Ever since the portal to hell opened in downtown Manhattan six weeks ago, veterinary medicine has been on its heels. Many of us feel frightened, overwhelmed by the changes, and completely exhausted. Surviving a global pandemic was tough, but to go from that right into a soul-obliterating apocalypse has been especially challenging. At first, the… Read More
Stress and Why You Shouldn’t Always Do Your Best
Dr. Joe Arpaia MD discusses his recent article in Today’s Veterinary Business on why we shouldn’t always do our best. Dr. Arpaia talks about the 5 components of stress, the difference in stress vs strain, and the importance of separating unease from difficulty. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS 103 Stress and Why You… Read More
The Case for a Spectrum of Care
Dr. Carolyn Brown is the Vice President of Medicine for Community Medicine at the ASPCA which provides basic and preventive care to pets living in underserved communities and HQHVSN surgeries to at risk cats and dogs via mobile and stationary clinics in New York City, Los Angeles and Miami. In this episode, she sits down… Read More
New Wave of Houseplant Pet Poisonings
Dr. Tina Wismer (Senior Director of the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center) and Dr. Andy Roark discuss the recent spike in house plant poisonings in dogs and cats, where this increase is coming from, and what steps doctors and technicians can take on the phone and in the clinic to address it. Cone Of Shame… Read More
The Stories We Tell Ourselves Matter
On the 100th episode of the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Andy Roark talks with Jamie Holmes RVT, Administrative Manager at DrAndyRoark.com and Uncharted Veterinary Conference, about the start of the podcast, where it’s going, and why the stories we tell ourselves matter so much. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS 100 The… Read More
Are Vet Nurse Practitioners Coming to Vet Medicine?
Ken Yagi MS, RVT, VTS (ECC) (SAIM) sits down with Dr. Andy Roarkto discuss a topic that gets people very fired up… Veterinary Nurse Practitioners. As we face an ongoing labor shortage, could the nurse practitioner model be an answer? How would this work given our current credentialing system? What are the dangers and drawbacks… Read More