Is It Okay To Be In It For The Money

Is It Okay To Be In It For The Money

Not too long ago, for myself and most other vets I know, there was no accusation more insulting and infuriating than “you’re just in it for the money.” via GIPHY But times, they are a changing. As we hurtle closer and closer to the end of this end-stage capitalist...
The One Job AI Can’t Take From Us

The One Job AI Can’t Take From Us

We’ve all heard about how AI is coming for the jobs, right? But we’re okay. Sure, AI can make art and drive cars and analyze financial data to predict the market. But can it diagnose a rare care of diabetes insipidus in a boxer? Or manage a complicated immune mediated...
In Defense of Not Getting Deffensive

In Defense of Not Getting Deffensive

I’m not sure if I popped my ostrich head out of the sand just in time for a particularly provocative bout of online drama, of I’ve just been gone so long I’d forgotten what it was like to be a veterinary professional on the internet. But either way, I’ve noticed the...
Let’s Not Forget About the Human Animal Bond

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....