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Candy Pee and Me: How Big Pharma Seduced Me at NAVC

January 23, 2015 by Dr. V

It's been entirely too long since I've posted, and for that I apologize. I've been terribly busy responding to nastygrams depositing my checks from Big Pet Food sneering at plebians going to a continuing education conference this past week, and what a week it was. Like many of you, I read the Indy Star's expose about the loose strings of pharmaceutical companies (or, in internet conspiracy parlance, Big Pharma) at continuing education conferences such as the one I was going to attend, and ... Read more »

Filed Under: Daily Life, Goofball Antics, Lifestyle, Musings Tagged With: big pharma, devilry, freebies, NAVC, olaf

Inspiration in Action

January 28, 2013 by Dr. V

When you hear the word "veterinarian", there's a pretty standard picture that jumps into most people's heads. The woman or man in a white coat, stethoscope around their neck, patting a dog who's perched on a metal exam table. Maybe, if you work with large animals, the vet is standing outside, in coveralls. But the idea is the same- vets go to work and serve the medical needs of clients and their pets. And that is a wonderful thing. It is what most of us do. But the amazing thing about our ... Read more »

Filed Under: Be The Change Tagged With: Heska, Inspiration in Action, NAVC, World Vets

Do What’s Right

January 23, 2013 by Dr. V

Last night at the North American Veterinary Conference I was sitting with a group of wonderful veterinary students, and we were chatting about practice and whatnot, when all of a sudden it occurred to me that I was the senior veterinarian in the group. As in, the things I was saying were now the Pearls.Of.Wisdom from on high, and the idea that I've been doing this long enough to have wisdom to impart is simultaneously horrifying and delightful. Wow, I'm the wise one! Good Lord, I'm the old ... Read more »

Filed Under: Cats, Daily Life, Health, Picks of the Litter Tagged With: adjuvant, Apollo, NAVC, vaccines

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