Let’s Not Forget About the Human Animal Bond
“How do you feel about boostering vaccines a few months early?” someone asked in one of my Facebook groups. It’s an issue that comes up regularly for me in practice; maybe a pet comes in for their Lepto shot and the Rabies and DA2PP are due in two months, for example....
Is Veterinary Medicine in a State of Normative Discontent?
Have you ever gotten together with a group of friends for brunch only to find yourself spending half the meal talking about how you shouldn’t be eating that delicious stack of pancakes—too many carbs? Someone says they need to get back into their skinny jeans. Maybe I...
Five Ways to Take Control of Your Career Before it Takes Control of You
You’ve finally made it, you’re a vet. But you keep hearing about vets who hate their career. Who regret their choice. Is that the fate you’re going to be doomed to too? No! Tons of vets still love what they do every day. You just need to make sure you’re the one in...
3 Skills You Need to be a Successful Vet…That You Didn’t Learn in Vet School
How to Communicate Empathy: via GIPHY You care. In fact, just about every vet I know cares too much for their own good. You care until it hurts. You cry over every patient you lose, even when you know it was their time; you ruminate over every decision you make,...
The Greatest COVID Loss No One is Talking About
It was a few months after graduating vet school, and as much as I had insisted that I would not be a doctor living at home with my parents, I was currently living at home with my parents. I was in my bedroom when my mother called for me. I walked out into the hall and...
In-Between
For weeks I have been living in the In-between. A life between normalcy and aberration. I live on Long Island. Outside of the city, but not far enough outside to escape the horrifying number of COVID-19 cases. As an essential employee who is also an introverted...
That 6 Million Dollar Super Bowl Ad is Great, BUT…
Cue close up of a handsome, if slightly portly, golden retriever. Cut to a scene of him playing fetch on the beach. It’s not all sunshine and puppy dogs, though. This doggo had a heart-based tumor. That’s right…had. As in he no longer does. And his exceptionally...
Skiing While Australia Burns: A Tale of Two Realities
I am on a ski vacation. It’s 20F (-7C) and my suitcase is packed to the brim with fleece lined everything and thermal underwear. My biggest concern for the next few days is avoiding frostbite on my toes. This is my current reality. But on the other side of the...
Why I Didn’t Like Going to Vet School in the Caribbean…And Why I Would Do it Again
I did not enjoy going to vet school in the Caribbean. Don’t get my wrong—St. Kitts is a beautiful island. And Ross was an amazing school. I regret nothing about my decision to go to vet school there. But let’s be honest, island life has its challenges. My recent...
The Anticlimax: When Reality Doesn’t Meet Expectations
Well guys, I did it. I presented at my first major conference. And I have to say it felt…nothing like I expected it to. I had all these expectations, but life had other plans. Sure, I had fun. I spent time with friends and connected with people I’d never actually...