Podcast Episode 72: Dr. Valli Parthasarathy: Cooperative Care for All Species

March 11, 2024

#72 - Dr. Valli Parthasarathy: Cooperative Care for All Species

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In this week’s interview episode, we’re joined by Dr. Valli Parthasarathy the owner of Synergy Veterinary Behavior in Portland, Oregon, where she helps families whose dogs, cats, birds, horses and other species show problematic behaviors.

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Valli talk about:

Common behavior issues in various species
Cooperative care for significant behavioral special needs
The ROI of sedation for medical procedures
Dr. Valli’s journey with a teenage Dutch Shepherd

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Episode 34 – Sara McLoudrey: Care With Consent

Episode 46 – Dr. Micaela Young: When Medical Problems Become Behavioral Problems

Pain Doesn’t Always Look Like Pain

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Meet the Guest

Valli Parthasarathy PhD, DVM, DACVB

Dr. Valli Parthasarathy is the owner of Synergy Veterinary Behavior, a behavior specialty practice in Portland, OR. She helps families whose dogs, cats, bird, horses, and other species show problematic behaviors. Her goal is to help support positive behavioral change through greater mutual understanding and improved relationships between people and their animals. She has been invited to speak on podcasts and at national and international conferences on topics in veterinary behavior ranging from early recognition of problem behavior and treating behavior problems in various species, to making veterinary care less stressful for patients.

Meet the Hosts

Allie Bender, CDBC, CPDT-KA, SBA

Allie Bender is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed, and a Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 2006 and professionally training since 2012. She is the founder and co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

While in the animal sheltering industry, Allie realized that her passion lied in helping pets with maladaptive behaviors. Specifically, she wanted to help prevent animals with rehabilitatable problems from being euthanized. She loves working with dogs and cats displaying stranger danger, resource guarding, and leash reactivity. Her favorite thing about working with pets and their people is seeing relationships grow and seeing harmonious households develop.

Emily Strong, CDBC, SBA

Emily Strong is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Shelter Behavior Affiliate. She has been in the animal welfare industry since 1990 and has been a behavior consultant since 2008. She is the co-owner of Pet Harmony, co-author of Canine Enrichment for the Real World, and a national speaker.

Emily started working with animals at a young age and struggled with the notion that you have to hurt, scare, or intimidate animals to help them. When she discovered the behavior sciences and learned that it wasn’t necessary to do so– that we can care for emotional, mental, and physical health simultaneously– she plunged headfirst into animal behavior. Emily loves helping current and prospective behavior professionals and working with pet parents through our in-depth services. She enjoys working with all species.

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