This week on the cone… Dr. Andy Roark interviews Dr. Paulo Steagall on his team’s research into facial expressions of pain in cats and the new Feline Grimace Scale. Related links:Article – www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-55693-8 Training Manual – static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A1…SM1_ESM.pdf Video – www.youtube.com/watch?v=__x_8af7SGs ABOUT OUR GUEST: Paulo Steagall, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVAA is an associate professor of Veterinary Anesthesiology and Pain… Read More
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The Power of TLC: Cujo’s Story
Being a Licensed Veterinary Technician working in a small animal and exotic practice for over a decade I’ve seen my fair share of ill exotic pets over the years. So, when an appointment popped up on the schedule for a leopard gecko with an abnormal tail, I prepared like I would for any other exotic… Read More
There’s A Cat Who Is Destroying The Furniture – HDYTT?
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?? ** If you find the Cone of Shame to be helpful, please share… Read More
Scarf and Barf Cats (HDYTT)
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… Read More
4th Premolar Slab Fracture (HDYTT)
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?” 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… Read More
Adopt a Senior Pet Month: For the Love of Mable
When I was in my second year of my veterinary technician program, we received a new group of dogs from one of our shelter partners. To my surprise, amongst all the loveable mutts was a purebred Rough Collie. I had fallen in love with the breed when I was a kennel student at the first… Read More