I emerge from a double appointment, half-heartedly brushing off fur clumps from some over-enthusiastic German Shepherds. My eyes are heavy with fatigue from a poor night’s sleep, I have a stack of charts yet to be checked over, and I should have been home over two hours ago. My stress level has been on the […]
Walking the Tightrope: Tough Decisions at the Clinic
After I shove my dinner in the fridge and pull my hair back, I clock in and then take a look at the computerized “whiteboard,” displaying the clinic’s patients. I note three spays, a bilateral cruciate repair, and two stray cats. One, nicknamed Lucky, was hit by a car and is on the docket for a […]
Nervous About Getting Animal Experience? Don’t Be– It’s Fun, I Promise!
Veterinary experience generally falls into one of two categories: observation and hands-on experience. The observation part of animal and veterinary experience is very fun and serves as a jumping-off point to begin learning how to handle animals. Even as a high school student, you can ask a vet if they would mind letting you shadow […]
