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The Simply Southern Vet

by Debbie Reynolds, DVM, VSMT, CHPC

Dr. Debbie Reynolds shares stories of being a house call veterinarian in rural Tennessee, especially concerning how God intertwines his presence on a daily basis. Dr Debbie loves to work with all dogs and cats, but especially senior and geriatric aged dogs. She practices integrative medicine and is also a veterinary chiropractor. She is a wife of 32 years, mother of 3 children (one with 22q Deletion Syndrome).

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Episodes

  1. Truth teller: exposing the lies of veterinary medicine

    Nice episode add talk about a concept of telling the consumer what’s wrong with a Veterinary industry and standing up for the truth and what is right.

  2. ER shift

    In this episode, Dr. Reynolds talks about working at the emergency room versus her house call business.

  3. Carlton is NO hero dog.

    This episode talks about Dr. Reynolds is dog, Carlton and how he came to live with her, and unfortunately, he didn’t turn out to be much of a hero dog on this particular day.

  4. Between the birthdate and the deathdate, there is the Dash.

    This is a story about Dash. A dog I met for the first time, and it was for his last day. Some really beautiful things happened there.

  5. Let me tell you about Shorty…

    In this episode, I talk about a patient of mine that looks like a cute little hippo named Shorty. She was rescued by a family and then ran across some more health trouble.

  6. I am reminded we are special.

    In this episode, I’m reminded why our business is different from many others in the veterinary profession. Mostly because of the intern that was with us and our new website hosting company.

  7. A new course soon to be offered .

    In this episode, Dr. Reynolds is talking about a new course. She is creating for Pet parents.

  8. A problem you probably haven’t thought of.

    Is a holistic veterinarian. We consider many other things in addition to the physical health of pets. In this episode, we talk about Cooper and how he helped him.

  9. Lexie’s emergency

    This episode talks about when a pet parent faces the problem of needing emergency surgery they can’t afford -and actually have to consider euthanasia.

  10. Lassie

    This is a story about Lassie, the collie, and her elderly mom, who drove over an hour to see us with an unexpected turn of events.

  11. Abby & Izzy

    In this episode I discuss Abby and Izzy’s case. It’s really interesting and I still struggle with imposter syndrome in cases like this sometimes.

  12. The struggle of trying to decide if it is time for euthanasia

    In this episode, I talk about a particular house call in which the couple was struggling with their decision for euthanasia. We also talk about questions that are commonly asked and the response that I give to those.

  13. Special kind of dog mom

    In this episode we discuss a rare kind of love and two special dog moms.

  14. Your intention matters

    In this episode we talk about how animals allow us to do so many things. But when it comes to animals, your intention matters.

  15. Euthanasia Lesson

    In this episode I learned a very important lesson at a euthanasia in the kindest and softest way possible.

  16. Bizarre Day

    In this episode I talk about a most unusual day beginning from the very first appointment to the very end of the day.

  17. Loss of Dreams

    In this episode Dr. Reynolds speaks about her role as a mother of a daughter with special needs.

  18. Callie’s Lymphoma

    In this episode we discuss one of our patients that recently had a diagnosis of lymphoma and her chemotherapy.

  19. Dixie’s Go Fund Me

    Amongst the midst of devastation all around, people pull together to reach down and help this brokenhearted widow.

  20. Hourly surprises!

    In this episode we talk about the huge variety of things that come at us in a day - from kittens to kingsnakes!

  21. Boundaries in veterinary medicine - help!

    This episode discusses some of the struggles and setting up boundaries while trying to be a mother, wife, and all the other roles I play in my personal life.

  22. The 1 year anniversary of my 3 year rabies vaccine.

    In this episode I’ll explain to you the difference between the one year and three-year rabies vaccine. I think you will be quite surprised when you find out what it is.

  23. Sacred Heartbeat

    In this episode, I discuss this morning’s emergency euthanasia.

  24. Three of the homeless people I met

    In this episode I am digging a little deeper into the personalities of the homeless people I have met through Keeper’s Mission. The human animal bond is an amazing thing. I hope this episode I provide you a glimpse inside the truly homeless population and adds a little bit of empathy to their...

  25. $1,055.00

    This number has something to do with my trip for Keeper’s Mission to serve pet of the homeless. If you want to know what that number means, have a listen.

  26. Theme of the day.

    Do your days ever unfold were some thing keeps happening over and over again in the same day? Friday was one of those days for us and I’m just curious if you guys experience that as well.

  27. not One More Vet

    This episode describes the movement called not one more vet. This movement is to create awareness of the increased suicide rate among the veterinary profession.

  28. Lizzie, May and bladder rock wisdom.

    This episode is the story of two patients in the middle of our epic snowstorm week in Northwest Tennessee and how God‘s wisdom came to our rescue.

  29. A Sick Kitty On Her 80th Birthday

    This episode talks about one of our clients who had a sick cat, too sick for the scope of a house call, and how we handled that in a way that ended with her saying she “had the best birthday”.

  30. What I learned from my Uber Eats driver and the CEO of Discovery Park of America

    In this episode I talk about influential people, which can be just the every day people that you meet that can really make a huge difference in your life.

  31. Is imposter syndrome a bad thing?

    In this episode I talk about how I sometimes struggle with imposter syndrome even though I’ve been practicing for over 21 years. We discussed a house call with Mitsi and how I discover, I may actually know some stuff!

  32. Simply Southern Mom is Frustrated

    This episode is concerning being a parent of a daughter with special needs and the frustrations that happen in regards to her education.

  33. It turns out, I was wrong.

    It turns out that I was wrong when I thought I would not enjoy working on horses using my Chiropractic skills. This is the story about donating my services to some hippo therapy horses that serve children with special needs.

  34. Bella & Happy - 2 pets of the homeless

    This episode tax about two pets that we met at our first trip to the warming center in Jackson Tennessee. Bella & Happy are a source of joy for all of the patrons at the warming center.

  35. Mission field can be at home.

    Sometimes it takes people a little longer to get the revelation of what God wants us to do. I am just now getting the revelation of how I can do mission work locally, instead of waiting for that big mission trip to another country.

  36. 2 cries in 1 day.

    This episode talks about two experiences Jessica and I had today where God saw us in our weakness and ministered to us through our clients.

  37. My way is not THE way.

    My attitude adjustment. I might work on horses after all.

  38. God answered me with two spines!

    This is the story about my first trip to Wisconsin to the Healing Oasis for veterinary chiropractic school. I was having a moment, questioning why I was even there,. Let me tell you this awesome story about how I know I’m supposed to be there.

  39. A difficult morning - 3 euthanasia appointments in a row.

    And this episode we talk about a particularly difficult morning when we had to do three euthanasia’s back to back. This was mentioned in a previous podcast, and we wanted to elaborate on the three families.

  40. Front row seat to beautiful death.

    In this episode, my amazing guest and sidekick, Jessica, describes what it’s like to experience euthanasias from our point of view.

  41. Rescue fails hurt.

    This episode is about our personal experience this week with two rescues. My son turned 11 and we spent some time trying to find a rescue dog for him. My emotions are raw in this episode because it is fresh and that’s the way I wanted it to be. A lot of my clients go through this and I did too…

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  42. Veterinary chiropractic school has officially commenced.

    In episode 10 I discuss the beginning of school and things that has brought to my awareness. Leaving my little comfortable nest always has some concerns. Learning about the human or animal body always leaves me and awe of our Creator God.

  43. Cleo’s update - Rest In Peace.

    We discussed Cleo on a previous episode - here is the promised update.

  44. “I came in for medicine but I got so much more.”

    This episode talks about how holistic care encompasses everything - including spirit, soul, body and the whole family - not just the pet. This story is about Frisco and his family.

  45. What is holistic palliative care?

    In this episode, we discuss Cleo’s devastating diagnosis of lymphoma. But - what I want to teach you is what Holistic Palliative care is - how to redeem the time, be optimistic and treasure and cherish the time that we have.

  46. When lightning strikes

    Lightning quite literally struck at our house. Here are some insights regarding that incident.

  47. How I got my groove back.

    It was quite an adjustment after being in the children’s hospital for two weeks to get back into the groove of my veterinary business. Here are two things that really helped me get it back quickly.

  48. When your baby has two brain surgeries...

    In this episode I explain why I have been absent for a bit, what we have gone through, and some nuggets of wisdom of going through a crisis and staying in a children’s hospital.

  49. My first trip to the American holistic veterinary medical Association conference.

    A trip to Augusta Georgia where the door was cracked open and I was able to see all of the possibilities light out before me.

  50. I am not ashamed of holistic medicine.

    Just a day in the life of a country house call that. Sometimes we get to meet people and bond over similar passions.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Dr. Debbie Reynolds shares stories of being a house call veterinarian in rural Tennessee, especially concerning how God intertwines his presence on a daily basis. Dr Debbie loves to work with all dogs and cats, but especially senior and geriatric aged dogs. She practices integrative medicine and is also a veterinary chiropractor. She is a wife of 32 years, mother of 3 children (one with 22q Deletion Syndrome).

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Debbie Reynolds, DVM, VSMT, CHPC

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