Choosing the right dog food can be a big task to to handle. Is grain-free the best option for your dog? Is there one diet that is right for your pet? Find out in this episode of Cone of Shame! Never miss a new episode of Cone of Shame. Click here to subscribe on YouTube…. Read More
3 Myths about Dog Food That Need to Be BUSTED!!!
Five Things I Wish I Could Tell Younger Me About Vet Medicine
Ever since I watched Doc Brown leap out of a frozen DeLorean and tell Marty McFly they’re going Back….to the Future, I’ve dreamed about all the ways time travel would make my life better. The trilogy taught me some important lessons: namely, mucking about with gambling winnings is an overall bad strategy, as is meeting… Read More
Are You Breaking the 6 Commandments of Professional Courtesy?
In veterinary school, our ER clinicians had one rule that still sticks with me today: “Never talk badly about the referring DVM to a client.” One important reason for this rule is that the client’s report of what the other vet said may not be exactly accurate. Whether the client was distracted by emotional distress… Read More
Do You Practice Like Pet Owners Are Watching?
Pet owners can’t always be with their pets while they’re at the clinic, but what if that wasn’t true? Would it affect how you act treat any patients (or team members)? [tweetthis]Practice like pet owners are watching… and eating popcorn.[/tweetthis] Read More
The Real Reason Your Wait at the Vet’s Office is So Long
I recently read a Huff Post article entitled “The Real Reason Your Wait at the Doctor’s Office is So Long.” Veterinary Medicine and Human medicine vary in a lot of very meaningful ways, but we are also often the same. And in this we share a common weakness—we sometimes run behind schedule. In fact, I’d… Read More
What I Learned From my Own Brush With Pinkeye
I’ve diagnosed and treated a lot of conjunctivitis in my career as a veterinarian. But, I’ve never had to treat myself for conjunctivitis until this year. What misery! I had no idea inflamed conjunctiva (the pink tissue that lines your inner eyelids) feels like burning sandpaper contacts in your eyes. I never knew that the… Read More