“If we look and think that we should be snuggling puppies and kittens all day, we’re always going to feel like our lives are not where they should be.” Watch as Dr. Andy Roark highlights what it means to feel joy and happiness in veterinary medicine. Read More
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There, I Said It: I’m Your Friend, But Do Your Damn Job
Working in a veterinary hospital poses some unique situations that may not be experienced in other workplace settings. You have a freezer you don’t keep food in, random body fluid stains appear on your clothing, and you can go from happy to sad and right back in a matter of minutes. You also might find… Read More
What They Can’t Prepare You For in Vet Med
My grandmother died on July 24, 2017. While I feel sad, I don’t know how to fully express my grief. I have shed a few tears but something still seems off about how I feel and how I should feel. I’m not writing this to get sympathy, but rather to let those who have a… Read More
5 Questions You Need to Answer Before Anesthetic Procedures
Oftentimes our clients are faced with the decision whether or not to put their pets under general anesthesia for a surgical or dental procedure. Patients do not get the care they need when pet parents are scared of anesthesia. During this time, they look to us, the knowledgeable veterinary staff, for answers. With so many… Read More
It’s Time To Talk About Declaws
Some people in the general public would like to believe that declawing a cat is a friendly little procedure where those pesky nails are magically and painlessly removed and the cat is returned to them, neutralized and unable to destroy the furniture. Even the word declaw, which is distinctly nonmedical, implies that it is no… Read More
What Kid Number 2 Taught Me About Vet Med
A little more than three months ago, my husband and I were blessed to bring another little boy into the world and into our family. While our first son certainly initially turned our world upside down, I thought I had pretty much figured this motherhood thing out. I assumed one kid + one kid =… Read More