Video Length: 71 minutes
This session will discuss how to spend the least amount of money as possible so that the total "wealth" of medical resources can be spread among all those pets that need you. This presentation was recorded by Maddie's Fund® at the 2019 American Pets Alive! Conference.
Dr. Alexis Bardzinski is the medical director at Austin Pets Alive!. She is from Jupiter, Florida, and obtained her doctorate of veterinary medicine at Mississippi State University. Initially, she came to Austin to complete an internship in equine veterinary medicine, and then afterwards began working in shelter medicine and performing high volume spay/neuter surgeries. She has been working as a veterinarian at Austin Pets Alive! for just over five years and currently resides in Austin with her cattle-dog Paisley and crazy cats Kase and Sake.
Dr. Jen Wilcox is the Director of Vet Services for Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) in Tucson, AZ. After completing a PhD in conservation genetics at University of Colorado, Dr. Wilcox volunteered at a local shelter during her years of post-doctoral research at Univ. of Arizona. The shelter animals compelled her to shift her professional goals, and Wilcox finished her veterinary degree at Univ. Wisconsin in 2008. She returned to Tucson as a shelter vet, and eventually became medical director at Humane Society of Southern Arizona, she moved to PACC as their first "shelter" vet 5 years ago. PACC presented abundant challenges as the largest open admission municipal shelter in Southern Arizona. Community support toward PACC shifted dramatically in 2014 when life-saving medical stories were broadcast and key programs successfully launched.