Joy…what an odd thing to name our new puppy during what was such a sad season for so many friends we loved.
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A young couple found a man dressed in several layers of badly worn clothing wandering up and down the dog food aisles of Petsmart with a tiny, emaciated black puppy in his arms.
We were at a veterinary continuing education meeting, and my entire glass of ice water spilled into Dr. Backlund's lap.
I love solving the tough cases, but I would give them all up for wellness care.
No sickies today!
The dying sparrow didn't. The blind cat can see.
Sometimes in this field, you need your soul restored.
Did you know that pets lower your blood pressure?
I said, “I’m going to hug you, but I need you not to punch me, okay?”
Every day of my senior year of vet school, I would walk into ICU and ask Amy, the veterinary technician in charge of ICU and the blood donors, “Can I adopt Max when I graduate?”
Max started life as a barn kitty near Ames Iowa. He was brought into the Iowa State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital as a blood donor at nine months of age
Thank you family and friends for understanding how very special Max was to Amanda, Abby, Russ and me.
The scariest vet school memory...
If a puppy is excited, he will pee on you.
My history of computer issues is one reason I understand how it feels to be at the vet’s with your pet and have to trust someone when you have limited information.
At least Noodle does not have what Dr. Dave Nicol calls EFT – every f-ing thing. I am not ready. I don’t know how to ask Noodle if he is ready.
If you have trouble articulating why the euthanasia appointment is a relief and the saddest day and an ending and a beginning all in one, try to tell us anyways. We know.
Apoquel makes us all swear.
What if every case is a gift?
Advice from Dr. Dave Nicol on preventing bad reviews, “Try really hard not to suck.”
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