Dr. Ihor Basko, DVM

11/23/2025

This Thanksgiving, keep your furry friends safe while you enjoy the feast! 🍗🥧
Avoid harmful foods like grapes, chocolate, and turkey bones that can be dangerous for pets. Let’s make sure our pets stay happy and healthy this holiday season! 🦴🍂🍁
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11/21/2025

Listen to Pets People and Paradise Radio Show
This Saturday November 22, 2025
91.9 FM Hanalei / 90.9FM Kilauea/ 88.9FM Honolulu
Listen Online: www.kkcr.org
9:00 to 10:00 AM Hawaii Time
11 AM to Noon PM Pacific Coast Time
2PM to 3PM Eastern Time
4 AM to 5 AM Sunday/Japan

Topic of the Season: Pets and Holiday “left overs”: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
Around the Holiday seasons pets have more emergencies than other times of the year…. and especially with dinners and guests over to the house.
What are these emergencies, and how can you prevent them?

Listen, Digest, Absorb, Apply

I was honored to be a recent guest on the Naturally Healthy Pets podcast with , a great show focusing on how you can be the BEST advocate for your pet’s health and wellness. Listen to our informative chat here https://bit.ly/petagingprocess or follow for FREE on your favorite podcast player. You can also watch the interview on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D24B6SZ4FQ&t=879s

If you missed my shows from the past …You can Listen to my past shows on this link:

https://www.kkcr.org/onair/shows/pets-and-people-

Dr. Ihor Basko, a holistic veterinarian from Hawaii, discusses with Dr. Judy his approach to aging in pets, emphasizing the importance of nutrition and suppl...

11/17/2025

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11/09/2025

Listen to Pets People and Paradise Radio Show
November 8th 2025
9 to 10am Hawaii Time/ 11am to Noon Pacific Time/ 2PM to 3PM EST
Online www.kkcr.org
91.9FM Hanalei 90.9FM Kilauea 88.9FM Honolulu

Topic of the DAY: Kidney Problems
The most common problem that decreases longevity in small geriatric dogs and cats is a decline in Kidney Function.

What can the pet owner do to prevent early kidney dysfunction and later severe kidney disease?

What contributes to the cause of Kidney Dysfunction?

How can we Repair, and Regenerate Kidney Cells and Function?

Conventional veterinarians treat kidney disease with drugs. Nothing is recommended for prevention, repair and regeneration.

What are the healthiest foods to feed a cat or dog in Kidney failure, and which supplements make an important beneficial difference?

The Full Moon can Bring you the Blues
As a veterinarian for over 50 years,
Around the Full moon, especially the week before and a little after…..
Ailing Pets and Animals seem to choose to “let go”
Their conditions get worse and/ or the pets die or are put to sleep
Why is this so?

If you missed my shows from the past …You can
Listen to my past shows on this link: https://www.kkcr.org/onair/shows/pets-and-people-in-paradise/

I am available for consultations and second opinions. www.drbasko.com

10/25/2025

Listen to Pets People and Paradise Radio Show
This Saturday October 25, 2025
9am to 10am Hawaii Time
Noon to 1pm Pacific Time
Japan Sunday 4 am to 5 am

Online: www.kkcr.org
91.9 FM Hanalei / 90.9 FM Kilauea/88.9FM Honolulu
Listen, Absorb, Learn, Apply
People are Confused about what is healthy to eat. Or feed their pets! Dry food recommended by veterinarians, raw food, dehydrated or cooked???
Which type of vegetable, grain, meat or fish or supplement have a beneficial effect on the brain and spinal neurons?
This week we will discuss foods and supplements that support brain and nerve function and help to regenerate and repair cells.
If you have missed any of my shows in the past, you can find them in the archives. https://www.kkcr.org/onair/schedules/kkcr-archives/
I am also available for phone consultations. Check out my website

and fill out the questionnaire and email it back to me. www.drbasko.com
Questions? Submit to: info@drbasko.com

10/11/2025

People are Confused about what is healthy to eat. Or feed their pets! Dry food recommended by veterinarians, raw food, dehydrated or cooked???
But did you know that each type of vegetable, grain, meat or fish has a beneficial effect on the body.
This week we will discuss foods that support Eye health as well as Skin health.
The following shows will center around geriatric health foods for cats and dogs.

Listen to Pets People and Paradise Radio Show
This Saturday October 11, 2025
9am to 10am Hawaii Time
Noon to 1pm Pacific Time
Japan Sunday 4 am to 5 am

Online: www.kkcr.org
91.9 FM Hanalei / 90.9 FM Kilauea/88.9FM Honolulu
Listen, Absorb, Learn, Apply
If you have missed any of my shows in the past, you can find them in the archives. https://www.kkcr.org/onair/schedules/kkcr-archives/
I am also available for phone consultations. Check out my website and fill out the questionnaire and email it back to me. www.drbasko.com
Questions? Submit to: infor@drbasko.com

Dr. Ihor Basko, DVM Holistic Vet "Animals come into our lives as gifts from God, for companionship, to teach us, and to heal us. They deserve our very best efforts in caring for them." – Dr. Basko

10/05/2025

Oreo is ready for her furever home! Come meet her on Saturday from 12 to 2 pm at PetSmart Kapolei.

Oreo is a sweet, 10 week old terrier mix and the last of her litter. Her mommy is about 30 lbs so we think she'll be about the same size. Adoption fee is $350 and includes her spay, microchip, flea and heartworm prevention, and vaccinations for distemper and parvo. She is ready for love!