The Vet Vault: Fall In Love With Veterinary Science
Vet life can be tough—but it’s also good. So, how do we make it even better? Join inspiring conversations with veterinary trailblazers who share real stories, fresh ideas, and strategies to help the talented, passionate humans (like you!) who make up the veterinary profession thrive—in work and in life.
Hosted by Dr. Hubert Hiemstra, a veterinarian with over 20 years of experience and a passion for helping vets build happier, more fulfilling careers. Hubert brings warmth, curiosity, and a knack for asking the right questions, creating a space where the best ideas in vet med come to life.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 192
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#45: 6-second hugs, and other reslience tools. With Dr Hannetjie van Zyl-Edeling.
8 Secrets that radioligists use to make them better than us at interpreting X-rays.
Does it drive you crazy how you'll sometimes look at an X-ray image and you don't see anything significant, but then you send it to a radiologist and they come up with a long list of important things…
#44: The C-word. With Dr Penny Thomas.
Dr Penny Thomas’ career has taken her from working as a nurse in a specialist clinic while she was doing her vet degree, to a stint in mixed practise after graduating from the University of Sydney in…
Ureteral stones. Yes - it's a thing! With Dr Dave Collins.
Welcome back to another one of our clinical episodes. I decided to share this one today because of a case I dealt with just this morning. We had a cat in hospital with what was thought to be acute re…
#43: Integrative practice, with Dr Gary Richter.
What do you think when you hear the words ‘holistic’, or ‘alternative’. What about "complimentary"? These are terms that can evoke quite strong opinions and responses in many vets one way or another,…
Treating anaphylaxis. With Dr Rob Webster
A bonus episode from the Vet Vault Clinical ECC podcast. We deal with fat lips from bee and wasp stings on a daily basis in practice, but what about the more severe full-blown anaphylaxis reaction? I…
#42: Burnout: The bigger picture. With Dr Ivan Zakharenkov
Our guest for today Is Dr Ivan Zakharenkov, or Ivan Zak as he’s better known. Ivan is a veterinarian and an entrepreneur committed to creating products that empower healthcare teams to live their pas…
#41: The yin and yang of emergency practice. With Dr Lorna O'Dowd
We’re back today with another full-length vet interview, and it’s a corker! We’re exploring the ins and outs, the ups and downs and the and the joys and struggles of a career in emergency practice, …
#40: Niche practice and rubbery numbers. With Dr Randolph Baral.
#39: Get to know your hosts, part 1. With Dr Hubert Hiemstra.
I recently had the privilege to be interviewed by my podcast/business coach, James Whittaker. James is an author, film producer, entrepreneur, all-round great guy and host of the Win The Day podcast.…
A cure for FIP. With Dr Dave Collins.
You know that virus that the entire world hates at the moment? Yes - the C-word. Well, us vets have hated it for a long time, because it’s been killing our feline patients relentlessly in it’s mutate…
#38: Behaviour: pets, vets, and clients. With Dr Sarah Heath.
Dr Sarah Heath is an RCVS and European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2018. She is an External Lecturer in small an…
Peri-operative management of brachycephalic dogs, with Dr Bronwyn Fullagar and Dr Mark Tenenbaum.
#37: Big goals, small steps. With Dr Mark Kelman.
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This episode is a special bonus episode for our student contingency. We chat to Nada Blagojevic (@dogtornada on Instagram). Nada is a final year vet student at Adelaide University and co-creator of H…
#36: The pursuit of guilt-free practice ownership. With Dr Kathy Anderson.
Dr Kathy Anderson has been a practice owner for almost 5 years, and under her guidance, the practice has grown from a 2 man business to a bustling 6 vet practice and has seen a remarkable increase in…
Vet Vault Clinical: IMHA. With Dr Dave Collins
Here’s another sneak preview of our upcoming clinical podcasts with this episode on the diagnosis of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia. IMHA is one of those diseases where timely recognition and tre…
#35: Adventures of an Irish farm vet. With Hazell Mullins.
Hazell Mullins is young and energetic and a little bit glamorous, but she’s also a very hardworking hardcore cow vet in her home country of Ireland. She shatters the stereotype of the tweed-hat-weari…