With more than 4 million likes on Tik Tok, Dr. Salehatul Khuzaimah shares her day-to-day life as a veterinarian. Her love of all animals - big and small - is obvious and in this episode, she tells us the best and challenging parts of being an animal doctor. We posed her frequently asked questions on how she balances being a vet and a Muslim, and how she manages the death of a patient. We hope you love this episode and Dr. Salehatul as much as we do!
What to Listen For
- Introduction to Dr. Salehatul Khuzaimah
- What are considered exotic animals?
- Can all vets cater to all animals? Or just cats and dogs?
- How did her love for animals start?
- People who are traumatized by cats - Her husband and how he now loves them
- Start from kittens?
- What does a vet do on a day-to-day basis? - Different for different vets in their fields
- Are they classified by species or body parts (like for human beings)?
- Are animal bodies very similar to human bodies?
- Anatomically different but physiologically similar
- Facing new challenges and learning new things every day - different pets/subjects
- Diagnosing a patient that cannot speak - Looking out for behaviors and body language
- Basic guidelines on each species or breed
- Smallest animal and biggest animal she has operated on - Hamster and Large dog
- The most exotic animal she has treated? - Slow Loris, Baby Ostrich
- Spiders? Fish?
- Treating dogs as a Muslim - Sertu is a norm and already a routine
- Samak vs Sertu
- Sertu soap
- Among the different animals she treats, any specific species that are more challenging to handle?
- All species have different ways to handle
- Animal births - How much different are they from human births?
- How long is the birth period for a cat or dog?
- Chef Wan's cat giving birth
- How does she deal with losses as a vet?
- Tips for pet owners - Cases that are common occurrences, when should you rush to the vet (Emergency) and what you should do on the way?
- Charcoal tablets might come in handy!
- PSA: Do not self-medicate your pets and don't give human food to your pets!
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