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Dad and the Vet Tech
Dad and the Vet Tech
A new Vet Tech and her Dad team up to talk real life, real cases, and what it’s like starting a high-stress career straight out of school. Dad and the Vet Tech dive into everything they don’t teach you in the classroom such as clinic chaos, tough calls, emotional burnout, and the wins that keep you going. Whether you're in scrubs, on shift, or figuring it out like the rest of us, you're in the right place. New episodes every Sunday.
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Dad and the Vet Tech

A new Vet Tech and her Dad team up to talk real life, real cases, and what it’s like starting a high-stress career straight out of school. Dad and the Vet Tech dives into everything they don’t teach you in the classroom such as clinic chaos, tough calls, emotional burnout, and everything in between.

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Behind the Mic: Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home
April 5, 2026

Behind the Mic: Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home

Nobody Tells You This Part of Working at a Vet ClinicWe've said it before, there's a moment in every Vet Tech's career that the textbooks don't cover. No professor prepares you for it and no clinical rotation simulates it.It's dusk. You're stand…
#5 Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home
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April 5, 2026

#5 Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home

Episode 5 kicks off with a chaotic clinic flashback , a cat named Snickers bolts into the dark woods after a vet visit and ends up in a tree for the night before anyone could catch him. We talk about Oscar, a baby possum who spent the night in the kitchen playing dead while the Vet Tech's mom tried to feed him carrots. We dig into the top 10 conditions vets treated dogs and cats for in 2025 , skin allergies have held the number one spot for dogs for 15 years running, We learned that Wilma really
BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 4 -Cat rescued from a house fire, throwing up underwear, porcupine arrows and the Rockefeller Girls
March 29, 2026

BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 4 -Cat rescued from a house fire, throwing up underwear, porcupine arrows and the Rockefeller Girls

We're back. Episode 4 is recorded and Stella made sure the return was anything but quiet. Right out of the gate she was walking on the equipment, grabbing at cables, and nearly unplugged the whole operation.We checked in with Alice, who had appare…
#4: We're Back: House Fire Rescue, Fake Tick Collars, and Porcupine Arrows
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March 29, 2026

#4: We're Back: House Fire Rescue, Fake Tick Collars, and Porcupine Arrows

We're back! After a short break, Dad and the Vet Tech return for Episode 4 - and Stella made sure the comeback was anything but calm. From nearly unplugging the studio to refusing to move, she set the tone perfectly for everything that followed. In this episode we catch up with Alice, dive into some real clinic cases including a cat rescued from a house fire that arrived covered in soot and went straight into an oxygen chamber, and share one of the most heartbreaking stories we've told yet. ...
BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 3 - Monkeys, Cows, Rabies and a Very Long Plastic Sleeve
Dec. 13, 2025

BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 3 - Monkeys, Cows, Rabies and a Very Long Plastic Sleeve

Episode 3 of Dad and the Vet Tech was one of those “how did we get here?” conversations which somehow started with a reminder at dinner and ended with monkeys. A casual reminder from the Vet Tech's Mom sent us back to the time Xena lost …
#3 Monkeys, Cows, Rabies & a Very Long Plastic Sleeve
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Dec. 13, 2025

#3 Monkeys, Cows, Rabies & a Very Long Plastic Sleeve

Episode 3 of Dad and the Vet Tech starts as a reminder at dinner and somehow ends with monkeys, rabies and fainting which pretty much sums up how these conversations usually go. A casual conversation with the Vet Tech's Mom brings back the memory of when Xena lost all her toenails, leading to a discussion about autoimmune disease, our German Shepherds Czar and Xena, and the vet visit that turned into an impromptu staff training session. From there, the Dad gets a front-row seat to vet tech schoo

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Behind the Mic: Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home
April 5, 2026

Behind the Mic: Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home

Nobody Tells You This Part of Working at a Vet ClinicWe've said it before, there's a moment in every Vet Tech's career that the textbooks don't cover. No professor prepares you for it and no clinical rotation simulates it.It's dusk. You're stand…
BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 4 -Cat rescued from a house fire, throwing up underwear, porcupine arrows and the Rockefeller Girls
March 29, 2026

BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 4 -Cat rescued from a house fire, throwing up underwear, porcupine arrows and the Rockefeller Girls

We're back. Episode 4 is recorded and Stella made sure the return was anything but quiet. Right out of the gate she was walking on the equipment, grabbing at cables, and nearly unplugged the whole operation.We checked in with Alice, who had appare…
BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 3 - Monkeys, Cows, Rabies and a Very Long Plastic Sleeve
Dec. 13, 2025

BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 3 - Monkeys, Cows, Rabies and a Very Long Plastic Sleeve

Episode 3 of Dad and the Vet Tech was one of those “how did we get here?” conversations which somehow started with a reminder at dinner and ended with monkeys. A casual reminder from the Vet Tech's Mom sent us back to the time Xena lost …
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