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🩺 Vet turned part-time SAHM
👧👧 NICU mama x2 | 🐶🐶🐱🐱
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22/11/2025

Small animal vet… raised on a cattle farm.
I didn’t become a large animal vet, but I grew up watching the hard work behind every pasture-raised cow.

Grass fed. Safe. Happy.
Fewer farms do this every year.
Know your farmer. Know your food.
Support local.

21/11/2025

This season looks different, and that’s allowed. I’m choosing to step back so my family, my health, and my veterinary career can thrive in the long run.

19/11/2025

I used to run a pet emergency hospital, and every holiday season I saw the same thing: scared pet parents, sick pets… and high ER costs.

Why so expensive? Highly trained staff 24/7, specialized equipment, more drugs on hand, and higher overhead.

A little preparation like saving numbers, knowing hazards, building an emergency fund, can help you stay calm and keep your pet safe. ❤️

👇 Have you ever faced a holiday pet emergency?

17/11/2025

Career titles changed.
The workload didn’t. 😂

But the hugs, the memories, and the peace?
Worth every schedule shift.

Cheers to everyone who swapped burnout for a new kind of busy and found themselves in the process. 🤍

16/11/2025

Read it again… and breathe.
Rest is part of the mission, not a break from it.
Tag a veterinary friend who forgets they’re human too. 💬💛

14/11/2025

$25,153. Just received a provider bill from insurance for *one* diagnostic test for my daughter, and it reminded me of something I used to say when I ran a pet emergency hospital:

Vet care isn’t overpriced.
Medicine as a whole is expensive.
Human insurance hides it from us.

If medical bills (human or pet) feel overwhelming, here are a few things that actually help:

- Medical sinking fund: even $10–$20 a week set aside for unexpected visits.

- Pet emergency fund: a separate little pot just for your animals because emergencies never come at a convenient time.

- Insurance: yes, it can be expensive but worth it once you see the cost of one major emergency visit (a way to pay monthly toward unexpected emergencies)

- HSA/FSA for humans: use pre-tax dollars for co-pays, meds, and out-of-pocket tests.

- Financing options: CareCredit and Scratchpay are two I like. You can use them before you’re in panic mode.

- Ask for a tiered plan: essentials first, then “nice to have” tests if the budget allows.

Medicine won’t ever be cheap…
but preparation makes it a lot less terrifying.

11/11/2025

1 in 10 babies is born too soon.
For us, that statistic has a name: Claire. 💜

She arrived at 33.5 weeks, the day before her baby shower. Clearly, she couldn’t wait to join the party.

After 32 days in the NICU, two surfactant treatments, and a chest tube, she showed us what real strength looks like.

Leaving the hospital each night without her was heartbreaking, but preemies are tiny and mighty.

Today, at 4½ years old, she’s thriving in the 99th percentile and full of life. 🌈

This month, we honor every baby who fought in the NICU, every parent who waited to hold them, and every nurse and doctor who made “miracle” possible. 💜

Tag a fellow preemie or share to help raise awareness for this cause. 🫶🏻

10/11/2025

I felt weak walking away from my role as a Medical Director…like I was throwing away years of education and hard work. I missed my team, the hospital I helped build, and felt guilty for stepping back.

But now, 6 months later, I see how much I was running on empty. I was glued to my phone, exhausted, and losing myself.

Today I walk my dog, push my baby in the stroller, read again, and even started learning French. I’m finally taking care of me.

This isn’t failure. It’s a midlife awakening. A reminder that sometimes stepping back is how you move forward. 💛

09/11/2025

Vaccines protect pets from deadly disease, but there’s a lot of confusion about dose, timing, and titers. Swipe to learn what the science says, how titers fit in, and why your vet recommends a personalized vaccine plan based on risk/exposure.

Questions? Schedule a yearly visit with your vet to discuss this further and come up with a tailored plan for your pet.

Sources:
1. AAHA Canine & Feline Vaccination Guidelines (2022/2020) — vaccine schedules & titers.
2. WSAVA Vaccination Guidelines (global recommendations on schedules & priming).
3. Merck Veterinary Manual — vaccines, administration, immune principles.
4. AVMA — rabies vaccination and titer guidance.

Are you seeing vaccine hesitancy in your vet clinic or are you hesitant as a pet parent?

08/11/2025

You can leave the clinic… but sometimes, the clinic doesn’t leave you.

The cases replay. The doubts echo. The guilt creeps in.

But that constant worry? It’s not weakness. It’s compassion, overflowing.

Tonight, give yourself permission to put the mental stethoscope down.

You’re allowed to rest. You’ve done enough. You’re not alone.

05/11/2025

Behind every patient we lose and every hard conversation…
there’s a veterinary professional replaying every moment long after the clinic closes.

You’re human. You care. And that’s exactly why you’re good at what you do.

31/10/2025

Everyone’s story looks a little different. This one’s ours.

We know we have privilege and access to choices many don’t, but even with that, the math feels impossible sometimes.

There are always ways to shift and adapt, but I wanted to paint a real picture of what many families are facing right now.

What about you? What’s the biggest “scary” expense in your household this year?

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