I had to put to sleep an old dog today. He was 17 and ready to go.
It was sad and difficult as it always is – to say goodbye to an old friend. What made today a little different than normal was the despair and feeling of helplessness that the owner was feeling.
Vets as a [...]
January 9, 2009 – 4:13 pm
Happy New Year from everyone at VetCareComplete!
The air is fresh, the sun is shining and we are full of unprecedented amounts of optimism about the year ahead. We are the people who believe that the glass is completely full (half water and half air = full glass). We are so excited about this new year [...]
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Tagged animal, best, cat, Cat Insurance, clients, euthanasia, family, insurance, perfect, pet insurance, policies, policy, quality of life, VetCareComplete, veterinarian
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October 4, 2008 – 9:48 pm
So, along with an insane exercise program I have just begun, I have decided to start my hobby of baking. Now, I’m only talking about making a Bundt cake every so often or a coffee cake to take to work or such. I’m not talking about changing professions or starting the next Nabisco, because I [...]
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Tagged baking, Betty Crocker, blueberry muffin, Bundt, coffee cake, economics, Nabisco, recipe, stress
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September 25, 2008 – 4:40 pm
It makes me laugh when I hear 4 and 5 year old children talk about wanting to become a veget…vetrim…veteriminary…doctor for animals. I think at that age I wanted to be an engineer. That promptly changed in high school when I took my first part time job as a veterinary assistant (and I decided that I really disliked [...]
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Tagged cardiology, CT, digital radiographs, hit by car, internal medicine, ophthalmology, research, residency programs, scholarships, specialists, x-rays
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August 20, 2008 – 1:41 pm
Being a veterinarian is so much more complicated than just treating sick animals. The job title should really read Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, detective, forensic expert, animal psychic, counsellor, and psychologist. I still laugh when people suggest that one goes into veterinary medicine because he/she loves animals and doesn’t like working with people. The reality [...]
My brother Jim emailed me yesterday and told me about something that was bothering him. It seems he was watching The Today Show and they had a Consumer Reports segment on “tip-offs” and “rip-offs”. What got him upset was that they really ripped up the whole pet insurance industry as a big waste of money. [...]
