This week on the Cone of Shame… Dr. Andy Roark talks to Dr. Lisa Radosta about firework phobia and what we can do when clients call right before the bangs start. HELPFUL LINKS Blunt Dissection Podcast: www.drdavenicol.com/single-post/202…ch-more-besides Dr. Lisa Radosta Website: www.flvetbehavior.com/ Fear Free: fearfreepets.com/ The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author… Read More
Life With Clients
Fighting Prejudice in the Workplace Starts Within
My ethnic identity can be elusive to others. Sometimes when people first meet me, I can see a search in their eyes, trying to place it. People have guessed I was from a variety of countries and regions around the world, including: all of Latin America, South Asia, the Middle East, and even Polynesia. My… Read More
How to Telemedicine
Telemedicine has been the greatest COVID silver lining for me. (I mean, other than shaving my head and rediscovering the bidet during the great TP shortage.) Telemedicine has been the greatest professional silver lining, at least. I had been considering dipping my toes into telemedicine for more than two years before the COVID crisis hit…. Read More
Hips Don’t Lie – The Incidental OA (HDYTT)
This week on the Cone… Dr. Andy Roark talks to the one-and-only Dr. David Dycus. Andy was taking radiographs looking for a possible foreign body in a young dog when… he found terrible hips as an incidental finding. What do we do? What should he tell the owners? What are their options? FIND OUT THIS… Read More
Unspoken Truths About COVID-19
This week on the Cone… Dr. Andy Roark and Dr. Anita Link discuss her article on the challenges and unspoken truths about dealing with the COVID pandemic. Article: anitalinkthoughtfood.com/2020/04/15/v…oken-truths/ We are supported by PSI Vet!The PSIvet Healthcare Initiative hopes to introduce new ways to ensure all Veterinary Professionals get the healthcare coverage they need. Learn more… Read More
Becoming a Manager During a Pandemic
In February of this year, I was chosen to become the new managing DVM of the hospital where I currently work. I was to take over the role April 1st, 2020. At the time I had been out of school for almost 8 years. I was excited. I had so many ideas. I wanted to… Read More