The alarm starts ringing at 5 am. My whole body hurts, especially my right shoulder. Even in my sleep-deprived state, I remembered the giant Thoroughbred that jerked his head up over and over. My head is pounding, matching the throbbing in my shoulder. I sit back on my heels with my head still on the mattress. My chin is […]
Euthanasia
When I was finishing up my pre-vet requirements before coming to vet school, I did not mind euthanasias. It is not as heartless or demented of a statement as it first seems. I felt that being able to stop all of the terror, pain, and suffering that an animal feels is truly a gift. Maybe early on, […]
Panacea
The “vet school curse” is an unsubstantiated theory that vet students’ pets get injured or sick much more often than normal pets. It certainly seems that way for me; in the last four years, my cats and bird have had multiple health concerns, some that have required emergency attention. I think the worst problem so […]
