Charlie, the 2 year-old labrador has crept from 76 lbs to 84 lbs over the last 6 months. We need to do something about this, and Charlie’s owners don’t seem super motivated to intervene. They’re good people, and they will listen if we can just communicate the right message in the right way.

Dr. Shelly Adrian, US Ambassador for the Purina Institute, joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss this oh-so-common case and some resources that veterinary teams can use to have these conversations more effectively. Let’s get into this episode!

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Dr Shelly Adrian received her DVM from Kansas State University College of Veterinary

Medicine in 2007. She went on to a rigorous one-year private practice internship, mainly

focused on Emergency Medicine, at the Pet Emergency & Specialty Center in San Diego, CA.

Dr Adrian remained with that clinic for an additional 2 years as an emergency veterinarian. In 2010, she entered general practice in San Diego, and continues to practice in coastal San Diego. Shelly’s areas of interest include nutrition, internal medicine, and emergency medicine. In 2015, Shelly joined Nestle Purina Pet Care as a Veterinary Communications Manager and was named a Senior Veterinary Communications Manager in 2019. Her current responsibilities include supporting several veterinary schools as well as providing education on behalf of the veterinary sales team. Shelly also took on the role of US Ambassador for the Purina Institute in 2021 and works to further communication to the veterinary community regarding the science behind nutrition.

Shelly resides with her physicist husband in San Diego and has three dogs: a 77-pound “greyhound-lookin’ thing” named Nutmeg, a young “Monkey” golden retriever mix, who she found on Petfinder.com, and their newest puppy “Walnut”.