VETtalk Online Podcasts

Ever wondered what emotional challenges vets and vet nurses REALLY go through on a daily basis? We had a very candid chat with two amazing ladies who created an event called 'Connecting Paws' aimed at educating veterinary professionals as well as pet owners about what it's really like to work in the profession - You might be surprised!

This Week: First an update on our very first LIVE podcast earlier in the week. Then... @ 01' 35" - Greyhound Puppy Gets Lucky Break! - Nora Anderson-Dieppe @ 07'25" - My Dog Ate WHAT! - Nicola Craig & Dr James Browne @ 14'16"- ‘Top Dog’ May Wong Wins Consecutive AUSGROOM PLEASE NOTE: On our website for two of these stories there are links to the Podcast PLUS Pictures stories

Ever thought of having a duck as a pet? Long-time friend and our former PetTalk Radio assoc. producer Wendy Herne has one called Dorothy. Dorothy The Duck (c) Wendy HerneNow it seems that THIS Dorothy thought she’d try and find her own ‘Wizard Of Oz’ which you’ll hear about in this story… but what you’ll also find amazing is how Dorothy was eventually found. This story was just one of several that...

The ‘friendly’ sport of competitive grooming is gaining popularity with new competitions for groomers announced for most capital cities this year. However it’s the original and most prestigious National Ausgroom titles which always attract the most competitors and this year entries were the biggest yet despite the first ever WA AusGroom event being held just the week before the national titles in...

Greyhounds are probably the most misunderstood dog breed around. And - sadly in the wrong hands they’re also often the most abused and mistreated. Pedia Pazu & Nora Anderson-DieppeerThere’s already a number of very well organised Greyhound rescue groups in Australia which Nora Anderson-Dieppe has been a volunteer with over the years, but since she and her husband Ed have been building their interi...

Check out our very first LIVE podcast with Exotics Vet Dr Jayne Weller and passionate bird lover Wendy Herne. Some great questions answered by Dr Jayne about bird behaviour, feather plucking and more. PLUS... Should we be vaccinating exotics? - Ferrets in particular? - Stay tuned for more LIVE shows soon.

This Week @ 01'20"- Fitbark - Monitor Your Pet's Activity - Dr Sarah Goldsmid @ 09'33"- Why Ingesting A Spot-On Is Bad News! - Dr Ingrid Goodman @ 16'20"- How To Keep Pets Moving This Winter - Nadia Crighton

Has your vet ever told you... "ummm I think Fido is er... a little heavier than he could be for his age and breed" - to which you've probably said - "well we don't overfeed him!" - which may well be true, but how ACTIVE is Fido - or Fifi for that matter? With the exception of 'working dogs' and one or two other breeds, most of our dogs - and cats - can be pretty sedentary when we're not around. Bu...

aka… the 'Valentine Charlton Feline Conference' When a cat has cardiac disease or renal disease, what’s the best management for them? That question and many other controversial topics will be ‘debated’ later in June when the top feline specialists from across Australia and Internationally get together in Melbourne for the annual Valentine Charlton Feline Conference. The 4 day event covering such t...

Spot-ons Given Orally…Does It Really Matter? YES!!!! A 6-month old Labrador puppy became a real-life ‘Sleeping Beauty’ after her owners mistakenly poured a well-known flea & heartworm treatment down her throat…instead of onto her back, in what’s thought to have been an ill-conceived money-saving experiment. Emergency Vets at the Animal Referral Hospital initially feared the comatose pup would requ...

This week... @ 00' 33" - Never Too Old To Go Under - Dr Sarah Goldsmid @ 06' 57" - Dog Parks... The Inconvenient Truth - Steve Austin @ 13' 41" - What’s Your Pet’s Tongue Saying? - Dr Barbara Fougere

Would you play Russian Roulette with your dog’s mental and physical well-being? Caring pet parents would say ‘definitely not’… Yet thousands of them unwittingly do just that every time they take their dog to an off-leash park and set their dog free to ‘play’. How do you know your pet’s new playmates won’t attack prompting your dog to think it has to go on the attack in future to feel safe… ? And t...

Ever had a dream come true? - Well 1st Year Vet Student Claire Fu is now living that dream at University in Townsville QLD, a long way from home, family, friends and her much loved birds. A veterinary science degree takes around 5-6 years of study according to the AVA and 'Future Vet' Claire Fu has jumped right in the deep end! We spoke with Claire just before she started her studies earlier this...

This week... @ 00' 47" - Tongue Worm Outbreak? - Dr David Jenkins @ 09' 23" - Dumped Dogs Now Save PTSD Sufferers - Steve Austin @ 18' 36" - Avoid New Pet Intro Dramas - Nadia Crighton

Extremely rare ‘Tongue Worms’ have been found in 60% of a sample of our wild dog population. The parasites, officially known as Linguatula Serrata are a major problem overseas where adult versions up to 9cm long can hook into the nasal cavities causing breathing difficulties and bleeding in both domestic pets AND humans. If the infestation is as widespread as suspected, domestic pets may need incr...

For many military personnel, leaving a war-zone and all its horrors doesn’t mean they can forget about their experiences and simply slot back into their old lives. It’s called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – or PTSD for short – and there’s no known cure. However, a new program providing sufferers with a dog, rescued from a pound and then retrained to support them at critical moments is making a w...

Thinking of getting a puppy or kitten in a house that already has one or two pets? Great... But it's not as simple as it sounds introducing that new dog or cat - after all "we were here first!" your current pack will be thinking. Former DOGSLife editor Nadia Crighton now with Pet Insurance Australia has written a series of blogs called 'HELLO... Introducing Pets' - starting with Cats & Kittens. Yo...

This week... @ 01'43" - Chinese Herbs For Pets - Dr Barbara Fougere @ 06'00" - Is This Aussie Goldfish The World’s Biggest? - Dr Richmond Loh @12'06" - Nose Bands Hurting Horses - Kate Fenner

The title of this story say's it all! And that’s the finding of a new study by the University of Sydney which found that even when standing still, horses displayed extreme anxiety when there was no space between their face and the noseband as commonly seen in show-rings. The report’s authors are calling on Equine Sports Authorities here and internationally to re-instate the ‘2-finger widths’ space...

Considering getting a pet? Why not get a tankful...of fish! It’s the hottest new trend, offering both relaxation AND the potential to take out a Guinness World record… Dr Richmond Loh, aka ‘the fishvet’ is passionate about all animals especially fish.

Mental health problems are rife within the veterinary industry but the problem is usually kept hush-hush. But not for much longer thanks to Sarah Curtis and Elizabeth Cooke, two pioneering Vet nurses who are launching a new charity to fund resources to help people in their own industry as well as drought-stricken farmers. The first event – a dinner in Wollongong on June 25th 2016 - emceed by the i...

This Week... @ 01'13" - Are Genetics Making Labradors Fat? - Dr Anne Fawcett @ 06'12" - Pregnant? Get Rid Of The Cat! (True or False?) - Dr Jo Sillince @ 09'24" - Pets Who Drink Excessively - Nadia Crighton

Vets – do you remember your first day/first months on the job as a brand new practitioner of veterinary science? Scary for some, right? Well now there’s a new crop of Vets about to graduate who could really benefit from a mentor who can spare a small amount of time to make their transition into the workforce as smooth as possible. There are numerous benefits for volunteer mentors… including traini...

Most pet parents know that animals are VERY good at hiding any symptoms of poor health. Some dogs - and cats - will often spend what seems like a lot of time at the water bowl and we'll think... "oh he's just a bit thirsty today" and not give it much more thought. But is frequent drinking of water a sign that something might actually be wrong with your pet? Former DOGSLife Editor Nadia Crighton fr...

This week... @ 01'10"- Just Hiccups?... Or A Heart Attack! - Dr Jo Sillince @ 10'20"- Flea Treatment Overdose Warning - Dr William Park @ 14'30"- Working Dog Heroes - Steve Austin @ 23'32"- Show Dog & Breeders' Generosity