Most people would say that I had to say goodbye to my 17 year old cat, Kaya. But, I think that she’s still with me, just not like she has been for the last 15 years.
Kaya was literally my first spay cat – in vet school. As students, we learn basic and advanced surgical techniques by [...]
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 [...]
February 26, 2009 – 12:47 am
Well, it’s been a while in between blogs. “How could that be?” you ask. While I would love to be able to make a nice sounding and relatively justified reason, like, “It’s just so busy right now at the clinic,” or “The economy is in the dumper so I’ve slacked off,” I really can’t take [...]
October 11, 2008 – 4:18 pm
The story you are about to read is true and has brought my children endless laughs at my expense.
I have two cats, Bocephus and Dallas (pictured above), that produce about 30 lbs. of used clumping kitty litter in about a month’s time. Before the glorious day that my wife and I shelled out $120 for the [...]
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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September 3, 2008 – 12:20 pm
Somebody told me that is getting harder to spend your money without getting angry. I agree. How sad is that? We put up with so much lame customer service that it’s become the standard that companies aspire to.
I mean, why don’t we boycott companies that outservice their customer service call centers (like my phone company)? [...]
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Also posted in Goals, VCC General Blog
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Tagged call center, customer service, exceed, exceptional, expectations, honest, phone company, reliable, roofer, standard, value
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August 29, 2008 – 2:45 pm
I saw a client of mine the other day that really embodies what the average pet owner thinks about pet insurance… not that there was any negativity by any means. She was a very concerned and lovely young woman who loves her dog and would do anything for him. She just didn’t know much [...]
August 22, 2008 – 9:34 am
Sometimes I get forwarded a must see picture email from a friend or family member that, against my better judgment, I find irresistable and just have to open. (Remember the digitally altered photo of the great white shark jumping up out of the water attacking the helicopter?) Ok. I’ll be honest. I am a sucker for those pics. Yes, the [...]
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 [...]
