Episodes
Aug. 5, 2022
#73: Ethics, trust and the mythical 'gold standard'. With Dr Tanya Stephens
It’s very easy to get stuck in a mindset of “I’ve chosen THIS thing, so all other things are off the table, because once you choose THIS thing, then THESE are the things I HAVE to do." But who says we have to? Dr Tanya Step...
July 21, 2022
Kidney compilation, with Prof Jill Maddison, Dr Rosanne Jepson and Dr Clint Yudelman
It’s been a while since we’ve released one of our clinical episodes on here, so we thought we’d create this lovely little compilation of kidney content for you. These are some of our biggest ‘AHA!’ moments from a series of ep...
July 10, 2022
#72: Re-defining veterinary nursing, with Ken Yagi.
70+ episodes into the podcast, and not a single episode with a vet nurse. Shame on us! But we're changing that with this episode through a conversation with a vet tech who is leading the charge into the future of vet nursing....
June 25, 2022
#71: Stronger than you think. With Elizabeth Woolsey Herbert.
This is an episode about courage. About putting yourself in situations that are out of your comfort zone and then finding it within yourself to make it work, because self-care does not equate self-limiting, and you're probabl...
June 9, 2022
#70: Self-kindness, the illusion of "I HAVE to", and why vulnerability might save us. With Philip McKernan
There are so many important conversations happening at the moment about the challenges facing the vet profession and the possible solutions. We love it when we hear things like: 'We have to get better at setting boundaries. W...
May 29, 2022
#69: Vetrepreneurism. With Dr Aaron Wallace
How would you define an entrepreneur? Mirian-Webster says it’s someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves a new opportunity. Here’s another fact: we are at a point in time when our profession is FILL...
May 13, 2022
#68: Corporate practice: A view from the inside. With Dr Daniel Preter.
What’s your knee-jerk reaction when I say the word ‘corporate practice?’ The past few decades have seen some immense changes in how our profession is structured, leaving us with some big decisions to make: If you’re a new gr...
April 27, 2022
#67: The Mental Rectal Part 1: Rumination. With Rhonda Andrews:
If you’re a regular Vet Vaulter you’ll be well familiar by now with psychologist Rhonda Andrews from our previous episodes with her on trauma and grief. We love Rhonda, and based on your feedback YOU loved Rhonda. So we’re go...
April 11, 2022
#66: Beyond the dip: a career waiting on the horizon. With Dr Aaron Forsayeth
How much do you dislike doing dentals? If you’re like most vets I’m guessing that the answer to that question is - “I dislike it rather a lot.” But then there’s that small minority of vets who just love teeth. Our guest for t...
March 25, 2022
#65: Ehrlichia canis update
It’s happened: In late January 2022, an astute veterinarian in Mount Isa diagnosed the first locally acquired case of the tick-borne disease, ehrlichiosis, in a Queensland dog. As predicted the disease is making its way south...
March 15, 2022
#64: Never work with animals. With Dr Gareth Steel.
"High consequence decision making in a complex environment, with imperfect data, on a budget." The definition of GP vet practice, according to Gareth Steel! Gareth has been a mixed practice vet for 20 years with experience ac...
March 2, 2022
Diabetes 101: Everything insulin
Here are some facts about insulin that you are likely familiar with: 0.25-0.5 IU/kg starting dose. Do a glucose curve soon after starting insulin to assess the response. Feed a special diabetic diet. Give insulin at the time ...
Feb. 17, 2022
# 63: A walk on the wild side, with Dr Rosie Booth.
Dr Rosie Booth is a wildlife veterinarian and has been one since before that was even a job description. Rosie has 40 years of experience in conservation and wildlife work, which started with a masters degree in koala adrenal...
Feb. 5, 2022
# 62: Openness, togetherness and heroic service: new solutions to old problems. With Dr David Bessler
Imagine a world where vets and their team members are bubbling with excitement about their job. Where they go on about how great their clients are, they talk about how good their pay is, and about how very fulfilling their ca...
Jan. 31, 2022
Ocular emergencies: Proptosis. Wit Dr Izak Venter
There’s something about eyes that makes vets either love treating them, or totally hate them, and in my experience, a lot of vets hate them! They tend to be at maximum grossness and highest levels of intimidating when they pr...
Jan. 28, 2022
# 61: Good grief: How to navigate the grieving journey for veterinary teams. With Rhonda Andrews
You'll bump onto grief several times a day on an average shift at a vet clinic. But do you UNDERSTAND it? Do you face it head-on, or does it make you uncomfortable, so you run and hide when you see it coming? Do you even see...
Jan. 21, 2022
#60: Antibiotic mythbusting. With Dr Ri Scarborough
Dr Riati Scarboroughis is a researcher at the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship and a PhD fellow at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD focuses on improving our understanding of the conscious and subconscious mot...
Jan. 6, 2022
#59: Culture. With Drs Dave Nicol and Dermot McInerney
Culture . It can be hard to put your finger on it, yet in the setting of a vet practice, it permeates the work areas, floats into reception and beyond and ricochets off the walls. You can feel it when you walk in the door. Lo...
Dec. 23, 2021
Mitral valve disease update, with Dr Clint Yudelman
We chose to share this episode on mitral valve disease from our clinical podcast series ( vvn.supercast.com ) because I went into this interview thinking that, after 20 years in practice, I wasn't really going to learn many n...
Dec. 17, 2021
#58: Money, and other dirty words. With Dr Sam Burke
Why does it sting so much when a client accuses us of ‘just being in it for the money”. I think it hurts because for most of us money is really quite low on the list of what drives us, so much so that we often actively avoid ...
Dec. 2, 2021
#57: Pee is the key: how to unlock your cases with perfect-practice urinalysis. With Dr Kristen Todhunter
For such a seemingly simple sample there’s a lot you can learn from a urinalysis. Many of us also have a fair amount of uncertainty around much of the 'how' of urine sample handling, analysis and interpretation. It’s also the...
Nov. 22, 2021
#56: Ready, set... with Dr Moriah McCauley
It's the end of the academic year, and around the world, thousands of final year vet students are facing the start of their careers. It's an exciting time with a lot of optimism, but likely also a fair whack of anxiety. There...
Nov. 12, 2021
FIP update part 2: What if Remdisivir isn't an option? With Dr Sally Coggins.
In part two of our bonus FIP series Dr Sally Coggins - feline vet and FIP researcher - tells us about other potentially useful treatments, like mefloquine for FIP. This could be particularly useful if you are not in Australia...
Nov. 12, 2021
FIP Update: Everything you need to know about Remdesivir, with Dr Sally Coggins
This two-part bonus series is an update on everything FIP from our clinical podcast series. There have been some major changes in this space over the last few months, most notably around the legal access to Remdesivir for ani...