DrAndyRoark

I’m pretty sure there are five phases to a working life. I say pretty sure because I’ve actually only unlocked four stages, and I know a growing number of people who are in the fifth, but that doesn’t mean there’s not a secret stage I don’t know about. After all, I didn’t know about the...

I’ve got Dr. Jules Benson on the podcast today and we’ve got a doozy of a topic for ya: The sad, sad state of research in vet medicine (my words, not his!) I am bothered by what seems to be a tidal wave of crappy, biased, cherry-picked research lately, and I ask Dr. Benson to...

I’ve been talking a lot over the last year about how my daughter was leaving for college and the effect that’s been having on me. I’ve been stressing a bit and thinking about what the departure of my child would mean for me. After all, If I’m not the dad of two little girls, then... R...

Dr. Andy Roark welcomes Dr. Isaac Bott, an Utah practice owner and theriogenologist who works with reindeer, to discuss his run for AVMA president (election July 2027) and the profession’s sustainability challenges. They explore how rising cost of care intersects with the need to pay living wages and retain veterinarians, technicians, and support staff, arguing...

You think routine vet care is expensive?! Last night I went out for ice cream with my brother’s family in Gainesville, FL. Together, we got 3 small cups and 2 small cones of ice cream. Do you know what five of the smallest servings at Ben & Jerry’s costs these days? $40! We spent $40...