A suicide crisis among veterinarians
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#3I imagine vets go into the business because they like animals. Hard if you bond with every patient. Not sure how to get out of that particular catch-22.
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#4I work in a veterinary school, and it's remarkable to see how worn down veterinarians are compared to my colleagues in "people medicine" (and my comparison group are infectious disease folks - they're not exactly a cheerful group).
To be honest, at this point, between how hard it is to get into vet school, the debt load, and how you're signing up for crushing compassion fatigue your whole life, and a career of hoping someone will pay for a procedure to save their pet's life while being braced for "I guess we should put them down..." every day, I wouldn't tell someone I cared for to become a vet.
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#5I imagine vets go into the business because they like animals. Hard if you bond with every patient. Not sure how to get out of that particular catch-22.
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#6I imagine vets go into the business because they like animals. Hard if you bond with every patient. Not sure how to get out of that particular catch-22.
Or doesn't get along with humans too well. Which can be a sign of underliyng depression.
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#7I imagine vets go into the business because they like animals. Hard if you bond with every patient. Not sure how to get out of that particular catch-22.
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#8> One of the most common criticisms veterinarians receive is that they're greedy. Doctors and staff are often asked to give discounts or waive fees, and owners can get upset when the answer is no.
Clearly, we need universal pet health care.
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#9The business fundamentals and the emotional reality seem to be inherently at odds. I'll bet that this is a leading indicator for what's gonna happen in people medicine.
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#10> One of the most common criticisms veterinarians receive is that they're greedy. Doctors and staff are often asked to give discounts or waive fees, and owners can get upset when the answer is no. Clearly, we need universal pet health care.
I know you're joking, but it wouldn't hurt to have a nationwide nonprofit pet insurance offering.