Meghann Berglund, DVM

Dr. Meghann Berglund is a proud Colorado State University Ram and the owner of Red Dog Veterinary Relief Services in Colorado. Her hobbies include camping, labeling things and catastrophizing.She is the co-founder of Collective Geekery, the handcrafted art business that steals her free time but returns her inner peace.Meghann agonized over this third-person biography for quite a while trying to make it just perfect. It is therefore not surprising that most of the articles she writes are about how to let go of the fear of being perfect and how were all just sort of bumbling through this life and its easier if we try to do it together. She hopes with this guiding philosophy she is helping her kids grow up to be happy humans.

Articles by Meghann Berglund, DVM

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Suicide prevention: How to be someone's person

ByMeghann Berglund, DVM

July 13th 2019

After I shared my own story with the veterinary world regarding depression and suicidal thoughts, I learned how valuable it is to be there for that person and how an inch can, in fact, be a mile.

Medical mistakes: Just dont do it isnt a sustainable strategy

ByMeghann Berglund, DVM

April 17th 2019

One mistake can make you put so many obstacles in your path to avoid doing so again that you cant move forwardor worse, decide its best to leave the veterinary profession altogether. As one veterinary professional to another, lets band together to stop this from happening!

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How my daughter saved my life

ByMeghann Berglund, DVM

January 10th 2019

It wasnt just the postpartum depression. It was all the other things that piled on, all the ways my brain betrayed me as I grew more and more overwhelmed. What hurt was also the thing that brought me back.