In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Nick Jeffery, BVSc, PhD, MSc, DECVS, DECVN, Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery from Texas A&M on a recent study by Freeman et al entitled “Percutaneous enzymatic chemonucleolysis of intervertebral disks appears safe and effective in treatment of acute-onset paraparesis and paraplegia in small dogs,” published in JAVMA in March 2025. Can the use of intradiscal chondroitinase ABC (often called "CHASE") injections under fluoroscopic-guidance work as a safe, minimally invasive option for small dogs with acute nonambulatory paraparesis or paraplegia, especially when deep pain perception is intact? If you're a general practitioner who sees a lot of down dogs—and especially if you practice in a Dachshund-heavy region—you’ll definitely want to tune in.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we interview entomologist Dr. Lyric Bartholomay and American Heartworm Society (AHS) board member Dr. Tom Nelson about the many changes that are occurring in the heartworm vector landscape, as well as the resulting impact on how the AHS views the risk of heartworms in the U.S. They also offer important and practical tips to help practitioners manage this risk. Tune in to ensure your practice is doing all it can to help mitigate heartworm disease!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we investigate whether small dogs with IVDD can regain ambulation following conservative management. Is surgical intervention the only treatment recommendation for non-ambulatory dogs presenting with loss of deep pain nociception? Tune in with us as we review a prospective study reporting on the conservative management of small, non-ambulatory dogs presenting with or without deep pain nociception from IVDD.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Jennifer Sager, RVT, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) (ECC), Regional Nursing Director, with VEG ER for Pets, and the only veterinary technician contributing author on The American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Small Animal Anesthesia and Sedation Monitoring Guidelines 2025. Tune in to hear what and how you should be monitoring your sedated and anesthetized patients!

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Drs. Christina Moore, MBA, and Dani Cimino, about how AI is increasing veterinary efficiency and decreasing burnout! Tune in to find out how you can incorporate AI ethically and effectively into your practice and decrease your and your team's burnout, improve clinical efficiency, work-life balance, and clinical excellence! Sounds like a win-win!!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Missy Carpentier, DACVIM (Neurology) of Minnesota Veterinary Neurology on aortic thromboembolism (ATE) in dogs. While this seems like a "cardiology" or emergency critical care problem, ATE is a classic presentation for the "down" dog. That said, ATE in dogs is entirely different from cats—in everything from signalment and clinical presentation to prognosis. Tune in to learn all things ATE, including how we diagnose and treat this hypercoagulable disease, and what the prognosis is.

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Andrew Eschner, Regional Director of Veterinary Professional Services with Boehringer Ingelheim about all things ticks Lyme disease! Tune in to find out how long it takes to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi to a dog after its been bitten? How long will it take a dog to show positive on a test? When will that dog start to show signs of Lyme disease, if at all? More importantly, refresh your brain on outer surface proteins (Osp) and why are are important in the transmission of Lyme disease! Tune in for diagnosis and treatment options, and to learn all things Lyme!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we explore whether intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is truly necessary after feline donation by reviewing the prospective study, "Intravenous fluid therapy compared to no treatment following blood donation in cats: a randomized controlled trial.' Many of us were taught (or have routinely seen) the protocol of administering IV fluids to cats post-donation to help replace the lost blood volume. However, this practice isn't common in human or canine blood donation protocols. So are IV fluids really needed after feline blood donation? Tune in to find out!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we’re tackling a hot topic: how long should dogs with bacterial pneumonia remain on antimicrobials? While traditional recommendations from the 2017 ISCAID (International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases) guidelines advise 4-6 weeks of antimicrobial treatment, we acknowledge that strong veterinary evidence has been lacking. Tune in to find out what this new study, “Clinical course and radiographic resolution of pneumonia in dogs treated with a shorter versus longer course of antimicrobials: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study” suggests!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we dig into the findings of the JAVMA publication, Needle sharpness is minimally affected by vaccine vial puncture, which challenges a long-standing and widely followed practice in veterinary medicine - changing needles between drawing up a vaccine and injecting it into an animal. Is this something we should be doing? Tune in to find out!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Dr. Vaidehi Paranjape, DACVAA discusses the key takeaways from the 2024 AAHA Fluid Therapy Guidelines for Dogs and Cats. As one of the peer reviewers of the publication, Dr. Paranjape highlights the importance of hydration assessment, fluid type, rate selection, and changes in fluid rates during anesthesia.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Dr. Michelle Evason, BSc, DVM, DACVIM, MRCVS, Global Director of Veterinary Clinical Education at Antech, part of Mars Science & Diagnostics, discusses the cutting edge updates from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) that you can't miss for your clinical day-to-day operations. Tune in to hear more about evidence based, head-to-head test comparisons!

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In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Anna K. McManamey, DACVIM (Cardiology) about what to do if you hear a heart murmur in a dog or cat. Asymptomatic heart diseases can be silent killers--challenging to diagnosis and treat. Tune in to learn about the five ACVIM recognized stages of canine myxomatous mitral valve disease and feline cardiomyopathy, when we should medically treat cardiac disease, and how to work these commonly diagnosed heart murmurs up in practice!

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In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Anita Patel, DVM, Senior Director of Clinical Excellence and Mentorship, and Carolina Baquerizo, DVM, mentee and practicing veterinarian with IndeVets, about the importance of mentorship. Mentorship creates stronger bonds that transform sustainability in the veterinary profession. Tune in to find out how to maximize your mentorship potential!

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In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Kristi Lehman, MSW, LISW, CCFP about the importance of compassionate detachment in part 2 of this two part series. Listen to find out about how to find balance to preserve your wellbeing, increase your level of self-care, elevate your compassionate resilience and ultimately improve longevity in the veterinary industry.

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In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Richard Ford, MS, DACVIM, DACVPM about the complexities of feline leukemia (FeLV) virus infection and how those complexities impact decisions made in clinical practice. Tune in to gain an understanding of this complex infection, what the prevalence of FeLV is in the United States, and what we can do to help prevent it!

Sponsored By: Boehringer Ingelheim

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we talk to Dr. Thomas Lewis, DACVD, paid consultant for Elanco Animal Health, about managing atopic dermatitis in 2025. In veterinary medicine, we see a lot of atopic dermatitis in clinical practice. Stay up-to-date in managing atopic dermatitis, knowing when food trials are appropriate, and what new medications help make our patients comfortable! Tune in to learn how to put atopic dermatitis into remission!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Amanda M. Shelby, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) and Dr. Amy Kaplan-Zattler, cVMA, DACVECC, MRCVS discuss all things IV catheter placement and care. Tune in to hear about Dr. Kaplan and Amanda's talk about their findings and preference on catheter flush frequency, heparin or non-hepatized saline for flush, aseptic scrub techniques and more!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we discuss the potential development of an autoimmune response against platelets following live virus infection from canine influenza, and separately following vaccination with distemper (DA2PP) vaccine. Have you ever wondered before in your immune-mediated thrombocytopenic patients whether or not recent vaccination could have been the inciting factor for this autoimmune condition? Well, Williams et al. sought to get us the veterinary evidence that can tell us if viral infection or vaccination can cause this autoimmune dysregulation in our canine patients as described in their article entitled “Effects of Canine Influenza Infection and DA2PP Vaccination on the Development of Platelet-Associated Immunoglobulins and Platelet Counts in Dogs.”

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, Dr. Erica Reineke, DACVECC discusses the prevalence of acute kidney injury and outcome in cats who ingested lilies when they are treated as inpatients compared to outpatients. If we treat our feline nephrotoxicant patients outpatient, will it decrease survival? Tune in to learn what you need to know regarding lily exposure in cats when deciding to treat them in or out of the hospital!