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RANTING with a side of RANTING... and just a bit more RANTING.

Topics included in today's episode:

• Veterinarians being thrown under the bus
• Empiric antibiotic usage and culture/sensitivity
• Giving cancer to everything
• Sticking it to some snooty alphabet soup people
• Stress dreams
• Chemo buddies
• and MORE!

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The two guests on today’s episode have walked the path from being a child interested in being a veterinarian to having finished their first year of veterinary school. Join us as Elizabeth Whitt and Alyssa Howell recount the steps along their path and provide a glimpse into the life of a vet student. They will also share advice to others interested in applying to veterinary school.

Here are links to information we talked about today:

• Becoming a Veterinarian via the AVMA website
• VMCAS 2023 Application Guide 
• Compare schools and check out admission requirements at VMSAR

Got a question for Michael and Stephen? Run across something interesting you want to share with the show? Do you have a topic idea for a future episode? Send it to us at thefamilypetpodcast@gmail.com. 

That's right folks, we do anal gland removals!

An entire episode dedicated to butt stuff. Did we mention we talk about butts? If buttock-related surgeries give you the heebie-jeebies, seek cover no longer!

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Faced with difficult questions in the veterinary world, Drs. Djinn and Samhain must swallow their pride and call the experts for help. Will this be the end of their boarded snobbery?

Disclaimer: Audio glitches due to unforeseen interference.

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Some people say, "pain is weakness leaving the body". But pain sucks! While we can't get rid of pain altogether, we can do our best to minimize it.

Here's Dr. Djinn and Dr. Samhain's analgesia protocols for small animal surgical procedures!

Content warning: Some views may differ from your own.

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We asked, you DELIVERED! On Twitter, we posed the question: "What's the worst veterinary medical question you've EVER been asked?!" And you all knocked it out of the park! We try our best to "answer" your worst client questions.

If you need a break from reality, this is the episode for you! (If you came here for veterinary informational content... Hi! Welcome! Maybe pick a more serious episode first)

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Dr. Djinn and Dr. Samhain are back on their ophthalmology BS! Learn how to repair a cherry eye, and why (dear goodness gracious) we don't remove them. Twitter rant-inspired episode.

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This is the start of the journey! My goal for this podcast is to be a creative and educational outlet while exploring the veterinary community. I am excited for the many conversations to come with my colleagues, and I hope you all enjoy!

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's 2021 year in screw ups! Incoherent sounds, wheezing, and many drams of whiskey were involved in the making of this blooper reel.

Happy New Year! Thanks for your support in 2021. We look forward to giving you even more asinine veterinary content in 2022!

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Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's most shat bag, hot garbage, dumpster fire veterinary cases.  Some of our favorite "What the...?" cases. All for your listening pleasure! 

Details edited to protect patient identities.

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Anen... anem.... anemone.... wait, that's not right.  Anemia!

Drs. Samhain and Djinn are actually talking about veterinary medicine again!  Everything you wanted to know (and some things you didn't) about anemia.  Spherocytes, steroids, and blood transfusion rants abound. 

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Come one, come all... we have a SpOoOoky story for you!

Drs. Samhain and Djinn's real-life haunting tale of the Ghosts of Vet Clinic Past. 

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It's finally SPOOKY SEASON! Just a little intro to our shenanigans this month. 

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Was your day stressful? Did clients yell at you? Need someone to sit down and have a drink with? Want to listen to a complete nonsensical conversation? Well Drs. Djinn and Samhain have the perfect episode for you! 

We needed a break. And a drink.

Here's our stream of consciousness! Enjoy!

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What happens when a corneal ulcer refuses to heal? What does SCCED even mean? Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's tips for what to do when your (third eyelid) flap turns to goo. 

Trigger warning: Goo related eyeball talk. Save yourselves.  

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Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's stream of consciousness rant about the "Slow Kill Method" for treatment of heartworm. 

Warning: our editor needed a break. Enjoy the most full-fledged, no-holds-barred rant yet. We wanted to end the heartworm series with a bang! ...but slowly.

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Your canine patient has heartworm... Well fudge, now what?! Don't panic. 

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn will help you treat heartworm if you've got it, and prevent it if you don't.

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(Foreshadowing: only 1 part of the heartworm series remains... what's possibly left to rant about?) 

Congratulations! You survived the life cycle episode! Cough cough... we promise heartworm clinical signs are a bit less dry.  Sound effects included. 

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn walk you through diagnosing heartworm in both canine and feline patients. 

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Like fine wine, heartworm life cycle is dry. 

We get it, it's boring! Here's Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's quick rundown of heartworm pathology and life cycle in 9 minutes. 

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Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's stream of consciousness rant about the necessity of being "Fake Happy" in veterinary medicine. If you have a fake customer service personality, this is the show for you!

This is the episode that brought All Vets Are Off to fruition! Years worth of discussions, ranting, and building our fake personas went into the production of this episode. Enjoy!

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