Radio and PodcastRadio and PodcastLive Radio & Podcasts
The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast cover
Business

The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast

Dr. Andy Roark

The Cone of Shame Podcast is the podcast all about life in Veterinary Medicine. Dr Andy Roark covers medical related topics with help from experts in the veterinary industry.

Episodes

20 of 423 episodes

424 - Does Maropitant Really Reduce Surgical Pain?

Stephen Niño Cital, RVT, SRA, RLAT, CVPP, VTS-LAM (Research Anesthesia), joins me to ask a question that might sting a little: are we giving...

19:34Oct 29, 2026

423 - The Geriatric Pet Revolution

Dr. Bob Lester, DVM, co-founder of WellHaven Pet Hospital, is back, and we're talking about a silver tsunami that could completely change ve...

19:55Oct 22, 2026

422 - Stop Using NeoPolyBac for Every Red Eye

Dr. Alex Sigmund, DVM, DACVO, a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist and the face behind The Vet Eye Guy, is here to call us out on so...

18:04Oct 15, 2026

421 - When Your World Turns Upside Down

Dr. Ryane Englar is joining me on the podcast today to tell her unique story: What happens when you go blind as a veterinarian? Dr. Englar t...

35:35Oct 7, 2026

420 - Should You Still Have Cannabinoid Medicines On Your Shelf?

In the 420th episode of the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, Dr. Andy Roark talks with Steven Satal about the state of cannabinoid medicine...

19:08Oct 1, 2026

419 - Adapting to a New Pharmacy World - COS Canada

Dr. Andy Roark, host of The Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast, flips the script and lets Kelsey Beth Carpenter run the show for the launch of...

30:30Sep 24, 2026

418 - Falling Trust in Research & the Data We Really Need

I’ve got Dr. Jules Benson on the podcast today and we’ve got a doozy of a topic for ya: The sad, sad state of research in vet medicine (my w...

26:04Sep 17, 2026

417 - Making Veterinary Medicine Work for the People Who Do It

Dr. Andy Roark welcomes Dr. Isaac Bott, an Utah practice owner and theriogenologist who works with reindeer, to discuss his run for AVMA pre...

23:41Sep 10, 2026

416 - Is It Bad Medicine or Just a Bad Outcome?

Dr. Chad R. Brown, DVM (Purdue), executive director of the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University, joins Dr. Andy Roark to...

21:13Sep 3, 2026

415 - Vet Medicine as Dark Comedy

Dr. Steve Deels, a New Zealand emergency veterinarian and career coach, joins Dr. Andy Roark to tackle a familiar gut punch: "you can save a...

18:58Aug 27, 2026

414 - What if the whole vet team got production pay?

Dr. Ivan Zak, DVM, entrepreneur and former CEO of SmartFlow and Galaxy Vets, joins Dr. Andy Roark to dig into one of the spiciest topics in...

23:53Aug 20, 2026

413 - Post-Op Pain and Enrichment: Are We Sedating Instead of Treating?

Tabitha Kucera, VTS (Behavior) and founder of Chirrups and Chatter, joins Dr. Andy Roark to unpack what "keep them quiet" actually means aft...

31:50Aug 13, 2026

412 - High Quality, High Volume Surgery & the Future of Shelter Medicine

Dr. Roberta Westbrook, DVM, takes us inside the world of shelter medicine and challenges what many of us think we know about high quality, h...

23:40Aug 10, 2026

411 - New Guidelines on Canine Cognitive Dysfunction

Dr. Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB, joins Dr. Andy Roark on the Cone of Shame Veterinary Podcast to discuss canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome...

17:35Aug 6, 2026

410 - How to Build Confident, Competent Early Career Vets

Building Confident New Grad Vets: Mentorship, Psychological Safety, and Onboarding That Works Dr. Jason Szumski, DVM, joins Dr. Andy Roark t...

24:03Jul 30, 2026

409 - A Cry For Help From the Pathology Department

A Cry for Help in Veterinary Pathology, Burnout, Economics, Digitization, and AI with Dr. Eric Fish Dr. Eric Fish, DVM, DACVP, joins Dr. And...

28:09Jul 23, 2026

408 - Beyond Trazodone: When the "Chill Protocol" Isn’t Chilling

Beyond Gabapentin and Trazodone, Smarter Pre-Visit Anxiety Meds with Dr. Chris Pachel Dr. Chris Pachel, DVM, DACVB, joins Dr. Andy Roark to...

31:32Jul 16, 2026

407 - The Dangers of Dutch

Dr. Andy Roark hosts Dr. Matt Salois, an economist, VMG president, and adjunct faculty at Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine, to discu...

25:25Jul 9, 2026

406 - HoF - Fireworks Phobia Over the Phone

Dr. Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB, joins Dr. Andy Roark for a timely Hall of Fame episode that every veterinary professional should revisit befor...

15:17Jul 2, 2026

405 - Redefining the DVM Career Path

Dr. Matt Silvius, DVM, shares a career journey that challenges the idea that veterinarians only have one path to leadership. Matt shares his...

20:32Jun 29, 2026