HeyJaredThe Conscious Vet
Real stories and straight talk from a veterinarian who has seen it all — exotic animals, backyard chickens, the pets you didn't expect to love this much. Dr. Melissa Magnuson, DVM.
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The Problem Was There Long Before Anyone Looked (opens the original)
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Lessons Across Species Series<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="816" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F55u!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.ama
Rabies Is Rare. That Does Not Make It Worth the Gamble. (opens the original)
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An Ordinary Afternoon<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k9Ch!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F103280
She Told Me Her Son Coughed Up a Worm. I Put My Fork Down. (opens the original)
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What Are You Still Wondering About? (opens the original)
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A client said something to me recently that I keep thinking about.“That makes so much sense. My last vet never told me that.”I hear this more than you might expect. And every time I do, I feel two things simultaneously. Glad that something clicked. And frustrated that it did not click sooner.Because here is what I know about veterinarians, including me on my worst days.We do not mean to confuse you.We went to school for eight years, we speak a language we learned in that school, and sometimes we
Why the Dog Who "Wouldn't Eat" Wasn't Hungry (opens the original)
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Lessons Across Species SeriesOne Dog, One Bowl, One Question“My dog doesn’t eat” is one of the most common things I hear from owners, and I never know exactly what it means until we dig in. It could mean the dog is sick, nauseated, in dental pain, sick of the food, or holding out for something better. Or it could mean the dog is eating plenty and just not out of the bowl everyone’s watching.Slim Jim — Slim
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