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Episode 33 - Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies IV - Canine Diabetes FEAT a VERY VERY special guest!!!

More drinking, more weeing, losing weight… could it be diabetes? And once you’ve made the diagnosis, what comes next?

This week, Brendan and Charlotte are joined by Dr Stijn Niessen for a very exciting instalment of our endocrinopathies series, taking you through canine diabetes from initial presentation to work-up, treatment and long-term management. 🎙️

We chat through:

🩺 Recognising the presenting signs and when to suspect diabetes
🔬 Moving from suspicion to a confirmed diagnosis, and what else to consider in your work-up
💉 Getting started with treatment and supporting owners through those first few weeks
📈 Monitoring progress, making adjustments and managing diabetic dogs in everyday general practice
⚠️ Spotting when things aren’t going to plan and knowing when to reassess

With practical discussion and insights from Stijn throughout, this episode is all about helping you feel more confident managing the diabetic dog in front of you.

And there’s more to come! We only touch briefly on ketones here, but we’ll be returning to them alongside all things feline diabetes in part two with Stijn, coming very soon!

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Updated RECOVER first aid guidelines AND a very exciting guest… it’s time for another Two Week Takedown!

This week, Brendan and Charlotte chat about the updated RECOVER first aid guidelines and what they mean for helping pets before they reach the practice. Be it heatstroke, thermal burns or choking pets; what’s changed, and how can we help owners feel more prepared when an emergency happens?

We’re also joined by Dr Iain Keir, ECC specialist and founder of APEX ECC Telehealth, for a chat about all things emergency and critical care! We talk in depth about canine respiratory cases and how tricky they can be to manage in GP practice. We're also chatting about life in ECC and the role specialist support can play when you’re faced with a challenging case.

Whether you love the adrenaline of an emergency or feel your heart sink when the phone rings five minutes before closing, grab a cuppa and join us for practical discussion, shared experiences and plenty of Chatty Vets conversation. 🩺🐾

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Episode 31 – Two Week Takedown: Developments in oncology, CKD, autotransfusion… and is AI taking over Vet Med?!

We’re back with another Two Week Takedown, picking apart some of the latest developments in veterinary medicine – and there’s a LOT to talk about.

This week, we’re getting into:

🩸 The new IRIS guidance on anaemia in dogs and cats with CKD – when should we actually be treating, what are our options, and what does this mean for GP vets?

🩸 Autotransfusion & cell-saver devices – recycling a patient's own blood sounds pretty futuristic, but it's already happening in veterinary medicine. Where could this fit into emergency and surgical cases, and what about patients with haemangiosarcoma?

🧬 Immunotherapy in veterinary oncology – from monoclonal antibodies to personalised cancer vaccines and other emerging therapies. Are we starting to see veterinary oncology follow the path of human cancer treatment?

🤖 And finally… is AI taking over Vet Med?! We chat about where AI is already creeping into veterinary practice, where it might genuinely make our lives easier, and where things could get a little more complicated.

As always, expect the evidence, the practical GP take, a few disagreements, and plenty of opinions from Brendan and Charlotte along the way.

🎧 Episode 31 of The Chatty Vets Podcast – available now wherever you get your podcasts.

For veterinary professionals only.

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Interested in attending the GI Webinar we're hosting with the Webinar Vet? Here's the link for more information:

https://thewebinarvet.com/webinars/confessions-of-a-gp-vet-the-chronic-gi-cases-that-keep-us-awake-at-night

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