If you want to get everyone that works at your veterinary hospital to roll their eyes and get irritated with you fast, try this: tell them that you have a very rich/famous/influential client that needs to be seen ASAP and please give them the “VIP treatment”. This upsets people for several reasons. 1. Most veterinarians… Read More
This is The Letter You Need To Read Today
A while back, we saw a post online with one of the most wonderful letters we’ve seen in a long, long time. With the permission of all involved, we reprinted it here in the hopes it would lighten your heart as well. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the veterinarian who shared it, and the… Read More
Can You Feel Thankful for Failure?
I cannot imagine being anything other than a veterinary oncologist. But I did not always know this was what I wanted to be when I grew up. And I failed miserably a few times getting here. I did always want to be a veterinarian. My parents like to remind me of the picture I drew… Read More
How I Got Past Being a Terrible Person
I have been lucky enough to have survived this field for 14 years. Not only have I survived it, I have been able to keep my passion alive. I wake up every morning knowing I am doing what I love. It wasn’t always this way. There have been several points in my career that I… Read More
5 Ways Raising Dogs Made Raising Kids Easier
Like many animal people, I’ve always felt way more comfortable in a pile of puppies than a pile of kids. They made so much more sense to me. It didn’t stop me from having (and adoring) two kids of my own, but the truth is that sense of unease never went entirely away. I was… Read More
On a Pale Horse
When people hear I’m a veterinarian, they usually say, “Oh, I love animals. I would love to do that. But I could never put them to sleep.” In truth, I never had any real trouble performing euthanasia during my first years as a vet. It was always sad, but so often necessary and generally so peaceful…. Read More