Interview on Dr Jhn Rossi's Podcast

I will be doing an interview with Dr John Rossi  tonight on his show
"Whats wrong with my Pet"  John is a classmate of mine from Vet School and a great friend....this should be fun

Whats wrong with my Pet Podcast

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