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Healthy ice cream for vets and techs? 5 exciting secrets

by Cindy Trice, DVM | June 7, 2022 | health + balance, lifestyle

We've discovered the perfect treat for these steamy summer days and we just can't keep it to ourselves! Craig's Vegan Ice Cream is ridiculously yummy, but that's not the only reason you'll feel good eating it. Read on and you'll be over the moon about this tantalizing discovery. TASTE IT. YOU STILL WON'T BELIEVE IT'S

Boundaries: It’s not a bad word

by Leah Myles, DVM | May 14, 2022 | health + balance

A 2015 study found that 1 in 11 veterinarians have psychological stress, while a 2019 study found that mortality ratios for suicide in veterinarians are significantly higher than the general population (1,2). Potential reasons for these variances are cited and include debt, compassion fatigue, and burnout. As a result, certain necessary buzzwords and phrases have developed,

Burned out? How relief work saved an ER vet’s sanity

by Jeff Klemens, DVM | March 30, 2022 | health + balance, veterinary medicine

The challenges that Covid has brought were not something anyone saw coming. There was a hope that a turning of the calendar may bring relief, and instead the gauntlet of pet care needs has persisted. Our workload and exhaustion are palpable, and we are not a group of people well-known for being the best at

Professional alchemy: 4 steps to flow

by Nicole Taurisano, DVM, MSC | March 19, 2022 | veterinary medicine

“Watch the flow of water when it crosses over an area of land and you will see that it puts out fingers, and some of them stop because they come into blind alleys. The water doesn’t pursue that course; it simply rises and then it finds a way it can go. But it never uses

Making relief work work for you

by Christine E. Longo, DVM, MBA | March 19, 2022 | veterinary medicine

Let me offer my take. Let me walk you through the process of becoming your own boss. Deciding to become a locum veterinarian was not difficult for me. I have a large local family and wanted to be free to attend family events as well as travel more. I did enjoy associate work, but the

Meet a Relief Vet – Dr. Colleen O’Brien

by Cindy Trice, DVM | March 2, 2022 | people, popular

What do you get when you combine an absence of artistic talent with a vertically challenged individual? A veterinarian. An acupuncturist. A pocket pet enthusiast. A GP practitioner. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Colorado, welcome Dr. Colleen O’Brien. Go ahead, challenge her to a soccer game. ~~~~~~~ Name your niche: large animal, small animal, pocket pets,

The real story about work-life balance in vet med

by Tai Ogg, DVM, MPH, DACVPM | January 7, 2022 | health + balance

Some may argue that if you love what you do, it does not matter how much you work. I tend to disagree with that. In veterinary medicine, it is easy to get caught up in your career, to wake up one day and realize that is has engulfed you, that it defines you. Who are

5 ways to save the day with Fear Free (for $0)

by Julie Liu, DVM | January 7, 2022 | veterinary medicine

When I became a relief vet over a year ago – after over 11 years of being a GP associate – I had the usual stressors: would I be able to find enough work, to find work at clinics that practiced good medicine, to manage my finances, or would I be audited by the IRS

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