If there’s one thing I’ve learned being in hospice practice it’s that every grief journey is different. Read More
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8 Epic Holiday Gift Ideas for the Veterinary Professional in Your Life
The holidays are approaching, and we’re just about to enter the panic phase – that part of December where we start freaking out about the fact that we haven’t even started our holiday shopping yet. But fear not, we’re here to help! We’ve compiled this list of 8 gift ideas for the veterinary professional in… Read More
How I Really Feel About Yoga Pants and Conferences
With two of the biggest conferences in the States just around the bend, one DrAndyRoark.com reader has some advice for those who bemoan the sight of attendees in athleisure at veterinary CE events: Yoga pants. You are spending this lecture focused on what I am wearing and how unprofessional I am. You have gone so… Read More
Finding Happiness in The Journey That is Veterinary Medicine
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” Philosopher Albert Camus. Read More
How Do You Handle Client Guilt?
We’ve all been there. If you’re a veterinarian, then you’ve probably seen this situation hundreds of times. It usually goes something like this: It’s the end of the day. It’s been a busy day. Maybe you were double-booked, or maybe you skipped your lunch to see an appointment. Now you just want to go… Read More
The Death of a Hamster
I shouldn’t care about what some guy says on Twitter, but sometimes I do care. Sometimes a tweet gets under your skin for some reason. There is this guy on Twitter and sometimes I follow him and sometimes I don’t. A recent tweet by @AndyRichter read: “In case you’re curious, the cost of euthanizing a… Read More