Expert Interviews

Chad Johannes, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology), assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Iowa State University, talks about the most readily advanceable opportunities for veterinary oncology.

Wendy Hauser, DVM, assistant vice president of veterinary relations for Crum + Forster Pet Insurance Group, says client communication has always been and is still one of the most important skills for veterinarians.

Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice co-founder sets the record straight.

Cynthia Karsten, DVM, outreach veterinarian at the University of California, Davis, and Ann Enright, BVMS, MRCVS, shelter veterinarian at the Cat Protection Society of Victoria in Australia, say the biggest factor in a shelter animal developing an infectious disease is time.

Janette Reever, senior manager of animal crimes for The Humane Society of the United States, says, unfortunately, it's not mandatory for veterinarians to report animal abuse in all 50 states.

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Marissa Martino, CTC, CPDTA-KA, behavior manager for Dumb Friends League in Denver, Colorado, and Andrew Mathias, CBCC-KA, canine care specialist for Multnomah County Animal Services in Troutdale, Oregon, explains how each dog and cat is different when it comes to transitioning them from the shelter into the home.

Tony Bartels, DVM, MBA, consultant for the Veterinary Information Network, gives his best advice to students who find their debt is becoming overwhelming.

Dani McVety, DVM, co-founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, talks about how she thinks creatively when it comes to euthanasia at her veterinary hospice.

Powassan doesn't affect pets (at least that we know of yet), but the rest of us need to remain vigilant about ticks for our own sake, says CVC educator Dr. Richard Gerhold.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, senior manager of veterinary outreach for PetSmart Charities, shares a story about an outbreak of feline upper respiratory infection that affected a large population of cats in New York.

Steven Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM, associate dean at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, describes some of the biggest changes for veterinary schools.

Dr. Sue Ettinger says treatment options aren't great, so watch for these oral tumors early on.

Elizabeth B. Strand, PhD, LCSW, director of veterinary social work at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine College of Social Work, explains how the term "veterinary social work" was coined.

Audra Farrell, Community Cares supervisor for the San Francisco SPCA, explains the ways veterinarians can help their community with their feral cat population.

CVC educator Dan Chapel says "storage isn't sexy," but it's essential.

Adam Parascandola, director of animal protection and crisis response for Humane Society International, explains his passion toward helping animal shelters understand how to reduce stress in their shelters.

Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition), president of the Academy of Veterinary Nutrition Technicians, explains what semi-elemental nutrition is.

Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, says the growing spread of Lyme disease has made it imperative for the veterinary community and human medical community to collaborate.

Wendy Hauser, DVM, assistant vice president of veterinary relations for Crum + Forster Pet Insurance Group, describes the most common motivation problem in veterinary practice.

Chad Johannes, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM, Oncology), assistant professor of veterinary clinical sciences at Iowa State University, talks about how veterinary oncology has experienced tremendous growth in the last 25 to 30 years.

Steven Marks, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM, associate dean at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, talks about how real-world training for veterinary students has always been a challenge.

Laura Maloney, MBA, principal at Adisa consulting firm, said she was struck by the openness of women to talk about vulnerability during a panel on leadership she conducted at the 2017 Animal Care Expo.

Christopher Scudder, BVSc, MVetMed, MRCVS, DACVIM, PhD student at Royal Veterinary College, believes that hyposomatotropism, or acromegaly, is more prevalent than is currently appreciated in both Europe and the United States.

Kat Albrecht, founder of Missing Pet Partnership, talks about the different ways cats need to be looked for when they go missing compared to dogs.

Elizabeth B. Strand, PhD, LCSW, director of veterinary social work at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine College of Social Work, describes the four areas of veterinary social work.

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