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Hey Andy, I’m feeling a little frustrated at work and hope you can help. I kind of feel silly saying this, but I think my boss is playing favorites and it bothers me more than it probably should. The favorite gets to help with all the cool surgeries. She gets to go to the great… Read More

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

It’s the one day you get to sleep in a little late, but your cat is on your head at 6AM singing the song of his (very hungry) people. It might sound ridiculous to say you can control this behavior, but it’s possible through persistence. In this episode of Ask Dr. Andy, Dr. Andy Roark… Read More

When I was in college, I went to north Georgia for a holiday weekend.  I’d never seen mountains and was eager to scratch that item off my bucket list. As luck would have it, I arrived at night when the mountains were invisible against the dark sky. I awoke the next morning and peeped through… Read More

Veterinarians can get very close with clients, but sometimes pet owners get a little too comfortable. Here are 5 absurdly illegal things veterinary clients have asked vets to do, as shared on the @DrAndyRoark Instagram. 1. Treat the main species vets DON’T handle @ancutamariar: “Someone called and asked if we can treat humans… because she knows we are… Read More

We know that not everyone spends as much time online as we do, but we also know you still want to be up to date on the latest veterinary and animal news. You just need to do it fast. Today we’re debuting Too Long Didn’t Read: a brief summary of some of the more interesting articles to cross our… Read More