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Hosts interview Dr. Jenna Stockler, an Auburn University food-animal internist and “pet livestock” veterinarian, about her path from West Virginia to Mississippi State, California dairies, and Auburn faculty. She explains how Auburn’s teaching hospital differs from private practice, the four-year DVM curriculum, student rotations, and annual class size (~130 with state allocations). Discussion covers the large-animal veterinarian shortage, including heavy student debt, lifestyle considerations, and rural loan-forgiveness and USDA support programs. Stockler describes Auburn as both primary care and referral hospital with 24/7 access, boarding, MRI/CT, and an Aqua-Cow flotation tank for down cows. They discuss unusual cases (kangaroos, giraffes, wildebeest), common cattle problems seen (feet issues like hairy heel warts, toe abscesses, screw claw; stifle injuries), emerging diseases like Theileria, screw worm prevention, and practical herd-health priorities such as vaccination, targeted parasite control, fecal testing, good nutrition, and early necropsy/diagnostics.