Beyond the Back
Dr. Mike Corcoran and Heather Keating, CVT will open the doors to the treatment area and explain what happens when your pet goes back for tests like radiographs, bloodwork or ultrasound.
We'll also take time on the podcast to talk about different medical conditions to help pet parents understand better how to help their pets.
Finally, we'll have episodes where we talk to specialists about how their practice is different, and what they offer.
Episodes
23 episodes
Episode 21 - Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome: It Ain't Easy Bein' Smushy
We've talked about this one a lot, but here's the episode where we get into some of the details! The little smushy faced dogs, cats, and rabbits are adorable, but making the face to small creates concerns. Why? Listen and find out!For mo...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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42:14
Episode 20 - Fear Free: The Best Way to Be
We have a special guest with a great New Year's theme. We'll be talking to Andru from Fear Free. Fear Free is a company that helps provide training to veterinarians, veterinary technicians, receptionist, shelter employees, pet sitters, groomers...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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47:30
Episode 19 - Linear Foreign Bodies: Don't Pull That String!!!
This is the special holiday episode! All the major holidays (Solstice, Christmas, Yule, Chanukah, Kwanzaa) have something in common: decorations that may involve ribbon or bows. These are terrible things for your pet to ingest. What if they do?...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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40:30
Episode 18 - Veterinary Social Work: You CAN Be Social at Work
This episode we have a special guest who does a very important, but less well-known, job in the veterinary field. Colleen Tata is a Veterinary Social Worker. She helps clients, pets and the staff of the hospital as routine parts of the job. Thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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46:23
Episode 17 - Pancreatitis: Trim the Fat, But Don't Feed It
We have a few holidays this week. The biggest is Thanksgiving, a celebration of the harvest. It's a religious holiday for Christians and Wiccans alike. We gather together and share the bounties in the fall. Food, drinks, the big game, family an...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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37:40
Episode 16 - Exotic Animal Veterinarians: Must Love Puzzles
Long awaited special guest Dr. Anna-Marie Ruoff chats with me about what it's like to be an exotic animal veterinarian. If you want to know what veterinarians go through to help your unusual pets, and how to find good vets for you scaly and fea...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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47:09
Special Halloween Episode - Your Hair Will Stand on End
Enjoy this special Halloween Nerdy Deep Dive!!!!Trick-or-Treat!
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Season 1000
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Episode 1031
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6:08
Episode 15 - Disaster Preparedness: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
This episode we focus on how to prepare for disasters. If you need to evacuate or shelter-in-place, you need to care for all your family members. What can you do in advance to help keep your furry, feathery and scaly family members safe? We'll ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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45:29
Episode 14 - GI Stasis in Herbivores, Part Two: Keep Things Moving!
This is part two of a 2-part episode on our little herbivore friends. Their anatomy and physiology is really cool and interesting, so you'll enjoy this episode even if you don't have one for a pet! GI stasis in rabbits, Guinea pigs, and chinchi...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:03:15
Episode 13 - GI Stasis in Herbivores, Part One: Don't Sit Still!
This is part one of a 2-part episode on our little herbivore friends. Their anatomy and physiology is really cool and interesting, so you'll enjoy this episode even if you don't have one for a pet! GI stasis in rabbits, Guinea pigs, and chinchi...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:01:11
Episode 12 - Internal Medicine: It's What's on the Inside That Counts
In this episode, we speak to another specialist! Dr. Josh Elliott is an Internal Medicine Specialist who owns Sunstone Veterinary Specialists in beautiful Portland, Oregon. He'll be talking to us all about what an Internist does and when they w...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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44:43
Episode 11 - Fluids: Hydration Station Vet Med Style
It's all about hydration! Being sick or injured can lead to rapid dehydration. Administering fluids is one of the most common treatments in veterinary medicine. If you have a pet for any length of time, it's very likely that you'll deal with fl...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:09:46
Episode 10 - Seizures: Shaking Things Up
Seizures are one of the scariest looking things that you can see happen to your pet. There is a very helpless feeling that you experience when a seizure is happening. In this episode, we'll help you understand what a seizure is, how to deal...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:12:11
Episode 9 - Behavior: Positively Charged Medicine
This episode, we talk with Dr. Chris Pachel, a veterinary behaviorist in Portland, Oregon. He is the owner of Animal Behavior Clinic (https://animalbehaviorclinic.net/), and a frequent public speaker on the subject of pet behavior. He'll be let...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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53:09
Episode 8 - The Medical History: Speed Dating for Your Pet and Vet
The medical history. ALL of those crazy questions. So much detail. Why are we so nosey? A good history is the first way we get to know you and your pet. It tells us a ton about how they are doing, and if they're sick, it helps narrow down the p...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:12:42
Episode 7 - Rehabilitative Medicine: PT or not PT?
This episode, we speak to Dr. Ilana Strubel. She focuses on rehabilitative therapy (veterinary physical therapy) in Pacifica CA at A Well Adjusted Pet. She'll tell us about therapeutic exercise, water treadmills, electrical stimulation therapy ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:09:18
Episode 6 - Heat Stroke: Your Hot Dog Should be a Chilly Dog
Heat stroke sucks!In this episode we'll talk about why. We cover what happens to the body when it overheats, recognizing and preventing heat related emergencies in your pet (dog, cat, chinchilla, tortoise, whatever!). We also teach you to s...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:05:51
Episode 5 - Allergic Reactions: Getting Puffy from Pollinators
In this episode we'll use bee stings in dogs as a model for discussing Type 1 hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions. Don't worry, we discuss lots of other species as well! For most episodes, we share images on social media to supplement...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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54:40
Episode 4 - Ultrasound: Scan it 'til it Megahertz
In this episode, Heather and Mike explore ultrasound. You've probably seen ultrasound used to look at a fetus either IRL or on your favorite TV show, but it can do so much more than that. Learn how useful it is, how it tells us different things...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:04:08
Episode 3 - Acupuncture: Get to the Point
This week we're talking to a special guest: Dr. Jen Lally from Oasis Veterinary Hospital in Martinez CA. She's a veterinarian who is certified in acupuncture. She also happens to do regular acupuncture on my dog, Maya. She'll tell us all about ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:01:56
Episode 2 - Radiographs: Not So Black and White
Today, we'll be talking about X-rays! What are they, why do we take them? What does your pet experience when they're getting radiographs? What are the limitations of what we learn from them? We enjoyed recording this one and we hope you enjoy t...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:05
Episode 1 - Why We Do the Sweet Things We Do
In this first episode, we'll dive into some of the reasons we have the treatment area in the first place. There are several good reasons why we don't just do everything in the exam room, and a lot of these are because of your pet's comfort.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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43:30
