Episode 37: Helping the pets in Ukraine - a follow-up interview with Lana Niland

I sit down with integrative veterinarian Dr. Kristi Wilson of Hope Healing for Animals about her journey from conventional veterinary medicine to a more holistic and individualized approach to canine health. Dr. Kristi shares how her family’s health challenges and her own experience with cancer changed the way she sees medicine, healing, and the care we give our dogs. We talk about nutrition, stress, environmental factors, chronic illness, and why there is rarely a one-size-fits-all solution....

What would you do if your dog suddenly collapsed, started bleeding, was vomiting repeatedly, or had a swollen, painful belly? I’ve seen how quickly an ordinary day can turn into a life-or-death emergency, and I believe every dog parent should feel prepared—not panicked—when that moment comes. I’m joined by emergency veterinarian Dr. Linda Loudon to talk honestly about the warning signs that mean your dog needs emergency care, what you can safely monitor at home, and how to advocate for your...

I’ve known Dr. Radica for years, and she’s one of those veterinarians I’m always excited to talk to. She’s curious, intuitive, compassionate, and never afraid to question what we’ve been taught. In this conversation, we talk about her journey from emergency medicine to integrative veterinary care, what her most memorable patients have taught her, and why she believes we need to look at the whole animal—not just the diagnosis. We talk about: Why Radica left emergency medicine and found her cal...

In this episode of Get to Know Your Vet, I sit down with holistic veterinarian Dr. Nick Thompson — a self-described “quiet rebel” whose lifelong curiosity has shaped a thoughtful, integrative approach to animal health. We talk about real food for dogs, raw and fresh feeding, homeopathy, the influence of the pet-food industry, and why consensus is not always the same as evidence. Dr. Nick shares how his upbringing, scientific training, and early experiences with holistic medicine led him to qu...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Barbara Royal — an integrative veterinarian, author, educator, and the founder of the Wild Health philosophy. Dr. Royal shares her journey from growing up as the only science-minded kid in a family of artists and musicians, to working with spotted owls in Oregon, to building one of Chicago's most respected integrative veterinary practices — where she has cared for the pets of some of the world's most famous people, including Oprah. We talk about: What Wild...