The Chatty Vets Podcast

What would you do? Tell us Ever found yourself halfway through a wet Monday consult wondering whether you could be doing this somewhere with a beach? ☀️🌴 This week, Brendan and Charlotte are joined by Steph and Michael from GVC to talk all things working abroad! From Australia to North America and beyond, we explore the opportunities, practicalities and questions to ask before packing your stetho...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 33 - Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies IV - Canine Diabetes FEAT a VERY VERY special guest!!! More drinking, more weeing, losing weight… could it be diabetes? And once you’ve made the diagnosis, what comes next? This week, Brendan and Charlotte are joined by Dr Stijn Niessen for a very exciting instalment of our endocrinopathies series, taking you through canine di...

What would you do? Tell us Updated RECOVER first aid guidelines AND a very exciting guest… it’s time for another Two Week Takedown! This week, Brendan and Charlotte chat about the updated RECOVER first aid guidelines and what they mean for helping pets before they reach the practice. Be it heatstroke, thermal burns or choking pets; what’s changed, and how can we help owners feel more prepared when...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 31 – Two Week Takedown: Developments in oncology, CKD, autotransfusion… and is AI taking over Vet Med?!  We’re back with another Two Week Takedown , picking apart some of the latest developments in veterinary medicine – and there’s a LOT to talk about. This week, we’re getting into: 🩸 The new IRIS guidance on anaemia in dogs and cats with CKD – when should we ac...

What would you do? Tell us 🎙️ Episode 30 – BONUS EPISODE! Survival Guide for Your First Year in GP World 🩺🐾 Your first year as a vet is exciting, rewarding, terrifying, exhausting… and sometimes all of those things before lunchtime. 😅 In this bonus episode, we’re talking about what it’s actually like to survive your first year in GP practice — the bits vet school prepares you for, the bits it d...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 29 – Two Week Takedown: Canine plasma in Cats?! A new update for Librela, and is sepsis ACTUALLY sepsis? We’re back with another Two Week Takedown , breaking down some of the biggest veterinary stories, new research and clinical updates from the last couple of weeks. 🩺🐾 This week, we’re asking… 🩸 Canine plasma in cats?! We look at the latest evidence around ca...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 28 – EXTRA Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies III: Addison’s Disease & the Addisonian Crisis 🩺 Surprise — we’ve got an extra bonus episode for you! 🎙️ This time, we’re heading back into the world of endocrinopathies and tackling Addison’s disease and the Addisonian crisis . Addison’s can be one of those conditions that feels a little overwhelming when you’re fa...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 27 – Two Week Takedown: Catastrophic Aspiration Pneumonias, Giant Breed Dog Disasters, Dentistry & Burnout We’re back with another Two Week Takedown , chatting through some of the cases, conversations and general chaos that have been keeping us busy in practice recently. This week we’re joined again by Jonathan from Frost Referrals for a chat about all things...

What would you do? Tell us Heatstroke. SIRS. Two words that can make even experienced vets feel uneasy. In this bonus episode of the Chatty Vets Podcast, we take a proper deep dive into the challenging world of heatstroke and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) — from what’s actually happening inside these patients to how we can realistically manage them when they arrive in practice cri...

What would you do? Tell us 🎙️ Episode 25: Two Week Takedown! This episode is proudly sponsored by Carus Animal Health 🐾 We’re back with another Two Week Takedown – aka, what’s happened in vet med over the last fortnight that’s made us stop and go “oooh… we need to talk about that.” 👀 This week, we’re getting properly stuck into GIQuest and faecal calprotectin testing . What is it? When might we...

What would you do? Tell us 🎙️ Ep 24 – Two Week Takedown Surgical nightmares, neutering controversies, vitamin D rodenticides & RVNs changing lives abroad. Ever had a case that still makes you wince when you think about it? 😬 In this week's Two Week Takedown , we're sharing the surgical complications and nightmare cases that have stayed with us—and, more importantly, the lessons they...

What would you do? Tell us 🎙️ BONUS EPISODE! Episode 23 is LIVE! Chronic pain is one of the biggest challenges we face in practice, so we couldn't resist bringing Matt Gurney from The Zero Pain Philosophy back for Part II! In this episode we tackle some of the biggest talking points in veterinary pain management, including: 🐾 The Librela controversy 💊 When (and if) we should be using parace...

What would you do? Tell us 🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨 Episode 22 – Two Week Takedown is here, bringing you the veterinary updates everyone will be talking about. From game-changing nutrition resources to brand-new medications hitting the market, we're breaking down the latest clinical news, real-life cases, and practical discussions you can take straight back to practice. In this episode, we co...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 21: Two Week Takedown What do chewing on needle caps, regurgitating BOAS patients, disciplinary hearings, and a bleeding bitch spay have in common? Absolutely nothing... until now. This week, we're joined by a VERY special guest: Bradley Viner , former RCVS President, veterinary heavyweight, and living proof that being a GP vet is anything but "just&quo...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 20 – Endocrinopathies II: Hyperadrenocorticism The stuff you never really understood about Cushing's. We've all learned that dogs with Cushing's drink more, wee more, eat everything in sight, and somehow still end up with a pot belly... but have you ever stopped to think about why ? In this episode, we're diving into all things hyperadrenocort...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 19 - Two Week Takedown. Travelling pets, scary bradycardias, career changing complaints, and a new wormer from KRKA! Fed up of the drama and changing rules surrounding pet travel? Panic if you see a dog with a heart rate of 36bpm and changes on the ECG? Had a complaint and not sure how to deal with it? Your favourite podcast is back to help you out. We're ba...

What would you do? Tell us 🩺 Episode 18 – EXTRA Bonus Episode! Chronic Pain Management Part I – Regenerative Medicine 🎙️ ✨ Featuring our SPECIAL GUEST: Russell Chandler ✨ Could regenerative medicine completely change the way we manage chronic pain in veterinary practice? In this special bonus episode, we sit down with Russell Chandler to discuss all things regenerative medicine — from: 🩸 Plate...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 17 – Two Week Takedown: Neutering Controversies, Euthanasia Payments, Tricky Discussions… plus Eye Issues with a Special Guest! In this episode of The Chatty Vets Podcast , we’re back with another Two Week Takedown — and this one covers some big, tricky and very real topics from life in practice. We dive into the ongoing controversies around neutering, including...

What would you do? Tell us 🩺 Episode 16 – Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies I: Hyperthyroidism & Hypothyroidism 🎙️ Welcome to the first episode of our brand new mini-series: 🧠 Endocrinopathies We’re kicking things off with two of the most common endocrine conditions seen in small animal practice: 🐱 Hyperthyroidism 🐶 Hypothyroidism Weight loss despite eating everything in sight? Lethargic dog...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 15 – Two Week Takedown 🎙️ It’s Vet Nursing Awareness Month… and we’ve brought in the experts 👀 This week, we’re shining a spotlight on the absolute backbone of veterinary practice — veterinary nurses . From clinical expertise to client care, we’re diving into just how skilled, versatile, and undervalued they can be in practice. We’re joined by three brilliant gu...

What would you do? Tell us 🚨 This might be one of our most controversial episodes yet… Welcome back to Episode 14 – Two Week Takedown on The Chatty Vets Podcast 🎙️ This week, we’re tackling some of the biggest topics currently circulating in small animal practice — the kind that spark real debate in the consult room and beyond… 💨 Are vapes putting our dogs at risk?  🐶 The ongoing brachycephalic...

What would you do? Tell us 🚨 Starting your first GP vet job soon? Read this before your first consult… Episode 13 is here — and this one’s for every vet who’s about to take that leap into practice (or remembers exactly how daunting it felt 👀). In this Bonus Episode , we break down your ultimate survival guide to getting started as a GP vet — from landing the right job to actually surviving those...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 12 – Two Week Takedown 🎙️ Difficult clients. Aggressive patients. Big surgical decisions in general practice… and no antibiotics for pyos?! 👀 In this fortnight’s Two Week Takedown, we’re diving into some of the real-life challenges that every vet team faces but doesn’t always talk about openly. We kick things off with the tricky topic of “difficult” owners — how...

What would you do? Tell us Episode 11 - EXTRA Bonus Episode! Toxicology in Dogs and Cats It’s Easter… which means chocolate, hot cross buns, daffodils… and a waiting room full of potential toxicology cases. In this bonus episode, we’re diving into the common toxins we see in dogs and cats — with a seasonal focus on the Easter classics (yes, we’re looking at you, raisins, chocolate, and garden-lovi...

What would you do? Tell us Ep 10 – Two Week Takedown. The big scary Brucella… GV20 injection site, and who actually follows the vaccine schedule?! Vaccinations ontop of the head? Brucella isn't a thing in the UK, is it? And who actually sticks to the vaccine schedule anyway… In this Two Week Takedown, we dive into some of the topics that reliably spark debate in small animal practice — includ...