Podcasts by pureANIMAL Collective

Setting up puppies' joints for success with Dr Wendy Baltzer from 2023-12-05T13:00

Dr Wendy Baltzer is a board certified veterinary surgeon and certified canine rehabilitation practitioner. She has worked around the world, and is currently the Associate Professor and head of s...

Supporting the Skin Barrier with Dr Meng Siak from 2023-10-31T13:00

Dr Meng Siak is a board-certified veterinary dermatologist with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. He studied at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia, the...

Feline Digestive Disorders with Professor Caroline Mansfield from 2023-10-03T13:00

Professor Caroline Mansfield is a registered specialist in small animal medicine and she is recognized as an international leader in veterinary internal medicine. She graduated from Murdoch Univ...

Everything Digestive Health with Dr Nicole Rous from 2023-09-05T14:00

We welcome back Dr Nicole Rous who previously recorded episode 40 with Pure Animal on Supporting Your Pet's Health with Essential Oils. 

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Episode Encore- The importance of the gut microbiome with Dr Susan Armstrong from 2023-08-01T14:00

Sue qualified from Cambridge Veterinary School, England in 1984 and worked first in Oxford and then in a partnership in Leeds for 12 years. In 2003 she set up Balanced Being, an alternative vete...

Osteopathy with Sam Sherrington from 2023-07-04T14:00

Sam Sherrington graduated from Western Sydney University in 2003 with a Master of Osteopathy. Sam has been providing osteopathic care to humans since 2004. After deciding she wanted to also trea...

Whole Energy Body Balance with Dr Edward Bassingthwaighte from 2023-06-06T14:00

Dr Edward Bassingthwaighte graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Queensland in 1995. He is known globally as the Healing Vet and is passionately devoted to do the best in holistic p...

Holistic Care with Dr Elaine Cebuliak from 2023-05-02T14:00

Dr Elaine Cebuliak holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Membership in Dentistry by examination; IVAS certification in Veterinary Acupuncture; Advanced Diplomas in Naturopathy, Western Herbal ...

The Power of Integration with Dr Jacqui Snell from 2023-04-04T14:00

Dr Jacqui Snell graduated from Massey University in 1988. She has practiced as a companion animal veterinarian for over 30 years and for a large part of her career has owned her own practice in ...

Episode Encore - Dr. Matthew Muir discusses how to approach a home cooked diet. from 2023-02-28T13:00

Matt obtained a degree in Veterinary Science and Veterinary Biology in 2010 with first class honours from Charles Sturt University. He began work as a mixed animal general practitioner in Griffi...

Episode Encore - Behaviour training for puppies with Nela Graham from 2023-01-31T13:00

Nela Graham is a veterinarian with over 10 years experience in practices all over the world. She has always had a strong interest in brain function, emotions, behaviour and neuroplasticity. Nela...

Veterinary Social Work with Dr Alicia Kennedy from 2023-01-03T13:00

Dr Alicia Kennedy graduated from Murdoch University with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and has been working as a veterinarian for over 30 years.

Following her passion to support pet ow...

Dr Donna McSweeney on the benefits of PEA for pets from 2022-12-06T13:00

Donna McSwenney graduated from the University of Queensland in 2001 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science. After graduating she worked at the Animal Welfare League and Brown’s Plains Veterinary ...

Feline Mental Health with Dr Lucy Scott from 2022-11-01T13:00

Lucy Scott is a qualified veterinarian, having graduated from Massey University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science. After finishing her degree, she spent 6 years working in a mixed an...

Dr Marta Calvo Blanco on cannabinoid use in pets from 2022-10-04T13:00

Dr. Marta Calvo Blanco received her Veterinary Degree with Honours in Spain over 25 years ago and ran her own practice with her husband for 15 years. She also worked for Hill’s and Royal Canin a...

Holistic approach to cancer with Dr Martina McPeace from 2022-09-06T14:00

Dr Martina McPeace is a veterinarian who received her graduate diploma in Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine from the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies in 2015. She previously owned Lo...

Animal kinesiology with Penny Fitzgerald from 2022-08-02T14:00

Penny Fitzgerald is a fully qualified, Professional Kinesiology Practice Therapist and is the Principal Practitioner at PDF Kinesiology in Clarinda, Melbourne. She has been practicing kinesiolog...

Maddy Selleck on dental care with Ascophyllum Nodosum from 2022-07-05T14:00

Maddy Selleck is a fourth-year veterinary student from Murdoch University with a special interest in emergency and critical care, wound management and animal welfare.

Recently, Maddy wrot...

Geriatric palliative care and the use of nutraceuticals with Dr Catherine Schuetze from 2022-05-31T14:00

Dr Catherine Schuetze graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1995. She's had an interest in integrated and herbal medicine since vet school and has ...

Acupuncture techniques with animal acupuncturist Flavia Jager Williams from 2022-05-03T14:00

Flavia is a fully qualified vet graduating from the University of the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil in 1997. She practiced as a veterinarian in Brazil and in 2004 commenced her specialisation in ...

Management of Digestive Disorders with Dr Caroline Mansfield from 2022-04-05T14:00

Professor Caroline Mansfield is a registered specialist in small animal medicine and she is recognized as an international leader in veterinary internal medicine. She graduated from Murdoch Univ...

Dr Nicole Rous on Supporting your Pet's Health with Essential Oils from 2022-03-01T13:00

Prior to becoming a veterinarian, Nicole completed a Bachelor of Science from Melbourne University followed by an honours year in Vision Sciences. She then got accepted into Sydney University an...

A multimodal approach in managing Intervertebral Disc Disease with Dr Steve Denley from 2022-02-01T13:00

Dr Denley graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1998 and has been working in small animal practice in south east Queensland for the last 20 years.<...

Optimising health and managing obesity through nutrition with Dr Clare Middle from 2022-01-04T13:00

Since graduating from Murdoch University as a Veterinarian, Dr Clare Middle has always pursued her interest in natural therapies. She gained her Certificate of Veterinary Acupuncture from the In...

Animal Chiropractic with Dr Kim Lim from 2021-11-30T13:00

Dr Kim Lim received her veterinary degree with honours from the University of Melbourne in 1990. She then entered small animal practice and was certified in veterinary acupuncture by the Interna...

Reducing pain and improving a pet’s quality of life with Dr John Waterhouse from 2021-11-02T13:00

Dr John Waterhouse graduated from the University of Sydney in 2004. In 2006, John took a sabbatical from the veterinary profession to manage his family’s property development and ranching ...

Dr Kelly Halls on restoring your pet’s vitality and fresh food feeding from 2021-10-05T13:00

Dr Kelly Halls was born in Melbourne, Australia. She obtained her Veterinary Science degree from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia in 2002. She then went into mixed animal prac...

Love Your Pet, Love Your Vet - a special discussion with Dr Nadine Hamilton (Part 2) from 2021-08-31T14:00

We welcome back Dr Nadine Hamilton to talk about positive psychology for veterinarians. In this second part of our series, we discuss:

• What are the main health issues in veterinary ...
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Love Your Pet, Love Your Vet - a special discussion with Dr Nadine Hamilton (Part 1) from 2021-08-03T14:00

Dr Nadine Hamilton is a psychologist who has completed doctoral research into veterinarian wellbeing in 2016. She is the founder of Love your Pet, Love your Vet- an organization that aims to rai...

Veterinary Acupuncture with Dr David Ward from 2021-07-06T14:00

David graduated from the University of Sydney in 1990 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree before working for a year as an agronomist/livestock adviser in Tamworth, NSW. He then return...

Veterinary physiotherapy and sports medicine with Dr Naomi Boyd from 2021-06-01T14:00

Dr Naomi Boyd holds a unique dual qualification in physiotherapy and veterinary medicine, and currently works as a sports medicine veterinarian at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in ...

Supporting post-operative recovery after orthopaedic surgery with Dr Wendy Baltzer from 2021-05-04T14:00

Dr Wendy Baltzer is a board certified veterinary surgeon and certified canine rehabilitation practitioner. She has worked around the world, and is currently the Associate Professor and head of s...

Dr Craig Webb's clinical approach to elevated liver enzymes from 2021-04-06T14:00

Dr Craig Webb is a specialist gastroenterologist from Colorado State University. He found a passion for veterinary medicine after his family cat received excellent treatment at the University of...

Mind body veterinary medicine with Dr Matthew Muir (Part B) from 2021-03-02T13:00

We welcome back Dr Matthew Muir for Part B of our discussion about mind body veterinary medicine. In this second part of our series, we discuss:

• Manipulating the gut-brain axis thro...
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Mind body veterinary medicine with Dr Matthew Muir (Part A) from 2021-02-02T13:00

We welcome back Dr Matt Muir to the Pure Animal Podcast. Dr Muir is an integrative veterinarian who works out of All Natural Vet Care in Sydney. His interests lie largely in preventative holisti...

The impact of COVID on the mental wellbeing of pets with Dr Kersti Seksel from 2021-01-05T13:00

Dr Kersti Seksel is a boarded veterinary specialist in behavioural medicine and works at Sydney Animal Behaviour Service in Sydney, Australia. She was inspired to learn more about behaviour afte...

Integrative Management of Behavioural Cases with Dr Kathy Cornack from 2020-12-01T13:00

Kathy graduated from the University of Queensland in 1985 with an honours degree in Veterinary Science. Since then she has had a diverse career within the veterinary profession, including clinic...

Dr Kate Mornement on aggressive pets in vet clinics from 2020-11-03T13:00

Dr Mornement is an Applied Animal Behaviourist and Consultant with a PhD in canine behavior. She also has a Bachelor of Science with first class Honours in Zoology, Animal Behaviour, which she c...

Dr Mandy Burrows talks about food allergies and their influence on ear health from 2020-10-06T13:00

Mandy is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Veterinary Dermatology and a registered specialist in veterinary dermatology and an Associate Professor in...

Caroline Moeser talks about probiotics in practice from 2020-09-01T14:00

Caroline graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1994. She enjoyed working in small animal practice in Sydney for 13 years, with interests in orthopaedic...

Dr. Matthew Muir discusses how to approach a home cooked diet. from 2020-08-04T14:00

Matt obtained a degree in Veterinary Science and Veterinary Biology in 2010 with first class honours from Charles Sturt University. He began work as a mixed animal general practitioner in Griffi...

Dr Alison Moran on Caring for Senior Pets from 2020-06-30T14:00

Dr Moran graduated as a vet from the University of Sydney in 1995. After several years in practice both in Australia and Great Britain she went on to gain her memberships from the Australian and...

Canine Rehabilitation with Michelle Monk from 2020-06-02T14:00

On today’s episode we are talking to physiotherapist Michelle Monk about helping dogs to live their happiest, longest and healthiest lives.

Michelle began her career as a human Phys...

Medical Management of Osteoarthritis with Dr Stephen Fearnside from 2020-05-05T14:00

Dr Fearnside graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in 1995. After working in rural practice for a few years, he completed a surgical internship at the Northern Sydney ...

The importance of the gut microbiome with Dr Susan Armstrong from 2020-03-31T13:00

Sue qualified from Cambridge Veterinary School, England in 1984 and worked first in Oxford and then in a partnership in Leeds for 12 years. In 2003 she set up Balanced Being, an alternative vete...

Integrative Dentistry with Dr Matthew Muir from 2020-03-03T13:00

Dr Matthew Muir obtained a degree in Veterinary Science and Veterinary Biology in 2010 with first class honours from Charles Sturt University. He began work as a mixed animal general practitione...

Dr Rusty Muse discusses his strategies for managing atopic dermatitis in dogs from 2020-02-04T13:00

Dr Rusty Muse is a registered specialist in veterinary dermatology working both in Perth, in Western Australia, and California, in America. He is an owner and the medical director of the Animal ...

Veterinary dermatology and antimicrobial resistance with Dr Meng Siak from 2019-12-31T13:00

Dr Meng Siak is a board-certified veterinary dermatologist with the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. He studied at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia, the...

Behaviour training for puppies with Nela Graham from 2019-12-03T13:00

Nela Graham is a veterinarian with over 10 years experience in pratices all over the world. She has always had a strong interest in brain function, emotions, behaviour and neuroplasticity. Nela ...

Feeding for healthy skin with Dr Sarah Brett from 2019-11-05T13:00

Dr Sarah Brett is a holistic veterinarian from Kununurra in northern WA with a passion for natural and complementary therapies. She has been inspired by personal experiences of seeing how easter...

Anxiety in dogs with Dr Kathy Cornack from 2019-10-01T14:00

Dr Kathy Cornack is an integrative practitioner with a special interest in behaviour. Kathy believes that our focus should be on educating pet owners and the wider community about the importance...

An integrative approach to behaviour cases with Dr Kate Lindsey from 2019-09-03T14:00

Dr Kate Lindsey is a veterinarian who has had a lifelong fascination with animals and their behaviour. After feeling confused and uncomfortable with the high rates of euthanasia due to behaviour...

Nutritional medicine with Dr Geraldine Blanchard from 2019-08-06T14:00

Dr Geraldine Blanchard has had a passion for animal nutrition from when she graduated as a vet in 1994. Geraldine believes that nutrition is a way of life for both humans and animals and quotes ...

A species appropriate diet as the foundation of health with Dr Renee O'Duhring from 2019-07-02T14:00

Dr Renee O'Duhring is a holistic veterinarian with a passion for nutrition. She is the co-founder of a holistic veterinary practice; The Natural Vets, on the Sunshine Coast in QLD. Renee and I d...

Cognitive dysfunction with Dr Trepheena Hunter from 2019-06-04T14:00

Dr Trepheena Hunter is a behavioural veterinarian with a special interest in the mental health and well-being of shelter animals. She worked for several years as the principal behaviourist in th...

Canine rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise with Robby Porter from 2019-04-30T14:00

Robert ("Robby") Porter fell in love with veterinary medicine from a young age, giving up most of his waking hours to the profession. However he noticed there was an obvious lack of physical the...

The future of medicinal cannabis in the veterinary industry with Dr Alister Webster from 2019-04-02T13:00

Dr Alister Webster was born to be in the veterinary industry and has an impressive resume including working in clinical practice and veterinary education, before starting the first of what would...

An integrative approach to treating cancer in animals with Dr Karen Goldrick from 2019-03-05T13:00:14

Dr Karen Goldrick is an integrative veterinarian with an impressive array of experience and education in the fields of acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Western herbal medicine an...

Otitis externa management with Dr Linda Vogelnest from 2019-02-05T13:00

Dr Linda Vogelnest is one of Sydney's most recognised veterinary dermatologists, having taught and practiced at Sydney University for many years before moving to the Small Animal Specialist Hosp...

A herbal approach to liver disease with Dr Barbara Fougere from 2019-01-01T13:00

Dr Barbara Fougere has been at the forefront of integrative veterinary medicine for many years and is part of the fight to have this field recognised as a international recognised specialty. In ...

Canine atopic dermatitis and the importance of barrier health with Dr Sharon Bryden from 2018-11-29T00:07:06

Atopic dermatitis is a prevalent allergic skin disease seen in companion animal practice. In this first episode of the Pure Animal Podcast, Dr Sharon Bryden and I discuss her unique approach to ...