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A podcast by Vet Education, connecting the world of research, innovation, and practical help to the veterinary profession.

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    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    A Call To Life with dr. Sonja Olson - Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 36:20


    Join Dr Philip Judge and Dr Sonja Olson for the Vet Synapse podcast episode where they discuss the final chapter (Chapter 6) of Dr Olson's book, ‘A Call to Life.'

    Vet Synapse - a Call To Life - Chapter 5 - Change is in the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 19:36


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    Vet Synapse - A Call To Life - Chapter 4 - The Self-Care Toolbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 46:24


    A Call To Life with Dr Sonja Olson – Chapter 3 - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 48:02


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    Vet Synapse Short - Zylkene Plus (Vetoquinol)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 3:29


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    Vet Synapse Short - Phovia (Vetoquinol)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 3:29


    Vet Synapse Short - Cytopoint (Zoetis)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 4:09


    Vet Synapse Short - CBD (PetCann)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 3:29


    Vet Synapse Short - Barazone (Dermcare)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 4:01


    Vet Synapse Short - Apoquel (Zoetis)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 3:24


    A Call To Life with Dr Sonja Olson – Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 32:16


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    Oxygen Therapy — How Much is Toxic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 14:39


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    A Call To Life with Dr Sonja Olson - Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 36:04


    Thyronorm with Norbrook Laboratories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 3:16


    Bravecto Quantum with MSD Animal Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 2:58


    Pro-Kolin with ADM Protexin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2024 2:30


    PAW HepatoAdvanced with PAW by Blackmores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 24:14


    Dermcare Vet - Barazone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 13:11


    In this episode of Vet Synapse podcast, Dr Philip Judge and Dr Amy Collings talks about everything you need to know about Dermcare Vet's product called Barazone.

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    A Call To Life with Dr Sonja Olson - Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 18:55


    Join Dr Philip Judge and Dr Sonja Olsen for the first of two episode series of Vet Synapse podcast where they talk about creating wellbeing and building resilience in the veterinary profession.

    Microenteral Nutrition in Dogs and Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 22:23


    Term microenteral nutrition was developed in 1991 to define the delivery of small amounts of water, electrolytes, and readily absorbed nutrients – including glucose, amino acids, and small peptides – directly to the gastrointestinal tract. Join Dr Philip Judge for this episode of Vet Synapse podcast and learn all about microenteral nutrition in dogs and cats.

    Insect-Based Pet Food – What's the Buzz?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 31:12


    In this episode of Vet Synapse, Dr Philip Judge is joined by Dr Nicky Sluczanowski from Pet Good, as they discuss all about the buzz around insect-based pet food.

    Management of Hyponatraemia in a Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 20:40


    Hyponatraemia is a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disturbance, that requires the clinician not only to recognise and treat the underlying cause, but to also carefully manage the electrolyte disorder itself, to avoid causing osmotic demyelination within the central nervous system. In this short podcast, we'll work through an approach to managing the electrolyte disorder, using a series of calculations that will enable you to effectively and safely raise sodium concentrations to physiologically normal levels.

    Management of Hypernatraemia in a Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 20:23


    Nutrition in the Critical Patient with Kara Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 36:32


    Hard Facts about Soft Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 43:16


    In this episode of Vet Synapse, we speak with veterinarian and co-founder of Colourful CPD, Dr Brian Faulkner, about developing your "soft skills" as veterinary professionals, and how these can offer enormous help in both our professional and everyday lives!

    Anaesthesia for the Patient with Diaphragmatic Hernia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 13:16


    Book Review: A Color Handbook of Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 4:40


    The field of infectious diseases in small animal medicine is an enormous and challenging field, with infectious diseases being responsible for a wide range of symptoms and diseases, that frequently overlap with non-infectious conditions. A Color Handbook of Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat is both a welcome and valuable addition to the small animal veterinarian’s library for many reasons. Visit the episode page to know more - https://veteducation.com.au/color-handbook-infectious-diseases-review/

    Canine Necrotising Fasciitis – A Short Review of the Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 24:13


    What is Canine necrotising fasciitis? Canine necrotising fasciitis (NF) is an uncommon, deep-seated destructive infection of the skin, subcutaneous, and superficial fascia. Rarely, the process also can occur in the muscle, when it is termed necrotising myositis (NM). Both of these conditions can be associated with another syndrome called toxic shock syndrome (TSS).   Read more.

    Acute Liver Failure – A review of recent publications

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 27:12


    Acute liver failure is a severe, often fatal condition of the liver, characterised by severe and widespread liver injury resulting in cellular necrosis, inflammation, and associated loss of liver function. The aim of this blog is to summarise findings from two recent literature reviews on acute liver failure in dogs and cats, and a recent retrospective review of 49 clinical cases of acute liver failure in dogs. Acute liver failure is defined as acute liver injury that is severe enough that it compromises liver functions, including the...read more.

    Book Review - Small Animal Fluid Therapy, Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 5:48


    Small Animal Fluid Therapy, Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders is a short text designed to highlight some of the more important aspects of fluid therapy, acid-base and electrolyte disorders, in an easy-to-read, concise format, facilitating rapid access to core information. The author, Dr Elisa Mazzaferro, is a well-respected, internationally recognised expert, and widely published author in the field of veterinary emergency and critical care. The book opens with a useful chapter on fluid compartments and total body water, and presents a concise review of the basic principles of body fluid compartments, forces of osmolality, osmosis and diffusion, and then advances to the physiological response to hypovolaemia, and fluid balance. The chapter also presents the notion of fluid therapy requirements based on energy expenditure, which is an important step in preventing excesses of fluid administration in the critically ill patient and aligns well with the most recent fluid therapy guidelines from the American Animal Hospital Association. This is followed by an excellent chapter on techniques and complications of vascular access, which is enhanced by the inclusion of numerous high-quality images and step-by-step guides to placement of peripheral venous, central venous, intra-osseous, arterial and cut-down techniques. The chapter on blood banking and transfusion medicine is likewise excellent, and provides a useful guide to blood collection, processing and administration. The book concludes with a brief description of common electrolyte disorders, and parenteral nutrition, followed by a short review of the types of shock and the “rule of twenty”. Several case-studies are also presented, highlighting the various uses of fluid therapy in the critical and emergency patient. Overall, the text is very easy to read. Being a handbook, it lacks the depth of physiology and pathophysiology of more comprehensive texts. Those studying for advanced examinations would be better served by more exhaustive references. In addition, due to the age of the text, some recommendations – particularly those on colloid therapy, and monitoring (e.g. central venous pressure) have now been superseded by advances in medical knowledge and should therefore be disregarded.  However, the book is not without merit – even given its age – with excellent chapters on vascular access and transfusion therapy. The inclusion of many tables, charts and flow-diagrams, along with excellent images, make this book a suitable reference for those wanting an introductory text for small animal fluid therapy.

    Book Review - Veterinary Nursing Care Plans: Theory and Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 4:51


    Veterinary Nursing Care Plans: Theory and Practice is designed to inform the reader of both the theory and practice of care planning in veterinary nursing. The author is a well-respected veterinary and human nurse – holding a degree in pharmacology, and both veterinary and human nursing qualifications.  Veterinary nursing care plans are still in their relative infancy in terms of development, when compared to those in human healthcare, making this book a useful resource in highlighting the benefits of patient-centered planning and care The book is organized into three sections titled “What are nursing plans”; “Why should nursing plans be used in practice”; and “How to use nursing care plans in practice” – with each section containing several chapters designed to organize the text. Each chapter commences with a useful set of learning objectives that set the tone for what the reader will encounter; and concludes with a short, point-form review of the chapter contents, some additional thoughts by the author, for reflection, and a reference list, followed by a “further reading” list for those interested in expanding their perspective on the chapter contents. These features make the book very easy to navigate in both short-form reading, and long-form, investigative reading. Additionally, they bring the largely descriptive (and very interesting) text into focus for the reader, which enhances the overall reading experience. Of particular note throughout the text, is reference to significant historical theory and practice of nursing care, both in human and veterinary fields, which places the current development of nursing care plans for the veterinary nursing profession within its global and historical context and highlights the evolution of current nursing practice. The book is illustrated throughout with a number of charts, diagrams and tables that serve to highlight key points in the chapter narrative.  Nursing care plans are now becoming well-established within the veterinary profession, and are being taught within the syllabus of many veterinary nursing training centres. In human nursing, their use is well-documented in improving the standard of patient care. This book provides an easy-to-read outline of how to develop a nursing care plan for veterinary patients and is recommended reading for anyone wanting to enhance both their veterinary nursing skills – and the documentation of those skills.

    Feline Circulatory Shock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 18:55


    Despite the large numbers of studies investigating both physiology and treatment of shock syndromes in both people and dogs, there is a relative paucity of studies on this topic in cats. Let’s begin by describing shock in cats. The clinical syndrome of shock in cats has been characterized by 3 things... read more.

    Blood Lactate in the Critical Patient - Where Are We Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 23:55


    In this episode of Vet Synapse, Dr. Philip Judge talks about the importance of blood lactate and why its a valuable monitoring tool in small animal patients.   This podcast is brought to you by Vet Education. For more information, please visit veteducation.com.au

    Nutritional Support of Dogs and Cats with Cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 10:28


    Toceranib Use in Dogs and Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 11:59


    Peripheral Pulse Palpation vs. Doppler SAP in Dogs What’s The Relationship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 4:43


    The physical detection of peripheral pulses, and the characterization of those pulses – as strong, moderate or weak, has long been used in triage assessment protocols in both humans and animals – with the assumption that strong pulses correlate with higher blood pressure, whereas weak pulses correlate with lower blood pressure. However, in humans, study of the association between peripheral pulse and arterial blood pressure has revealed that systolic arterial pressure measurements were lower than those expected based on traditional correlations, and this has raised concerns about the reliability of pulse pressure in patient assessment. In this article, we review a veterinary study looking at the validity of this assumption. Prior to this study, there were no clinical studies evaluating the relationship of peripheral pulse to systolic arterial blood pressure in dogs – something the study under discussion aimed to rectify. Pulse quality is determined by the difference between systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, and is influenced by several factors, including: Systolic blood pressure Diastolic blood pressure Stroke volume Arterial wall compliance, and Intra-thoracic pressure This study [1] was a prospective observational study of 93 dogs that presented to an emergency service where a physical examination and a systolic arterial blood pressure evaluation were performed prior to any intervention or therapy. The results of the study were interesting, and revealed the following: Absent metatarsal pulses reliably predicted hypotension (systolic arterial blood pressure

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