I’m sitting in an empty room at a conference trying to decide if I’m upset that no one showed to hear my lecture. I’m about 90% not taking it personally, and 10% feeling small and unimportant. Read More
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Want to Survive Emergency Medicine? Befriend a Technician
I had just completed my first year of veterinary school and was starting my summer job at a specialty hospital as an ER technician. I figured I could do it. Read More
When Euthanasia is the Best Option
Euthanasia… it is a touchy subject. A lot of people don’t like discussing it. It has a stigma to it. People assume that if you are euthanizing an animal you are just giving up on them or that you don’t care anymore. Read More
Top 5 Reasons to Date Another Veterinary Professional
Happy Valentines Day! Remember when you looked at a colleague that started dating someone in the veterinary industry with shock and horror? Read More
Are You Feeding the Wolves of Vet Med?
One story circling social media is “The Story of Two Wolves.” In this story, a boy walks with an elder and begins telling of a struggle. Two wolves are fighting within him. The first wolf is made up of all negative emotions; anger, hate, ego, and maliciousness. The second wolf encompasses positive emotion; love, kindness,… Read More
10 Things You Should Know About Suicide
We skirt the cage this tiger circles in. We’ve been taught over decades to walk carefully around this topic and its people like they are in the middle of a mandala and the path is eggshells. Read More