Welcome to Senior Pet Talk! Your whole-medicine approach guide to becoming the most prepared and informed advocate for your senior pet. Bring what you learn here into every vet visit, every care decision, and every stage of the journey ahead.

Today, Dr. Amanda Steffen, integrative veterinarian and founder of Floyd's Tale Mobile Veterinary Services, shares why the show exists and opens up about her personal why: her experience with her own senior dog, Floyd. That experience is what led her to start an in-home senior pet practice, and eventually, this podcast, so other pet parents wouldn't have to face it without support.

She walks through the medical philosophy behind the show, and looks ahead to what's coming — topics that rarely get enough airtime during a short vet visit, like pain, nutrition, dementia, mobility, cancer, and end-of-life care.

Everyone is doing the best they can with the information they have. This show is here to give you more of it.

So listen in if you're ready to better understand the aging process, walk into vet appointments prepared, and advocate for your pet with more confidence.

Follow Senior Pet Talk and find Dr. Amanda on Instagram at @‌dr.amanda.vet.

CHAPTERS

• 0:00 - First signs of change
• 0:58 - Floyd's story
• 1:19 - A Promise to pet parents
• 1:41 - Meet Dr. Steffen
• 2:01 - Blending Western medicine with Eastern holistic approaches
• 2:25 - The philosophy behind the show
• 2:36 - What topics you can expect each week
• 3:17 - Why this show exists