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#9 Canine cardiology: The practical guide to the mitral valve patient

This episode of The Vet Blast Podcast teaches listeners how to recognize the prevalence and common signalment of myxomatous mitral valve disease within canines with guest Natalie Marks, DVM, CVJ. This podcast is sponsored by Ceva Animal Health and listeners can earn continuing education credit for this podcast on dvm360 Flex.

We have compiled a countdown of our top Vet Blast Podcast Episodes in 2023, here is number 9

Top Vet Blast Podcast episodes of 2023: #9

As this mysterious canine respiratory disease begins to infect dogs in multiple states and make headlines across the nation, many pet parents and veterinary teams are seeking out information to better understand this disease, and how to keep their pets safe. Because there is little information out there, what exactly do veterinary professionals know about this illness, and what can clients do to keep their loved pets happy and healthy?

During this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, invited Silene St. Bernard, DVM, DACVPM, regional medical director at VCA Hospitals, to discuss the diagnosing process for this disease, how veterinary teams should be talking about it with clients, and how veterinary teams can keep their own pets safe when they return home from the clinic.

: I think that the biggest challenge is that there's a ton of information in the media and we don't have a lot of information to actually provide. So we are seeing an increase in respiratory cases, spotty all around the US and different locations. Some of those cases are cleanly getting diagnosed with assorted viruses and bacteria that we already know about and contest for. But we seem to have some cases in some locations that are progressing to more serious illness, potentially into pneumonia and we don't have diagnoses for all of them. Not everybody diagnoses these for respiratory illness in dogs. It's becoming more common. We've had outbreaks in the past several years. So people I think, are more comfortable with our diagnostics now and will do more testing. But a lot of them potentially get treated just get better, which is what's happening with most of them and don't we don't have a firm diagnosis. 

What we're trying to identify now is, is there something new out there that we need to know about that we either can diagnose and/or need to figure out how to treat. I just don't think we have a clean answer if it's a virus or a bacteria or something else or a combination thereof, a lot of our respiratory diseases are combination disease. We see mycoplasma combined with 

 and things like that, too. So we're trying to do a lot of testing all the veterinary labs, universities, public health departments, on the veterinary side, of course, are all working on trying to come up with some answers. But we don't have one yet.

As this disease continues to spread across the United States, Drs Adam Christman and Silene St. Bernard discuss the latest information available to veterinary professionals

The mysterious canine respiratory disease: What we know and what we don’t so far

On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, sat down with Kristopher Brand, DVM, DACVR, staff veterinary radiologist at VitalRad, to discuss teleradiology and how it can help raise the standard of care you are providing your patients, plus the importance of having a good relationship with a radiologist.

Below is a partial transcript. Listen to the full podcast for more.

The specialists that work in general practice always sort of feels like there is this sort of veil between the general practitioner and a specialist and I feel like working toward a relationship and building an intimate relationship with the general practitioner is really valuable. So I want to sort of break down those barriers and make sure that it feels like the radiologist is just somebody down the hall that you can call on as well as the other specialists, but I am going to speak for radiologists and really I want to have that relationship.

Dr Adam Christman welcomes Dr Kristopher Brand to the Vet Blast Podcast to chat about the future of radiology, and how VitalRads is the specialist you may not have access to in your area.

VitalRads radiologist on how teleradiology is elevating the standard of veterinary care

On this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast, Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, sits down with Alexis Hansen, Bs, LVT, RVT, VTS (ECC), to talk about the ins and outs of blood transfusion medicine, plus what makes a good donor. 

So you want to monitor your patient the entire time. Often, if you are going to get that really big anaphylactic type reaction, it's going to happen in generally the first 15 minutes. [It is] kind of doctor dependent, I find more so less doctors pre-medicating with Diphenhydramine or steroids unless it's something that the patient is already receiving for whatever disease process they have going on. But you want to monitor your temperature, heart rate, we do monitor mucous membranes, it can take a little bit longer for those to become pink again, their respiratory rate, their respiratory effort, kind of their mentation. 

Get a refresher on transfusion medicine on this episode of The Vet Blast Podcast.

Who's your type? Transfusion medicine

Content sponsored by Interceptor Plus. This podcast is worth 0.25 CE credits. Head to 

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Veterinarians play a critical role in preventing and controlling tapeworm infections in companion animals. By being proactive in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tapeworm infections, veterinarians can help ensure the health and well-being of pets and protect human health. 

Below is a partial transcript of the interview with Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DACVM (Parasitology). Listen to the full episode to hear more.

: “Pet parents aren't going to necessarily be able to evaluate your surgical skills or a lot of your internal medicine skills…If you can't control tapeworms, then the pet parents know that, and so we want to make sure that we're taking care of all their concerns."

In this podcast, we discuss the importance of tapeworm infections to pets and pet parents, including the disconnect between how our profession traditionally views tapeworms and the way many clients feel about them. New strategies to identify and control tapeworm infections in pets are also described.

Podcast CE: Why tapeworms matter

Researchers within the United States are investigating risk factors for osteosarcoma in canine and human patients 

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Updates on the launch of the first mobile CT scanner available for Australian pets; and learn about the innovative device which simplifies placement of urinary catheters in female dogs

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Nicola Lakeman explains her tip to communicating nutrtion needs without arguments

Interview with Nicola Lakeman

When it comes to change, it can be tricky to adapt, especially when it comes to pets. However, when it is time to talk to clients about changing something about their pet's diet, clients might not be as open to the idea as the veterinary team would hope. So, what can professionals do when this happens to them?

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum

 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nicola A. Lakeman, MSc, BSc (Hons), RVN, CertVNECC, CertSAN, VTS (Nutrition), shared her advice for veterinary professionals to use when they are communicating with clients who may not be too fond of changing things about their pet's diet. 

The following is a partial transcript of the video:

Nicola A. Lakeman, MSc, BSc (Hons), RVN, CertVNECC, CertSAN, VTS (Nutrition): 

For some people, the default is 'No, I don't want to change' because none of us like change very well, very quickly. [They] might need time to think over that recommendation that you've given. They might need to talk to family members, or talk to other peers within their group to be able to process your recommendation before saying 'yes.' It's not that you've not done your job properly. It's not that they've not taken your recommendation. They just haven't taken your recommendation yet. So, don't feel [like] a failure, like you haven't done your job properly. We all go on a change cycle and that change cycle, it takes time.

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Nutrition expert Karen Shenoy, DVM, provided advice for veterinarians about talking with clients about weight management in a dvm360 interview.

Tips for discussing weight management with veterinary clients

Karen Shenoy, DVM, US chief veterinary officer at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, spoke about weight management, in an interview with 

 at the 2024 Veterinary Meeting & Expo (VMX) in Orlando, Florida. In this segment, she provides advice for veterinarians about discussing a pet’s weight with clients and addressing a case of obesity with animal owners.

The following is a transcript of the video.

: When veterinary professionals are talking to pet parents about their pets, there are 3 general things that I would have them consider. One is how you can have the conversation in as proactive a manner as possible. So that would first mean that as soon as the pet is starting to show any signs of weight gain that you're having that conversation early before it's to the point of the pet being completely obese. That's really in the best interest of the pet’s health anyway, and it's just going to be easier to scale back and focus on eating the right food in the right amounts and things early on, before you have a real serious problem. Even better, you're having the weight conversation when the animal is a puppy or a kitten, when they're first acquired, before they're even overweight. [You’re] talking about what to look for, how much to feed, and kind of heading off any of those issues with the pet being overweight before they even occur.

The second thing I would say is that we all know people show love through food. We do it with our human families, and we do it with our pets. And so, making sure that you recognize that behavior and that desire, and work into the feeding plan the fact that people are going to want to continue some degree of behavior showing their pets love. So that could be things like incorporating a feeding regimen that includes, maybe, both dry and canned food and an appropriate amount so they can kind of top dress with some canned food that's still healthy and nutritious and helping with the weight loss but is something they enjoy feeding their pet. You can work in some treats or feeding some of the kibble as treats. [There are] lots of different tricks that help them continue to show love to their pet throughout the day, but in a healthy manner.

The third point that I would then make is that it's important to normalize the weight conversation. It's easy for a pet parent to feel judged and we just need to kind of have a candid but very kind conversation with pet parents. And we know that only 1 in 3 pet parents actually recognize that their pet is overweight. So, the first part is kind of helping them to truly recognize the concerns with their animal. And you know, as you do that, again, keep it very positive. It's okay to give some examples of other patients or maybe a situation you yourself were managing [such as] one of the weight issues with one of your own pets, helping normalize it and just having them feel like it's okay and it's not an uncommon problem, but that you're there to help is very important.

Karen Shenoy, DVM, US chief veterinary officer at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, provided advice for veterinarians about talking with clients about obesity and proper nutrition in an interview at the 2024 Veterinary Meeting & Expo.

Tips for discussing weight management with pet owners

Learn about risk factors, client communication, and treatment options now available for pancreatitis

Quick tips on understanding and treating pancreatitis

Jörg M. Steiner, Med Vet, Dr Med Vet, PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, DECVIM-CA, AGAF sat down with 

 in a video interview and explained how most cases of pancreatitis are idiopathic, however some things could attribute to the development of this disease and it's important to speak to owners about certain feeding habits that can negatively affect their health. Steiner also discussed a new treatment option for acute pancreatitis in dogs that has been conditionally approved by the FDA.

The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Jörg M. Steiner, Med Vet, Dr Med Vet, PhD, DACVIM-SAIM, DECVIM-CA, AGAF:

 The truth of [the] matter is that over 90% of pancreatitis in dogs and cats is actually idiopathic. So we don't really know what the underlying causes [are]. There's a variety of things that are considered risk factors: hypertriglyceridemia, high-fat diets, hypercalcemia, car accidents, surgical trauma, hypovolemia, etc.

As an educational tool, make sure [owners] understand that feeding their dog a really high-fat treat, and a lot of it (like on Thanksgiving and Christmas), it has risks associated with it.

Learn a little more about Dr Jörg M. Steiner and his expertise on pancreatitis

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