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I am on a commercial flight packed full of veterinarians. It makes sense because I’m flying to a big veterinary conference and planning to arrive right as the program kicks off. It’s not like some Twilight Zone moment where 150 veterinarians all feel mysteriously compelled to board the same flight at the same time (although...


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Dr. Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB, joins Dr. Andy Roark on the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast to discuss canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) and how to tell normal aging from something treatable. Radosta emphasizes screening all dogs starting at age seven, tracking mentation and behavior changes against each dog’s baseline, and watching for signs such...


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The first patient I ever saw as a veterinarian was a dog that had been drinking and urinating a lot. Fortunately, I had one tool I felt reasonably confident using: the ultrasound. I thought, “Let’s get a urine sample to check for a UTI.” I brought the dog into the ultrasound room, placed the probe on...


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Dr. Jason Szumski, DVM, joins Dr. Andy Roark to tackle a problem every hospital feels, new grads want to do great medicine, but they are often scared of mistakes, lawsuits, and being “on their own” before they are ready. They dig into why mentorship is the top priority for vet students, what strong onboarding actually...


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In one month, my oldest daughter, Jacquelyn, will move out of our house and go to college four states away. Regular readers here will know that I have, to put it lightly, struggled with this upcoming change. My daughters and I are very close, and it’s been hard for me to get my head around...


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