Dr. Kate Alucard, DVM, MPH

07/26/2026

F**k ICE forever.

An updated post since Lorenzo Salgada Araujo's and Johan Sebastián Guerrero's murders, and since more people have died in ICE custody.

This state-sanctioned violence being funded by our government is bipartisan. On June 9, 2026, Congress passed a $70 billion reconciliation package. This bill funded U.S. ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the remainder of President Trump’s term. All parties are responsible for this, not just one or the other.

I included a slide at the end of things you can do, like donating to the National Immigration Law Center ⚖️ You can make a difference for so many people in a variety of ways.

This country's white supremacy culture hurts all of us. This is all of our fights.

⚠️ EDIT: The fundraiser for his family has his name spelled "Johan Sebastián" which has been subsequently edited above.

07/02/2026

See you soon Anaheim! 🌞🌴

06/30/2026

(2:48) Surgeon was so chill! I'm so excited to work with him 🖤

It was honestly so refreshing to have been taken seriously and actually heard. Any woman or any feminine-presenting person who's navigated the healthcare system knows that that can be really challenging, and sometimes life-altering/threatening to not be taken seriously.

And then I have the added layer of being trained in the particular part of the profession that diagnostics are being done in, and it's been really hard to not be listened to, or to be talked down to 🫠 so of course I was ready for silly behavior.

So while I was prepared for someone to talk down to me just for being me and what I do, I got pleasantly surprised!

It's a good reminder to ALWAYS advocate for yourself in the healthcare system and lean on others if you aren't sure how! There are even professional advocates that can help you navigate things if necessary 🖤

Here's to a good interaction in the face of so many not great ones 🥰

06/29/2026

(10s) here goes nothing 😈🔬

06/04/2026

Been navigating a lot lately; this didn't help 🤪

There's always next year. And there's no reason to think this is a failure of character or that I'm not good enough, but as someone phrased it to me, I just "didn't get enough points" this year; it's not an actual failure. But I'll get it next time 🖤

04/23/2026

04/09/2026

The Honest Vet - this is for you.

We may have gone to the same school, sat in the same rooms at one point, but we grew up to be different people. You grew to be a publicly lauded beacon of influence in this community unaware or uncaring of the harm you cause. No one can keep a platform and influence without accountability. Hundreds of thousands of people look up to you, and you have in a sense betrayed them. You value honesty and transparency - this is exactly that.

You may have your feelings hurt by this, but I challenge you to think long and hard why that is. Because you wanna know what 'hurts people's feelings'? Racism, which kills people every day. White people, you and I, are inherently racist, even if our only manifestations of that are unconscious or implicit biases. It's not enough to not be "not racist". You need to be anti-racist. So here is to our commitment to be actively anti-racist, and do better, especially as white people in a predominantly white profession.

Bigotry isn't openly saying slurs or the K*K or Blackface only... It's the microaggressions, the greenlighting content that's hurtful, the jokes that aren't funny, and the centering of your own feelings as a white woman when someone says "hey this is hurting people". If that is confusing, please feel free to look up the pyramid of white supremacy for reference.

Privilege takes many forms, but one is the ability to hurt those around you while simultaneously thinking you're the victim. You have a unique opportunity to use your privilege and platform for good; this is your opportunity to do so.

May this uncomfortable moment in time contribute to a new evolution of being The Honest Vet.

04/02/2026

It's been so much fun to hang out with COPLOW folks this week 💙👁️🔬

Kate Alucard, who is an anatomic pathology resident, is our current visitor.

It was wonderful having Kate visit COPLOW!

04/01/2026

(1:51) TDOV 2026 feels extra heavy today 😞

I know it's not surprising.

I know I shouldn't be shocked by anything this hateful country does.

But I'm just sad today.