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You have heard all the cat myths. Do cats have nine lives? You have watched your cat do quirky things. Why does your cat follow you to the bathroom? We live with these tiny predators, yet we do not truly know them. What do they really need to eat? How do their minds work? Cats are still an enigma. How do you keep your cat fit and healthy? If it is related to cats, I will relate it to you! Together we will explore all aspects of the “cat-o-sphere” and learn everything we can about cats from a ...
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Central Line is the official podcast of the American Animal Hospital Association. Our intention with these conversations is to help every member of the veterinary team simplify their journey towards excellence in veterinary medicine. In each episode, we’ll focus on helping teams like yours maximize efficiency and achieve excellence together, while protecting and improving their own wellbeing. We’ll talk with a wide range of industry experts and leaders in the fields of hospital management, c ...
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Join Dr. Will Draper as he rambles off-leash with fellow veterinarians and anyone else fearless, fun, and informative enough to join him. In his podcast, Dr. Will, DVM, discusses pets, the people who love and care for them, and what they all add to our world. Dr. Will founded his veterinary practice with his vet school classmate and wife, Dr. Françoise Tyler (“Dr. Fran”), in 2000. Will co-starred as an analyst on Nat Geo's Animal ER Live and he served on the board of the Georgia Veterinary M ...
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Dogs are a gift. They amaze us every day. They are loyal friends and noble protectors. We live with them, but do we really know them? Find out all kinds of interesting things about dogs and how to keep them happy and healthy. We will explore dogs and the people who love them. What does science teach us about dogs? What questions have you always wanted to ask your vet? We examine all things canine and help dog lovers learn new and interesting dog things. We talk with new and exciting people a ...
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It’s one of the biggest questions on most managers’ minds these days: In the vet med of 2023, where EVERYONE is hiring, how can we keep team members from jumping ship? Stacy Pursell, BA, CPC, CERS, founder and CEO of The Vet Recruiter, shares some of what she’s picked up from the trenches of this hypercompetitive job market—including how to run an …
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If you have a bleeding cut, you use first aid to try to stop the bleeding; if you have a stress reaction in a bone, you stop running on it before it becomes a stress fracture. This May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we sat down with Melyssa Allen, MA, CHWC, DipACLM, to talk about Stress First Aid in veterinary medicine. Melyssa, a form…
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When everyone is shorthanded and overwhelmed, thinking outside the traditional small animal practice model can help – but that’s a lot easier said than done. In this triple-Katherine episode, Katie Cutter, DVM, DACVO, and CEO of BoosterPet, and Katherine Medina, LVT, BoosterPet’s LVT/VA team manager, talk about leadership, feedback, and using techn…
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If you spend any time in a veterinary practice, you’ve spent some quality time with endocrine diseases – but staying on top of changing diagnostic and treatment recommendations can be rough. On May 1, 2023, we celebrated the launch of the first-ever AAHA Selected Endocrinopathies of Dogs and Cats Guidelines, designed to help veterinary teams take o…
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Today’s fun episode gives me the chance to chat with Michelle Fern of Cattitude podcast about cats, what they are up to and why we humans care. It turns out, cats are very complex and interesting and could even be capable of more than we think…Listen in while we chat about cats and how they create curiosity in us, learn our ways and influence us. W…
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What do vet school, Scratch ‘n Sniff, and the “no thank you bite” have in common? Well... they all come up in this conversation with Tina Tran, DVM, associate professor and clinical relations lead veterinarian at the University of Arizona. We also discuss pros and cons of the distributive clinical education model, and Tran, former president of the …
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As a veterinary receptionist, veterinary chaplain (yep, that’s a thing!), and volunteer with Not One More Vet (NOMV), Kelly Drescher Johnson, M.Div, makes her first of two appearances on Central Line in honor of Veterinary Receptionist Week, 2023. With a Master of Divinity degree, Kelly’s road to vet med has been winding – but now that she’s here, …
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Josh Vaisman, MAPCPP (PgD), makes a return appearance on Central Line, this time on his own (catch his ensemble episode at Connexity with three other rock stars here) to celebrate the launch of his first book, Lead to Thrive: The Science of Crafting a Positive Veterinary Culture. Josh is a light-bringer, a do-gooder, and a mood-lifter for sure, but…
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This week we’re featuring a short but very sweet drop-in by Kathryn Primm, DVM, friend of AAHA and fellow podcaster, who is not only a fun tablemate at a conference gala but is also a powerful force for the positive in the world as a whole. Tune in for a quick bite of perspective as Dr. Kat talks to us about how much she’s learned about how outlook…
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It would be hard to find someone who knows the veterinary world better than David Liss, MBA, RVT, CVPM – he's never had a job outside vet med, having gone from kennel assistant to a VTS in both emergency/critical care and small animal internal medicine, a CVPM, and most recently regional operations director (“managing managers”) for the Veterinary …
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Last September in Nashville, Omar Farías, VMD, senior manager of scientific and academic affairs at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, made time for a chat about his role as president-elect of PrideVMC and the changes he’s excited to see in the industry. In case you haven’t signed yet, here’s a link to the Gender Identity Bill of Rights (GIBOR). We hope to see …
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Our guests this week are Danielle K. Lambert and Jessica Vogelsang, DVM. Why, in a field that’s overwhelmingly female in 2023, is there still a gender pay gap? Danielle K. Lambert, CEO and cofounder of The Snout Group, joins AAHA’s chief medical officer, Jessica Vogelsang, DVM, to discuss how, as a profession, we can move toward a time when all wom…
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Our guest this week is Marcy A. Bliss. It’s pretty easy to take compounded drugs for granted... until things change. And change is in the air starting April 1, 2023, when the Food and Drug Administration’s Guidance for Industry #256 takes effect. GFI 256 will determine what medications veterinary teams are able to keep in their office stock for dis…
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In this episode, Ewan D. S. Wolff, PhD, DVM, DACVIM, one of Pride VMC’s 2022 Leadership Award Winners, joins us for one of Central Line’s most important conversations to date. We cover a lot of ground and a lot of emotions, from how studying dinosaur diseases prepared them for a career in internal medicine to why they picked up their life and famil…
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“You can’t deliver great medicine if your team is not functioning properly,” says Margot Vahrenwald, DVM, current president of AAHA’s Board of Directors. Dr. Margot stopped in to chat during Connexity in fall 2022 as she stepped into her presidency, and she told us about all the things she’s excited to see come to life at AAHA and in the veterinary…
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Science has made a-meow-zing advances in identifying and managing pain in cats. We know that cats have special metabolism and cannot tolerate certain medications. We also know that medicating cats can be a challenge itself. Today, I have 2 pawsome guests that can help us know how to see if our cats have pain and what the options may be. Learn what …
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This week, Central Line is teaming up with the hosts of the AVMA’s podcast, My Veterinary Life, to talk about something we all have in common and that we get questions about all the time: nonclinical veterinary jobs. Our guests, Marci Kirk, DVM, Associate Director, Office of the Executive Vice President, Annie Chavent, DVM, Assistant Director, Stud…
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You may have heard us talking at AAHA about 2023 being “The Year of the Team” - a year to celebrate, elevate, and collaborate with each other, no matter what roles we play in the veterinary space. Joining us for the first time is Jessica Vogelsang, DVM, AAHA’s chief medical officer, author, gingerbread house maker, and beanhead (hear her out on thi…
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In a relatively short time in veterinary medicine, Addie Reinhard, DVM, MS, has not only made an impact – she's galvanized the entire profession. As founder and CEO of MentorVet, she turned what she saw as a gap in the ecosystem into a full-on movement to improve, fortify, and redefine what mentorship looks like in vet med. We caught up with her at…
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Today we talk with BrIan Jorgensen of MetLife pet insurance about how insurance works and what you should know about it. He tells about his journey toward the pet insurance industry and answers questions about types of plans and when and why you might want it. How old should your kitten be when you start? When is your pet too old to be eligible? Ho…
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It takes about 10 seconds of listening to Kathleen Cooney, DVM, MS, CHPV, CCFP, to figure out why she’s so good at what she does. Dr. Cooney, founder and director of education for the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy (CAETA), made time during a busy workshop schedule at Connexity in fall 2022 to sit down with us and talk about making eu…
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It’s easy to see why Nicole Jameson Fritz, RVT, VTS (ECC) is the inaugural winner of the AAHA Veterinary Technician of the Year award. Nicole is dedicated, curious, kind, and humble, and she’s been quietly growing, flourishing, and encouraging her team in the same hospital, Canada West Veterinary Specialists in Vancouver, for nearly three decades. …
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We all know that knowledge is power and the more you know about how your cat works, the better you can support their health. Did you know your gut health can impact your cat's mood and behavior? You can test for proteins in the gut to gauge inflammation and even find out if your cat's diet could be better. We talk with Dr. Betsy Redmond about Innov…
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Not many veterinary professionals would deny the unbridled joy of a new puppy or kitten visit. But it’s the complex emotions, accumulated experiences, and deeply rooted relationships (not to mention those wobbly legs and gray faces) that can make senior pet appointments the most rewarding and memorable of all. Mary Gardner, DVM, author, innovator, …
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Our guests this week are Jules Benson, BVSc, MRCVS, AVP, and Emily Tincher, DVM. You might be hearing the phrase “spectrum of care” quite a bit these days, and veterinary teams are used to thinking of vet care in terms of how close clients can get to the “gold standard” recommendation with the resources they have. Jules Benson, BVSc, MRCVS, AVP, ch…
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In this “Quick Hit from Connexity,” we catch up with Garth Jordan, AAHA’s CEO. Garth is the type of leader who welcomes one-on-one connection with his team, so it’s no surprise that he also sees connectedness as the way forward for veterinary medicine. This episode gets personal (you’ll know how Garth proposed to his wife by the end), and so are we…
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As we say farewell to 2022, we’d like to leave you with a special episode featuring multiple guests – all of whom are working hard to leave veterinary medicine better than they found it. Enjoy these snippets from the conversations we had at Connexity this year, when we asked each guest, “What does a better world look like to you?” Plus... stay tune…
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Do you have a cat? Guess what- they are aging. As their biggest advocate, there are things that you need to know to help them age gracefully. Find out about aging for cats and what makes it different. Did you know that aging affects a cat's brain too? Find out how to manage cognitive dysfunction. A large percent of senior cats suffer from mobility …
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Our guests today are Elizabeth Maxwell, DVM, MS, DACVS-SA, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology, and Candice Manganaro, DVM. If you've ever heard or thought things like, “Well, the specialist is just going to repeat all our diagnostics anyway,” “I don't want the ER vet to think I’m dumb,” or “Why do primary care vets always send us cases with no money?” …
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For some of us, the title “President of the Board” used to conjure up a formal, slightly aloof person in a stiff suit, but that image disappears when we meet AAHA’s humble and kind immediate past-president, Adam Hechko, DVM. He may have held the gavel at board meetings for the past year, but he probably won’t ever be able to watch this episode, and…
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December always seems like a leaky vessel – there must be a hole somewhere that’s letting time get away from us so fast! We’ve got a short, sweet episode this week featuring Cheyanne Flerx, one of our speakers at Connexity 2022, who started out as a veterinary assistant and now runs her own business as a social media marketing educator and coach. W…
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Our guests this week are Erin Frey, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, and Jennifer Granick, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM (SAIM). We all got into veterinary medicine to make a difference – for one animal at a time in most cases – and sometimes it can be hard to remember that the little things we do and recommend can make a world-changing difference. Erin Frey, DVM…
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As this episode is released, we’re heading into the winter holidays – a time, as all veterinary professionals know, often brings more than its share of sadness as well as joy. Lynn Hendrix, DVM, CHPV, joins us this week (along with a very tiny, very sassy kitten called Pluto) to talk about something almost all vet teams do, and how she's helping to…
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Referring internal medicine cases isn’t always a straightforward decision. As clinicians, veterinarians can feel judged for referring cases others might handle themselves – and as veterinary team members, it can be hard to know what to tell clients when different doctors might handle the same case differently. This week’s guests, Patty Lathan, VMD,…
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Niccole Bruno, DVM, took a personality test that told her, “You’re a visionary,” and we’re guessing no one who’s ever met Dr. Bruno would doubt it for a second. The founder and CEO of BLEND stopped by to chat with us at Connexity this fall along with fellow changemaker Genine Ervin-Smith, DVM, MPH, BLEND’s Chief Operating Officer, and the two of th…
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This week our guests our David Berlin and Alexandra Bronson. As veterinary professionals, we talk to clients all day – but in the thick of a busy day, it’s easy to forget what it’s like to be one of them. David Berlin and Alexandra Bronson, educators in the charter school system in Brooklyn, NY, join us to talk about their experience as “proud cat …
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When it comes time for radiographs, most of us put lead aprons on without thinking twice - but we don’t have a set of standards (or effective PPE!) to prevent the mental and emotional trauma for which all veterinary professionals are at risk. Coral Doherty, RVT and certified psychological health and safety advisor, submitted the winning idea to the…
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Our guests this week are Julie Legred, CVT, FFCVP, Deborah Reeder, BA, AS, LVT, VTS-EVN(R), and Shannon Thompson, RVT . It’s Vet Tech Week, and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by featuring this conversation with three passionate technician leaders and advocates. Julie Legred, CVT, FFCVP, Deborah Reeder, BA, AS, LVT, VTS-EVN(R), …
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Our guests this week include Garrott Van Bebber, DVM, Elizabeth Van Bebber, DVM, Holly Hunt, and Kortney Ellerbe. Out of the literal thousands of AAHA-accredited practices in the U.S. and Canada (and now Japan!), the dedicated team at Lafayette Veterinary Care Center in Lafayette, LA, walked away with the AAHA-accredited Practice of the Year award …
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Today is our 100th episode and so I found a Furry interesting guest, Layla Morgan Wilde. Layla is a cat expert and a psychic! She is an author and cat rescuer too. We delve into the history of prejudice against cats, especially black cats and you might be surprised how far back in the history of mankind these superstitions go! Find out more about B…
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In any conversation about access to veterinary care, Dr. Michael J. Blackwell’s name is bound to come up. Dr. Blackwell heads the Program for Pet Health Equity at the University of Tennessee, which has created AlignCare, a subsidized OneHealth initiative that helps qualified households afford care for their nonhuman family members. As income dispar…
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I love to share with my listeners things that they may not know but could benefit from. Today, I speak with Dr. Jessica Vogelsang who is the chief medical officer of AAHA about what they do and why we, as pet lovers, should care. Did you know that there isn't an enforced standard of care in veterinary hospitals like there is for human hospitals? So…
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Joining our show this week is Phil Richmond, DVM, CAPP, CPPC, CPHSA, CCFP, Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, Josh Vaisman, MAPPCP, CCFP, and Michael Shirley. Connexity 2022 is in the books, and it was a gathering of true veterinary believers – hopeful, brilliant, and authentic. The four changemakers on this episode – Alyssa Mages, BS, CVT, of Empowering Veter…
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I love to share with my listeners things that they may not know but could benefit from. Today, I speak with Dr. Jessica Vogelsang who is the chief medical officer of AAHA about what they do and why we, as pet lovers, should care. Did you know that there isn't an enforced standard of care in veterinary hospitals like there is for human hospitals? So…
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Whether we’re aware of it or not, we tell ourselves stories all day about what we see, think, and experience. Pam Nichols, DVM, CCRP, CFI, practice owner and past president of AAHA, sits down to discuss how being intentional and specific in how we speak about ourselves and those around us can have an enormous impact on how we perceive our situation…
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Please enjoy this encore presentation of our previously released episode with Deborah Thompson, DVM, as the Central Line Podcast team gears up for this week's Connexity® 2022 conference. What does working on Capitol Hill have in common with a puppy vaccine appointment? Deborah Thomson, DVM, Chair of the World Veterinary Association’s One Health Edu…
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What does Kelly Clarkson have to do with vaccine reactions? And if people still don’t understand herd immunity after 2 ½ years of COVID, why spend time talking about it? In honor of the release of the 2022 AAHA Canine Vaccination Guidelines, John Ellis, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACVM, co-chair of the guidelines task force, talks with us about how to addres…
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Helen Beaman, MSW, LCSW, buys clothes for her Dachshund and tailors them to fit – which should tell you a lot about why Helen, our guest this week, felt compelled to work with Dr. Charles Hurty and his team at Grove Veterinary Clinic when they reached out for help. Helen uses cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, to give her clients tools to cope w…
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Earlier this year, an email popped up in our podcast inbox from Dr. Charles Hurty, owner of Grove Veterinary Clinic in Newport, OR, who had been doing some incredible work with his team to help them all get through the difficult realities of veterinary life over the last two years. Dr. Hurty and Alana McKern, Grove’s operations manager and bada** u…
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A lot of us have heard it our whole lives: “You have to be tough to get through vet/tech school.” “I don’t know how you handle seeing sick pets/get by on so little sleep/make hard decisions all day – you must be so tough.” And yet... how many times have you finished a shift, maybe even sat in your car in your driveway after work, feeling anything b…
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