If the past year has taught us anything, it is how quickly life can change. The veterinary industry is working through many challenges, including increased demand and a decreased workforce. My hospital is no exception. Since the end of last summer, we have been working with a skeleton crew when several of our team members… Read More
About Julie Cappel, DVM
The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow
Today is a beautiful sunny day. We are quarantined and cannot really go anywhere except for maybe a walk in the neighborhood or outside to do yard work. I had some groceries delivered today, which I had done a few times before this all started, but now it is the only way I shop. Working,… Read More
Everything Comes Down to Poo…
I was sitting drinking my coffee this morning, talking to my family, and trying to come up with an idea for the blog. Both of my adult children were home and we were chatting about ideas concerning leadership, positivity and self-improvement. As we batted around these ideas, my younger dog Parker pooped right in front of us… Read More
What is Reasonable?
Yesterday I received a client’s email that was as interesting as it was disturbing. I became a life coach for veterinarians because the people in our profession are stressed out, overworked and underpaid. They have many daily stresses that “normal” people, like our clients, do not understand. They are peed on, pooped on, bitten, scratched,… Read More
Lessons From a Turtle Butt
Last Sunday night I reluctantly received a lesson in compassion, generosity, and servant leadership from a turtle; a box turtle with most of her insides hanging out of her backside. I had experienced an unusually busy weekend “off work” tending to a remodeling contractor, out-of-town family and an ill family member across town. Sunday evening,… Read More
Let’s Love Receptionists: Taking Care of You and Your Business
Last week I was working harder than normal because my two associate veterinarians were away at a summer conference. For part of the week, I was the only doctor working at my very busy hospital. It can be fun to be the only doctor on one hand because I have the entire support team at… Read More