JJ
Co-Host of IntroVETS Podcast
JJ has been in the veterianary field since 1996 and a licensed veterinary technician since 2001. She loves music, creatures, and being a big ole nerd.
JJ has hosted 132 Episodes.
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Episode 10: Cluster of Shoes
September 9th, 2020 | 51 mins 40 secs
anxiety, dog, dvm, false pregnancy, introvert, introvets, pseudocyesis, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Lauren and JJ work up a case with some odd non-specific symptoms.
This episode includes an in-depth discussion of pseudocyesis in the dog. -
Snackisode 9: Purrrsday
September 2nd, 2020 | 50 mins 2 secs
advice, angry clients, anxiety, difficult clients, dvm, grumpy cats, introvert, introvets, listener stories, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Lauren and JJ read some listener mail and give advice about dealing with grumpy clients, plus the Spicy Purrito Feline Chili Pepper Rating System is explained!
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Episode 9: Decision Fatigue Dice
August 26th, 2020 | 1 hr 33 mins
altruism, anxiety, compassion fatigue, decision fatigue, dvm, edge states, horizontal hostility, introvert, introvets, jennifer jones, lauren grider, laurie fonken, stress, therapist, therapy, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
The ladies welcome special guest therapist Laurie Fonken to discuss the edge states, including pathologic altruism, burnout, compassion fatigue, and more!
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Snackisode 8: Buy a Baby Scale
August 19th, 2020 | 43 mins 30 secs
aafp, anxiety, dvm, feline hyperthyroidism, fundraising, guidelines, haunted house, hyperthyroidism, introvert, introvets, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Fundraiser stories, podcast recommendations, and a review of the AAFP feline hyperthyroidism categories.
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Episode 8: F*cktion
August 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 21 mins
anxiety, behavior change, dvm, hyperthyroidism, i 131, introvert, introvets, methimazole, polydipsia, polyuria, radioiodine, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician, weight loss
Lauren and JJ work up weight loss and behavioral changes in a feline patient.
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Snackisode 7: Slow Blink
August 5th, 2020 | 33 mins 33 secs
anxiety, dvm, fish skin graft, introvert, introvets, pair bond, pyometra, slow blink, tiktok, tripod dog, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Storytime! Lauren and JJ read veterinary stories from listeners.
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Episode 7: Anesthesia Mythbusters
July 29th, 2020 | 57 mins 45 secs
age, analgesia, anesthesia, anxiety, buprenorphine, butorphanol, dvm, introvert, introvets, mu agonist, training, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Lauren and JJ welcome Dr. Lydia Love to the podcast to discuss common anesthesia and analgesia myths.
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Snackisode 6: Tiny Medal
July 22nd, 2020 | 38 mins 27 secs
anxiety, boundaries, clinic culture, declaw, dvm, hero pets, house fire, introvert, introvets, tail docking, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Veterinary story time! Lauren and JJ share listener stories.
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Episode 6: Drama Bus
July 15th, 2020 | 1 hr 22 mins
anxiety, bullying, conflict, drama, dvm, employee conflict, introvert, introvets, issues, passive aggressive, personality types, practice management, practice manager, stress, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
Lauren and JJ sit down with Office Manager Christine Wood to discuss the management of interpersonal conflict in veterinary hospitals.
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Snackisode 5: Cupcake Conundrum
July 8th, 2020 | 50 mins 22 secs
anxiety, canine parvo virus, colorado state, dvm, introvert, introvets, outpatient, parvo, parvo virus, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
In Snack-Sized Episode 5, Lauren and JJ discuss outpatient therapy options for the management of canine parvo virus.
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Episode 5: Super Unnecessary
July 1st, 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins
anxiety, canine parvo virus, death, diarrhea, dvm, enteritis, gastroenteritis, introvert, introvets, leukopenia, lymphopenia, neutropenia, parvo, patient death, puppy, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician, vomiting
We’ve been presented with a very sick puppy and an unexpected test result. Lauren and JJ are on the case!
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Snackisode 4: Vets 4 Vets
June 24th, 2020 | 37 mins 30 secs
anxiety, depression, dvm, help, introvert, introvets, suicide, suicide prevention, support, support group, support4support, therapist, therapy, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician, vets4vets
Lauren and JJ discuss Vets4Vets with Program Leader Bree Montana, DVM, CCFP. Vets4Vets is a completely free resource available to all veterinarians who are in crisis, seeking counseling, or just need a shoulder to lean on.
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Episode 4: Anxiety Castle
June 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 23 mins
anxiety, boundaries, dana hampson, depression, dvm, introvert, introvets, licensed professional counselor, no, suicide, therapist, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician, work life balance
Lauren and JJ sit down with Dana Hampson, a Licensed Professional Counselor, to tackle some tough subjects including boundary setting, communication with colleagues, and managing anxiety in the workplace. The ladies also discuss the troubling subject of suicide in veterinary medicine.
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Snackisode 3: Noodly Appendages
June 10th, 2020 | 32 mins 24 secs
anxiety, cockroach, consultation, crazy clients, diabetes, diabetic, dvm, feline diabetes, introvert, introvets, raven, referral, specialist, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary specialist, veterinary technician
In this snack-sized companion episode, JJ shares the story of her diabetic kitty Raven, and the ladies discuss referrals, phone-a-friend options, and a whopper of a crazy client story.
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Episode 3: The Nifflers(TM) of Disease
June 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
anxiety, blood sugar, cat, diabetes, diabetic, diabetic remission, dvm, feline, fructosamine, glucose, glucose curve, insulin, introvert, introvets, prescription diet, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary technician
In this episode, Lauren and JJ talk about really sweet kitties, human anxiety, and the importance of taking time off.
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Snackisode 2: Anal Crackers
May 26th, 2020 | 30 mins 5 secs
anesthesia, anesthetic monitoring, anxiety, blood work, bloodwork, dvm, introvert, introvets, lab work, labwork, pre-anesthetic bloodwork, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary anesthesia, veterinary anesthesia. anesthesiologist, veterinary anesthesiologist, veterinary technician
A snack-sized companion piece for our pre-anesthetic labwork episode! Lauren and JJ share some comments from a veterinary anesthesiologist, discuss the importance of supportive care during anesthesia, and retell a super gross (you were warned) story from the annals of Craigslist, original author unknown. The ladies also discuss a listener question about “mandatory” socialization after work hours.