Animal Hospital of North Asheville Podcast

We have a nice long chat with Dr. Plankenhorn today to discuss the different types of pain and our numerous approaches to treating it. 

Listen to this episode to hear our own Dr. Earley explain how ultrasound works and how we use it as a diagnostic tool in veterinary medicine!

Dr. Sim chats with us for this episode about general pet dental and oral health, the gold standard of home care for our pets, and she gives us an overview of what a veterinary dentist does. 

This is the second part of our series on adrenal disorders. Listen in as Dr. Loveless explains Cushing's Disease.

We brought Dr. Loveless back for this interview where we learn about the ins and outs of a tricky but thankfully rare disease - Addison's Disease. Listen in if you have a pet that has been diagnosed or if you just want to know more about this condition.

In this interview, we chat with Dr. Plankenhorn about the options available for end of life care and euthanasia. 

In this episode, we chatted with Katie, one of our Registered Veterinary Technicians and a dedicated member of our Patient Care Team to learn about what our PCT does in the lab. 

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Plankenhorn to learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of thyroid disease in cats and dogs. 

This episode features two special guests - Dr. Morgan Frye and Dr. Paul Duncan! We discuss the function of the cruciate ligament in dogs, how it can be injured, and how we treat these injuries, including our options for surgical repair. 

For this episode we sat down with AHNA's new Hospital Manager, Sierra Allen, to talk about what exactly and RVT does, and the things that make us love our jobs. 

In this episode, we chat with Dr. Frye to learn about what parts of our holiday traditions can be hazardous to our pets. Listen to find out the best ways to keep your pets safe!

For this episode, we sat down to chat with Dr. Duncan to find out more about canine pancreatitis. Listen to this episode to find out what it is, how it happens, and why it really is best not to share our holiday meals with our pets!

The practice of veterinary medicine with cats has change a lot in recent history, thanks to a much broader understanding of cat physiology and to significant improvements in our diagnostic tools. We spoke with Dr. Plankenhorn about these changes, how they came about, and what a modern feline practice looks like. 

For the whole month of September, 2020, AHNA will be accepting donations of supplies for Appalachian Wildlife Refuge. Give this episode a listen to learn about their mission and the about wildlife rehabilitation. 

Dr. Loveless joins us again to chat about patellar luxation. What it is, and how we treat it. Content warning: we chat in detail about a surgical procedure.

We chatted with Dr. Scott Loveless again to learn all of the ins and outs of food allergies, from what the usual culprits are, to how they're diagnosed, to how we treat them. If you suspect your pet has a food allergy, give this a listen!

In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Morgan Frye to learn more about how our hospital uses Fear Free principals in practice, and what that means for your pets.