Podcasts, and articles by Dr Caroline Allen FRCVS

Veterinary Voices UK, hosted by Robyn Lowe. 

November 2026.
Caroline joins Robyn to talk about overtreatment, defensive medicine and the pressures that shape clinical decisions, including the complaints, the finances and the expectation of gold-standard care. She also describes the decisions she made for her own dog, Tilly, at the end of her life. The conversation is for vets and pet owners, and it asks whether the ability to do more always means we should. 

Listen to the episode on Vet Voices.

Veterinary Ramblings, hosted by Michael Brampton and Julian Hoad.

October 2026
Caroline talks with Michael and Julian about what good veterinary care looks like beyond the diagnosis, from the welfare problems linked to extreme breed conformations to the ethics of euthanasia and the decisions families face at the end of a pet’s life. She also explains contextualised care and why she set up Pet Lighthouse, reflects on looking back at her years in practice and realising that she was not always animal-centric enough, and takes on the 60-Second CPD Challenge to explain the Five Domains model of animal welfare. 

Listen to the Vet Ramblings episode here.

VETchat by The Webinar Vet, hosted by Anthony Chadwick · 20 October 2026
Caroline talks about how welfare goes beyond a diagnosis to how an animal feels day to day, and how vets and owners can make good decisions together when time is short and the options are many. 

Watch on YouTube · Listen on Spotify · View on The Webinar Vet

Vet Times Podcast, hosted by Chris Simpson · September 2026
Caroline and Elizabeth Mullineaux, senior vice-president of the BVA, talk with Chris Simpson to carry on the discussion from the BVA Live session they chaired in June, “When is enough, enough? How do we define overtreatment?” 

The session was packed and drew a lively debate, and the podcast takes the questions further.

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Under the Fur, hosted by Dr Vanessa Waite · August 2026
Caroline talks with Vanessa about veterinary ethics, animal welfare and what compassionate care looks like in practice. She draws on her experience to discuss specialist and multidisciplinary care, animal behaviour, welfare science, the part second opinions can play, and how to support owners through difficult decisions. They also look at the challenges facing the profession, including client trust, breed-specific health problems, euthanasia and end-of-life care, and ask what it means to put an animal’s quality of life first. 

Listen to the Under the Fur episode here.

A Dog’s Life with Anna Webb · April 2026
Caroline talks with Anna about the relationship between dog owners and their vets and why communication matters so much within it. She explains why she set up Pet Lighthouse, an independent second opinion consultancy, in response to reports that many pet owners have lost confidence and trust in the profession. The conversation looks at how she hopes to help owners find their way through the fog of modern pet care, finding clarity beyond the clinical diagnosis and keeping animal welfare and the needs of the family at the centre of the discussion. 

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