Recently awarded a membership to the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Veterinary Behaviour, Dr Lucy Scott has a passion in helping owners and their animals live happily alongside one another. Lucy speaks with host Steve about common behaviour issues in cats and dogs, in particular separation anxiety, how it can be managed and treated and when behaviour cases should be referred. 

Director of Masters of Veterinary Medicine at Massey, registered Specialist with the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council & a director of the Centre for Service & Working Dog Health, Kate Hill wears many hats. Kate chats about her roles, in particular the Masters Programme & how it can benefit vets at any stage of their career. She also provides tips in handling Hyperthyroidism in cats having done her PhD on transdermal methimazole use.

Andy Millar, Technical Manager On-Farm Research and Development at Fonterra, speaks with host Matt Wells about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the dairy industry. Andy has a wealth of knowledge in the AMR space, with a perspective from various levels; farm, vet practitioner, industry, pharmacological and science. 

Joon Seo, veterinary cardiology registrar talks with host Steve Oehley about his role as well as his recommendations to vets in the field about how to approach heart disease.    

Mike Shallcrass, Senior Veterinary Manager at Fonterra talks with host Matt Wells about the changes that are occurring in the animal welfare space in New Zealand's dairy industry.

Welcome to the all new veterinary podcast - The Vet Chat. Hosted by fellow vets, Matt Wells and Steve Oehley. They chat to a wide variety of industry professionals about all things animal health in NZ. 

This podcast is brought to you by Virbac and proudly supported by the NZVA.