Dr. Erin Dresner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Feline Practice and is certified in Veterinary Medical Acupuncture. Her concierge house call practice, Bloom Integrative Veterinary Care, delivers the highest quality conventional medicine and evidence-based holistic care to loved pets (and the occasional zoo animal) in Northwest Houston, Texas.  Above all, she is a full-time mom to her 5-year-old son, Wylie, and 21-month-old daughter, Lydia. Dr. Dresner and her family spend most of their free time exploring the great outdoors, playing in the mud, and tending to their native Texas gardens. 

Topics covered in this episode:

• How Dr. Erin transitioned from working full-time in a feline specialty practice to owning her own integrative medicine house call practice
• Specializing in a certain niche as a house call veterinarian
• Managing feline pain through acupuncture
• Finding ways to practice some of the skills you loved in brick-and-mortar practice as a house call vet
• Alternative ways to manage urethral obstruction 
• Parenting and setting boundaries when owning your own practice
• Investing in your practice and in yourself
• House Call Vet Academy Retreat

Links and Resources: 

• Visit the Bloom Integrative Veterinary Care Website
• Find Dr. Erin on Instagram @bloom.integrative.vet 
• Send an email to Dr. Erin for more information regarding her services
• Visit the Pub Med website to read the article mentioned in the podcast, “Coccygeal epidural with local anesthetic for catheterization and pain management in the treatment of feline urethral obstruction” written by Angela K O'Hearn and Bonnie D Wright

The House Call Vet Academy links:

• Find out about The House Call Vet Academy online CE course 
• Learn more about Dr. Eve Harrison 
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call, mobile, & concierge vets
• Get House Call Vet swag!
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference

House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference 2023 ticket sales are now open!!!!

Date: February 18-19, 2023

Time: 8am-6pm (PST) Saturday & Sunday

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

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