Smarter Care Starts at Home: What Pet Tech Means for Clinicians and Clients | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

About this episode

Dr. Ragen T.S. McGowan discusses the use of at-home pet tech for early disease detection in pets.

In today’s VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast , Dr. Ragen T.S. McGowan , Pet Behaviorist at Purina, discusses how veterinarians and pet owners can use at-home pet tech like activity trackers and litter box analytics to detect early signs of diseases such as CKD and arthritis. She highlights real examples, client engagement strategies, realistic device expectations, and the promising future of smart pet technology in veterinary care. Sponsored By: Purina

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Justine Lee, Dr. Garret Pachinger

Guest: Dr. Ragen T.S. McGowan

Topics covered

• pet technology
• veterinary care
• client engagement
• disease detection
• smart devices

Keywords

• activity trackers
• litter box analytics
• CKD
• arthritis
• smart pet technology

Sponsors

Purina

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