Recently, I published an article about my canine soulmate, my childhood dog Riley. Two short weeks after writing that piece and visiting him at home over the holidays, my world turned upside down when he fell seriously ill. He stopped eating and began coughing. He maintained his sweet demeanor, as always, even as his health deteriorated. […]
I Wouldn’t Trade It for the World
As veterinarians, we are interdisciplinary by nature. We have a foot in many different fields from animal welfare to policy and from food safety to zoonotic disease. Our professional decisions and actions are broad and far-reaching. This also means that we encounter a lot of potential criticism for the decisions we make, because they not only affect […]
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, […]
