Jessica Vogelsang DVM

Over a decade ago, I visited friends up in Georgia, and they served sautéed asparagus with dinner. I made a joke about asparagus pee, and my friend said, “Oh, I don’t get that. People talk about it, but I’ve never had it”. We spent the next few minutes in a cheerful (and dinner inappropriate) conversation… Read More

You ever have one of those moments where you immediately wish you could go back in time two minutes and grab your iPhone? I just had one of those this weekend. I am really good at listing all my faults (sound familiar?) so I decided to turn them into a series of talks because misery loves company… Read More

Leadership: it’s a quality that some are born with. Some have to learn it. And it should always be something that those who have it improve upon. When you think of a leader I know many of you will think of bosses you have had in your career. It’s very important to recognize the difference… Read More

I had to tell an owner that his best friend was dying last week.  He brought his 11 year old dog to see me for coughing after exercise.  Prior to going into the room, I reviewed his history and noted a murmur was diagnosed over a year ago.  I walked into that room with congestive heart… Read More

This content is sponsored by Petplan.  Yuck mouth. Doggie breath. Stinky McStinkface. As we all know, dental disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in veterinary medicine. We often see pets at the far end of the spectrum when the mouth is little more than a cave of purulent concrete, but it doesn’t have… Read More

Veterinarians have many stressors during their daily routines. We have to euthanize animals that we may have been treating since they were three months old. We have to give owners terrible news when it comes to their pet’s health. We have to watch our patients continue to decline despite our best efforts. But one aspect… Read More