The Five Kinds of Intelligence Every Veterinarian Must Master
No one tells you this in vet school. You walk in thinking intelligence is about grades, memory, and diagnostics. You walk out realizing… that’s only one piece of the game. Because in real veterinary practice, intelligence is not singular. It is layered. And the veterinarians who rise above the noise, the burnout, the financial pressure, […]
What you see online, is not the life we live as veterinarians
You scroll. Another post. Another “successful case.” Another smiling dog. Another caption that says… we saved another life. And for a moment… you pause. Because deep inside, you ask yourself… Why doesn’t my life look like that? What you are seeing… is not the full story. It is edited. Filtered. Selected. Because no one posts […]
Rejection is Part of the Veterinary Journey
Rejection is Part of the Veterinary Journey By Dr. Geoff Carullo, DVM, FPCCP, DPCVSCA In veterinary medicine, rejection comes in many forms. A client declines your recommended diagnostics or surgery. A case doesn’t respond the way you expected. A pet owner questions your decision. A colleague disagrees with your approach. And sometimes, despite doing everything […]
The Battle Inside the Veterinary Mind
Most veterinarians don’t fail because they lack skill. They fail because, long before the case begins, long before the clinic opens, long before the decision is made… they’ve already convinced themselves they can’t win. It doesn’t sound loud. It doesn’t announce itself. It whispers. “Hindi pa ako ready.” “Baka mali ako.” “Mas magaling sila kaysa […]
Nobody Claps in the Quiet Phase of a Veterinarian’s Life
Nobody claps when you’re in the quiet phase of your veterinary career. Not when you’re the youngest associate in the clinic, double-checking every case while everyone else seems faster, sharper, more confident. Not when you’re building your own practice from scratch, staring at an empty waiting room, wondering if the next client will even come. […]
The Silence After the Boom: When Veterinary Clinics Realize the Pandemic is Truly Over
There was a time… not too long ago… when clinics didn’t even have time to breathe. Phones ringing nonstop. Vaccines lining up from morning to night. New clients every single day. Puppies. Kittens. First visits. First vaccines. First everything. It felt like the profession had finally arrived. For many of us… that was the busiest […]