by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We are hiring. We have a dream place to work. The boss is amazing (yep, me!), there is on the job training, flexibility and we have a great team atmosphere. We make lives better! Animal lives directly and then their owners also. In short, it is a great place to work!...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
Forty years ago this month, I walked across the stage and received my diploma from the United States Coast Guard Academy. After the ceremony, I had the cadet shoulder boards removed and replaced with the officer boards by my family and fiancé. I would be one of the...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 27, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
I have been headed in to work later in the mornings, since we haven’t been as busy. On my drive, I try to take a moment to experience nature to counteract the daily stress. I work to notice fragrant lilacs. I see redbuds budding. I seek out the white and pink...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
In 1966 Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech that included “There is a Chinese curse which says “May he live in interesting times.”“ Like many things that we know to be true, when you look, this one isn’t quite true. There is no evidence that this saying came from a...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
We just finished up a rather hectic day. Before COVID 19, we were well staffed and cross training was progressing. We were lean and thinking about hiring another employee, but were holding off with the rumblings of coronavirus. “Americans will always do the right...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
In the rapidly changing situation of COVID19 Week 2, I just realized that we have had no new protocols for 48 hours. That doesn’t mean that the storm is over, it means we are about as prepared as we can be for the storm to hit. The front doors are locked. We locked...
