I have had former bosses tell me that people like me are ruining the future of our profession. I have seen people post online about how vaccine clinics will ruin our business. There, I said it: I don’t care what you think. I do low cost vaccine clinics to serve the community and help animals… Read More
About Jessica Vogelsang DVM
There, I Said It: Cats Aren’t Low Maintenance Pets
For decades, cats have been considered low-maintenance pets. You would put food in a bowl and your cat lounged around your house, getting steadily fatter, until eventually it passed away. You could just let it outside for a while, if you needed to. Cats were easy – easier than dogs, for sure. Cats required… Read More
There, I Said It: Nursing is Not a Special Accommodation
By Anonymous You do not want make the moms angry. Here is the reality of working in a majority female medical profession: 1 – A lot of us are mothers 2 – We are required to get continuing education So, a decent percentage of us at any time need to feed… Read More
Why I Don’t Give Clients My First Name at Work
Back in ancient times shortly after vet school graduation, I sat to dinner with a recently minted MD and we commiserated about people giving us a hard time about our ages. “I grew a beard,” he said. “It helps.” That option was out for me, so I cut my hair into an unflattering soccer mom… Read More
5 Reasons Wonder Woman Could Have Been a Vet
I’m very picky with my movie choices. I mean, I don’t have a lot of free time to begin with and movies are expensive so if I’m going to spend an afternoon seeing one, I don’t want to screw around. It better be good. To be honest I wasn’t even planning on seeing Wonder Woman,… Read More
How My ER Visits Made Me a Better Vet
In this article we are going to get a little bit personal. Not telling you the color of my underwear personal, but close. In the past month or so I have had two run-ins with the hospital (human hospitals.) One was a scheduled elbow replacement that just took place, the other was a very unscheduled… Read More