After graduating as a veterinarian in 2006 from the University of Ghent, Geert completed an internship and a residency in internal medicine of companion animals. Until 2012, she worked with great pleasure at the university in Ghent, while in her spare time she worked as a tour guide and met her Canadian husband. In 2012 she moved to Western Canada where she first worked as a primary care veterinarian for two years and in 2015 switched back to emergency and referral veterinary medicine. During her years in primary care veterinary medicine, she gained enormous respect for the work as a 'practice veterinarian' and also realizes that 'the ideal scenario' does not always exist and that we as veterinarians have to be flexible. Geert has been a diplomate of the European college of veterinary internal medicine (ECVIM-ca) since 2017. She is (co)author of several scientific publications. Because Geert is passionate about teaching, she founded OVT in 2019 with the aim of supporting veterinarians and veterinary assistants as much as possible with accessible, high-quality and practically applicable training materials. In addition to working for OVT, she also works as a teleconsultant and as a specialist at Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Surrey, Canada.
Extracorporeal therapies are medical treatments in which blood or other bodily fluids are removed from the body, treated externally, and then returned. These therapies are often used to eliminate waste products or toxins. Hemodialysis Hemodialysis is primarily used to remove waste products, excess fluids, and electrolytes from the blood when a patient’s kidneys are not […]
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a complex and serious viral disease affecting cats. It is caused by a mutation of the feline coronavirus (FCoV). FIP remains a diagnostic challenge for veterinarians due to its complex pathogenesis, variable clinical presentation, and the difficulty in establishing a definitive diagnosis. In this Vet Info, we review the recently […]
In collaboration with Dr. Adrien-Maxence Hespel from the University of Tennessee, we present the following radiology quiz. The goal of this case is to practice identifying radiographic findings and formulating a radiographic diagnosis based on a brief patient description. The final section provides additional information about the treatment. Case April 2025 History A 15-year-old neutered […]
(Chronic) constipation is a common problem in (older) cats. In some cases, the underlying cause is easy to identify and resolve, making treatment relatively straightforward. In other cases, however, management becomes much more challenging—either because the underlying cause cannot be eliminated, and/or because there is advanced dysfunction of the colon. In a previous Vet Info, […]
(Chronic) constipation is a common problem in (older) cats. In some cases, the underlying cause is easy to identify and resolve, making treatment relatively straightforward. In other cases, however, treatment is more challenging because the cause cannot be fully addressed and/or there is advanced dysfunction of the colon. In this Vet Info, we will cover […]
In collaboration with Dr. Adrien-Maxence Hespel from the University of Tennessee, we present the following radiology quiz. The goal of this case is to practice identifying radiographic findings and formulating a radiographic diagnosis based on a brief patient description. The final section provides additional information about the treatment. Case May 2025 In collaboration with Dr. […]
