Veterinary Vertex
by AVMA Journals
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About this podcast
Veterinary Vertex is an SSP EPIC Award–winning weekly podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the latest clinical and research discoveries published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR). Each episode explores cutting-edge advancements in veterinary medicine, offering expert insight you won’t find anywhere else. Tune in to gain practical knowledge you can apply in your own practice—along with fresh inspiration to reconnect with what you love about veterinary medicine.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 221 episodes
- Gut Check: Why Oral Fecal Transplants Fell Short for Tylosin-Responsive Dogs · 18 minSend us Fan Mail Dogs with chronic enteropathy can make even seasoned clinicians feel stuck: antibiotics help, symptoms fade, then everything flares the moment treatment stops…
- Hit or Miss: Antibiotic Delivery to Foal Joints · 17 minSend us Fan Mail Septic arthritis in a neonatal foal is one of those diagnoses that can change everything fast: the foal’s comfort today, survival to discharge, and even…
- Reading the Rhythm: How Cycle Length Variation Helps Diagnose Equine Arrhythmias · 16 minSend us Fan Mail One strange beat on a resting horse ECG can spark a surprisingly high-stakes question: are we seeing a normal sinus arrhythmia, or an atrial premature complex…
- Eye vs. Rectal Temperature in Dogs: A Diagnostic Comparison · 15 minSend us Fan Mail A “normal temperature” can be the most dangerous kind of comforting. We sit down with Drs. Kimberly Woodruff and Sahar Rostami to unpack what happens when ocular…
- They Want to Know: What Clients Expect When Mistakes Happen · 17 minSend us Fan Mail You can do everything right clinically and still lose a client in one conversation. We sit down with Dr. Erik Hofmeister to unpack what pet owners actually…
- More Than a Cushion: How Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Shifts Synovial Immunity · 14 minSend us Fan Mail A gel injection that looks “inert” on paper may be doing something surprisingly active inside an arthritic horse joint. We sit down with repeat guest Dr. Lynn…
- Injection or Surgery? Comparing Outcomes in Canine Recurrent Disk Herniation · 23 minSend us Fan Mail A dog that suddenly cannot walk puts everyone in crisis mode, and thoracolumbar IVDD is one of those diagnoses that can turn a normal day into a life-or-death…
- Extralabel Rabies Vaccination: Serologic Response Across 28 Mammalian Species · 17 minSend us Fan Mail A single bite or wildlife exposure can turn “vaccinated” into a complicated question fast, especially when the animal is a zoological species, a wildlife…
- The Buzz We're Missing: Why Veterinarians Feel Unprepared for Honey Bee Medicine · 14 minSend us Fan Mail Honey bees are food-producing animals, and once you say that out loud, the entire conversation changes. We sit down with Dr. Melinda Wilkins to unpack how…
- Feeling for Answers: Rectal Palpation and Intestinal Lesions in Colic · 16 minSend us Fan Mail A rectal exam is one of the oldest tools in the equine colic workup, but we rarely stop to ask a blunt question: how accurate is abdominal palpation per rectum…
- Rethinking Parvovirus Protocols: A Low-Cost Oral Fecal Transplant Trial · 16 minSend us Fan Mail Oral fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) capsules sound like the kind of elegant fix we all want for canine parvovirus: simple to give, easy to store, and built…
- Fighting Resistant Hookworms: Inside the AAVP Task Force's New Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines · 22 minSend us Fan Mail Hookworm cases that “just won’t clear” are no longer a weird outlier, and that should change how we practice. We sit down with parasitology expert Dr. Ray Kaplan…
- Crowdfunding Cardiac Care: The Reality Behind Canine Pacemaker Campaigns · 18 minSend us Fan Mail A dog needs a pacemaker, the estimate is five figures, and the family’s last lifeline is a GoFundMe link. We wanted to know what happens next when veterinary…
- When Is Research Ready to Publish? A Veterinary Cardiologist on Genetics, Negative Results, and Peer Review · 20 minSend us Fan Mail A lot of researchers quietly struggle with the same question: when is a study truly ready to publish, and how do you write it so someone actually uses it? From…
- What Journal Editors Actually Look For: A Veterinarian's Guide to Getting Published · 28 minSend us Fan Mail Your research might be solid, your conclusions might be exciting, and you still may be setting yourself up for a rough peer review if the methods, statistical…
- Deep Digital Flexor Tenotomy: Pain Relief and Comfort for Horses with Chronic Laminitis · 20 minSend us Fan Mail Chronic laminitis forces every equine clinician into the same hard question: when comfort keeps slipping and radiographs keep worsening, what can truly change…
- FARVets: A Model for Global Competency in Veterinary Service-Learning · 21 minSend us Fan Mail A veterinary “clinic” doesn’t always look like stainless steel tables and a wall of equipment. Sometimes it’s a town pavilion, a park, an old hotel lobby, or a…
- Fluorescent Findings: Making Sentinel Node Mapping Accessible in Vet Med · 18 minSend us Fan Mail A glow under blue light might be the difference between guessing and knowing where cancer has spread. We sit down with Drs. Elizabeth Maxwell and Veronica Perez…
- What Actually Makes Nutrition Conversations Work · 19 minSend us Fan Mail Pet food advice is everywhere, but the hardest part is what happens when an owner walks into the exam room already convinced they’ve found the “right” answer. We…
- When the Tests Disagree: The Diagnostic Gap Between Cytology and Histopathology in Canine Splenic Masses · 16 minSend us Fan Mail A splenic mass shows up on ultrasound and the question hits like a brick: benign or malignant? We go straight at the uncomfortable truth behind canine splenic…
