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There’s A Cat Who Is Destroying The Furniture – HDYTT?

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This week on the Cone…

There’s a cat in exam room 3 who will NOT stop destroying furniture. The owner is about to give the cat up or find someone who will declaw it. It’s YOUR case! How do you treat that??

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** Want to learn more about food puzzles for cats? Check out Ingrid’s site at: FoodPuzzlesforCats.com

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the DrAndyRoark.com editorial team.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline-only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999.

Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in-home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like.

In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid’s home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet’s Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline’s website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats.

Cat Fancy magazine’s 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline-friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cat’s innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy.

Ingrid shares her home with her husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

Essentials – Canine Euthanasia (HDYTT)

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Dr. Andy Roark and Dr. Amanda Doran review canine euthanasia. This is an excellent episode for anyone on the healthcare team and we hope it will be a great refresher and conversation starter for veterinary teams.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the DrAndyRoark.com editorial team.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Amanda Doran, DVM

Dr. Amanda Doran is a practicing certified hospice and palliative care veterinarian (CHPV) in Duluth, MN. She has worked in the veterinary field for nearly 20 years and held every position from kennel assistant to veterinarian. Dr. Doran’s articles have been featured on DrAndyRoark.com, and she has been a guest on Dr. Roark’s Cone of Shame podcast. Dr. Doran’s medical interests center on end of life care, animal welfare, effective client communication, personal resilience for veterinary professionals, and the human-animal bond. She shares her home with her partner in crime, 2 goofy husky shepherds and a crabby old peach tabby. She also slings tarot cards for fun.

The Deathly Hallows Of Veterinary Medicine (w/ Dr. Michael Miller)

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This week, Dr. Andy Roark is joined by Dr. Michael Miller (aka the Harry Potter Vet) to discuss the “deathly hallows of vet med.” If you’re a Harry Potter fan (or just a lover of veterinary medicine), this conversation will brighten your day and make you think about what it means to be in our profession.

The 3 Deathly Hallows of Vet Medicine: drandyroark.com/the-3-deathly-hallows-of-vet-med/

If you haven’t checked out the Harry Potter vet website, you need to get on it! www.harrypottervet.com/

Michael W. Miller, DVM is a veterinarian and a part-owner of a small animal practice where he sees dogs, cats, and exotic pets. His website was created due to encouragement from colleagues to share his writing that merges his love of veterinary medicine and Harry Potter. Dr. Miller’s goal is to use his website to help myself and others discover the magic in veterinary medicine.

Scarf and Barf Cats (HDYTT)

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In this episode of the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Andy Roark sits down with feline behavior consultant Ingrid Johnson to talk about cats that eat too fast and then throw up. There’s a pet owner in exam room 2 who wants you to tell her how to stop her beloved feline from puking all the time. So… How do you treat that?

** If you find the Cone of Shame to be helpful, please share it with your friends! And if you listen on iTunes, nothing helps us as much as an honest review!

** Want to be entered in our $100 weekly give away for vet peeps? Head over to DrAndyRoark.com and sign up for the newsletter. That’s all you’ve got to do!

** Want to learn more about food puzzles for cats? Check out Ingrid’s site at: FoodPuzzlesforCats.com

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the DrAndyRoark.com editorial team.

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Ingrid Johnson is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is employed at Paws Whiskers and Claws, a feline-only veterinary hospital and has been working exclusively with cats since 1999.

Ingrid operates Fundamentally Feline, providing in-home and phone consultations for clients experiencing behavior challenges with their cat(s). In addition to behavior consultations, Ingrid publishes educational content on her site, but also manages Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, makes her own line of feline foraging toys, scratching posts and vertical space, and litter boxes. She lectures on cat behavior at veterinary conferences such as AAFP, VMX, ACVC and the like.

In the Fall of 2016 a paper she co-authored, Food puzzles for cats: Feeding for physical and emotional well-being, was published in the JFMS and to compliment it she co-developed a website called FoodPuzzlesforCats.com. Ingrid’s home, cats, and environmental enrichment expertise has been featured on Animal Planet’s Cats101 show. She filmed for the website WebMD and has created a series of educational How-To videos of her own, viewable on Fundamentally Feline’s website. She is Co-Director of Paw Project-Georgia, working towards ending the cruel practice of de-clawing cats.

Cat Fancy magazine’s 2008 “Home Issue” showcased her feline-friendly accommodations and the aesthetically pleasing ways you can provide for your cat’s innate basic needs while still having a home the humans can enjoy. Ingrid shares her home with her husband Jake, seven rescue cats, and Sebastian, a rescued Great Pyrenees Dog.

New Research on Gender Pay Gaps & Life Choices in Veterinary Medicine

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This week, Dr. Andy Roark interviews Sam Morello DVM, DACVS, an associate professor of large animal surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Madison-Wisconsin. They discuss Dr. Morello’s recent publications in JAVMA on the gender pay gap and life-balance choices in veterinary surgeons.

Articles:

Morello SL, Colopy SA, Bruckner K, Buhr KA. Demographics, measures of professional achievement, and gender differences for diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2015. JAVMA 2019
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Colopy SA, Buhr KA, Bruckner K, Morello SL. The intersection of personal and professional lives for male and female diplomates of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2015. JAVMA 2019
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The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the DrAndyRoark.com editorial team.

GUEST BIO:
Dr. Sam Morello has completed original research in the areas of upper airway physiology, minimally invasive sinus surgery, and intestinal surgery. Current research projects are focused on the musculoskeletal system including orthopedics, wound healing, and antimicrobial delivery systems for musculoskeletal infection. In addition, Dr. Morello has conducted large scale survey research across various areas of specialty medicine, as well as academic practice, to consider professional work life, the intersection of work and personal life, and the effect of a shifting gender demographic in veterinary medicine. She has been an invited lecturer on these topics at numerous conferences and universities.

Dr. Morello’s clinical practice encompasses all aspects of surgery in both horses and farm animal species. With a personal background in the show horse and racehorse industry, she has a particular clinical interest in traumatic and developmental orthopedic diseases. She also has extensive experience evaluating poor performance in sport horses and is in charge of the dynamic endoscopy system acquired for the diagnosis and management of upper airway disorders.

4th Premolar Slab Fracture (HDYTT)

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This week on the Cone…
Drake is an 8yo MN Labrador Retriever with an upper right 4th premolar slab fracture. I’m asking the amazing Dr. Donnell Hansen “How do YOU treat that?”

Donnell Hansen, DVM DAVDC

Dr. Donnell Hansen is a board-certified veterinary dentist and oral surgeon from the Minnesota BluePearl Hospitals.

A Minnesota native, Donnell traveled through Iowa (Go Norse!), Oklahoma, and back to Minnesota again on her path toward veterinary dentistry. In 2009, Dr. Hansen joined forces with friends to form Moxie Center, which is now known as BluePearl Veterinary Partners. In 2010, she and her husband opened his family practice, Rice Creek Animal Hospital, in Lino Lakes, MN along with Bean’s Place Pet Wash. Recently, Donnell opened Four Legged Tooth Fairy, an online resource and interactive conference center aimed at helping the veterinary community enhance their patient health, practice health, and mental health through veterinary dentistry.

While managing a busy clinical caseload, Dr. Hansen also speaks nationally about the value (both from a patient care standpoint and practice health perspective) of veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. Dr. Hansen has a special interest in maxillofacial surgery but honestly, loves the whole gig.

To provide a little balance to life, Donnell enjoys time with her family, including her husband (a fellow veterinarian) and two children, out on Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes or working a jigsaw puzzle during the long Minnesota winters. Like any veterinary family, there are an amalgamation of pets at home but the beloved includes her pocket pittie, named Crickett and a beast of a labrador named Goose (or depending on the day, Goosifer). There may or may not be a bunch of bullhead eggs hatching on her kitchen counter as we speak.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the DrAndyRoark.com editorial team.