Alyssa Mages, CVT, FVTE, VTES, discusses catheter selection, common placement mistakes, and how preparation and hands-on practice can help veterinary technicians build confidence and improve patient care.
|Articles|March 17, 2021
3 Must-reads to make you laugh
Author(s)dvm360 Staff
When it comes to those tough work weeks, a little humor goes a long way. Check out these hilarious articles for a good chuckle.
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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.
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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.
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