Dr. Bhatt is an integrative veterinarian who received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2009 from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. She became Certified in Acupuncture (CVA) through the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. She is also certified in Level II Reiki and Chiropractic / Manipulation. In addition, Dr. Bhatt has served on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Bhatt's medical care philosophy involves finding the appropriate balance between both Western and Eastern therapy options through her house call practice and clinic, Arya Animal Acupuncture. When not involved in veterinary medicine, she engages her artistic side with dance and is playfully referred to as "Dr. Dancer".

Topics covered in this episode:

• The importance of being a part of the conversation on your state veterinary board
• Dr. Priya's journey to practicing integrative veterinary medicine
• Some of the difficulties along the way and how she worked through them
• Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, and Chiropractic care balanced with traditional medicine
• Burnout

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Arya Animal Acupuncture - Specialty Integrative Veterinary Medicine website to learn more about Dr. Bhatt
• Find Arya Animal Acupuncture on Facebook
• Find Arya Animal Acupuncture on Instagram

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Chronos

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Josie Beug specializes in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine among other healing modalities. She earned her DVM from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. As president of the student chapter of AHVMA, she organized conferences and guest speakers in holistic veterinary medicine for the student body. For the past 23 years, she has built a thriving holistic house call practice in South Florida while teaching at Chi University. She is a lifelong student of the healing arts integrating ancient knowledge with modern medicine to help her patients live longer, healthier, happier lives.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Josie's journey to becoming a house call vet practicing holistic medicine
• Acupuncture
• Concierge style practice
• Having the agency to uphold boundaries that feel right at the time
• Compassion Fatigue and PTSD and how to start healing from it
• "The Psychedelic Renaissance"
• Therapeutic mushroom panel at the House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Links and Resources:

• Visit Mollie and Me to learn more about Dr. Josie
• Learn more about Dr. Josie's 5 Elements
• Find Dr. Josie on Facebook
• Find Dr. Josie on Instagram

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Chronos

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Steve Smith, founder of Home Pet Doctor, was born in Ohio and grew up in Canada and Michigan. He graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University and earned his Michigan Veterinarian license in 1990.

In the six years that followed, he worked at two animal hospitals on the border of Grosse Pointe and Detroit. After putting up with too many winters in the Midwest, Dr. Steve realized he could seek a warmer climate. He earned his California Veterinarian license in April 1996 and moved to Redondo Beach four months later.

For the next three years, he worked as the Medical Director of a daytime hospital in Palos Verdes, then he moved on to become the Chief of Emergency Medicine at a 24-hour hospital in West Hollywood.

In addition to his full-time jobs, Dr Steve's done quite a bit of "relief work" over the years, filling in shifts at over 200 daytime & emergency hospitals.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Steve's journey to becoming a house call vet
• The importance of having a website
• Best type of logos for house call vets
• Relief work
• The ideal client
• Red flags and ideas to handle them
• Burnout

Links and Resources:

• Learn more about Home Pet Doctor
• Find Home Pet Doctor on Facebook

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Chronos

*This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Liz Andree is a small animal veterinarian certified in veterinary hospice and palliative care. She operates Sunset Veterinary Care, exclusively offering end-of-life care and in-home euthanasia visits - a first-of-its-kind service in her city. Sunset Veterinary Care opened in October 2020 during peak COVID lockdowns and quickly grew to include a care coordinator and two associates. Recently, Liz has had to pivot to be a stay-at-home mom and maintain the operation of her practice. Liz lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with her husband, two young sons, and their three senior dogs.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Liz's journey to opening an end-of-life care practice
• Manifesting your dreams
• Pregnancy and maternity leave as an entrepreneur
• The benefits of hiring associates
• Working on the business vs. working in the business
• Facing challenges and finding solutions with employees
• Seasons for business owners

Links and Resources:

• Learn more about Sunset Veterinary Care
• Find Sunset Veterinary Care on Facebook
• Find Sunset Veterinary Care on Instagram

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Chronos

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Sieske (Valk) is the founder and quality-of-life of life expert and End of Life Doula at Autumn Animals in London (UK). Sieske Valk helps injured, chronically ill, and elderly pets and their families live the best quality of life possible. She has a background in veterinary nursing and the social sciences and has a special interest in maintaining the human-animal bond when dealing with loss. Sieske is originally from the Netherlands but now lives in London, UK with her husband and super senior cat Lewis.

She loves to read, sing, and geek out on topics like dermatology, and continuously learn about human and non-human psychology.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Sieske's journey to founding Autumn Animals
• How Autumn Animals helps both pets and their families through their loss
• The training that goes into being a quality-of-life doula and expert
• What euthanasia services look like through Autumn Animals
• Prioritizing safety in the mobile veterinary community
• Bringing hobbies back into your life as a business owner
• Normalizing palliative and hospice care

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Autumn Animals website
• Sign up to receive a FREE Quality of Life Assessment tool from Autumn Animals
• Sign up here for free, virtual monthly pet grief support sessions
• Find Autumn Animals on Instagram

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound- Online CE courses on ultrasonography & machine selection
• Chronos

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Reiss graduated from Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008. After working in New York at an animal shelter, he moved to Northern Virginia in 2009. There he worked as a general practitioner until starting his own single-doctor mobile practice in March 2015. He volunteers with local animal rescue groups, shelters, and spay/neuter organizations.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Reiss's path to starting his own hybrid practice
• The value of in-home euthanasia
• A live tour of Dr. Reiss's hybrid practice (can be seen on our video podcast on YouTube)
• Managing a hybrid schedule
• Love/hate relationships with La Boit Specialty Vehicles
• Dr. Reiss's advice when starting out on your own and mistakes he made along the way
• Setting boundaries and communication with clients
• Integrating rescue and shelter medicine with the hybrid model of practice
• Relationships between veterinarians and pet rescue organizations
• The benefits of not scaling your business

Links and Resources:

• Learn more about Reiss Mobile Vet
• Find Dr. Reiss on Facebook
• Email Dr. Reiss with questions

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound- Online CE courses on ultrasonography & machine selection
• Chronos

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Dohmen has received training in Acupuncture, Food Therapy, Bach Flower Essences, and most extensively Herbal Medicine. She completed Rosemary Gladstar's Apprenticeship. She received her MS in Therapeutic Herbalism from Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2014. She was accepted as a Registered Herbalist through the AHG in 2020. Dr. Dohmen is a full-time continuing educator and lectures regularly on Veterinary Herbal Medicine and other holistic topics. In 2017 she co-created the only hands-on veterinary herbal medicine course for western veterinary practices in the USA. Dr. Dohmen is the Past President of the Veterinary Botanical Medical Association. She was awarded the 2022 Educator of the Year by the AHVMA Council of Elders.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Dohmen's path to herbal medicine
• The integration of herbs into Western Practices
• Balancing teaching, full-time practice, and being a mom
• The Veterinary Herbal Apprenticeship and Retreat
• The value of house calls vets as holistic veterinarians
• Self Care
• Special discount for House Call Vet Academy members and Purple Moon Herbs and Studies members

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Purple Moon Herbs and Studies website

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound- Online CE courses on ultrasonography & machine selection
• Chronos

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Tara Ghormley obtained her veterinary degree from Colorado State University. She pursued further training in specialty private practice, becoming board certified in small animal internal medicine. Dr. Ghormley worked in specialty clinics until recently, when she partnered with her friend and opened a mobile ultrasound and consulting practice. Her professional interests include immune mediated disease and hematologic conditions. She lives with her husband in Agoura Hills along with their cats, rabbits, and chinchillas.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Ghormley's path to becoming a mobile ultrasonographer
• Suffering from Long Covid as a veterinarian in the corporate cog
• Complementary skill sets
• The effects on veterinary medicine when we throw each other under the bus
• Common medical misunderstandings between GP's and specialists and how record keeping can improve these situations
• Pearls of wisdom in treating IBD and UTI cases

Links and Resources:

• Visit the VIM of SoCal website

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound- Online CE courses on ultrasonography & machine selection
• Chronos
• Good Pharma Tea (Use code Harrison20 for 20% off your order!)

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Bridget Breslin grew up in Westchester County, NY, and made her way to the Midwest during undergrad where she attended Purdue University. At Purdue, she obtained a degree in Animal Sciences. Following graduation, she landed in Ohio for veterinary school at The Ohio State University. She graduated from there in May 2022 with her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She is now currently working at Fulton Animal Hospital in Canal Fulton, Ohio as well as serving on the board of Pig Placement Network. She is very passionate about caring for pigs just as dogs and cats are cared for. She has an Instagram account called The Piggy Clinic which is what caught my eye and made me want to reach out! She has a pig named Penelope and a dog named Sophie.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Dr. Bridget's journey to practicing on pigs
• House calls for pigs
• How to handle screaming pigs
• Euthanasia protocols
• Types of pigs people have as companion animals
• Pig Placement Network

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Fulton Animal Hospital website
• Visit the Pig Placement Network website
• Find The Piggy Clinic on Instagram

Additional Links and Resources:

• Potbellied Pig Veterinary Medicine By Kristie Mozzachio
• Learn more about the Panepinto Sling®
• Pig Island (info from Sandals!)

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound- Online CE courses on ultrasonography & machine selection
• Chronos
• Good Pharma Tea (Use code Harrison20 for 20% off your order!)

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel

Dr. Jeremy Wentz has been a veterinarian for 20 years living in Eastern Pennsylvania. He has owned three brick-and-mortar practices. The first was a 24-hour emergency/referral practice, the other 2 are brick-and-mortar GP practices, of which he sold two of them. He is currently enjoying owning only one practice and continuing to run Chronos with his partner and great friend, Dr. Phil Zeltzman.

Dr. Phil Zeltzman is a board-certified surgeon in Pennsylvania. He used to be a GP and a house call vet in his former life. Today, he is a serial entrepreneur with a severe case of Shiny Object Syndrome, an international speaker, consultant, blogger, and a ridiculously long list of other fun stuff. He is also the co-founder of Chronos, which provides remote employees to vet practices nationwide.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Drs. Phil and Jeremy's journeys to becoming a mobile veterinary surgeon and a serial brick-and-mortar practice owner and co-owner of Chronos
• Shiny Object Syndrome
• What is Chronos?
• How to free up time writing up medical records and how a scribe may be helpful to a house call vet
• A day in the life of a mobile veterinary surgeon from entrepreneurship to the clinical aspect
• Delegating tasks
• Working ON your business not just IN your business

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Chronos website
• Book a FREE call with Chronos
• Find Chronos on Facebook
• Find Chronos on LinkedIn

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Download Dr. Eve's FREE House Call & Mobile Vet Biz Plan!
• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison
• Learn more about the Concierge Vet Mastermind!
• FREE Concierge Vet Starter Kit mini course
• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets.
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Thank you to our sponsors!

• First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound- Online CE courses on ultrasonography & machine selection
• Chronos
• Good Pharma Tea (Use code Harrison20 for 20% off your order!)

This podcast is also available in video on our House Call Vet Cafe YouTube channel