The Vet Clinic Thanksgiving Feast (Except it’s Not Food…It’s Chaos) While the rest of the world is debating stuffing vs. dressing, those of us in the vet med world are debating which room the mysterious smell is coming from and whether that “quick appointment” will...
Planet Vet Clinic: A Nature Documentary In the wild heart of the veterinary clinic, we discover a thriving ecosystem rich with life, noise, and at least one half-drunk cup of coffee on every surface. Welcome, brave traveler. Let us observe. The Front Desk Species Here...
Howl-o-ween: The Sounds That Haunt Our Clinics There are certain sounds that will send a shiver down the spine of anyone who’s worked more than a week in a veterinary clinic. They’re not in horror movies, they’re not in haunted houses, they’re...
Lateness, Lies, & Loose Heifers: The Client No-Show Excuses Hall of Fame A Definitive Ranking of the Best (and Worst) Client Excuses of All Time. Let’s face it: every clinic has its own personal anthology of client excuses for missed or late appointments....
What We Wish We Could Say: Vet Med Myth Edition If you’ve worked in vet med for more than 5 minutes, you’ve probably heard a client say something so wildly off-base that you briefly questioned reality. “Can’t I just give Tylenol?”...
Things Our Clients Say That Would be Weird Anywhere Else Vet med is full of strange moments…but nothing is stranger than the things clients say with total sincerity. Things that, if uttered in literally any other setting, would earn at least a raised eyebrow (if...