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Dr. Jaimie Ronchetto of Cinema Veterinary Centre recently took to the KHTS Radio airwaves to give a few fun facts about cats and dogs for the pet lovers of Santa Clarita.
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- Why do some dogs snore?
“Some breeds will snore more than others,” explained Ronchetto. “Certainly any of our ‘smushie’ faced breeds — so our bulldogs, boston terriers, french bulldogs — they tend to snore a lot more than others just because they don’t have the airway like others do.”
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Ronchetto continued that a dog who suddenly starts snoring when they don’t usually may be congested or have some type of upper airway inflammation.
“So if they have allergies or the weather is affecting them or something, if it’s not something that they do all the time, that change may be the reason,” she said.
- Are dogs and cats aware that the holidays are over?
While some pets may seem upset after the holidays are over, it’s probably not for the same reason as their humans, according to Ronchetto.
“Bringing in the boxes and putting things away and moving things around I think for some animals might be a little bit disturbing or stressful,” she said. “But they don’t feel the melancholy that we do with taking down our decorations.”
- Do dogs and cats like hot or cold weather better?
Just like with people, it depends on the specific pet, but Ronchetto imagines that many may prefer the cold weather for the same reasons some people do.
“They can get snuggly in their blankets or in their bed,” she said. “Our winter is milder than the rest of the country so they’re not going to get frostbite necessarily, unless we really are freezing.”
In comparison, Santa Clarita summers bring with them not only scorching temperatures, but often cases of heat stroke for pets as well.
“Especially out here in Southern California, it’s really easy for our animals to get overheated,” Ronchetto said. “We always have problems with heat stroke every year.”
- Are cats really afraid of cucumbers?
The recent rise in online videos showing cats’ dramatic reactions to being surprised with cucumbers has led some people to believe that cats innately fear the cucumber itself, but Ronchetto thinks otherwise.
“From the videos that I’ve seen, I think it’s just the startle factor in and of itself,” she said. “Usually the cucumber is behind the cat in some way. I think it’s just the fact that it wasn’t there before and now it’s there all of a sudden.”
Ed. Note: This article is a KHTS Feature story based on a recent radio interview with Cinema Veterinary Centre.Dr. Jaimie Ronchetto, DVM, is a Santa Clarita veterinarian who opened her own veterinary hospital in Valencia after spending several years in private practice as an associate veterinarian at other SCV hospitals. Ronchetto and the staff at Cinema Veterinary Centre strive to give every dog, cat and pocket pet outstanding quality care in the areas of medicine and surgery. A Hart High School graduate, Ronchetto earned her BS degree from UC Davis and graduated with Honors from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.
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