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Welcome to My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog — where science meets soul as we explore what's possible when we reimagine pet care. I'm Dr. Lily Chen, integrative veterinarian and believer that our animals deserve extraordinary medicine. Each week, I talk with leading experts, pioneering vets, and devoted pet parents pushing the boundaries of animal health. Microbiome restoration, energy medicine, cancer hope, nutrition, and the mind-body-pet connection. Real science. Deep stories. A little magic. ✨ Follow IG: @dr.lilychen | @integrativepet | @the.unicorn.vet 📧 mydog@integrativepet.com

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Episode thumbnail for A New Study Could Save Parvo Puppies Faster and Cheaper w/ Dr. Lily Chen

July 5, 2026

A New Study Could Save Parvo Puppies Faster and Cheaper w/ Dr. Lily Chen

<p>A study landed on my desk a few weeks ago and I have not been able to stop thinking about it.</p><p>If you have a puppy, a young dog, or you know someone who does, this minisode is for you. It is about parvovirus, one of the scariest and most deadly diseases in young dogs, and a new study showing exactly what can be added to the standard of care to give puppies a better shot at survival, and at a fraction of the cost.</p><p>The study, a double blinded, placebo controlled trial out of Ohio State University, looked at fecal microbiota transplant, also called microbiome restoration therapy, added on top of standard hospitalization for parvo. Not instead of it. The results are hard to ignore, and so is the part of the story about cost, because for many families, cost is the difference between treating their dog and losing them.</p><p>I am sharing this now, before you ever need it, in the hope that you never do. But if you do, I want you to already know this exists.</p><p><br></p><p>KEY INSIGHTS:<br>✨ Parvovirus destroys the gut lining and wipes out the beneficial bacteria living there. That terrain, not just the virus itself, is largely why puppies crash so fast.<br>✨ Fecal microbiota transplant, FMT, works by reintroducing healthy, screened donor microbiome material into the sick puppy&#39;s gut to rebuild that destroyed terrain, rather than only fighting the virus directly.<br>✨ In the study, the treatment group received one rectal FMT infusion at admission plus two weeks of oral capsules, in addition to full standard hospital care. The placebo group received saline enemas and blended kibble capsules, also alongside full standard care.<br>✨ Puppies who received the real FMT recovered faster, had shorter hospital stays, and needed fewer medications. Shorter ICU stays alone can mean thousands of dollars in savings for a family.<br>✨ There were zero adverse events from the FMT treatment, even in puppies who were among the most immunocompromised patients a veterinarian will ever see.<br>✨ More than a third of the placebo group had to be pulled from the study early on ethical grounds because those puppies were deteriorating too quickly. None of the puppies receiving the real FMT were pulled from the study.<br>✨ FMT did not act as an antiviral. It did not reduce viral shedding or change the immune response to the virus directly. What it did was support the body&#39;s own ability to heal by restoring the gut terrain.<br>✨ The commercially available FMT material and oral capsules used in the study cost at most a few hundred dollars, a fraction of the cost of extended hospitalization, and is something any veterinarian can access today.<br>✨ The biggest barrier to wider adoption is not the science or the difficulty of the procedure. It is hesitancy around something newer to conventional practice, even with solid published data now behind it.<br>✨ Asking your vet whether they offer fecal transplant or microbiome medicine is one of the most powerful things a pet parent can do to help bring this option into more clinics.<br>✨ Building a strong, diverse gut microbiome before disease happens is the next layer of this conversation. Prevention and proactive gut health remain the long term goal.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW:</strong><br>Integrative Pet Wellness Center: <a href="https://integrativepet.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://integrativepet.com</a><br>Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/integrativepet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> @integrativepet</a><br>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@integrativepet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@integrativepet</a><br>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@integrativepet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@integrativepet</a></p><p><br><a href="https://mydogpodcast.kit.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sign up to our newsletter </a>to get more holistic pet care tips 🐶🐈‍⬛</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Dr. Lily Chen:</strong><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr.lilychen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@dr.lilychen</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.unicorn.vet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@the.unicorn.vet</a><br>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@the.unicorn.vet" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@the.unicorn.vet</a><br>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lilin-lily-chen-a385705" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lily Chen, DVM, CVA</a></p><p><br></p>

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June 21, 2026

Who Pays for the Pet Health Advice You're Getting? With Lara Shannon

<p>Who Is Really Behind the Pet Health Advice You Are Getting</p><p>Every piece of pet health advice reaching you through media, whether it is a food recommendation, a sponsored post, a TV segment, or a YouTube video, somebody paid for it to get to you. The question worth asking is whether it was paid for by someone who wants your pet to be healthy or someone who wants your money.</p><p>Lara Shannon is a certified dog behaviourist, pet food nutritionist, and host of Pooches at Play, now in its tenth season on Channel 10 in Australia. She also created Animal SOS Australia, documenting the mental health crisis inside the veterinary profession. Here is what stopped me. In Australia, Lara funds her own TV show and pays the network to air it. For ten years she has walked a line between keeping sponsors happy and keeping the message honest.</p><p>We talk about a kibble company that claimed on national TV their product fixes the gut microbiome, why Australia has zero pet food regulations, what Dr. Lily found when she tested kibble diets for toxins, the anxiety epidemic in pets on both sides of the Pacific, and a shelter crisis where 90% of animals are no longer being adopted.</p><p>This one is going to make you think differently about where your information is coming from.</p><p><strong>KEY INSIGHTS: </strong></p><p>✨ Every pet health recommendation you receive has a funding source behind it. That does not automatically make it wrong, but it is worth asking who paid for it and what outcome they want. </p><p>✨ Australia has zero pet food regulations. Companies are self-regulated and can make almost any health claim without evidence to back it up. </p><p>✨ A kibble brand ran a national TV ad claiming their product improves the gut microbiome while raw feeding companies had to fight through endless approvals to get basic claims through. </p><p>✨ Dr. Lily tested kibble-fed pets and found consistently high levels of glyphosate and mold toxins. A major pet food company responded that levels were within the acceptable range for people. Pets are not people. </p><p>✨ Adding fresh food to the bowl can change everything. Lara&#39;s friend had a fussy anxious dog with skin issues who never touched his kibble. One change and he inhaled it. Dr. Lily had the same experience with her own dog. </p><p>✨ Anxiety in pets is rising on both sides of the Pacific. Pets mirror our stress and nervous system. When we are rushing and anxious, our animals go up a level. </p><p>✨ Itchy skin and gut issues are connected to behavior. If a pet is uncomfortable, it shows up as anxiety and reactivity. Rule out the physical before addressing the behavioral. </p><p>✨ In Australia, 90% of shelter animals are currently not being adopted while surrenders keep rising due to cost of living. Shelters are over capacity. </p><p>✨ The veterinary profession has one of the highest rates of burnout and suicide of any profession. Lara advocates from outside the profession because sometimes that outside voice carries differently.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>RESOURCES:</strong></p><p><strong>Lara Shannon:</strong> <a href="https://larashannon.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.larashannon.com</a> </p><p>Pooches at Play: <a href="https://poochesatplay.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.poochesatplay.com</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/larashannon/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@larashannon</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/poochesatplay/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@poochesatplay</a></p><p>Linktree: <a href="https://linktr.ee/larashannon" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@larashannon</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/poochesatplay" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@poochesatplay</a></p><p>Books: <a href="https://poochesatplay.com/shop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Eat, Play, Love Your Dog and World of Dogs</a> available in the US</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOLLOW: </strong></p><p>Integrative Pet Wellness Center: <a href="https://integrativepet.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://integrativepet.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/integrativepet/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@integrativepet</a> </p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@integrativepet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@integrativepet </a></p><p>TikTok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@integrativepet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> @integrativepet</a> </p><p><a href="https://mydogpodcast.kit.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips</a> 🐶🐈‍⬛</p><p><strong>Dr. Lily Chen: </strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr.lilychen/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@dr.lilychen</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.unicorn.vet/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@the.unicorn.vet </a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@the.unicorn.vet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@the.unicorn.vet</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lilin-lily-chen-a385705/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lily Chen, DVM, CVA</a></p><p><br></p>

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June 14, 2026

Can Your Dog Live to 25 w/ Dr. Gary Richter

<p> What If Your Dog Could Live to 25 w/ Dr. Gary Richter</p><p><br /></p><p>Your dog's cells are aging right now, and by the time you notice the stiffness, the slowing down, the gray around the muzzle, it has already been happening for years.</p><p>Dr. Gary Richter has spent over 25 years in integrative veterinary medicine asking what else is possible. He is the author of Longevity for Dogs and Longevity for Cats, founder of Ultimate Pet Nutrition, and right now he is building PetMetrics, a wearable biometric monitor for pets that works like an Apple Watch crossed with veterinary medicine.</p><p>This conversation goes places I did not expect. We start with the three things that matter more than any supplement or technology for your pet's longevity, and they are free. Then we get into what is available right now that most pet parents have never heard of: UC-II collagen, Adequan, plasmalogens, and peptides like BPC-157. And then Dr. Richter walks me through gene therapy research that can literally instruct aging cells to go backwards.</p><p>He said something that stuck with me. It is not at all out of the realm of possibility that pets living well over 20 is going to become the norm.</p><p>After this conversation, I believe him.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>KEY INSIGHTS:</strong></p><p>✨ The three most important things for your pet's longevity are diet, exercise, and lifestyle. They are free. No amount of stem cells, peptides, or gene therapy will overcome a body not getting the basics right.</p><p>✨ Most pets are deficient in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D even when eating a good diet. Test before supplementing, especially vitamin D as too much can cause kidney failure.</p><p>✨ UC-II collagen is significantly more effective than glucosamine and chondroitin for joint support, yet most pet parents and veterinarians have never heard of it.</p><p>✨ Adequan is one of the most underutilized tools in small animal medicine. Dr. Richter cannot keep it on the shelf. If your pet has arthritis, ask your vet about it.</p><p>✨ Plasmalogens are fatty acids that are an integral part of cell membranes and decline as pets age. Low levels are linked to organ failure, cognitive decline, and neuropathy.</p><p>✨ Peptides like BPC-157 are being used for gut support, tissue healing, muscle repair, and cognitive support. They are just beginning to enter mainstream veterinary medicine.</p><p>✨ PetMetrics is a wearable device in development that will monitor your pet's heart rate, respiration, sleep, and activity levels in real time, flagging problems before they become emergencies.</p><p>✨ Pets are hardwired to hide illness. By the time symptoms appear, a disease process has often been going on for far too long. Early detection changes everything.</p><p>✨ Yamanaka factors are a set of genes that can literally tell mature cells to go backwards in age. Researchers at Harvard are actively working on controlled applications for both animals and people.</p><p>✨ Aging is not magic. It is biology. If we can make it run faster through poor lifestyle choices, it stands to reason we can make it run slower through the right ones.</p><p>✨ Loyal's longevity drug targets insulin-like growth factor as a function of aging. Dr. Richter says if clinical trials show it is safe and effective, he will use it in his practice without hesitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>📥<a href="https://mydogpodcast.kit.com/d909e3f467" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> Download our free Longevity Guide</a> with all the supplements and modalities mentioned in this episode.</p><p><br /></p><p>RESOURCES: </p><p><strong>Dr. Gary Richter:</strong></p><p>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petvetexpert/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@petvetexpert</a></p><p>Holistic Veterinary Care: <a href="https://holisticvetcare.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.holisticvetcare.com</a></p><p>Ultimate Pet Nutrition: <a href="https://ultimatepetnutrition.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.ultimatepetnutrition.com</a></p><p>PetMetrics: <a href="https://petmetrics.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.petmetrics.com</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Prodrome Sciences (plasmalogens): <a href="https://prodrome.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.prodromesciences.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>FOLLOW:</strong></p><p>Integrative Pet Wellness Center: <a href="https://integrativepet.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://integrativepet.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/integrativepet/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@integrativepet</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@integrativepet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@integrativepet</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@integrativepet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@integrativepet</a></p><p><a href="https://mydogpodcast.kit.com/newsletter" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Sign up to our newsletter to get more holistic pet care tips</a> 🐶🐈‍⬛</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Dr. Lily Chen:</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr.lilychen/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@dr.lilychen</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.unicorn.vet/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@the.unicorn.vet</a></p><p>Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@the.unicorn.vet" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@the.unicorn.vet</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lilin-lily-chen-a385705/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lily Chen, DVM, CVA</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

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What is My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog?

Welcome to My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog — where science meets soul as we explore what's possible when we reimagine pet care.

I'm Dr. Lily Chen, integrative veterinarian and believer that our animals deserve extraordinary medicine.

Each week, I talk with leading experts, pioneering vets, and devoted pet parents pushing the boundaries of animal health. Microbiome restoration, energy medicine, cancer hope, nutrition, and the mind-body-pet connection.

Real science. Deep stories. A little magic. ✨

Follow IG: @dr.lilychen | @integrativepet | @the.unicorn.vet

📧 mydog@integrativepet.com

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