This post is fictitious. Any resemblance to pets, people or practices is purely coincidental. If stories of surgery or blood make you uncomfortable, please consider skipping this week’s newsletter. If you’re a listener to my podcast, the Cone of Shame, then you know I’ve recently been digging into a newfound interest: the ghostly side of… Read More
Spooky Clinic Stories from Real Clinics
Dr. Andy Roark discusses with Paranormal Investigator, Gabe Matthews, the real Spooky Stories submitted by our listeners. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS – 232 – Spooky Clinic Stories from Real Clinics You can also listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Soundcloud, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts! LINKS For… Read More
A Pet Health Platform to Save Your Team Time
Dr. Jules Benson and Dr. Andy Roark discuss the launch of the Nationwide Pet HealthZone, an innovative online platform that offers personalized pet health information. Dr. Benson shares the platform’s origins, the importance of data for clinical intervention, and its practical applications in improving pet owner-veterinarian conversations. They explore the significance of accurate cost estimates… Read More
This Article is NOT About Technicians
It’s the end of National Veterinary Technician Week. After six days of (hopefully) a huge celebration of these amazing folks, I thought the veterinarians might be ready for something absolutely non-technician-celebrating to read. Well, I’ve totally got you covered. I’m not even going to mention technicians starting now. Here goes: Over the last 15 years… Read More
When Vet Techs Consider Leaving the Field
Dave Cowan and Jeff Backus, Emergency & Critical Care Veterinary Technician Specialists and the hosts of the Vet Tech Cafe podcast, join Dr. Andy Roark to talk about when veterinary technicians consider leaving vet medicine. Both Dave and Jeff were considering walking away from vet medicine when they met and decided to start their own… Read More
The Correlation Between Struggle, Perception, and Success
I Have No Idea What to Write First, I struggled to come up with something to write about today. Then, I struggled with the realization that I was struggling. “Why is this so hard?” I thought. “Surely I should be better at coming up with things to say at this point.” It’s not easy to… Read More