Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition
Welcome to the Simini Surgery Review: Small Animal Edition—your shortcut to staying sharp in small animal surgery. We break down the latest peer-reviewed studies into clear, time-saving episodes you can listen to on your commute, between cases, or while walking the dog. Focused, fast, and clinically relevant—this is how busy surgeons stay current without spending hours digging through journals. Produced by Simini, creators of Simini Protect Lavage—the non-antibiotic lavage designed to target surgical site risks like biofilms and resistant bacteria.
Episodes
66 episodes
VCOT May 2026 – Ortho Part 2: Elbow Congruity, Hip Laxity & Hidden Tendon Disease
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the May 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring three studies that re...
VCOT May 2026 – Ortho Part 1: Synovial CRP, Lumbosacral Fusion & Smarter Rehabilitation
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we begin our orthopedic coverage from the May 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring three studies focused on making bette...
VCOT March 2026 – Ortho Part 3: Feline Maxillofacial Trauma & Lateral Total Ankle Replacement
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we conclude our orthopedic coverage from the March 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring two studies that emphasize an essen...
VCOT March 2026 – Ortho Part 2: THR Cup Impactors & Patient-Specific Feline Spinal Guides
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we conclude our orthopedic coverage from the March 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by examining how better surgical instrumentat...
VCOT March 2026 – Ortho Part 1: Feline Bandages, 3D-Printed Locking Plates & THA Cup Positioning
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we begin our orthopedic coverage from the March 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by examining how small technical decisions can p...
VCOT January 2026 – Ortho Part 2: Elbow Orthobiologics & Rethinking DPO Plate Selection
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the January 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by challenging two common assumptions surround...
VCOT January 2026 – Ortho Part 1: TPLO Plate Design & Patient-Specific Atlantoaxial Implants
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we kick off our orthopedic coverage from the January 2026 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring how implant design can influen...
VCOT November 2025 – Ortho: Cementless THR, 3D-Printed SI Guides & Tibial Tuberosity Avulsion Outcomes
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we conclude our orthopedic coverage from the November 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring three studies that examine how <...
VCOT September 2025 – Ortho Part 2: Toy Breed Menisci & Growth-Guided Tibial Plateau Correction
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the September 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by examining how biology and biomechanics...
VCOT September 2025 – Ortho Part 1: Supercutaneous Plating & 3D-Printed HIF Guides
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the September 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring a common surgical objective:
VCOT July 2025 – Ortho Part 2: Tibial Torsion in MPL & The Future of Hip Resurfacing
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the July 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by examining how a deeper understanding of anatom...
VCOT July 2025 – Ortho Part 1: TPLO Remnants, MPL Locking Plates & Implant Stress Risers
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the July 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by exploring how seemingly small surgical decisio...
VCOT May 2025 – Ortho Part 2: TTT Spacer Pins & The Working Length Myth
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the May 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) with two studies that challenge long-held assumpti...
VCOT May 2025 – Ortho Part 1: Universal DFO Guides, Giant-Breed CCL Surgery & Radius Exposure
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the May 2025 issue of Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology (VCOT) by focusing on a question that underpins every suc...
Veterinary Surgery May 2026 – Ortho Part 2: SDFT Luxation Without Casts & Smarter THR Templating
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the May 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery by examining two studies that reinforce an important surgical lesson: small ...
Veterinary Surgery May 2026 – Ortho Part 1: Feline Achilles Repair, Internal Bracing & THR Stem Subsidence
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the May 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery by exploring a common challenge across orthopedic reconstruction: how to res...
Veterinary Surgery May 2026 – Soft Tissue: Feline Cystolithotomy & AGASACA Margin Control
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our soft tissue coverage from the May 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery by examining two studies that challenge surgeons to balance technical preci...
Veterinary Surgery April 2026 – Soft Tissue: HAVM Occlusion, Laparoscopic Warmups & PPDH Repair
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our soft tissue coverage from the April 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery by focusing on how minimally invasive surgery continues to evolve through
Veterinary Surgery April 2026 – Ortho: Double Plating Mechanics & Surgical Skills Training
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the April 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery by focusing on two themes that shape every surgeon’s career: building stro...
Veterinary Surgery February 2026 – Soft Tissue Part 4: Foreign Body Decision-Making & EndoGIA Lobectomy
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we wrap up our soft tissue coverage from the February 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery with two studies that refine decision-making at the intersection of dia...
Veterinary Surgery February 2026 – Soft Tissue Part 3: Lung Lobectomy Ligatures & Omental Graft Reconstruction
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we wrap up our soft tissue coverage from the February 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery with two studies that expand your surgical toolbox using practical, ada...
Veterinary Surgery February 2026 – Soft Tissue Part 2: Axial Flaps & Laparoscopic Ergonomics
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our soft tissue coverage from the February 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery with two studies that highlight how outcomes depend not just on techni...
Veterinary Surgery February 2026 – Soft Tissue Part 1: Feline Perfusion & Barbed Gastropexy Speed
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we kick off our soft tissue coverage from the February 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery with two studies that highlight how small technical decisions can have...
Veterinary Surgery February 2026 – Ortho Part 2: TPLO Stability Markers & Achilles Repair vs Arthrodesis
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we continue our orthopedic coverage from the February 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery with two studies that challenge how we define stability and success in ...
Veterinary Surgery February 2026 – Ortho Part 1: Limb Sparing Biology & Safe Arthrocentesis Techniques
In this Simini Small Animal Surgery Podcast episode, we kick off our orthopedic coverage from the February 2026 issue of Veterinary Surgery with two studies focused on refining both complex surgical decision-mak...