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Tails of Truth: The Truth about Veterinary Medicine
Welcome to Tails of Truth, the podcast where holistic veterinarian Dr. Angie Krause and her co-host, veterinary nurse JoJo, bring you candid, light-hearted conversations about pet health, veterinary medicine, and everything in-between. Whether you're a pet parent or a veterinary professional, this is your judgment-free space for real answers, practical problem-solving, and the kind of grounded guidance that helps you advocate confidently for the animals you love.
From integrative treatments and preventive care to hot-button topics, tough diagnoses, and the emotional reality of pet parenting, we cover it all with clinical expertise, empathy, open minds, and curiosity. This show takes the discussion beyond the exam room and elevates the way we care for animals.
Make yourself a cup of tea and press play. This is the kind of exchange you'd want to have with a trusted friend who just happens to be a veterinarian. We're so glad you're here!
Episodes
83 episodes
The Hard Truth of Running a Small Veterinary Business
The real cost of running a small holistic vet business, from pet supplement back orders to policies that make small business harder. Dr. Angie and JoJo get honest about the love and hate relationship of owning a business when things go sideways...
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Positive Dog Training with Brooke Fagel: No Pain to Train
Positive dog training, e-collars, reactive dogs, and the truth about alpha training. Dr. Angie and JoJo talk with dog trainer Brooke Fagel of Majestic Dog Training about why you never have to hurt a dog to train one.Brooke explains why p...
Got Puppy Fever or Kitty Fever? So Do We!
Puppy fever, kitty fever, and wanting a pet when the timing isn't right. Dr. Angie and JoJo both have it bad, and in this episode they get honest about why neither of them has a new dog or cat yet. They cover the real costs of adding a dog (ins...
Are mRNA Vaccines Safe for Dogs and Cats?
Are mRNA vaccines safe for dogs and cats? Dr. Angie Krause and JoJo unpack Merck’s newer RNA vaccines for pets in plain language. They cover how these vaccines differ from the ones vets have used for decades, why they don’t need an adjuvant, an...
Dignity in Death. What Vet Med Teaches Us About Dying
It’s okay to die. Dr. Angie Krause and veterinary nurse JoJo get personal in this episode about dignity in death and how differently veterinary and human medicine approach the end of life.Speaking from their own experiences with loss, th...
5 Things Pet Parents Do That Vet Staff Hate
Every vet visit is a partnership, and some habits make it harder for everyone, including the pet. In this episode, Dr. Angie and JoJo get candid about five things pet parents do that frustrate veterinary teams. They talk about what really happe...
Functional Mushrooms & Gut Microbiome with Dr. Rob Silver
Dr. Rob Silver, the integrative veterinarian behind Boulder's Natural Animal Hospital, the Rx Vitamins line, and Real Mushrooms Pet Line joins Dr. Angie Krause to talk functional mushrooms and the gut microbiome. They cover why a probiotic alon...
Is Your Vet Recommending Tests You Don't Need?
This week Dr. Angie and JoJo get into the uncomfortable question of overtesting in veterinary medicine. They talk about packages that bundle unnecessary vaccines and tests, the debate over year round flea and tick prevention, whether a heartwor...
Why Your Indoor Cat Still Needs a Rabies Vaccine
Most cat parents assume rabies risk is an outdoor cat problem. Dr. Angie and JoJo disagree, and they've got two recent patient cases to explain why. In this episode, they walk through rabid bats becoming more common in the Boulder and Denver ar...
Your Comments and Questions, Cheekily Corrected
On this episode of Tails of Truth, Dr. Angie Krause and veterinary nurse, JoJo, dig into listener comments and questions, covering cat hyperthyroidism testing, Cytopoint and cancer risk, heartworm resistance to ivermectin, and the rabies vaccin...
Thorne's Sale to P&G and What It Means for Your Pet
Thorne, the supplement company millions of pet parents have trusted for over two decades, was just sold to Procter & Gamble for $3.8 billion. But the veterinary side of that business isn't part of the deal. It's now
Our Confessions: Overdoses, Shame & Chaos
Even veterinary professionals aren't immune to chaos and medical errors. In this episode, Dr. Angie and JoJo get vulnerable about the mistakes, emergencies, and shame spirals that happened with their own pets, including a medication dosing erro...
Are Steroids Bad for Cats? What to Know
Steroids get a bad reputation, especially among holistic pet parents, but Dr. Angie Krause and JoJo break down when cats actually need them and when it's okay to explore other options. They cover the difference between prednisone and prednisolo...
Angry About The Cost of Veterinary Care? So Are We
The veterinary industry is changing fast, and Dr. Angie Krause and veterinary nurse JoJo are not afraid to say how they feel about it. In this episode, they get honest about why pet care keeps getting more expensive, what corporate consolidatio...
Which Pet Supplements Can You Actually Trust?
In this episode of Tails of Truth, Dr. Angie Krause and veterinary nurse JoJo dig into the murky world of pet supplements: what's actually worth buying, what's marketing hype, and how pet parents can tell the difference. They talk through the e...
Just Us, Talking Life & a Plan for JoJo's Anxious Dog
In this episode of Tails of Truth, Dr. Angie and JoJo take a break from veterinary topics for an unscripted, personal catch up after two weeks apart. There's no agenda for this episode other than to give their listeners a peek into their lives....
Hyperthyroidism in Cats: Pills, Iodine, or Diet?
Hyperthyroidism is one of the most common diseases veterinarians see in senior cats, but most cat parents don't know they have real options once a diagnosis comes in. In this episode of Tails of Truth, Dr. Angie Krause and veterinary nurse JoJo...
Senior Dog Had One Seizure? Here's What to Do
When a senior dog has a single seizure, most pet parents end up in the emergency room the same night, and many walk out with a prescription for anti-convulsants before anyone's confirmed what caused it. In this episode, Dr. Angie Krause and JoJ...
Does Woo-Woo Have a Place in Holistic Veterinary Medicine?
Dr. Angie and JoJo take a detour from clinical topics to explore the space where holistic veterinary medicine meets the metaphysical. From animal communicators and crystals to soul contracts and pet reincarnation, this episode is a candid, funn...
Why Is My Cat Peeing Outside the Litter Box?
Dr. Angie Krause and JoJo break down one of the most common and most misread cat health complaints: peeing outside the litter box. Your cat isn't plotting revenge. They're probably miserable.Whether it's feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC),...
Fleas, Ticks, Worms & Flies: Oh My
Turns out there's a lot of ick in tick and in flea, worm, and whatever a screwworm fly is doing, which is frankly worse than the name suggests.Dr. Angie and JoJo recorded this episode six weeks before New World Screwworm was confirmed in...
Scratch That: A Vet Dermatologist on Why There's Real Hope for Itchy Pets
If your dog or cat has ever scratched incessantly and you're left feeling helpless, this one is for you. This week Dr. Angie and JoJo sat down with veterinary dermatologist Dr. Darin Dell of Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, the specialist Dr. Angie...
We Pressed Record on Our Weekly Check-In: Vaccine Reactions, Neurodivergent Dogs, & Puppy Fever
Some of the best Tails of Truth conversations happen before anything is planned, so this Friday Dr. Angie and JoJo just pressed record during their weekly check-in. Dr. Angie walks through a vaccine reaction she handled this week, the kind that...
You're Not to Blame: A Veterinary Oncologist Gets Honest About Cancer in Pets
Your pet just got a cancer diagnosis. Your first instinct is to wonder what you did wrong.Dr. Brooke Fowler, veterinary oncologist at Veterinary Cancer Services in Boulder, CO, is here for that conversation. The honest answer is: we don'...
Thick Skin Required: Burned Out, Rude People, and Still Showing Up
This week's episode is an honest, unfiltered vent session from two people who had a rough week in veterinary medicine and decided to record it. Dr. Angie and JoJo — both sick, both on their second or third round of antibiotics — talk about the ...