There is an old Buddhist saying I have come across that reads: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” I see patients in pain on a daily basis. It could be a four-month-old puppy who sustained a metacarpal fracture while the owner was at work, a geriatric cat with osteoarthritis, or a dog recovering post-operatively after […]
Lab Animal Research: Rats are Awesome
This semester I have a class dedicated to only lab animals and lab animal health and manipulations. Honestly, going into this class I thought that I would hate it. I was against the use of animals for research, but I also didn’t really understand it. For this class, once a week we go to a […]
Hard Decisions: Euthanasia
This summer I have been working in a small animal clinic in the country. Working there has given me the opportunity to apply the skills I have learned in school to a professional setting. However, one thing that school hasn’t really prepared me for is clients and the euthanasia of their pets. I grew up […]
