Anything Pawsible - Pet Life Radio Original (PetLifeRadio.com)
Anything Pawsible is a podcast where Dr. Courtney gets to talk to some of the most fascinating and engaging people about pets, animals and veterinary medicine in general. By having these conversations we’ll get to drill down on the ways animals influence our everyday lives, and why anything is truly possible when it comes to the animal world. Whether you're a pet parent, or you're in the veterinary medical profession or just passively curious about animals, the conversations we have here will hopefully give you a reason to celebrate the human-animal bond.
Episodes
April 19, 2022 • 30 mins
Dr. Courtney welcomes Dr. Kathryn Primm, veterinarian and host of Nine Lives with Dr. Kat on Pet Life Radio to talk about cat prevention strategies. It’s kitten season, so if you’re bringing home a new feline friend, it’s important to start integrating your veterinary healthcare team right from the start. Tune in to find out how!
EPISODE NOTES: We're Just Kitten!
EPISODE NOTES: We're Just Kitten!
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A collaboration for the ages! Surgery and Toxicology combine to make this episode truly special. Certain specialists (surgery and toxicology) rarely work together but occasionally their relationship is imperative for the best patient outcome. I was so happy to be joined by Dr. Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT (VetGirl) to discuss Batteries, Gorilla Glue, Yeast, and other toxins that could be helped with surgical intervention.
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Over the summer, Dutch authorities announced that mink may have transmitted the novel coronavirus to a worker at a mink farm in the Netherlands. This was believed to be the first concrete evidence of a different species passing the novel coronavirus to a human. Since then, six countries have identified the novel coronavirus at mink farms and scientists believe hundreds of people have been infected by mink.
Culling of the mink ha...
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September 3, 2020 • 52 mins
When it comes to the fight against the novel coronavirus, we need all hands on deck and it turns out there may be some toes on deck as well. An unlikely species is being investigated to see if it could be a vital ally with humans in the fight against COVD-19. Llamas, and other camelids, produce a specialized type of antibodies which are known as nanobodies. Scientists are investigating if those same nanobodies could help prevent th...
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What has to be done to help veterinary schools survive the coronavirus crisis and what impact will the pandemic have on veterinary medical education. Will students get the education they desperately need and want? New veterinary graduates are the next generation tasked with protecting and preserving animal and human health. Because their educational experience has been upended, many veterinary schools will have to enact permanent c...
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Happiness in the workplace. We’re all striving to achieve it and for some of us every day can be a challenge. As caregivers, we naturally prioritize care for others and frequently neglect taking care of ourselves. Our mental health eventually suffers which is one reason why so many veterinarians experience emotional distress in the workplace. That’s why veterinary medicine as a profession is working so hard to better understand how...
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Veterinarians have been asked to donate vital supplies to coronavirus fight. The NAVC (North American Veterinary Community) stepped up and joined the fight by making a large donation to the Florida Department of Health. Thousands of sets of medical shoe covers, hundreds of masks, isolation and surgical gowns, medical head covers, gloves, other personal protective equipment and medical-grade disinfection solutions were repurposed t...
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Novel Coronavirus. COVID -19. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2) It’s currently dominating the deadlines and there is widespread concern around the world. Unfortunately, there is some degree of panic in some areas and sadly, the number of cases is climbing with over 145,000 cases confirmed including over 5,400 deaths. This situation is developing rapidly and updates are being provided at breakneck speed ...
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‘When is the doctor coming in?’ Some clients have preconceived notions of what a veterinarians looks like and they can be a bit stupefied when they see the unexpected. This can make a veterinarian feel like an outsider in the profession that they love. The Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association aims to change that. This is an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Marie Quicksall, founding member of the Multicultural Veterinary M...
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We are truly connected. There are dozens of examples of the power of the human-animal bond. The outstanding authors Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathyrn Bowers have a new book that will change the way we understand the human- animal connection. In their book, the intersectionality of human and animal behavior is analyzed through the prism of adolescence. The premise of the book is both novel and genius: from young hyenas to awk...
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"What diseases can I catch from my dog?" You've probably heard someone ask that question before. In fact, you may have even contemplated or researched it for yourself. But what diseases can we give to animals? In the wake of chimpanzee respiratory disease outbreaks, Giardia transmission in African wild dogs, and human MRSA transmission to animals, reverse zoonosis (diseases humans pass to animals) is important to discuss. Compared...
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November 20, 2019 • 62 mins
Pet obesity is an under discussed health crisis. This condition is a significant health and welfare problem for dogs and cats and it often goes under diagnosed. Following recent studies showing that approximately 40 percent of pets are overweight, obesity is now the most common medical disorder of companion animals and a major welfare concern. It is now at epidemic proportions in the US and other industrialized countries. In some w...
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September 20, 2019 • 59 mins
You've probably seen the signs, the social media posts, and the dispensaries. Medical marijuana is on the rise. With a 20 billion dollar economic impact, the marijuana industry is growing at a record pace. This episode, Dr. Trina Hazzah, a board certified oncologist, herbalist and integrative medicine specialist, will discuss the safety and benefits of medical marijuana in animals. We'll also touch on the current legal hurdles fac...
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