The Chatty Vets Podcast

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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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Interested in learning more about APEX ECC Telehealth and what benefits they could provide to you and your practice? Check them out here:
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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.
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Remember, if you're interested in listening back to our New Grad Consult Survival Day CPD that we hosted in the summer, or you missed out on our recent ECC CPD event, check out our CPD library online, where you can watch the recordings and bump up your CPD hours!
https://www.chattyvets.com/cpdlibrary

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

Take your learning further with Chatty Vets CPD — practical, case-based learning for veterinary professionals.
📅 Live CPD events: Join us for clinical cases, interactive discussions and Q&A:
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💻 CPD Library: Learn at your own pace with online CPD courses, recordings and course notes:
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🎙️ Episode 30 – BONUS EPISODE! Survival Guide for Your First Year in GP World 🩺🐾
Your first year as a vet is exciting, rewarding, terrifying, exhausting… and sometimes all of those things before lunchtime. 😅
In this bonus episode, we’re talking about what it’s actually like to survive your first year in GP practice — the bits vet school prepares you for, the bits it definitely doesn’t, and everything we wish someone had told us when we started.
We chat about the highs and lows of being a new grad, what you can realistically expect from yourself, dealing with the inevitable moments of self-doubt, navigating difficult cases and clients, and that slightly terrifying realisation that suddenly… you’re the vet. 👀
Most importantly, we talk about why you are NOT expected to know everything. Asking for help isn't a sign that you're struggling — knowing when to ask for support is an incredibly important part of being a good vet.
Expect plenty of stories from our own first years, mistakes we learnt from, practical advice and reassurance that whatever you're feeling, chances are plenty of other vets have felt exactly the same.
Whether you're a brand-new grad, a final-year student counting down to graduation, or a few years out and still occasionally wondering what on earth you're doing… this one's for you. ❤️🐾
🎧 Episode 30 of The Chatty Vets Podcast — out now!

Remember, if you're interested in listening back to our New Grad Consult Survival Day CPD that we hosted in the summer, check out our CPD library online, where you can watch the recording and bump up your CPD hours!
https://www.chattyvets.com/cpdlibrary

And if you're interested in attending our ECC CPD event this coming Thursday, see the link below for all of the information on the event and how to get your tickets now!
https://www.chattyvets.com/event-details/how-to-ace-emergencies-in-general-practice-dyspnoeic-cats

Take your learning further with Chatty Vets CPD — practical, case-based learning for veterinary professionals.
📅 Live CPD events: Join us for clinical cases, interactive discussions and Q&A:
https://www.chattyvets.com/events
💻 CPD Library: Learn at your own pace with online CPD courses, recordings and course notes:
https://www.chattyvets.com/cpd/library
🎧 Find more podcasts and explore everything Chatty Vets:
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Episode 29 – Two Week Takedown: Canine plasma in Cats?! A new update for Librela, and is sepsis ACTUALLY sepsis?
We’re back with another Two Week Takedown, breaking down some of the biggest veterinary stories, new research and clinical updates from the last couple of weeks. 🩺🐾
This week, we’re asking…
🩸 Canine plasma in cats?! We look at the latest evidence around canine-to-feline plasma xenotransfusion. Could dog plasma actually have a role when feline plasma isn’t available?
🦴 Another update for Librela – the conversation around anti-NGF monoclonal antibodies continues. We discuss the latest safety information, rapidly progressive osteoarthritis, what “very rare” actually means, and whether any of this changes the conversations we’re having with owners.
🦠 Is sepsis actually… sepsis? With updated veterinary definitions, we take a look at how we recognise and define sepsis, SIRS and septic shock – and what the changes actually mean for vets working in practice.
Plus, expect the usual tangents, opinions, questionable jokes and GP-vet perspective from Charlotte and Brendan.
🎧 Whether you’re a vet, RVN, student or just trying to keep up with what’s changing in veterinary medicine, this one’s worth a listen.
The Chatty Vets Podcast – keeping veterinary medicine interesting, practical and just a little bit chaotic.

Want to learn more about ECC? Interested in attending our next CPD event? Here's the link for all the details, and information on how to get your hands on a ticket NOW!
https://www.chattyvets.com/event-details/how-to-ace-emergencies-in-general-practice-dyspnoeic-cats

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

Take your learning further with Chatty Vets CPD — practical, case-based learning for veterinary professionals.
📅 Live CPD events: Join us for clinical cases, interactive discussions and Q&A:
https://www.chattyvets.com/events
💻 CPD Library: Learn at your own pace with online CPD courses, recordings and course notes:
https://www.chattyvets.com/cpd/library
🎧 Find more podcasts and explore everything Chatty Vets:
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Episode 28 – EXTRA Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies III: Addison’s Disease & the Addisonian Crisis 🩺
Surprise — we’ve got an extra bonus episode for you! 🎙️
This time, we’re heading back into the world of endocrinopathies and tackling Addison’s disease and the Addisonian crisis.
Addison’s can be one of those conditions that feels a little overwhelming when you’re faced with a vague, unwell patient in practice — so we’re breaking it down from a real-life GP vet perspective and talking through how we actually approach these cases.
We cover recognising and diagnosing Addison’s disease, interpreting those all-important sodium:potassium ratios, understanding what your ACTH stimulation test is really telling you, and what to do when your patient presents in a full-blown Addisonian crisis.
From fluid therapy and steroids to stabilisation, monitoring and longer-term management, we work through the practical decisions you might actually need to make in first-opinion practice — without making endocrinology feel more complicated than it needs to be.
Whether you’re revising Addison’s, haven’t seen a case in years, or just want to feel a bit more confident the next time that suspicious Na ratio pops up on your bloods, this one’s for you.
Another dose of practical, GP-friendly CPD from The Chatty Vets Podcast. 🐾

Interested in attending one of our new ECC CPD events? Join us on Thursday 24th September at 19.00 (UK time) for our next event diving into DYSPNOEA in cats! Clink the link below for more information and tickets!
https://www.chattyvets.com/event-details/how-to-ace-emergencies-in-general-practice-dyspnoeic-cats

Take your learning further with Chatty Vets CPD — practical, case-based learning for veterinary professionals.
📅 Live CPD events: Join us for clinical cases, interactive discussions and Q&A:
https://www.chattyvets.com/events
💻 CPD Library: Learn at your own pace with online CPD courses, recordings and course notes:
https://www.chattyvets.com/cpd/library
🎧 Find more podcasts and explore everything Chatty Vets:
https://www.chattyvets.com
📲 Follow us for more:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechattyvetspodcast/
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💬 Got thoughts on this episode, a topic suggestion or a question? We’d love to hear from you — get in touch:
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