Itchy Scratchy and Stressy
Times of stress I vividly remember was when I was in veterinary school and it was a particularly hard time I was having with classes. I was studying like crazy. My diet was crunchy Cheetos and Diet Coke. Sleep was a luxury I couldn't afford. And I had a horridly itchy rash everywhere. I went to the school's infirmary and was surprised at the diagnosis. My rash was due to stress. So go figure. I pass my classes, got good grades, got some sleep and the rash miraculously disappeared.
My guest today is Dr. Nora Grant, veterinary services manager for Ceva Animal Health. We're going to discuss how stress can make your pet's skin crawl, just like mine did, back in school.
BIO:
Dr. Grant graduated from Auburn University with a DVM, worked as an associate in mixed practices in Colorado and northeast Texas, in small animal general practice, and as both relief and emergency veterinarian in Alabama. For the next 20 years she started, owned and managed a feline exclusive practice. Her next venture was as an industry veterinarian for 5 years with Bayer Animal Health and is currently employed with Ceva Animal Health as Veterinary Services Manager for last 7 years.
Dr. Grant is past president of the Emergency Animal Clinic of Birmingham, a member of AAFP serving on the Cat Friendly Task Force Advisory Council, American Heartworm Society, and AVMA. She had been a guest lecturer at many veterinary schools. Dr. Grant has presented talks at many VMA meetings, both state and local across the country, lectured at VMX and WVC, presented a webinar on Puppy Socialization in Time of COVID-19 for Veterinary Summit 2020, has served on the Fear Free Speakers Bureau for 3 years and will present a Webinar on Feline Elimination Issues at the 2020 AAFP Virtual Conference. She received the Ceva President’s Award for Veterinary Service Manager of the Year in 2015.
Her areas of interest are communication, Fear Free, behavior and ecto-parasites of small animals especially current challenges with heartworm preventive strategies.