The Technician Perspective As a veterinary technician specialist, I get called in to consult with practices on how to make their anesthesia and pain management plans the best they can be. I sit down and review the protocols and practices, take an inventory of drugs available and converse with the staff about the flow of… Read More
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4 Things YouTube Makeup Tutorials Taught Me About Vet Med
I’m a fierce feminist. I stand for equal pay, more female CEOs, paid maternity leave, standing against rape culture and the objectification of women, and for women having autonomy over our own bodies. Being a feminist means all of these things and more. What it does not mean is that I can’t like girlie things. I… Read More
You Get Knocked Down, But You Get Up Again
“That’s life and as funny as it may seem, some people get their kicks, stomping on a dream.” ~ Frank Sinatra It was the summer before vet school. Like any good, future vet, I had taken a summer job as an assistant at a local animal hospital. It was a small hospital in a… Read More
How to Win the Endurance Race
There is a hypothesis, made popular in the book “Born to Run,” that humans evolved to run long distances. You see, around 2 million years ago our ancestors brains grew to unprecedented sizes. Brains use a lot of energy—the kind of energy that comes from eating meat. There is little evidence to support hominid’s ability… Read More
The Secret To Dealing With Difficult Clients
I was looking for a fight. The client knew it and was calling me out on it. I had been angry since the moment I dialed the phone. “Hi, it’s Dr. Smith from the animal hospital. I hear there’s a problem with you picking up Fido’s script…” I started out pleasant enough on the surface… Read More
You Never Know The Power Of Your Words
It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. It started the moment I walked in the door to the clinic. The inpatient I had hospitalized was not in his cage. He had been admitted for pancreatitis two days earlier, but when he wasn’t improving after 24 hours, we had the specialist come in… Read More