This potcast is dedicated to our favorite four-legged companions. We’re exploring the relationship between vets, pets, and cannabinoid products with Dr. Terry Fossum, a world-renowned board-certified veterinary surgeon, author of the best-selling textbook Small Animal Surgery, and a serial entrepreneur. 

Her textbook is in its 5th edition and has been translated into over a dozen languages. Dr. Fossum’s background includes over 30 years of educating veterinarians and pet owners regarding diseases of companion animals. She has given over 1,000 invited lectures and keynotes to veterinarians throughout the world. She has been honored with numerous awards, including Distinguished Alumni and Continuing Educator of the Year.

Among the many other hats she wears, Dr. Fossum is the CEO and co-founder of Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care, which is developing safe, efficacious, and reliable wellness products for companion animals. In this discussion, she shares insights as a vet, educator, pet owner, and business owner experiencing the challenges of CBD regulations and compliance.

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‘After the Show’ Notes

Dr. Fossum is a world-renowned board-certified veterinary surgeon, author of the best-selling textbook Small Animal Surgery, and a serial entrepreneur. Her textbook is in its 5th edition and has been translated into over a dozen languages. Dr Fossum’s background includes over 30 years of educating veterinarians and pet-owners regarding diseases of companion animals. She has given over 1000 invited lectures and keynotes to veterinarians throughout the world. She has been honored with numerous awards, including Distinguished Alumni and Continuing Educator of the Year.

Dr. Fossum is the CEO and Founder of Epic Veterinary Specialists, LLC which is building unique specialty veterinary hospitals in AZ. She also currently serves as the CEO and co-founder of Dr. Fossum’s Pet Care, which is developing safe, efficacious, and reliable wellness products for companion animals. She has served as the principal investigator for over 30 million dollars in research funding from industry and the federal government. In 2018 she was the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Energy, developing STEM initiatives for the DOE. She is also the

founder and former Director and Executive Director of the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS), a 60-million-dollar venture at Texas A&M University which promotes public-private partnerships to speed the development of medical devices and drugs.

Dr. Fossum served as a Board of Director for the Viticus Group (formally WVC) from 2016-2021 and as a Board of Trustee for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). In this role, she was responsible for leading the development of association health and retirement plans, as well as other products for veterinarians.

In addition to her textbook which is considered to be the bible of veterinary surgery, Dr. Fossum has over 100 publications, 5 books and numerous book chapters to her credit.

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And this week, I’m ringing the bell of diversity.

It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about our diets, our gut, our friends or our farms and the communities we live in. Variety is where it’s at! :)

We talk about the entourage effect in cannabis but the more I live and learn, the entourage effect exists everywhere.

The differences provide the layers and nuance that create a strong and healthy bond. Outside of synchronized diving or swimming - when is it better to always have everything the same? (I recognize there are others but the majority of the time that’s not the case.) 

In our cannabis diet - THC is good. THC + CBD + CBG is more effective for wellness.

In our cannabis industry - Do you think it’s better to have a few big multi-state or multi-national money brands vs a lot of smaller regional brands started by local business owners many of whom were criminalized by the war on drugs?

When it comes to snacking, sure Protein is good. But a Protein + Carb + Fat combo - that’s optimum.

As for friends - If you mostly hang out with your same high school crew 30 years later…. I think you’re leaving some growth opportunities on the table. ;)

As for a wellness lifestyle - You can’t just move your body or only engage in meditation and mindfulness; you’ve got to pair those puppies for best results!

In America’s farmland - if you’re paying any attention then you know that thousands of mono cropped acres of soy or corn vs a series of 50-acre poly-culture regenerative family farms can’t be compared. That mono-cropped farm creates more problems than solutions while the diversity of the small farm creates the ultimate entourage effect between soil, fungal networks, bacteria, nature, animals, and humans.

In our community - that’s the difference between an all-white city council and one that reflects the diversity of voices among the population. Pop quiz: Do you know who serves on your city council?

I encourage you to reflect on the diversity in your life and where it’s lacking. And how you feel about your everyday and overall life experience.

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