Somber conversations on mental health topics swirl around the veterinary community, but we can shift the dialogue to a more positive one. Employing strategies to safeguard our mental health is essential to help prevent burnout and COMPASSION FATIGUE, which most of us will inevitably face at some point in our schooling or career due in … Continue reading Mental Health Tips for Veterinary Professionals and Vet Students
September serves asย Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, with today (September 10th) markingย World Suicide Prevention Day. The Meowing Vet highlights a side of veterinary medicine often hidden to pet owners: the epidemic of compassion fatigue and suicide in the veterinary profession.ย Learn how you can help save a life. Trigger Warning: This article discusses mental health struggles … Continue reading What Your Veterinarian Needs You to Know about Compassion Fatigue and Suicide in the Veterinary Profession
Happy birthday to us... Happy birthday to us... Happy birthday to The Meowing Vet... Happy first birthday to us! ๐๐ It's June 23, 2017, and The Meowing Vet celebrates its one year anniversary today! With the aim of providing support and hope to others, we share how we got our start. The Meowing Vet and … Continue reading The Meowing Vet Turns One Year Old!
An Open Letter to the Veterinary Community Like so many of my wonderful colleagues in the seemingly vast yet surprisingly close-knit profession of veterinary medicine, I was born loving animals. Nearly every memory of my childhood involves my family's Dalmatian or one of our adopted kitties. Being raised Christian also left me pondering how I … Continue reading How I’m Forging My Own Path as a Vet and as a Person