SOAPBOX: Vaccines

As a response to the horrible disaster in Australia, Shena and I have decided to do an episode on how to prepare for your animals in the event of a disaster and also how you can help during times of natural disasters. Sources: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&catId=102895&id=4951976 Emergency Planning for Reptile and Amphibian Collections Livestock horses Music Credits for It’s a Vet(Tech)’s Life: Music: Snap Happy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Have you ever wished you could prepare ahead incase your pet needed medical attention? Well you actually can! Shena and I go over several options of ways pet oweners can get help paying for their pets health bills. •Financial Assistance for Vet Bill: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=6136808 •Pet Insurance Fact Sheet: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4952978 Music Credits for It’s a Vet(Tech)’s Life: Music: Snap Happy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Everyone makes mistakes, even Vet Techs. During the course of recording for this show, Shena and I have made a plenty of mistakes. We asked you on Instagram if you thought it would be funny to have a blooper reel episode so here you go, feel free to laugh at our mistakes. We definitely are!

It’s another episode dedicated to talking about the dog breeds you have requested! In this episode you will learn all about the history, care, nutrition, and more about the dapper American Gentleman known as the Boston Terrier. Resources for this episode: https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/boston-terrier/ Music Credits for It’s a Vet(Tech)’s Life: Music: Snap Happy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

You heard our episode on Valley Fever, now it’s time to hear a personal story from one of our amazing podcast listeners and instagram followers. This is the first time we have gotten to use this podcast to give fellow veterinary professionals an outlet. Thank you Rachel for trust us to help tell your story. Valley Fever Information: https://people.com/crime/michelle-parker-florida-mom-vanished-after-peoples-court/amp/ HELP SUPPORT RACHEL: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jaysaccidentfund

We asked you guys on all of our social media discussion groups and profiles what automatically came to their the second they head “You might be a Vet Tech if...” and we took all of the answers submitted to us and made it into a podcast! Completely unfiltered and just for fun, this episode will keep you laughing the whole time!

It’s a Soapbox topic and we are jumping on it! Vaccines are important part of pet health & we are diving into why we need to vaccinate our pets. Resources for this episode: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951409 Music Credits for It’s a Vet(Tech)’s Life: Music: Snap Happy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Thank you to our amazing followers on Instagram and Facebook! This episode is a fan requested topic, learning all about Bengal Cats! If you have a breed you want to know more about hit us up on Instagram, Facebook, or leave a voice message on our Anchor Podcast page.

The holidays are great, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Everyone comes together and celebrates. We often include our furbabies in our festivities but there are a lot of things our pets cannot do that we can. Even as Vet Techs, we are guilty of this sometimes, but in the episode Shena and I even teach each other a few new bits of information about pet food safety. If you are a pet parent you definitely need to give this a listen before Christmas rolls around. Article: People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pet from Veterinary Partner. Link: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=6137821 Music Credits for It’s a Vet(Tech)’s Life: Music: Snap Happy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

This episode was set into motion by a follower of the show’s two hosts on Instagram. Upon realizing the lack of education given to pet parents about conditions such as the one of this instagram follower, Megan and Shena decided to take action in their own way. Through this episode the two hosts educate other pet parents about the disease while advocating for help for the lady who befriended then via Instagram. If you want to donate to help the pet the girl’s discuss in this episode you can go to the show’s link and support the show and all funds will go to help the animals in need clink the link below for that https://anchor.fm/itsavettechslife Another way to help that we mentioned in the show is the GoFundMe Page set up to help this family in need, click the link below If you want to support that way: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jaysaccidentfund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet Music Credits for It’s a Vet(Tech)’s Life: Music: Snap Happy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com