Episode 8 - In this episode of "What's Up Doc?", we welcome Dr. Shane Bateman! Listen as Shane discusses his role as an Emergency and Critical Care Specialist at the OVC and President of Nine Lives Veterinary Consulting. Katie and Shane go in depth on topics including veterinary forensics, access to care, and investigating & enforcing animal welfare in Ontario. Find the resources mentioned in this episode below!

Chapters

0:30 About Shane

1:18 Community Veterinary Outreach & Access to Care

6:28 Getting involved in Veterinary Forensic Sciences

12:20 Investigating & Enforcing Animal Welfare in Ontario

15:20 Nine Lives Veterinary Consulting

21:00 AI & technology’s role in animal welfare solutions

26:35 Emergency Critical Care bootcamp at the OVC

Resources

• Nine Lives Veterinary Consultation
• University of Florida Veterinary Forensic Sciences Online Graduate Program
• Associate Professor, Dr. Shane Bateman, OVC
• Shane Bateman's LinkedIn⁠

About Dr. Shane Bateman, DVM, MSc, DVSc, DACVECC

In additional to working as an Emergency and Critical Care Specialist and associate professor at the OVC, Shane is president of Nine Lives Veterinary Consulting, offering consultation services in the area of veterinary forensics and animal welfare. Visit the link above to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Shane.

Episode 7 - In this episode of "What's Up Doc?", we welcome Kyle from Scribenote! Join us as Katie chats with Kyle, Scribenote's Technical Lead Manager, about his dog Summer, cost of care, and the client experience when treating a pet living with lifelong health complications.

Kyle Brooks:

Kyle started with Scribenote as an engineer in summer 2024. He is currently the Technical Lead Manager for Scribenote's engineering team.

Episode 6 - In this episode of "What's Up Doc?", we welcome Dr. Jenni Rizzo! Join us as Jenni chats about what it’s been like navigating the vet world as an introvert, the conception of IntroVet, and how she became the youngest—and first female—president of the American Heartworm Society! We also dig into women in leadership roles, the power of coaching, and the awesome community she’s building through IntroVet’s platform.

Dr. Jenni Rizzo

• Email: drrizzo@introvetce.com
• LinkedIn

IntroVet

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Email: info@introvetce.com

Julie Squires Coaching

• Website
• Podcast