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10/22/2026

Mama came in because her appetite wasn’t quite right and her exam told an important story. 🐰

She’s carrying extra weight and has overgrown teeth, two problems that very often travel together in rabbits. The most common cause? Too many pellets and not enough roughage.

Rabbits are designed to chew fiber-rich hay almost constantly. That grinding motion is what naturally keeps their teeth worn down and their GI tract moving the way it should.

When pellets start to dominate the diet, we often see:
• Weight gain
• Dental overgrowth
• Decreased appetite
• GI slowdown

💡 Rule of thumb: most adult rabbits should get no more than ¼ cup of pellets per day (and many need less depending on size and body condition).

The foundation of a healthy bunny diet should be:
🥬 Unlimited grass hay (timothy, orchard, etc.)
🥬 Daily leafy greens
🥕 Pellets in measured amounts, not free-fed

If your rabbit is eating fewer hay strands and more pellets… it may be time for a diet reset.

Save and share this for your bunny friends 🐇

Happiest 3rd birthday to my second son, Frank the Tank!
10/20/2026

Happiest 3rd birthday to my second son, Frank the Tank!

10/20/2026

Based on a true story. 🙃

Multimillion-dollar corporations continue to prioritize investor returns while cutting support staff, increasing patient loads, and expecting veterinary teams to do more with less.

Meanwhile, veterinary technicians, assistants, and receptionists (the people who keep these hospitals running), are often paid so poorly that some need second jobs just to make ends meet.

Private equity firms and corporate ownership groups can extract substantial profits from veterinary practices while simultaneously scrutinizing labor costs and denying modest raises to the very people responsible for generating that revenue.

And when staffing budgets are squeezed, it’s not just employees who suffer. It’s our patients, our clients, and the quality of care we’re able to provide.

Veterinary medicine is a healthcare profession. Our support staff are skilled healthcare professionals. They deserve to be compensated accordingly.

Perhaps before asking how much more profit a hospital can generate, we should be asking whether the people keeping it running can afford to live.

Just a thought.

I’m tired of feeling like my vote doesn’t matter. I’m tired of watching tragedy after tragedy unfold while our elected o...
10/16/2026

I’m tired of feeling like my vote doesn’t matter. I’m tired of watching tragedy after tragedy unfold while our elected officials argue, point fingers, and accomplish so little.

Since Sandy Hook, we’ve had both Republican and Democratic administrations. We’ve seen both parties hold power. And yet, here we are, still sending our children to school wondering if they’ll come home.

Yes, there have been legislative changes. But clearly, we have not done enough.

We need meaningful campaign finance reform. We need to confront the influence of lobbyists and powerful special interests. We need to consider reforms like ranked-choice voting that could give Americans more meaningful choices beyond the two-party system.

Because that system is failing to represent so many of us.

America has a gun problem. America has a youth mental health crisis. Both things can be true. And we can work on BOTH.

This shouldn’t be Republicans versus Democrats. Conservatives versus liberals. Red versus blue.

This should be about the American people versus a political system that too often seems more interested in protecting itself than serving the people it represents.

I’m not interested in blaming one party while excusing the other. I’m interested in accountability, compromise, and actual solutions.

How many more children have to die before we can put aside our political identities and work together as reasonable adults?

We cannot keep accepting this as normal.

Our children deserve better. We ALL deserve better.

Enough is enough.

Just making sure 🫶🏼
10/15/2026

Just making sure 🫶🏼

10/14/2026

Hot take: the phrase “can’t afford the vet, can’t afford the pet” is oversimplified and often unfair.

Not being able to cover an unexpected, high-cost veterinary emergency does NOT automatically make someone a bad pet parent. Veterinary medicine has advanced rapidly, and with that progress has come rising costs that can catch even the most devoted owners off guard.

What matters most is this: is the pet’s welfare being protected?

Responsible pet ownership means providing the essentials:
✔️ A safe, clean place to live
✔️ Fresh water available at all times
✔️ Regular, complete and balanced nutrition
✔️ Core vaccines to prevent serious disease
✔️ Parasite prevention

If those needs are being met, even with budget-friendly options, that pet is still benefiting from a loving home.

Sometimes, despite our best intentions, families are faced with heartbreaking financial decisions. Choosing humane euthanasia or surrender to prevent suffering is an act of compassion, not failure.

We can advocate for preparedness (pet insurance, savings plans, etc.) without shaming people who are doing their best.

Because at the end of the day, pets need loving homes and good pet parents come from many financial situations. 🤍🐾

It’s easy to say that pets lived to 20 before we actively celebrated birthdays and kept concise medical records, but the...
10/11/2026

It’s easy to say that pets lived to 20 before we actively celebrated birthdays and kept concise medical records, but the truth is, pets are living longer now than ever before! We are so lucky to have extra time with them thanks to preventative veterinary medicine, improved lifestyles and nutrition, and better diagnostics and treatments.



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10/10/2026

Veterinarians learning that they can’t help animals without communicating with pet parents or caregivers. And people wonder why veterinarians have a communication issue 😂.

Veterinary friends, would you be interested in any content on how to improve communication with clients? Navigating difficult conversations is one of my strengths and I know there isn’t much training on this (if any) in school.

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10/09/2026

Raw diets don’t just come with bacterial risks parasites are a serious concern too. From Toxoplasma to Trichinella, and especially Echinococcus (which can cause life-threatening cysts in humans), feeding raw or undercooked meat puts both pets and people at risk.

And no, not all of these parasites are easily treated with standard dewormers. Standard dewormers cannot reach the parasites in muscle or certain tissues, and once they form cysts, surgical removal is necessary.

Cooking meat is the safest way to keep your pets and your family protected.



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