3 Must-reads to make you laugh

Now more than ever, we need a reason to smile and laugh. As a thank you for the hard work you do every day during these challenging and uncertain times, we want to add some joy to your week.

The following 3 hilarious articles, depending on your sense of humor, are bound to make you crack a smile or roar with laughter. From a veterinarian solving an equine leg wound mystery, the top wackiest pet names of 2020, and a poem about fearful patients during veterinary exams, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Happy reading!

• Man versus horse: Game, set, match!: Veterinarian Bo Brock, DVM, recalls how he solved a 3-year-old gelding’s leg wound mystery with a little help from his mom.
• Edgar Allen Paw and more wacky pet names of 2020: A Chinese crested dog and a capricious black cat were the grand-prize winners of Nationwide’s Wackiest Pet Name Contest of 2020. Take a look at these top 10 clever pet names for a good chuckle.
• Rodeo: When patient fear makes a veterinary exam nearly impossible: Gina Singleton, DVM, uses humor and poetry to express her everyday job frustrations.