Expert Interviews

Wendy Hauser, DVM, assistant vice president of veterinary relations for Crum + Forster Pet Insurance Group, likes to ask current practice owners about how they use pet health insurance in their veterinary hospitals.

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, talk about how upper respiratory infection in cats has historically been an issue that all shelters have had to deal with.

Norberto "Rob" Rosa, associate vice president of operations for New Leash On Life USA, gives an overview of what the pets in prison rescue and reentry program is and how it works.

Laura Maloney, MBA, principal at Adisa consulting firm, talks about some of the challenges she sees women face in leadership roles.

Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, explains the importance of collaboration between the veterinary and human health care communities to better understand and track Lyme disease throughout the country.

Janette Reever, senior manager of animal crimes for The Humane Society of the United States, talks about her experience investigating dog fighting.

Danielle Bays, community cats program manager for The Humane Society of the United States, says trap-neuter-return is not as controversial as it's made out to be.

CVC educator Caitlin DeWilde, DVM, lays out social media and website needs for the beginner, the journeyman and the advanced veterinary practice manager or owner.

Caryn Ginsberg, MBA, strategic visualyst at Priority Ventures Group in Arlington, Virginia, talks about her experiences bringing impact measurement and methods of tracking it to those in the animal protection field.

Mike Dicks, PhD, director of veterinary economics for the American Veterinary Medical Association, describes two risks pet owners are trying to manage when deciding whether to buy pet health insurance.

Adam Parascandola, director of animal protection and crisis response for Humane Society International, explains that there is knowledge among shelter veterinarians about the role that stress plays in illness for animals, but in the general veterinary community that knowledge is not as widespread.

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Dr. Chen Gilor illuminates two common mistakes you may be making when diagnosing this common endocrine disease.

Sara L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Fort Branch, Indiana, describes the several different options there are when it comes to medication for noise aversion in dogs.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, veterinary industry liaison, speaker, and consultant, discusses Purina’s new diet, which is specifically designed to help control neurology issues such as seizures and epilepsy in dogs.

Sara L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Fort Branch, Indiana, explains how setting up a treatment plan for noise aversion in pets is a 3-step process.

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Sara L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Fort Branch, Indiana, says it is OK to pet your dog or cat when they are frightened by a noise event.

CVC educator Dr. Matt Brunke, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, explains why you should consider adding this multifactorial tool to your practice.

The 3 major principles to assist with maintaining doses “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” are time, distance, and shielding. Michael Bailey, DVM, DACVR, project manager for IDEXX, explains what each principle means for veterinary professionals when it comes to reducing radiation exposure.

Mikkel Becker shows CVC attendees how to treat to distract for blood draws. (Photo: Ryan Kramer)Nobody likes a needle, not even dogs.

Sara L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVB, owner of Veterinary Behavior Consultations in Fort Branch, Indiana, explains that dogs may display signs differently, which makes it hard for owners to recognize anxiety in their pets.

It can be a challenge to explain to cat owners how to give fluids subcutaneously (under the skin) to their cats.

Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, director of shelter medicine in the clinical sciences department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, says that one of the great things about shelter veterinarians is their ability to come up with a practical treatment plan for patients.

And you have these tools right there in your veterinary clinic, says Dr. Sue Ettinger.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, veterinary industry liaison, speaker, and consultant, discusses pain management drug Onsior, which provides safe, effective soft tissue surgery postoperative pain relief for cats and, just recently, dogs.

Although it's uncommon, you'll sometimes see a cat with signs of otitis externa. Use these practical tips so you're not fighting the allergies forever.

Ron Ofri, DVM, PhD, DECVO, professor of veterinary ophthalmology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explains how different regions in the world have prevalent diseases based on what’s endemic in that specific area, as well as their geographical location.

Cats can get reobstructed due to ongoing inflammation or trauma from initial treatment, or other problems that may stem from a poor evaluation of the cat. Susan Little, DVM, DABVP (Feline), owner of Bytown Cat Hospital in Ontario, Canada, explains that if veterinarians aren’t careful, they can become a part of the problem.

Amanda Landis-Hanna, DVM, veterinary industry liaison, speaker, and consultant, talks about Galliprant, a molecule developed by Aratana that helps control pain and inflammation associated with osteoarthritis in dogs.