Multimodal Animal Pain Warrior (We Get Shit Done!) featuring Kirsty Oliver

Happy Pain Awareness Month! On today’s episode, Tabitha talks to pain and rehab veterinary technician, Kirsty Oliver, about the importance of multimodal pain management, rehab, and what you can do in your practice or shelter to learn more, advocate for your patients, and be a multimodal animal pain warrior. Kirsty drops so much wisdom in this episode and announces an exciting new resource available to animal professionals to help our canine and feline friends with arthritis.  Kirsty Oliver (VN, DipAVN (Surgical), CVT, CCRP, CVPP, VTS)Rehabilitation Practitioner Kirsty Oliver earned her Veterinary Nursing Degree from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in the U.K., and passed her National Veterinary Technician Exam in 2004 after relocating to New Jersey. In 2005, she became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner following completion of the University of Tennessee & NE Seminars program.  In 2010, she became certified in veterinary pain management through the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management. Kirsty Oliver joined the VSC/VSCR family in 2016 after spending 14 years at a large veterinary hospital in New Jersey. Having dedicated the first half of her career to nursing surgical & orthopedic patients she has spent the last 16 years devoted to rehabilitation. In 2018, she obtained her VTS in physical rehabilitation with the APRVT (Academy of Physical Rehabilitation Veterinary Technicians) & added CCMT (Certified Canine Manual Therapy) in 2021. Kirst’s specialty and keen interest in manual therapy & myofascial work ensures that her cat and dog patients are moving at their best. NC State Certified Companion Animal Therapist Programhttps://www.ncsuvetce.com/instructor/kirsten-oliver/Canine Arthritis Managementhttps://caninearthritis.co.uk/IVAPM.ORGhttps://ivapm.org/Pain Trace https://paintrace.comNot One More Vethttps://www.nomv.org/Support the show :TwitterFacebookInstagramEmailSupport Tabitha's work via social media:TikTok: @behaviorvettechFacebook and InstagramSupport the podcast via social media:X: https://twitter.com/TailsFromRVTFB: https://www.facebook.com/TailsFromAVetTechPodcastIG: https://www.instagram.com/tailsfromavettech