Keeping Your Cool - Summertime Pet Tips Keeping Your Cool - Summertime Pet Tips As the summer heat sets in, it's essential to ensure the well-being of our furry friends. Dogs, cats, and other pets are susceptible to heat-related illnesses, and as responsible pet owners, we must take extra precautions to keep them cool and comfortable during this season. In this article, we [...]
5 Halloween Pet Emergencies Halloween is such an exciting time of the year! However, veterinary emergency rooms see a spike in holiday-related emergencies. Here are 5 common Halloween pet emergencies that we see each year. Be sure to keep you and your pet safe this holiday season! Candy Ingestion (Chocolate Toxicity) Candy ingestion is by far one of the most common [...]
Non-traditional Guide to Specialize An important lesson I’ve learned in my three years as a vet is that your career is not a fixed destination. It’s just a part of your whole story. And every time I cross a huge finish line, I always feel like there’s another race to enter, which is a common theme amongst many vets. Whether you’re [...]
Life Planning: Vet School Edition I think it goes without saying - life is stressful. Now, add studying veterinary medicine to the mix! Life is really stressful! As students, we have our regular lectures, labs, practical placements, along with the never-ending study. You usually find us in the dark corners of the library studying, working, or a combination of both if we can. But [...]
You're Picking Up Poop Wrong! Pre-Vet Days Taking care of someone’s animals can be stressful for all parties involved. The animal may be frightened or annoyed by the new caretaker. The caretaker may in turn be frightened or annoyed by the new animal. And the owner may be frightened, annoyed, frustrated, exasperated, or incensed if the caretaker does not live up to [...]
Five Lessons Learned in My Last Year of Vet School My last year in vet school is almost over, and I cannot believe I am a few days away to achieve my long-life dream. It seemed like yesterday when I started my fourth year, and the past months have flown by. It was not a smooth academic year, but I learned [...]
Dead Space: A Life Lesson Learned in Clinics Sometimes I wonder how random items make it into my pocket at the end of the workday. This week it was about two inches of an endotracheal tube that I pulled out of my pocket. I let it hover over the trash can for a second, but then I set it on my [...]
From Vet Tech to Veterinarian: A Second Career Decision I didn’t set out to be a 40-something-year-old vet student. It just sort of turned out that way. Back in 2008, things were cruising along pretty much according to plan. I was married, with 4 kids, a nice house, and an overall pretty nice life. Things were . . . nice. Then [...]
Staying Sustainable on a Vet Student Budget #plasticfree #wastefree #sustainablity #ecolife: These buzz words are blowing up our social media . . . and for a good reason! The world is changing for the better. Humans are (slowly) starting to recognize their wasteful ways and ditch the single-use stuff for good! Is it easy? No. Is it doable? Yes. We all [...]
What I Wish I Knew Before Vet School Interviews It’s the time of the year when veterinary schools are sending out their invitations to interview candidates. Candidates all over the world are anxiously waiting for that email, phone call, or letter. I’ll never forget the night that I received my first interview letter. I was so excited and felt like getting [...]
