#2: Loss, Burnout, Breakdowns and Owner Mistakes

Vet Tech programs teach the basics but true emergencies rarely go by the book. We talk about jumping into emergency clinics with no easing in, losing your first patient, and the emotions that come with different circumstances around death. We break down what it’s like when clients are in a fog after losing their animal, why anger sometimes gets directed at staff, and how hard it is to carry that while still doing the job.

Dad and the Vet Tech also talk honestly about long hours, emotional fatigue, mental health, and self-care to prevent burnout after giving everything you have to save a life. There’s also a bright spot, a cat the Vet Tech cared for at college who helped her get through overwhelming times came home with her after college. The episode wraps with the Cram Shack featuring anatomy and physiology questions from college, and the 2 and 2, covering two good animal stories in the news and two not-so-good ones.

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