11:03 What did the surgery involve?12:00 Is this covered by pet insurance?12:21 Jennifer and Pumpkin’s time in Japan14:25 Pumpkin’s medication and exercise regimen15:55 Mighty Hearts Project Facebook group16:30 Organizations that help with funding for the trip/surgery17:17 Breeds most diagnosed with DMV19:38 Final thoughts with Jennifer24:51 Book recommendation: Love is All You Need26:41 Helping Bella with her fear of bicycles33:55 Life after Harley; what’s Cathy learning36:43 Making DIY food and treats for dogs40:26 Reading comments56:52 Another comment - Ivy Rose Dragon Tamer about cross-bred dogs01:02:00 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  OUR BLOGS: Cathy: Groovy Goldendoodles, GroovyGoldendoodles.comKimberly: Keep the Tail Wagging, KeepTheTailWagging.comFOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK: Groovy Goldendoodles, Facebook.com/GroovyGoldendoodlesKeep the Tail Wagging, Facebook.com/KeepTheTailWaggingFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Groovy Goldendoodles, Instagram.com/GroovyGoldendoodlesKeep the Tail Wagging, Instagram.com/RawFeederLifeFOLLOW US ON TIKTOK: Groovy Goldendoodles, tiktok.com/@GroovyGoldendoodlesKeep the Tail Wagging, tiktok.com/@RawFeederLifeMUSIC: Good Feeling by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-good-feelingMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/6lvyX-1Ie Thank you for listening. Cathy (Groovy Goldendoodles) 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.