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...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
Coronavirus! Covid 19! Pandemic! The stock market is down, the economy will sputter. Everyone is now aware of the pandemic and beginning to understand why it is important. Just thinking about it makes one feel queasy and feverish. When I swore my oath as a...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
Apologies to Dr. Seuss. I am a vet. Vet I am. I am a vet. Veterinarian-I-Am. That’s Doctor-I-Am! That’s Doctor-I-Am! I do not like that Doc-I-Am! Write me a health certificate, Doctor, please. Only I can’t come in for an exam. Do you like orange scrubs or...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
“She is a murderer.” I was working a shift at the Animal ER and the young person was talking about me, but she has no clue.Murder is defined as the intentional, unlawful killing committed with malice aforethought. What does that mean? Unlawful here would mean not...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
It has been a rough week, followed by a rough Saturday and I am taking a shift at the ER tomorrow. It’s not that anyone working at a veterinary hospital expects everything to be all puppies and kittens, we do not, but sometimes a case or a few will get to me. It is...
by Dr. M.J. Wixsom | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog, Vet Life and It's not just a vet life
I would say that I don’t gamble, but really I am constantly asked to play the odds. People ask me what I think or what I would do. I have a very mathematical brain and I am very good at knowing and remembering the chances of something happening. But we had a week...
