More than just a vet - Veterinary Life Journeys

Listen to Cat H. (Cat the Vet) - the social media guru veterinary surgeon who has expanded her brilliant advice beyond the consultation room's boundaries. Online consultations might have been highlighted during the pandemic, but Cat has been at the forefront of the online world from the very beginning. Listen to her talking about how she started 'Cat the Vet', how she deals with online bullies and trolls, and how her online and TV presence shaped her understanding of the online veterinary world. #mtjav_guest Cat H.
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Claire is the co-founder of the BVCIS (British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support), and in this interesting episode, she talks about her journey to a difficult diagnosis and how it inspired her to share what she learnt about people with additional challenges in the veterinary profession. ‘There is a subcommunity for whom needing to finish work on time is the difference between not having to go home and choose whether you have a shower or whether to cook dinner ... rather than being so exhausted that you have to choose between the two’. Oh! and we talk about cheese, wine, duck, and tango.

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Dead animals at Zurich University weren't going to deter Nadine from becoming a vet when she was only a tween. If anything, it encouraged her more. But after a few turns in her career, she wanted to go back to the roots of veterinary medicine. Welcome to Carriacou Animal Hospital, a veterinary charity in the Caribbean country of Grenada.
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Nadine tells us how the project started and how it works. The charity hospital welcomes veterinary volunteers to enjoy a working holiday on the fascinating island of Carriacou, only a few steps from the beach. As she puts it, they are the heart of the project. She talks about the endemic diseases you would encounter on the island and how these can be treated and prevented.

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We also have a thoughtful chat about mental health and how she sees the working demands of clinics as one of the causes of mental health deterioration in today's for-profit practice.
Listen to Nadine Cerny and read about her journey here or on your favourite podcast platform.

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Pip only graduated to become a veterinary surgeon in 2019, with that in mind, she had to power through Covid very early in her career. In this episode, she talks about abortion in humans, buses in Manchester, dyspraxia, LGBT and writing about music. You will see for yourself, that she’s more than... well, you know the drill!

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Merran is a veterinary pharmacologist who works in Australia. Merran talks about how her parents moved from the UK to Australia, and how her journey took her from being a veterinary surgeon to becoming a professor of Veterinary pharmacology at the University of Sydney.
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Merran talks about how she teaches veterinary students and about her research into the use of different drugs in koalas and how the koala metabolism differs from other animals.
I asked Merran about the newly developed treatment to treat Feline Infectious Peritonitis in the cat and about coronavirus in both people and animals.
The episode finishes with a little dive into the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
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Listen to Merran Govendir's podcast episode now or download it from your preferred podcast platform, and I promise you, you won’t be disappointed!
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