{"podcast":{"title":"The Integrative Veterinarian","slug":"the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257","podcast_index_feed_id":1211257,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-integrative-veterin/","website_url":"https://the-integrative-veterin.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d60210fd-96d8-420d-b946-1ba94d5cfc9e/Logo12019.jpg","author":"College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies","episode_count":166,"summary":"The Integrative Veterinarian is a series of conversations with Integrative Veterinary Practitioners and how they approach their craft. We talk about things like their history, their veterinary school experience, life in conventional veterinary practice, and what led them to Integrative Veterinary Medicine. We also talk about their current veterinary practice, interests, and self-care practices. This podcast is sponsored by the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. CIVT provides word-leading education in natural medicine, including three accredited post-graduate qualifications, industry-recognized certifications and a wide range of evidence-based courses and webinars delivered by qualified and experienced practitioners. Learn more at www.civtedu.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T16:21:26.402507+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. April Linson","slug":"dr-april-linson","published_at":"2025-06-28T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257/dr-april-linson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257","url":"https://the-integrative-veterin.captivate.fm/episode/dr-april-linson","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f6932623-d2c9-4a6a-ae5d-03b700f33802.mp3","summary":"Dr. April Linson was raised in a small town in West Virginia. She earned her veterinary degree from Ohio State University in 1985, then returned to West Virginia to join a small animal practice. Afterwards, she moved to Ohio and worked in a few practices before starting her own practice with a colleague. After ten years, she relocated to the Los Angeles, California area, working in a few different practices before purchasing her current practice, Woodland Hills Pet Clinic. While in Ohio, she began looking for additional help with her chronic disease patients. She trained in acupuncture, Chinese Herbal medicine, Reiki, and Craniosacral Therapy. She also employs essential oils, laser therapy, and ozone therapy with her patients. Last year, she completed the Foundations course in Veterinary Homeopathy from the Veterinary Homeopathy Institute. Currently, she is undertaking training in acute prescribing from the Academy of Homeopathy Education. Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. April Linson as we discuss her education, practice experience, holistic training, and thoughts on holistic practice.","meta_description":"Dr. April Linson was raised in a small town in West Virginia. She earned her veterinary degree from Ohio State University in 1985, then returned to West V…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2694,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257/episodes/dr-april-linson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257/dr-april-linson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}