Stories of your local veterinarians, as they try to maintain sanity and offer details on their medicine and their lives. We are a group of extremely interesting and passionate people. This podcast opens up our doors and connects the veterinary community with the rest of the world. Interviews with veterinarians, discussions on day-to-day topics, and insight on how we try to keep our delicate lives moving along are all included within this podcast series. Thanks for listening!
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Today we interview author and former journalist Patti Eddington, about her book "Don’t Look in the Freezer: The Very Strange Life of a Veterinarian’s Wife" (released in April 2026) and how it grew from early blog-era writing and workshops into a more honest memoir-like collection of stories. We discuss the realities of being constantly on call while building a practice, raising their daughter…
On the Drat and Drake Veterinary Podcast, we interview Dr. Kate Elden, recently hired as Chief Medical Officer at Dutch, one of the biggest telemedicine platforms, about her career path from equine practice to small animal general practice, medical director roles, and ultimately telehealth. Dr. Elden describes how COVID accelerated her telemedicine experience and why cost and access barriers keep…
In this episode, Dr. Tam and Dr. Cruz Martinez go deeper on how inner dialogue can fuel anxiety and fear or, with intentional language, build confidence and resilience. Dr. Cruz shares his own vet school experience of spiraling thoughts and explains how repeated self-talk becomes beliefs, identity, and behavior. Using examples from parenting and everyday commitments, he highlights three…
In this episode of Draft and Drake, we are joined once again by Dr. Cruz for an insightful discussion on mental health, focusing on processing emotions and the interrelation between mental conditioning and academic success. Dr. Cruz shares a powerful story about a vet student who struggled with self-doubt and anxiety, illustrating how repeated thoughts can condition our beliefs and ultimately…
In this episode of the Drat and Drake Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Cruz returns to discuss the critical role of emotional self-regulation in veterinary mental health. Dr. Cruz elaborates on his 'feel better, think better' philosophy, providing strategies to acknowledge and simplify emotions for clearer thinking and effective problem-solving. They also explore practical self-coaching techniques and the…
In this episode we introduce Dr. Luis Cruz-Martinez who discusses his journey through his veterinary career from wildlife, academics, and now Veterinary Coaching. Here we take a sneak peek at the insightful stories and lessons that Dr. Cruz has learned and also mentored throughout the years. Who knows, maybe we've found another recurring member??
Today's episode teaches us a lot more about feline medicine and the specialty behind it. D&D were lucky enough to speak with Dr. Martell-Moran DABVP who gives us a really insightful look on the process of becoming boarded, her long and rewarding path in veterinary medicine, and also who she is as a human being. This is our first episode where we interview someone out of our personal circle of…
WebThis episode of D&D - well just Drat - we interview a fellow RUSVM alumni, Dr. Kat Van Zant. She shares a lot of insight on Holistic, Eastern veterinary medicine, particularly the process of acquiring this certification, as well as how holistic vets may practice. Think of it, and I quote 'Western medicine is putting out the fire, Eastern medicine is preventing it.' Dr. KVZ also shares her…
Drat & Drake hang out with Noal as he shares his years of experience in the vet field. Noal ranks his favorite specialties, discusses the incredible evolution of veterinary medicine, and gives us veterinarians a better scope of a life of a technician. Bonus: did you know it's illegal to call a veterinarian technician a 'nurse'? (but we still want to do it)
Another new Drat & Drake segment we're calling 'Next Level'. As I discussed before, we try not to have any particular medical jargon for a number of reasons, but when we get the opportunity for some really cool studies with a good friend we can't help but learn some tidbits on niche treatments. Let's learn a few things about dialysis! Dr. Tyler Johnson discusses some applications, obstacles, and…
