I used to HATE my life as a practicing veterinarian. For three long years after graduating, I just knew I had messed up in my career choice. What’s interesting is that I loved most parts of my job: My boss My coworkers My hospital The clients The pets The cases The benefits The competitive pay… Read More
The Cat Who Saved Christmas
It’s a week before Christmas, probably around 2 am. At the time, I worked at a 24-hour emergency-only clinic. It’s a cold, rainy evening. In comes a cat, brought to us by Animal Control. She was in a house fire. Her owners are still with the house, there’s one other cat in the household, but… Read More
Adopt a Senior Pet Month: For the Love of Mable
When I was in my second year of my veterinary technician program, we received a new group of dogs from one of our shelter partners. To my surprise, amongst all the loveable mutts was a purebred Rough Collie. I had fallen in love with the breed when I was a kennel student at the first… Read More
How to Avoid Answer Exhaustion
I have this theory and I have tested it extensively. Simply put, there is a limit to how many questions I can answer in a day. Personally, I am able to answer 76.5 questions, before I go into answer exhaustion. I’m kidding about knowing how many answers I have in a day, but for certain,… Read More
I’ve Never Had a Plan B
I have been practicing veterinary medicine for nearly 17 years. I graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003, a starry-eyed 24-year-old ready to start the career I’d been dreaming of since childhood. I was one of those 6-year-olds that knew she wanted to be a vet in 1st grade, and… Read More
The Greatest Act of Kindness
We had been on vacation, the husband and I. It was January. We love snow. So, to Minnesota, we went. It was good to be away from work, the gaggle of dogs and cats we had accumulated (and loved with all of our beings), post-Christmas children and un-decorating, etc. It was just nice and quiet. … Read More