by The Vetitude | May 4, 2021 | Blog
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,...
by The Vetitude | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
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...
by The Vetitude | Mar 25, 2020 | Blog
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...
by The Vetitude | Jan 31, 2020 | Blog
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...
by The Vetitude | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog
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...
by The Vetitude | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
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...
