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Bonus episode! Survival Guide for your first year in GP World
New‑grad GP survival, without the fluff: what’s normal, what to do next, and how to stay well while you learn.
EP.29
Two Week Takedown. Canine plasma in Cats?! A new update for Librela, and is sepsis ACTUALLY sepsis?
Can you give canine plasma to cats? What the new sepsis definition changes in GP triage? And how to talk about Librela’s updated SPC. Practical moves you can use on Monday.
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EXTRA Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies III - Addison’s disease and the Addisonian Crisis
That “shocked” dog with a heart rate of 50? Think Addison’s. Practical recognition, first‑hour moves, crisis care and day‑to‑day management in UK GP practice.
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Two Week Takedown. Catastrophic aspiration pneumonias, giant-breed dog disasters, dentistry and burnout
Giant-breed dogs, a brutal aspiration pneumonia case, a new feline QoL tool, IV cannula care that ditches the 72‑hour rule, and honest talk on burnout. Practical moves you can use on Monday.
EP.26
Bonus Episode! The Dreaded Heatstroke and SIRS
When heatstroke tips into SIRS, cooling is just 1% of the job. Here’s how we stabilise, what to monitor, when to reach for vasopressors and how to talk to owners.
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Two Week Takedown. Chronic Enteropathies and GIQuest, clients getting Kennel Cough and promising new medications for CKD and CHF
A practical GP guide to faecal calprotectin in chronic enteropathies, a new CKD anaemia medicine for cats, and an emerging CHF idea to watch.
EP.24
Two Week Takedown. Surgical nightmares and cases you want to forget, neutering controversies in cats and small furries and sending RVNs abroad for charity work
From early cat neutering to vitamin D rodenticide and the ops you never forget, this GP‑practical rundown comes with real‑world tips and a route for RVNs to volunteer overseas.
EP.23
Bonus Episode! Chronic pain management part II - Zero Pain Philosophy with SPECIAL GUEST MATT GURNEY!
From subcut ketamine to Librela dose‑tweaks, here’s what UK GP teams can use on Monday for chronic pain in dogs and cats – straight from Matt Gurney.
EP.22
Two Week Takedown. The Well-Pet Update: A new Nutrition Handbook from Purina Institute, Polycystic Kidney Disease & Osteoarthritis Care
Friday-afternoon azotaemia, Swiss-cheese kidneys on scan, an owner who’s sure it’s “definitely not fleas”, and a spay with watery teats. Practical GP moves from our latest Two Week Takedown—nutrition, kidneys, OA, ears and everyday comms.
EP.21
Two Week Takedown. Chewing on needle caps, regurgitating BOAS patients and bleeding bitch spays. Feat a VERY special guest - BRADLEY VINER
A practical sprint through BOAS regurg, bitch-spay bleeds, blocked-cat evidence and dental ABs—then Bradley Viner on why GP vetship matters and how RCVS complaints really work.
EP.20
Endocrinopathies II - Hyperadrenocorticism, 'the stuff you never really understood about Cushing’s'
Why Cushing’s looks the way it does, how to test smartly, and what really matters in monitoring — with practical moves you can use on Monday.
EP.19
Two Week Takedown. Travelling pets, scary bradycardias, career-changing complaints, and a new wormer from KRKA!
What changed for travelling pets, how to steady your heart with AV blocks, career-changing complaints, and a handy new feline wormer.
EP.18
EXTRA Bonus Episode! Chronic Pain Management Part I - Regenerative Medicine, featuring our SPECIAL GUEST, RUSSELL CHANDLER!
Regenerative medicine has moved from “future” to “available now”. PRP and stem cells for osteoarthritis and tendinopathies—how they’re used, when to refer, and what to tell owners.
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Two Week Takedown. Neutering Controversies, Euthanasia payments and tricky discussions, plus eye issues FEAT A SPECIAL GUEST!
From neutering timing and cancer risks to how to handle euthanasia payments and the Schirmer test you’ll stop skipping—this is the GP-friendly take.
EP.16
Bonus Episode! Endocrinopathies I - Hyper and Hypothyroidism
Skinny, starey cats and chunky, lethargic dogs. We unpack the everyday thyroid cases — what to test, what to treat and what to tell owners.
EP.15
Two Week Takedown. It's Vet Nursing Awareness Month, so we've got some very special GUESTS on the show!
From Schedule 3 confidence to carrier‑training chats: practical moves any practice can make this month to back RVNs and make life better for cats, teams and clients.
EP.14
Two week takedown. Are vapes affecting our dogs? the brachy debate AND A SPECIAL DENTISTRY GUEST!
A brisk GP vet round-up: vaping and dogs, a pragmatic Giardia pathway, big microbiome news, raw-feeding hygiene, real-world dentistry tips and the brachy breeding debate.
EP.13
Bonus Episode! Survival Guide for GETTING STARTED as a GP Vet
New‑grad nerves are normal. Here’s how to pick the right practice, survive week one and build momentum without burning out.
EP.12
Two Week Takedown. Difficult owners, aggressive pets, spinal surgeries in GP and no antibiotics for pyometras?
From “just another ear drop” to blocked cats on a budget, CT spines in GP and whether pyos need post-op antibiotics — real-world tactics you can use tomorrow.
EP.11
EXTRA Bonus Episode! Toxicology in Dogs and Cats
Chocolate, hot cross buns, daffodils, lilies and the compost bin… the toxicity surge is real. Here’s how we stabilise, decontaminate and decide what matters in GP.
EP.10
Two Week Takedown. The big scary Brucella… GV20 injection site, and who actually follows the vaccine schedule?!
Brucella policies without panic, vaccine schedules owners accept, a left-field injection site that actually works, and the comms to carry it in a 10‑minute consult.
EP.9
Bonus Episode! Acute Vomiting in Dogs and Cats
A GP-friendly walkthrough of acute vomiting: what to ask, what to examine, when to bolus, when to image, and how not to miss regurgitation or a foreign body.
EP.8
Two week takedown. Leaving the uterus behind, Charlotte raving about Ketamine and spaying from outside the abdomen!
OVH or OVE? Lap spay or open? Flank or midline? A GP-level, warts‑and‑all run through what we’re actually doing in theatre and in the consult room – including why Charlotte’s a “massive ketamine convert”, when to leave the uterus, and how t
EP.7
Two week takedown, turmeric on chicken legs, seasonal fleas? and WhatsApping clients?!
Chews vs bones, “winter off” fleas, when allergy testing helps, steroided ears, smoother euthanasias — and the realities of WhatsApp and AI in practice.
EP.6B
Bonus Episode! Deep Dive into Dyspnoea, PART 2
The practical, calm pathway through dyspnoea once oxygen is on: glide sign, LA:Ao, when T-POCUS is “normal”, FATE red flags, and what to give first for CHF, asthma, BOAS and more.
EP.6A
Bonus Episode! Deep Dive into Dyspnoea, PART 1
The first 10 minutes with a dyspnoeic patient — calm oxygenation, quick consent, distance exam, analgesia that helps rather than harms, and thoracic POCUS that actually changes your plan. Part 1.
EP.5
Two Week Takedown. THAT Panorama Episode, Cuffed ETTs in Cats & Tricky Cases, FEATURING CAT THE VET!!
BBC Panorama rattled the profession. Here’s a grounded GP guide to client conversations, careful use of cancer blood tests, pre‑op labs that matter, the case for/against cuffed ET tubes in cats, and how we recover when routine cases don’t g
EP.4
Two-Week Takedown. Is Librela dangerous (?) and a new weekly NSAID.
Brendan and Charlotte swap real‑world wins, worries and workarounds: the Librela storm, Zenrelia versus Apoquel, a weekly NSAID, and a new point‑of‑care gut test.
EP.3
Bonus Episode! Deep Dive into Head Tilt
Head tilt in dogs, cats and rabbits—how to settle the room, spot central red flags, work up what you can and set clear next steps.
EP.2
Two Week Takedown. Dreaded CMA report, no more IV fluids & blinking for angry cats!
CMA fallout, calmer cat bloods, dental tips and a careful look at fluids in raisin cases. Fast, practical and GP‑ready.
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