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Life With Clients

In Defense of Holding Space for Clients

March 27, 2019 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

I’ve noticed a troubling trend in vet medicine. It’s not exactly client bashing, but more of lack of compassion and taking time to actually talk to clients. Lest you think me a starry-eyed optimistic new grad out to make every client happy and save the world, that is not the case. I’ve been in practice… Read More

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How Responding to My Own Cat’s Code Helped Me Become a Better Nurse

March 10, 2019 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

“You don’t understand.” This is the statement given to me by anguished owners responding during their most difficult hours. My empathy sounds empty, as though I could never know or understand their pain. I glance into the corner of room five and quickly look away from the spot I last held my beloved pet after… Read More

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There I Said It: I’m Not Your Therapist

February 17, 2019 by Anonymous

There, I said it. I’ve actually been thinking it for a long time. I don’t want to hear client stories unrelated to their pet’s visits. I have no desire to understand their family’s tangled web of conflict. Much less take on the task of caring enough to serve as the peacemaker. I’m your veterinarian, I’m… Read More

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My Dog Died When I Was Away on Holiday

February 12, 2019 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

Yes, to me the unexpected happened, a pet owners’ worst nightmare. I was going on a 2-week vacation to the Caribbean with my husband.  A long-awaited mental break after an exhausting year. Our dog Jack always went next door to my neighbors, literally his home away from home.  I dropped him off, gave him a… Read More

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The Difference Between Pleasing and Serving in Veterinary Medicine

February 10, 2019 by Ericka Mendez, DVM

Hello, my name is Ericka and I’m a recovering people-pleaser. Are you a people pleaser? Have you ever said those words in reference to yourself during an interview? Like most women, I was taught as a child to do as I was told, to act in a way that would please others and to always… Read More

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I’m Allergic to My Patients, But That’s OK

February 3, 2019 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

Growing up, I was the kid who was constantly outside – running around in the grass with my dog, eating dirt, rubbing dandelions on the tip of my nose to be Rudolph the Yellow-Nosed Reindeer… and yet, by the time I left elementary school I was allergic to trees, grass, dust and cats. Once I… Read More

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