The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast

The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast


Latest Episodes

COS - 141 - The $100k Signing Bonus -Veterinary Salaries In The Age Of Corporate Medicine
June 02, 2022

Dr. Lance Roasa is on the podcast to discuss the soaring salaries of new veterinary graduates, the legend of the $100k signing bonus, and all the strings that can be attached. Lance and Dr. Andy Roark

COS 140 A Practical Guide To Caring For Geriatric Dogs
May 26, 2022

Dr. Mary Gardner's new book, It's Never Long Enough: A practical guide to caring for your geriatric dog, is a wonderful collection of stories, lessons learned, and practical approaches from a career s

COS 139 The $45,000 Cat And How We Should Talk About The Cost Of Owning Pets
May 23, 2022

A new survey from Synchrony (Parent Company of CareCredit & Pets Best Pet Insurance) indicates that the lifetime cost of care ranges from $20K-$55K for dogs and $15K-$45K for cats! Also, most pet owne

COS 138 Dentistry Pain Control When Cost Is A Challenge
May 19, 2022

Dental procedures are expensive, and pain control is non-negotiable. How do we do right by our patients while working within the budgets of pet owners? The original anesthesia nerd Tasha McNerney is o

COS 137 New Heart Murmur In A Cat Scheduled For A Dental (HDYTT)
May 12, 2022

Dr. Anna McManamey joins the podcast to discuss heart murmurs in cats. Alabaster is a 4 year old MN domestic shorthair who is in for his first dental cleaning. On physical examination, Alabaster has a

COS 136 Management Of Acute Pain In Cats - New Consensus Guidelines
May 05, 2022

Dr. Sheila Robertson is board certified in anesthesia and in animal welfare in the USA and Europe and serves as the senior medical director at Lap of Love Pet Hospice. Today, she joins Dr. Andy Roark

COS 135 The Expanding Labrador & Nutrition Resources For Clients (HDYTT)
May 02, 2022

Charlie, the 2 year-old labrador has crept from 76 lbs to 84 lbs over the last 6 months. We need to do something about this, and Charlies owners dont seem super motivated to intervene. Theyre good

COS 134 Selling The Practice You Love
April 28, 2022

What does it feel like to sell the veterinary practice that you love and poured your heart into for so many years? What decisions and considerations get made along the way? Dr. Saye Clement joins Dr.

COS 133 Dr. Doug Mader on The Broken Bearded Dragon (HDYTT)
April 21, 2022

A 6 month-old bearded dragon presents for shaking and not eating. Dr. Doug Mader walks us through the best way to approach this case and discusses why Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) is a term we should

COS 132 Anesthesia Best Practices For The Urethral Obstruction Cat (HDYTT)
April 14, 2022

Tasha McNerney CTV VTS CVPP joins us to discuss the case of Hercules Mulligan. a 4 yo MN Domestic Shorthair who cannot urinate. That's right... This poor guy has a urethral obstruction and will need a