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Welcome to a special episode of The Veterinary Roundtable! In this episode the ladies welcome special guest, Dr. Carin Beene, a small animal emergency veterinarian to discuss anything and everything regarding emergency veterinary medicine at VEG; types of cases, patient workflow, the client-patient relationship, navigating veterinary costs, and so much more!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
04:54 Pits and Peaks
16:30 Dr. Carin Beene's Journey into ER
24:40 Transitioning to ER Medicine
30:07 Most Common Emergencies
34:10 Recent Trend of Not Wanting to Hospitalize Patients
37:40 Most Common Preventable Emergencies
41:03 Biggest Pros and Cons of Working as an ER Vet
52:52 Inside the Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) Open Model
01:04:13 Navigating Vet Care Costs
01:13:56 The Rise of Veterinary Urgent Care Clinics
01:16:27 Advice for Future ER Vets
01:24:16 Outro