ER VET

In this episode of ER VET on Pet Life Radio, Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT interviews Dr. Rachel Venable, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) on what to do if your dog or cat was just diagnosed with cancer. What options to you have for treatment? Should you consider chemotherapy in your pet, and when can you consult with your family veterinarian or oncologist via telemedicine?

BIO:

Dr. Venable is Board Certified as a medical oncologist from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Venable has always been surrounded by animals growing up on a farm in the Midwest. She obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Missouri and graduated cum laude. After veterinary school, Dr. Venable pursued further training as a small animal intern at the University of Georgia. She then completed her 3-year medical oncology residency at the world-renowned Colorado State University Flint Animal Cancer Center. During her residency, she achieved a master’s degree and studied new cancer therapies and clinical trials. She continues to seek and learn about new clinical trials and offer new cutting-edge therapies to her patients. Dr. Venable has authored numerous publications and has been a speaker on local and national levels. She is a VIN consultant and has been an adjunct professor of veterinary oncology at Midwestern University and a member of numerous veterinary associations. Her oncology philosophy is one of a team-based approach with the local veterinarian and pet family to provide compassionate, individualized care, and optimal quality of life for pets and their families. 

Dr. Venable enjoys the outdoors and being on the trail with her husband and their young children. Service opportunities are important to them and they volunteer in their local community, church, and abroad as her husband works for a non-profit building schools in the developing world. Together they go on projects all over the globe with Be The Change Volunteers.and the Whitman County Humane Society in Pullman, WA.