As a follower of #VetTwitter, I am privy to the daily struggles of our veterinarians and their support staff, which are many. I decided to create an infographic highlighting just 4 of these struggles in the hopes that pet owners will understand and find it in themselves to try to make their vets’ jobs a …
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To follow up my video post on Twitter from last week, I made a graphic version of my “You would never say” message for sharing as image post on social media with a slight difference in (a couple more) occupations, which I left out of the video due to wanting to keep it under 30 …
Yesterday, I came across the following tweet on Twitter: Firstly, the entitlement and selfishness of the author of this tweet may have caused an unknown number of staff—and as a result their family members—to be exposed to a virus they may be vulnerable to. People like this take advantage of the genuine desire of vets …
Free vet hospital mask policy flyer: Please help us help your pets and put on a mask Read More »
As with Veterinary Receptionist Week, I wanted to create something for World Veterinary Day that went beyond “Thank you, vets!” For World Veterinary Day, the British Veterinary Association released some statistics on the amount of online abuse experienced by veterinarians. A survey had found that: 90% veterinarians report receiving unfair online reviews 46% of those …
“Think before you type” infographic for World Veterinary Day 2022 Read More »
For Veterinary Receptionist Week, I thought about doing a simple “Thank you, veterinary receptionists!” post, but as those are already quite plentiful, I decided to make something that could help make things a little easier for all the veterinary receptionists out there juggling multi-line phones, multiple vet’s schedules, clients, paperwork, and payments. A couple of …
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According to a study published by the AVMA in September 2019, vet techs are up to 5 times more likely to die by suicide. Unlike veterinarians, the vet tech suicide risk by gender is reversed, with male vet techs being 5 times and female vet techs 2.3 times more at risk of suicide than the …
When my dog got really sick and had to be hospitalized for 6 days in 2018, the vets there let me sit with him for most of the day on the weekdays when they weren’t as busy. This gave me the rare opportunity to see the vet techs and assistants work behind the scenes and …
Infographic: 8 important jobs done by vet techs in vet hospitals Read More »
Newly available to download in both English and German is an infographic with statistics derived from a 2016 study on suicide risk, suicidal ideation, and depression in German veterinarians. To see if the same depression and suicide risks reported in other countries also afflicted German veterinarians, an online survey was conducted in 2016. The respondents …
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A 2021 survey of 2,600 veterinarians in Norway found that 27% felt life wasn’t worth living over the past year. This number can undoubtedly be partly attributed to the added tolls brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to pet owner behavior such as: Ranting at vet staff about safety protocols and the pandemic …
Norvet Study: 27% of veterinarians felt life wasn’t worth living over the last year Read More »
New infographic on the veterinarian suicide risk, mental health statistics, and causes of depression and suicidal ideation. Click here to learn more about the Veterinarian Suicide Crisis, how it affects your pets, and how you can help. Did you know? Veterinarians are up to 4 times more at risk of dying by suicide than the …
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This infographic contains more statistics on the mental health issues veterinarians face both in the United States and Australia. Feel free to download this infographic (use the “Download” button below for the full-size image) to spread the word. The stats: Veterinarians are up to 4 times more likely to die by suicide than the general …
Shareable infographic on the statistics of suicide and suicide ideation in the veterinary profession. Download link is located at the bottom of this post The Statistics 1 in 6 veterinarians has contemplated suicide. Female vets are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide by the general population. Male vets are 2.1 times more likely …
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