Meet an Amazing BFF -- That's Best Feline Friend: Dr. Hazel Carney
Dr. Hazel Carney has dedicated her entire veterinary career to bringing out the healthy best in cats. Tune in as she shares helping advice on feeding felines of all ages, the different needs in kittens and senior cats and how to look for subtle changes in your cat's behavior and eating habits that may signal early signs of a health issue. Plus, you will delight in her love of cats and how her trio of senior cats bring out the healthy best -- and laughter -- in her.
BIO:
As a long-time veterinary technician turned cat-only practitioner, Dr. Carney has cared for cats for over 40 years. She graduated from Colorado State University with an MS in Physiology and Biophysics and a DVM. She opened a feline exclusive practice in 1981. She and her husband reported the first case of the virus that causes Bowen’s disease in cats. She was an adjunct professor at Louisiana State University Veterinary School where in1986, she started providing radio-iodine therapy for hyperthyroid cats. For the past 21 years she has been a feline medicine and behavior clinician at a referral clinic in Idaho and has operated an I-131 treatment facility in Oregon. In 2014 the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association named her Veterinarian of the Year. She currently serves as Chair of the AAFP Guidelines Committee and has been a Co-chair or panelist on 6 of the Guideline publications. Besides the health care of cats, her passions are her husband of 35 years, their daughter their critters and their ranch in Idaho.