Don't Call Me Catty
Don’t Call Me Catty is the unapologetic, plain-talking podcast for veterinary professionals who want real conversations, not sugarcoating. Hosted by Jillian Carr, a veterinary financial strategist, and Leilani Saad, co-founder and CEO of a 24/7 veterinary teletriage company, the show dives into the messy, meaningful parts of vet med: burnout, boundaries, big decisions, money moves, and midnight emergencies.
The podcast began as a pop-up at a veterinary trade show, where unscripted, in-the-moment conversations with the community struck a chord and sparked something bigger. Today, it continues to grow into a movement connecting vet med professionals and their clients through honesty, humor, and the courage to say the quiet parts out loud. Whether you’re leading a practice, on the clinic floor, or you just love animals, this is your space for truth, tools, and the occasional F-bomb.
Don't Call Me Catty
Latest Episodes
Vet Med Has a Judgement Problem | Dr. Ellen Nicklassen, DVM, MACP
Veterinary medicine asks a lot of people clinically. But what about the human skills that determine how we handle mistakes, conflict, vulnerability, and each other?Dr. Ellen Nicklassen is a veterinarian, practice owner, trained counsello...
The Vet Med Ladder Could Start in High School | Tamara Anderson, RVT
What if the next generation of veterinary professionals got to test-drive vet med before they even graduated high school?Tamara Anderson, RVT, BA Sociology, is an instructor in the Veterinary Technical Assistant program at Olds College o...
Vet Med Already Uses Virtual Care. So Why the Pushback? | Dr. Chris Armstrong, DVM
If your veterinary practice has ever answered a phone or an email, Dr. Chris Armstrong has news for you: you’ve probably already practiced some form of virtual care.So why does the idea still make parts of veterinary medicine uncomforta...
The RVT Glass Ceiling: Pay, Diversity & Finding Your Place in Vet Med | Marina John, RVT
What happens when you stop accepting “this is just how vet med works”?Marina John, RVT, joins Leilani and Jillian at the CVMA Convention in Charlottetown to talk about building a veterinary career on her own terms.Marina sh...
Pressure Is a Privilege? Building a Vet Practice Your Way | Dr. Jennifer Hurford, DVM, CVA, CTPEP
What does it look like to build a veterinary practice around the life and workplace you actually want?Dr. Jennifer Hurford, owner of Foxboro Veterinary Hospital in Ontario, joins Leilani and Jillian for a candid conversation about veter...
