Hot Topics: New Year, Rising Vet Costs, Vaccine Conversations & Trust Issues in the Pet Industry

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In this episode, Erin and Kimberly catch up on life, dogs, and the pet industry — starting with Erin’s big news and why activated charcoal is always on hand. Kimberly shares updates from home, including more human cooking, Buffy’s recent vet visit, and navigating the lepto vaccine conversation.


They break down a confusing article on rising veterinary costs, reflect on lessons learned in 2025, and talk New Year’s Eve plans. The conversation then turns to growing concerns about trust in the pet and veterinary industries, including the mainstream recognition of a veterinarian whose work has been debunked.


The episode wraps with updates on their dogs and what they’re looking forward to in 2026 — with honesty, curiosity, and plenty of real-world dog-mom perspective.


CHAPTERS:

• Erin's big news and why we keep Activated Charcoal on-hand (0:55)
• Kimberly is doing more cooking [for humans], Buffy had a recent vet visit and lepto vaccines (8:30)
• A recent article about rising vet costs was rather confusing (20:08)
• New Year's Eve plans, what we learned in 2025, and other stories of the year (29:47)
• How the mainstream vet industry is honoring a veterinarian whose work has been debunked (51:37)
• Lack of trust in the pet & vet industries (56:54)
• Catching up with Kimberly's & Erin's dogs plus what we're looking forward to in 2026 (1:09:15)

LINKS DISCUSSED:

• NOW Activated Charcoal (https://amzn.to/49iWNWl)
• Justice Dept calls for affordable vet care (https://san.com/cc/justice-department...)
• AKC's Honoring Dr. Lisa Freeman (  / 1qrtuuay3a  )
• Who Killed JFK podcast (https://pod.link/1714611578)

SOCIAL MEDIA:

• Kimberly: Raw Feeder Life (https://rawfeederlife.com/) , RawFeederLife.com
• Erin Scott: Believe in Dog podcast (https://believeindogpodcast.com/) , BelieveInDogPodcast.com
• Raw Feeder Life (  / rawfeederlife  ) , Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• Believe in Dog Podcast (  / erin_the_dog_mom  ) , Instagram.com/Erin_The_Dog_Mom

Thanks for listening to our podcast. You can learn more about Erin Scott's first podcast at BelieveInDogPodcast.com (https://BelieveInDogPodcast.com) . And you can learn more about raw feeding, raising dogs naturally, and Kimberly's dogs at KeepTheTailWagging.com (https://keepthetailwagging.com) . And don't forget to subscribe to The Alternative Dog Moms.