Vacation: A Time To Relax OR A Time To Get Ahead?

Here I am, enjoying my “last summer of freedom” before I devote myself to a career that doesn’t exactly embrace the Monday through Friday 9-5 schedule that so many people are used to (much less the luxury of summers off that we, students, and teachers alike enjoy). While I am enjoying my “vacation” time, I Read More …

HELP…I’m Getting Fat in Vet School!

The “freshman fifteen” – a term we dread when we start college and most of us work hard to prevent that dreaded weight gain. When we start vet school it doesn’t even occur to us that there might be a similar phenomenon at play, but it seems that incoming vet students are struggling to maintain Read More …

Why is EVERYONE sick?!

Year 1 in vet school felt like at any given time, at least a quarter of the class was always sick. Now that we’re in Year 2, that seems to hold true, not just for my class, but for the first year class as well. People have a multitude of symptoms suggesting that there are Read More …

What “NO KILL” Really Means for Animal Shelters

Most of us in the field of shelter medicine know that “no kill” does not mean that animals are not euthanized. While there are shelters that are genuinely no kill, most often the term designates a shelter that will not euthanize any healthy, adoptable animals. Animals that are not healthy or have behavioral issues, such Read More …