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VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

Aortic Thromboembolism (ATE) in Dogs with Dr. Missy Carpentier | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

Mon, 28 Jul 2025
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.

All You Need to Know About Lyme Disease with Dr. Andrew Eschner | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

Wed, 23 Jul 2025
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!

Sponsored By: Boehringer Ingelheim

Are IV Fluids Necessary Following Feline Blood Donation? | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

Mon, 21 Jul 2025
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!

Updates in Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Treatment of Pneumonia in Dogs | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

Mon, 14 Jul 2025
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!

Sharp Decisions: Should we Change Needles After Vial Puncture? | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

Mon, 07 Jul 2025
In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, Dr. Amy Kaplan, cVMA, DACVECC, MRCVS digs 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!

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