VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss transient myocardial thickening (TMT) in cats. If you just had a cat diagnosed with a heart murmur and had a cardiologist echo it, how do you know if it's TMT versus Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)? Tune in to find out what you need to know about this transient feline heart "thing!"

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Scott Steele, MS, LVT, VTS (Dentistry) about the long road to successfully achieving veterinary technician title protection in Kentucky and the continued efforts underway about defining a veterinary technician practice act. What do you need to know as a veterinary technician to help shape your jurisdiction's veterinar...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Marisa Brunetti, VMD, Chief Veterinary Officer and Dr. Christina Moore, DVM, MBA, Senior Director of Clinical Excellence at IndeVets . We’re talking about importance of and need for a good system of support for veterinarians. Remember vet school when you were constantly surrounded by support, medical expertise, compassion,...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Dr. Lisa Weeth, DACVIM (Nutrition) on feeding home-prepared diets in dogs and cats. Why do owners want to cook for their pets, and has this changed over the past 20 years? How do you know if the home-prepared diets are complete and balanced, and what common nutritional gaps can be seen in home-prepared diets or recipes? Tune in to lear...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview financial advisors  Tom Seeko and CJ Burnett , co-founders of Florida Veterinary Advisors. Financial health, like mental and physical health is important! Tune in as we discuss financial life hacks for veterinary professionals.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Dr. Tom Nelson and Dr. Mark Cousins, DVM, CVPP, DABVP (Feline), CVA on all things FELINE heartworm! We know that heartworm disease in cats continues to be both misunderstood and underdiagnosed. Tune in to learn the newest takeaways for practitioners from the revised AHS Feline Heartworm Guidelines and what the fundamental differences a...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , VETgirl's Chief Happiness Officer, Jeannine Moga , MA, MSW, LCSW, clinical veterinary social worker, chats with Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT about the truth about burnout in veterinary medicine. Burnout has long been framed as an individual-level problem to be addressed through individual behaviors like self-care. The World Health...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss a retrospective study published in the Journal of Veterinary Clinical Pathology by Dohany et al., regarding evaluation of phenobarbital-induced hematologic changes in 69 cats. As we know, phenobarbital is a widely prescribed anti-epileptic medication used in veterinary medicine. (FYI, in case you didn’t know this, we don’t typically use...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we talk to Dr. Terese DeManuelle, DACVD about how to treat itchy dogs and all things dermatology! Tune in as she discusses what to do if you have a dog that has failed other mainstream therapies? When should you transfer or refer your dermatology cases, and what can you do to help your itchy patients? Tune in to learn all things derm! Sponsored By:...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Dr. Sheilah Robertson BVMS (Hons), PhD, DACVAA, DECVAA, DACAW, DECAWBM (WSEL), FRCVS on the use of long-term use of NSAIDs in cats. She is one of several contributors to the recent open-access publication 2024 ISFM and AAFP Consensus Guidelines on the Long-Term Use of NSAIDs in Cats . Tune in to learn which NSAIDs are most commonly use...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Andrew Heller and Dr. Maritza Goller at IndeVets on how to build  a career around your life, not the other way around. Achieving professional success as a veterinarian does NOT have to mean compromising what matters to you personally. And it never should, no matter what age or life stage you’re in today, or that you’ll be i...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we review a paper entitled “ Optimal rate control in dogs with atrial fibrillation—ORCA study—Multicenter prospective observational study: Prognostic impact and predictors of rate control ” by Pedro et al that was published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2023. Now, you likely remember being taught about the classic “sneakers in t...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Justine Lee , DACVECC, DABT and Dr. Garret Pachtinger , DACVECC discuss the top new things in veterinary medicine that make this VETgirl team mad. From not using IV fluid therapy in your poisoned patients to overdocumenting in electronic medical records (EMR) to the growing cost of veterinary medicine, tune in to learn from th...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we talk with Dr. Alison Diesel, DACVD on canine allergic skin disease. Allergic skin disease can be a primary reason dog owners visit the veterinarian. However, failure to adequately help an itchy dog can also be a leading reason for a client to leave their veterinarian and seek help elsewhere. What makes allergic skin disease diagnosis and managem...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Erin Walsh , co-founder of Spark and Stitch , speaker, writer, and parent. She's an expert on technology and children, and we're honored to interview her for this non-traditional, non-veterinary podcast! Tune in as we learn some life hacks about technology, child-friendly apps, and how to balance screen time and boundaries in kids. As...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Carol Reinero , PhD, DACVIM on what's new with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC) in dogs. What pathogens cause CIRDC, and how do we protect our canine patients? What's the difference between mucosal immunity and systemic immunity when it comes to the Bordetella vaccine? Tune in as she discusses how to ge...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we talk with Amanda Shelby , RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), VETgirl's Senior Veterinary CE Specialist on who she is and what she does! We're excited she joined our VETgirl team. You’ll be hearing more of Amanda's voice on our VETgirl podcasts, webinars, and blogs! Find out where Amanda trained, what she does now, and what...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we chat with Dr. Jane Shaw , DVM, PhD and Dr. Jason Coe , DVM, PhD on the importance of communication in veterinary medicine. Why should you invest in developing communication skills in your veterinary practice? In this Part 1 of 2 communication VETgirl podcast, we'll talk about how to develop effective communication, how it can impact appointment...

Today's VETgirl podcast is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Boehringer’s Animal Health provides first-in-class innovation for preventing and treating disease in animals. The company offers a wide range of vaccines, parasite-control products, and medicines for pets, horses, and livestock to veterinarians, animal owners, farmers, and governments. As a leader in animal health, Boehringer Ingelheim...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we talk to Dr. Thomas P. Lewis , DACVD about all things derm! Tune in as he discusses some of the biggest changes he faces as a dermatologist, what key things he thinks are important to evaluate when presented an itchy, allergic dog, and what you need in your  dermatology toolbox! Most importantly, what are our goals of treating dogs for allergic s...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , Dr. Justine Lee , DACVECC, DABT talks about the use of intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy for the management of toxicities in dogs and cats. Whether you’re a veterinarian in a general, specialty, or emergency practice, you’re bound to see poisoning cases. Thankfully, with aggressive supportive care and appropriate use of decontamination, the...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Adam Rudinsky , DVM, MS, DACVIM, Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, on all you need to know about feline chronic enteropathy. First, what is chronic enteropathy and what causes it? How common is it in our feline population and how do we work...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Crystal Lora and Dr. Casey Robinson at IndeVets on paid parental leave. Ever wonder if you can ever really have the work-life balance (let alone the time and energy) to have children AND build a meaningful career in vet med? Let’s face it, the nature of being a vet is that we encounter physically, mentally, and emotionally...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Dr. Jasper Burke , DACVECC on her publication entitled Hepatic abscessation in dogs: A multicenter study of 56 cases (2010–2019) . If you're presented a middle-aged dog with "ADR" (ain't doing right!) signs who has elevated liver enzymes, hypoalbuminemia, thrombocytopenia, and a neutrophilia, this podcast is a must. While rare, tune in...

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Brian Scansen , DACVIM (Cardiology), Professor and Service Head in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery at CSU on mitral valve disease in dogs and what we need to do. If you're in general practice and your pet owner can't afford an echocardiogram, what do you do for that dog with a heart murmur? What role do radiographs have in...