In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we chat with Jenessa A. Winston, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the Ohio State University about the importance of microbiome for and beyond, gut health. What is the microbiome, and what type of gastrointestinal (GI) microorganisms are we talking about? How does GI microbiome apply to us in clinical daily practice? What role does the GI microbiome play with acute hemorrhagic diarrheal syndrome to chronic enteropathy to parvovirus, and does fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) help too? Tune in to learn about how you can support microbiome and the whole patient's health!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Nick Jeffery, BVSc, PhD, MSc, DECVS, DECVN, Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery from Texas A&M on a recent study by Freeman et al entitled “Percutaneous enzymatic chemonucleolysis of intervertebral disks appears safe and effective in treatment of acute-onset paraparesis and paraplegia in small dogs,” published in JAVMA in March 2025. Can the use of intradiscal chondroitinase ABC (often called "CHASE") injections under fluoroscopic-guidance work as a safe, minimally invasive option for small dogs with acute nonambulatory paraparesis or paraplegia, especially when deep pain perception is intact? If you're a general practitioner who sees a lot of down dogs—and especially if you practice in a Dachshund-heavy region—you’ll definitely want to tune in.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary CE podcast, we interview entomologist Dr. Lyric Bartholomay and American Heartworm Society (AHS) board member Dr. Tom Nelson about the many changes that are occurring in the heartworm vector landscape, as well as the resulting impact on how the AHS views the risk of heartworms in the U.S. They also offer important and practical tips to help practitioners manage this risk. Tune in to ensure your practice is doing all it can to help mitigate heartworm disease!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we investigate whether small dogs with IVDD can regain ambulation following conservative management. Is surgical intervention the only treatment recommendation for non-ambulatory dogs presenting with loss of deep pain nociception? Tune in with us as we review a prospective study reporting on the conservative management of small, non-ambulatory dogs presenting with or without deep pain nociception from IVDD.

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Jennifer Sager, RVT, CVT, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia) (ECC), Regional Nursing Director, with VEG ER for Pets, and the only veterinary technician contributing author on The American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Small Animal Anesthesia and Sedation Monitoring Guidelines 2025. Tune in to hear what and how you should be monitoring your sedated and anesthetized patients!

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Drs. Christina Moore, MBA, and Dani Cimino, about how AI is increasing veterinary efficiency and decreasing burnout! Tune in to find out how you can incorporate AI ethically and effectively into your practice and decrease your and your team's burnout, improve clinical efficiency, work-life balance, and clinical excellence! Sounds like a win-win!!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Missy Carpentier, DACVIM (Neurology) of Minnesota Veterinary Neurology on aortic thromboembolism (ATE) in dogs. While this seems like a "cardiology" or emergency critical care problem, ATE is a classic presentation for the "down" dog. That said, ATE in dogs is entirely different from cats—in everything from signalment and clinical presentation to prognosis. Tune in to learn all things ATE, including how we diagnose and treat this hypercoagulable disease, and what the prognosis is.

In this VETgirl veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Andrew Eschner, Regional Director of Veterinary Professional Services with Boehringer Ingelheim about all things ticks Lyme disease! Tune in to find out how long it takes to transmit Borrelia burgdorferi to a dog after its been bitten? How long will it take a dog to show positive on a test? When will that dog start to show signs of Lyme disease, if at all? More importantly, refresh your brain on outer surface proteins (Osp) and why are are important in the transmission of Lyme disease! Tune in for diagnosis and treatment options, and to learn all things Lyme!

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we explore whether intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is truly necessary after feline donation by reviewing the prospective study, "Intravenous fluid therapy compared to no treatment following blood donation in cats: a randomized controlled trial.' Many of us were taught (or have routinely seen) the protocol of administering IV fluids to cats post-donation to help replace the lost blood volume. However, this practice isn't common in human or canine blood donation protocols. So are IV fluids really needed after feline blood donation? Tune in to find out!

In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we’re tackling a hot topic: how long should dogs with bacterial pneumonia remain on antimicrobials? While traditional recommendations from the 2017 ISCAID (International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases) guidelines advise 4-6 weeks of antimicrobial treatment, we acknowledge that strong veterinary evidence has been lacking. Tune in to find out what this new study, “Clinical course and radiographic resolution of pneumonia in dogs treated with a shorter versus longer course of antimicrobials: a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study” suggests!