Victor Costa
Veterinarian. Translator of your pet's language.
"I teach families to understand the language of their pets."
The full story
I am a veterinarian graduated from the Federal University of Tocantins (Brazil), with clinical practice in routine care, emergency and surgery. Across hundreds of cases, I noticed that what left families most insecure was never lack of love. It was lack of clear guidance, in a language that welcomes instead of scaring.
That is why I created this project: a place dedicated to translating veterinary medicine into the language of people who love an animal and want to care better before something goes wrong.
Here you learn to observe, recognize signs and act with judgement. No jargon, no judgement, none of that feeling of researching a lot and understanding little.
Because when you understand your pet's language, the bond grows stronger and the care, more conscious.
Training and practice
CRMV MG 21605
Active license at the Regional Council of Veterinary Medicine of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Federal University of Tocantins
Degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Clinic, ER and surgery
Practice across routine care, emergency shifts and surgical procedures. That experience is where the project's judgement comes from.
99,000 followers
Follow the project (@vetvictorcosta), which reaches 5.1 million accounts monthly with 8.5% engagement.
What is Criando Elos
An education project for families who treat pets as family and want to care with judgement, not guesswork. Digital guides, printed books, a community and, soon, complete courses. Content in Brazilian Portuguese.
The name means "building bonds": every new piece of knowledge is one more link between you and your pet. Link by link, the bond becomes protection.
Victor, on where his love for animals began (in Portuguese).
House rules
- No content here replaces a veterinary appointment. Diagnosis and treatment belong to whoever examines your pet.
- No terrorism: information exists to calm and prepare, not to scare.
- No hidden sponsorships. When we talk products, we teach the choosing criteria.
- Human language: if your grandmother would not understand it, we rewrite it.
Start at the beginning
The fastest way to feel the project's style is the free warning-signs checklist.
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