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The best tip for workplace mental health

December 30, 2018 by lauren Leave a Comment
The key to your workplace wellbeing

  Whether it’s a work related New Year’s resolution or you’re on the hunt for a job, this is the most important tip for your workplace mental and emotional health: have the craic with your coworkers. (Craic loosely translates to fun in Irish.) This applies to most jobs, not just veterinary related workplaces. Wherever you’re … [Read more…]

Posted in: Craic, Depression, Dogs and Cats, Emergency situations, euthanasia, grieving, Health hazards, Mental health, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Working mom Tagged: coworkers, craic, death and dying, Depression, grieving, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, Workplace mental health

Why I hide from kittens

December 3, 2018 by lauren Leave a Comment
Why I hide when colleagues bring in orphaned/injured kittens.

  “You found them? Oh, look at ‘em, aren’t they cute? Aw.” I hear my colleagues croon over something small and fuzzy around the corner. I concentrate on looking absorbed in the article I’m reading and continue to pick at my salad. Maybe they’ll forget I’m in the break room if I just— “Lauren, where … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, cat behavior, Cat people, Cats, Dogs and Cats, Emergency situations, Guilt, Pet adoption, Pet ownership, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Work Tagged: cats, foreverhome, Pets, veterinary ethics

The Fine Line Between Helping and Hurting

August 29, 2018 by lauren 4 Comments
The fine line between helping and hurting.

  It was like any other morning. I woke up, made a cup of tea, and looked out the window to admire the tidal river outside our yard. But then I spotted something odd. A swan was in the middle of the seaweed, not moving. He’s probably just resting, I told myself. I got the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Animal rescue, Birds, death and dying, Emergency situations, euthanasia, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation, Working mom Tagged: death and dying, swans, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, Wildlife

What happens to beached whales?

July 27, 2017 by lauren Leave a Comment
What happens to beached whales?

  I have a friend who’s an Irish county council worker. Her job description can jump from car park coin collector to being called to dispose of a 3 metre whale carcass on any given day! Just a few months ago she was called out to a dead 3 metre long minke whale stranded on the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Cetaceans, Emergency situations, Health hazards, Veterinary emergency, Veterinary ethics, Whales, Wildlife, Wildlife rehabilitation Tagged: cetaceans, death and dying, remains, Veterinary, veterinary ethics, whales, Wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation

The BIG difference between large and small animal medicine.

February 21, 2017 by lauren Leave a Comment
The BIG difference between large and small animal medicine.

  As a vet, working with livestock, or large animals, is completely different to working with companion animals. Despite the obvious differences between species, it’s like working in two separate worlds; one is driven by economics and profit and the other by emotional attachment. Farmers want healthy livestock to ensure a thriving flock brings optimal profit, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Amputation, Cat people, Cats, death and dying, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, euthanasia, Lambing, Large animal, Pet ownership, Sheep, Sheep farming, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics Tagged: amputation, Cat people, cats, death and dying, Dogs and cats, Large animal, Pet ownership, Sheep, sheep farming, Veterinary, veterinary ethics

Amputation in veterinary medicine; the good, the bad, and the morally questionable.

November 1, 2016 by lauren Leave a Comment
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The Good: In veterinary medicine we perform numerous types of amputations on a regular basis. Usually they’re necessary operations that benefit the health of our patients. Some common injuries that necessitate amputation are traumatic mutilations of an appendage rendering it unsalvageable eg. a shredded ear, a dead tail, a limb with bone cancer that may … [Read more…]

Posted in: Amputation, Cats, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Veterinary, Veterinary ethics Tagged: amputation, Dogs and cats, veterinary ethics

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