As anyone who’s worked in the clinic more than a day or two knows, client communication often plays out like a game of telephone, conversations warping and bending over each retelling into a final version that bears little to no resemblance to what we actually told the owner in the first place. In this excerpt… Read More
The First (but not the last) Time a Client Told Me I Sucked
When Everyone Knows It’s Cancer
Many patients never get the surgery they need because veterinarians or owners assume that a mass is cancerous. Worse: countless pets are euthanized based on the same assumption. [tweetthis]Many pets never get the surgery they need because we assume a mass is cancerous.[/tweetthis] It’s not uncommon for a referring veterinarian to call me in (I’m… Read More
5 Ridiculously Scientific Tips on Exercising with Dogs
From the Vetstreet Safety and Kinesiology Department, here are 5 highly scientific practices anyone planning to exercise with their dog should follow. [tweetthis]5 Ridiculously Scientific Tips for Exercising with Dogs[/tweetthis] Read More
7 Facts About Military Working Dogs
Military working dogs are silent heroes, and most of us know very little about them. Here are 7 fascinating facts that, if they could talk, they would probably be too humble to tell you. Read More
Flower Is Just Too Much For Cat
Cat owners across the globe are reporting an operating system error in the cat 2.0 software package. Apparently, if your cat’s software has this problem and you place a flower on the cat’s head, your cat will crash and need to be rebooted. Please make a note of this error and update your cat’s software… Read More
Stress Almost Drove Me Out Of Vet Medicine
I just read yet another article on Compassion Fatigue passed along by yet another vet who has considered giving up the PROFESSION over job-related stress. While that might sound silly to some people, it’s a very real indicator of how intense stress in our field can be. I first considered that I might not be… Read More