Simply Pets with Shannon Gregoire

We all love horses, and there’s nothing more beautiful than a horse in motion.  Imagine being the veterinarian who keeps the horses of the U.S. Olympic team safe!  Dr. Lisa Borzynski, a native of Wisconsin and lifelong horse lover has been traveling as the team’s veterinarian since 2006.  She talks with host, Shannon Gregoire about the challenges of keeping our national treasures safe.

When a dog is diagnosed with cancer, it can be a very vulnerable time for the family. Many difficult questions need to be answered. Is the cancer treatable? What treatment options are available? What will the quality of life be for that pet?

When an owner or even a veterinarian has a canine cancer patient and some burning questions to go along with it, they turn to Dr. Rachel Venable for answers. Dr. Rachel runs a consulting agency for both pets and veterinarians regarding cancer, Pet Cancer Care.

On this episode of Simply Pets with Shannon Gregoire, we meet author and environmentalist, Carl Safina-  an ecologist and author of books and other writings about the human relationship with the natural world. Safina is the author of ten books including the classic Song for the Blue Ocean, as well as New York Times Bestseller Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. Carl Safina explores how the ocean is changing and what those changes mean for wildlife and for people. Safina is author of seven books, including Song for the Blue Ocean, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Eye of the Albatross, Voyage of the Turtle and The View From Lazy Point.

On this episode of Simply Pets with Shannon Gregoire, we meet Tina Hansen.  Tina  is one of the hardest working veterinary students out there. Her drive started early in life, and came to a head when she spent a year in the military. She was given a choice between becoming a medic, which she had a passion for—and working with military dogs, another passion.

She went to Namibia for 5 weeks a while after high school to a volunteer project, “Naankuse”. Her team was working with all types of wildlife and horses. That is when the conservation bug bit her and she’s been volunteering a lot since then. Some of the trips she’s made included a week spent volunteering with elephants for a foundation Thailand. She later spent 2 weeks in Zimbabwe at an antelope park working with lions and horses.

On this episode, Shannon Gregoire is joined by co-host Tatiana Rogers while they chat with New York Times Best Book author, Carl Safina.  They talk about Carl's latest book, Becoming Wild.

A life-changing internship helped cement Texas A&M grad, Stephanie Young's life mission. She switched from focusing on a medical career, to inventing products meant to make things better and safer for everyone involved.

On this episode of Simply Pets with Shannon Gregoire, we meet Alex Chieng, co-founder of Vetsie- an all-in-one communication platform that helps virtually connect pet owners with veterinarians. Alex tells us all about how virtual vet visits are the future of pet care.