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Making the Decision

The hardest thing that I do as a vet is participate in the decision to put a pet to sleep. My first experience with this professionally was when I volunteered at a local animal shelter in Maryland that saw many homeless pets euthanized. I was 16 years old and I knew that I wanted to be a vet. I didn't know if I could handle the emotional part of the job. Nothing scared me more than euthanasia. In retrospect, I jumped into the deep end of the pool by volunteering at a county shelter. Perhaps ... continue reading...


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I just got back from a 9 day trip to Florida. Don't stop reading now, I haven't gotten to the good part yet. The first 4 days were at a conference in Orlando. NAVC is a huge veterinary conference that I go to every few years along with 10,000 other veterinary professionals to learn what is new. There are lectures, labs, and the air is buzzing with excitement. I signed up for 1/2 day lab on microsurgery and can't wait to practice my skills. We trained on those catnip mice. Turns out you can ... continue reading...


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Parasites and Our Happy Dance

This email is actually about a veterinary medicine topic. I realize that some of my emails have more of a human condition slant than any useful information about your pets. I think I can pull off both this week. (For those of you who don't have a dog, you can fast forward to the video portion of my email.) Kindred Spirits is a different kind of practice. Its more like an intentional community of animal lovers. We do things together sometimes, I send out emails that are not meant to sell ... continue reading...


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