As much as I ramble, rant and randomly post about the various aspects of vet life…I am curious what readers would like to hear more about? So I created this little poll, just to gather some feedback and help take this blog in different directions.

Part of being an equine veterinarian is being on-call for emergencies. Unique to large animal vets, on-call can be 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for the solo practitioner. After a day full of ERs, two calls in particular, left me pondering OC and all that it encompasses.
Some clients will call the vet out for minor wounds, while others seem to call for only very critical circumstances. And some, you just never know what to expect. This post is an example of the latter, a serious wound sustained in the field. GRAPHIC IMAGES ARE IN THIS POST.

Every two weeks, we partake in the practice’s traditional doctors’ meeting. This is a source of intrigue and curiosity for assistants, who constantly wonder what a group of doctors talk about across a table.