Nail trims can be a scary experience for some cats and dogs. That’s the last thing we want! With time, patience and a LOT of treats, you can get your pet on board with nail trims. In this episode of Ask Dr. Andy, Dr. Roark reveals some simple steps to help make nail trims easier. 1…. Read More
6 Steps to Make Your Pet’s Nail Trims Easier
Please Tell Me There’s Nothing I Could Have Done Different
I’m sitting in the oncology pod, fruitlessly attempting to cram more medical minutiae into my brain, which feels full to bursting. All of my downtime during fourth-year clinical rotations in veterinary school is spent studying. Well, that was true for the other years too, but…you know. Vet school and post-graduate training are organized much like human… Read More
The Biggest Myths about Vets and Nutrition
I’m a big believer that most “black and white” statements about nutrition are oversimplified, frequently to the point of being inaccurate; and that the longer, grayer story is really the better one. While I could (and just might) write an entire series based on this introduction, today’s long-overdue post addresses a mostly inaccurate statement that… Read More
7 Reasons I Chose Vet Med Over Human Medicine
I’ve been out of veterinary school for almost ten years now and just like back then, I occasionally get asked why I chose animal medicine over human medicine. Some of the reasons may have changed but the core remains the same. 7 – Veterinary Medicine… because humans are gross You may have seen the internet… Read More
TISI: I Had To Leave a Job Because of the Toxic Atmosphere
Welcome to There, I Said It- a column where we give you, the reader, a chance to get something off your chest in an anonymous fashion. Be it embarrassing, frustrating, or just something you didn’t want to admit out loud, it still might make someone else having a bad day feel just a bit better. If you… Read More
How Can You Improve Mentorship in Your Clinic?
I don’t know about you, but my introduction to veterinary medicine was rough. I was thrown in, sink or swim. I was expected to know things that I hadn’t been taught. Training was not an option; you figured it out along the way. It’s true that being thrown into veterinary medicine gave me strength, perseverance,… Read More