But it’s really about getting back to why you became a veterinarian in the first place. I showed up at the 2018 AVMA Convention in Denver with one goal in mind–start working as a freelance writer and speaker in the veterinary field. I proudly walked around the exhibit...

Euthanizing a patient with a treatable condition because the owners couldn’t afford the treatment can be agonizing. As an associate or relief veterinarian, I often have little power to offer flexible payment options beyond what the clinic where I’m working at the time...

I’m a “money hungry” veterinarian. Or at least that’s what I was told in one of my early practices. And that didn’t come from a client. As an early career veterinarian, I recommended more diagnostic testing than my experienced colleagues did. It’s what I was taught to...