
How to Talk to Clients About Coronavirus
Hey, doctor. We need to talk about this coronavirus thing. And by “we,” I mean you. To your clients. It’s now been a week since a dog in Hong Kong tested positive for the coronavirus. Now, as someone in the veterinary field, you can read that sentence, react, and then...

The One Thing I Say to People Who are Miserable in This Field
Were you at Western Vet this year? It feels like a year ago even though it’s only been what, a week or two? Vegas will do that to you. Run around like a Tasmanian devil, plow through on sheer adrenaline, then come back and crash for a week.But I didn’t....

Not Reading Reviews is the Radical Self Care We all Need
When you’re twelve, few things are as terrifying as the bubble-lettered dog eared spiral bound notebook of doom. The slam book, the bane of my generation’s elementary school existence. If you’ve seen Mean Girls, you know it as Regina George’s Burn Book....

Confessions of Dr. Doodle Owner
There’s nothing you can say to me that I haven’t already heard, no admonition that hasn’t already been served to me like a flaming bag of poop. Alone I sit in a sea of shame, just me and my labradoodle. That’s right, I said it. I own a labradoodle,...

How Vet Med Should Celebrate 2020, the Year of the Woman
Ask ten people to name a vet off the top of their heads and you’ll probably get one of the following:James HerriotHerschel from Walking DeadPolNotice a trend here? Today’s entering veterinary classes are about 85% female, yet the public perception, both...

The Number One Myth in Veterinary Business that’s Hurting You
When I was in college, I wanted to study English. Not as a major, mind you- that was always going to be biology- but just a minor, you know, a way to exercise the other half of my brain. I made the mistake of consulting my engineer father, who scoffed and...

USA Today Reviews All Dogs Go To Kevin
Probably most of us think of veterinarians — if we give them any thought once we've left the exam room — as shot-dispensing, fracture-fixing pet medics.In All Dogs Go to Kevin (***1/2 out of four), Jessica Vogelsang rounds out the picture quite nicely. Her...

Q&A with Dr. Vogelsang in the San Diego Union Tribune
“All Dogs Go to Kevin” is a memoir by Dr. Jessica Vogelsang, a San Diego veterinarian who shares stories (some funny, some sad) about the lessons she’s learned taking care of pets.The title gets its name from her son, who misheard where one of the family...

Dr. Vogelsang Featured on San Diego Living
Dr. V. made an appearance on the CW’s San Diego Living to discuss All Dogs Go To Kevin! Watch the video below and let us know what you think.