Drat & Drake Veterinary Podcast
Stories of your local veterinarians, as they try to maintain sanity and offer details on their medicine and their lives. We are a group of extremely interesting and passionate people. This podcast opens up our doors and connects the veterinary community with the rest of the world. Interviews with veterinarians, discussions on day-to-day topics, and insight on how we try to keep our delicate lives moving along are all included within this podcast series. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
Today we interview author and former journalist Patti Eddington, about her book "Don’t Look in the Freezer: The Very Strange Life of a Veterinarian’s Wife" (released in April 2026) and how it grew from early blog-era writing and workshops into a more honest memoir-like collection of stories.
We discuss the realities of being constantly on call while building a practice, raising their daughter Molly around the clinic, a painfu...
In this episode, Dr. Tam and Dr. Cruz Martinez go deeper on how inner dialogue can fuel anxiety and fear or, with intentional language, build confidence and resilience.
Dr. Cruz shares his own vet school experience of spiraling thoughts and explains how repeated self-talk becomes beliefs, identity, and behavior. Using examples from parenting and everyday commitments, he highlights three energy-depleting words—“try,” “should,”...
Here we take a sneak peek at the insightful stories and lessons that Dr. Cruz has learned and also mentored throughout the years. Who knows, maybe we've found another recurring member??
D&D were lucky enough to speak with Dr. Martell-Moran DABVP who gives us a really insightful look on the process of becoming boarded, her long and rewarding path in veterinary medicine, and also who she is as a human being.
This is our first episode where we interview someone out of our personal circle of friends - we c...
She shares a lot of insight on Holistic, Eastern veterinary medicine, particularly the process of acquiring this certification, as well as how holistic vets may practice. Think of it, and I quote 'Western medicine is putting out the fire, Eastern medicine is preventing it.'
Dr. KVZ also shares her experience with...
Bonus: did you know it's illegal to call a veterinarian technician a 'nurse'? (but we still want to do it)
Let's learn a few things about dialysis! Dr. Tyler Johnson discusses some applications, obstacles, and limitations to extra...
We had a lot of fun talking to my old high school colleague, Kirsten Winkelbauer. She is a freelance illustrator and designer who gave us a slight view into the world of an artist.
We talk about art scho...
Taelor has a truly inspirational story as someone who took full use of her resources in veterinary school and came out guns blazing and now works as a successful ER doctor.
Topics we discuss today include:
- ER relief
- Surviving and getting the most out of vet school
- Finding the right hospital for you
- Dealing with cri...
Jump into the heart and soul of Dr. Atalla as he discusses his journey as a veterinarian and his vision for Hubavet.
Click here to check our Hubavet!
Today's episode we talk about some methods our global top scientists have used to try to control the world's mosquito population. So far, things sound kind of promising
Drat & Drake discuss many of the various ways a veterinarian could utilize their degree, inside and out of practicing just medicine. We go into the big obvious ones like General Practice, Emergency, Internships & Residencies, but also dive a little into hollistic medicine, social media, entrepreneurship and others.
As promised in the episode, here are som...
We went to several talks together and give our inputs...mostly on drugs.
Stay tuned!
Do you want to learn more about the concept of a cat clinic?
Is your partner or spouse a veterinarian like yourself?
What's the update on scruffing cats?
Brew up a cup of coffee of tea, sit through some traffic, or work out to Dr. AT & Drake dedicate some time talking about our personal standards in the veterinary field and what it means to value yourself as a doctor.
Comment on your own thoughts and standards - it's i...
...but first, who is Dr. Drake?
We discuss it all: Asian American background, student loans, business ownership, entrepreneurship, and of course our Oma/Sarcomas.
Tune in with a cup of coffee and listen to us catch up on life.
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