VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we discuss atrial fibrillation (AF) in dogs. AF is a common arrhythmia in our canine patients, characterized by that classic “tennis shoes in a dryer” sound on auscultation. This arrhythmia is caused by disorganized, rapid electrical activity of the atria (Pedro). After identification of this abnormality on physical examination, it i...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr.  Andrew Heller (IndeVets co-founder and IndeVet #1) and Dr. Samantha Cantor (Veterinary Success Manager) at IndeVets. Find out how to hire veterinarians and what some red flags are that you should look for when interviewing a veterinarian. What are some green flags when hiring? Often veterinarian owners aren't specif...

In today’s VETgirl podcast , we interview Dr. Deb Greco , PhD, DACVIM about diabetes mellitus in cats. Is there anything we as veterinary professionals can do better at identifying and monitoring cats that are either at risk or have preclinical diabetes? What can we do to work with our pet owners to keep cats from progressing to diabetes mellitus? Is there anything we can implement early — or even...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Marc Seitz , DVM, DACVR, DABVP (Canine and Feline Practice), Assistant Clinical Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at Mississippi State University on a recent study he published entitled " Sedation with dexmedetomidine is associated with transient gallbladder wall thickening and peritoneal effusion in some dogs under...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Kelly St. Denis , MSc, DVM, DABVP (feline practice) will review feline urinary disease. What's the classic signalment for cats with Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD), and what are the clinical signs? What we can do to help cat owners identify it sooner, and how do we diagnose and manage cats with urinary dis...

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In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we discuss the treatment of refractory coccidioidomycosis in dogs. Coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley Fever, is a common fungal infection in the southwestern United States that is caused by the organisms Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii . Pulmonary infections leading to fungal pneumonia are the most common presen...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Meghan Vaught , DACVECC, Criticalist and ECC Service Director at the Maine Veterinary Medical Center on cyberbullying in veterinary medicine. What do we do when our veterinary staff and clinic undergo the vitriol of pet owners or veterinary professionals in general?

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we review echocardiographic predictors of first onset of atrial fibrillation in dogs with chronic valvular heart disease (CVHD) AKA myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD). The onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a negative prognostic indicator in dogs with underlying structural heart disease, and the likelihood of onset of atrial fi...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Margie Scherk, DVM, DABVP (Feline) on all things lower urinary tract in our feline patients! What do we do with our FLUTD / FIC cases? What do we do when we see cats presenting with these clinical signs, and is antimicrobial therapy warranted? Should I do a urinalysis on these feline patients, and what's the diagnost...

In today’s VETgirl podcast , we interview Dr. Lisa Radosta, DACVB about anxiety management in dogs and cats, including what potential causes or triggers contribute towards pet anxiety. How is anxiety manifested in dogs versus cats, and what screening questions should we veterinary professionals ask our pet owners to best screen for these common behavior problems? Tune in to know what medications a...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Dr. Tamara Grubb, DVM, PhD, DACVAA about what's new with peri-operative pain management in veterinary medicine. Tune in to learn how and why we should address pain at multiple different levels in the pain pathway, and what veterinary professionals need to know about effective perioperative pain management.

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we review Heterobilharzia americana (HA) infections in dogs. As a small animal veterinarian with a fascination for all infectious diseases, I am particularly excited to learn more about this organism. Let’s start with the basics. First, HA is a trematode parasite that can infect our canine patients, causing a condition known as schis...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we interview Dr. Sarah Ozawa , DACZM, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Exotics and Zoo department at NSCU, on the incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) in rabbits. Based off her recent study Clinical and pathological findings in rabbits with cardiovascular disease: 59 cases (2001-2018) , we discuss if rabbits develop cardiov...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we discuss a point-of-care (POC) antibody assay for Coccidioides in dogs. As this VETgirl rarely treats this disease - living in the frozen tundra of Minnesota - let's do a quick refresher on coccidioidomycosis. Recall that this is a systemic fungal infection also known as Valley Fever, common in the southwest United States and parts...

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 on Mental Health Awareness month. How do we lose the guilt when it comes to self-care, and what can we as veterinary professionals do to take better care of ourselves and our colleagues? What'...

Thank you for visiting our VETgirl podcast page! Accessing the podcast transcript and getting CE credit for podcasts is a members-only feature! If you're a member, please log in! Otherwise, to get more learning on, join VETgirl ELITE over for 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year in the form of webinars (including small animal , large animal , veterinary technician , and leadershi...

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , we review the use of transdermal gabapentin in cats. I suspect many of you agree that giving gabapentin to fractious kitties prior to veterinary appointments has been an absolute game changer! However, as you can imagine, tasking owners with pilling their emotional feline friends may be asking a lot. Transdermal drugs have made admin...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Justine Lee , DACVECC, DABT and Tiffany Gendron , CVT, VTS (ECC), our VETgirl Veterinary CE Coordinator discuss what ER vets and veterinarians do that annoy veterinary technicians. Tune in for a full-filled podcast to learn what we can do to be better teammates and to run the hospital more efficiently with good patient care. S...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we interview Dr. Brian DiGangi , MS, DABVP on what veterinarians, shelters and pet owners need to know about caring for heartworm-positive dogs. What should shelters consider when planning on treating heartworm positive dogs, and how can we best care for these dogs' behavioral health while undergoing treatment? Dr. Brian DiGangi , MS, DABVP who is...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss what to do when treating heartworm disease in dogs, especially when the "perfect protocol" isn't followed. In an ideal world, no dogs would get heartworms — and if they DID get infected, they would be given the full course of treatment recommended by organizations like the American Heartworm Society — including a course of doxycycline an...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss what to do once you've diagnosed a patient with heartworm. What happens next? Are other diagnostics needed? When and why are they needed in that heartworm-positive patient? To discuss this, we are joined today by Dr. Marisa Ames , DACVIM, a veterinary cardiologist and Associate Professor on the faculty of the University of California - D...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss heartworm disease in cats. It is generally understood that heartworm disease in cats is underdiagnosed—in part because many veterinarians do not routinely test cats for heartworms and also because feline heartworm testing itself is less straightforward than testing in dogs. To help sort this out, we’re joined today by Dr. Lindsay Starkey...

In today’s VETgirl podcast , we interview Dr. Callie Harris on the use of nutrition and how it relates to cardiac health! We’ve all seen this patient — an older small-breed dog who comes to your veterinary clinic for an annual wellness visit. You do your routine exam, including auscultation, and you hear a heart murmur. The dog appears healthy, but you know that his age and breed put him at risk f...

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast , we discuss what you need to know about microfilariae and heartworm disease in dogs. What if you just had a dog diagnosed as microfilariae positive? How should you test and treat for this? Can microfilariae be resistant? Tune in to learn it! Today we’re joined by Dr. Lindsay Starkey , DVM, PhD, DACVM, a veterinary parasitologist and an assistant pro...