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
Why You Should Learn to Forgive
Dr. Cherie Buisson of A Happy Vet and Helping Hand Pet Hospice is on the podcast to discuss a popular article she wrote on why we should learn to forgive. In a time when so many of us seem to be living with a low-level of anger, forgiveness is more important than ever. But what… Read More
Pandemic Behavior Problems: Inter-Dog Aggression
Dr. Terry Marie Curtis, board certified veterinary behaviorist, joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about dog and cat behavior problems related to the COVID pandemic, and then get into how to treat inter-dog aggression. They discuss dominance hierarchy, pharmacological therapy, and nutritional supplements. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS 97 Pandemic Behavior Problems: Inter-Dog… Read More
The Rise of VEG – Is This the Future of Emergency Practice?
Dr. David Bessler, the CEO and co-founder of Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG), sits down to talk with Dr. Andy Roark about a social media post that shook the vet world a few weeks ago. Dr. Bessler discusses wages for veterinary nurses, what is “broken” about emergency care today, and how VEG is trying to become… Read More
The Happy Lymphoma Dog (Hall of Fame)
Originally published June 2020 This week on the Cone……. Dr. Andy Roark and Dr. Sue Ettinger talk about treatment options for the relatively young, super happy dog… who also happens to have lymphoma. Let’s get into it! Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS 95 The Happy Lymphoma Dog (Hall of Fame) This episode has… Read More