This week on Genome Barks, we welcome Dr. Cynthia O’Connor.  Dr. O’Connor is currently pursuing advanced specialty training in the area of veterinary medical genetics, pediatrics, and reproduction at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. 

In this podcast, Dr. O’Connor discusses the importance of knowing what is “normal” in parturition and whelping as well as recognizing the signs of a female in whelp and determining the whelping date.

This week on Genome Barks, we welcome Dr. N. Sydney Moise, a certified veterinary cardiologist and professor of medicine at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Moise's research interests include cardiac arrhythmias and mitral valve disease.  In this podcast, Dr. Moise discusses the symptoms of heart disease, what cardiac tests should be performed and the treatments available for cardiac disease.