Because I need to go eat something- not dog food- and take a shower, here is a quick one.
1. I was born in Massachusetts
2. Until vet school I never owned a cat
3. My favorite color is green
4. I spent a semester in college interning at the LA CountyCoroner
5. The smell of fish makes me gag
6. I wanted to be a human doctor because I thought patients dying on me would bother me less than if I were a veterinarian
7. When I was in vet school I was planning on being a lab animal vet or researcher
8. I’ve been blogging in various formats since 2001.
9. My first pet was a Lhasa Apso. I got her when I was 8 and she died my freshman year of vet school.
Any other random questions? I’ll pick a couple to answer.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:23am, Tamara said...
If you could change one thing about the world of veterinary medicine, what would it be?
On November 07, 2009 at 11:25am, Dr. V said...
That owners understood the commitment of owning a pet. Absolutely.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:23am, Lisa said...
What are your thoughts around animals in research? I attended an HSUS conference this summer (and subsequently became a vegetarian), and of course that was a prevalent topic of discussion….
On November 07, 2009 at 11:31am, Dr. V said...
Oh, that’s a complex one. I will do that as a real blog post sometime.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:23am, Kristyn said...
What is your best memory of vet school?
On November 07, 2009 at 11:31am, Dr. V said...
Besides graduating? lol The time the ancient head of the hospital pulled me aside senior year to offer me an unsolicited letter of recommendation. Awesome.
On November 07, 2009 at 12:11pm, Kristyn said...
Thats fantastic!
On November 07, 2009 at 11:23am, Tassia said...
What’s your favourite dish in the entire world?
On November 07, 2009 at 11:32am, Dr. V said...
caprese salad with buffalo mozzarella. To die for.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:35am, Tassia said...
That sounds absolutely mouth-watering. Mine is a toss-up between sushi (I loves me my fish) and chicken and monterey jack chimichangas.
On November 07, 2009 at 3:32pm, Lisa said...
There were no figs in that response! Shocking to me.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:24am, nasuSremlE said...
The smell of fish makes you gag? You definitely didn’t want to smell that d/d salmon then. While it’s mild, it’s definitely fishy. LOL
On November 07, 2009 at 11:27am, karen said...
What is your favorite aspect of being a vet?
On November 07, 2009 at 11:33am, Dr. V said...
I know it sounds cheesy, but when someone says thank you and means it genuinely, it makes all the other stuff worth it.
On November 07, 2009 at 2:24pm, karen said...
Not cheesy at all… When I asked my vet that question a few months back, his answer was the same as yours.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:27am, Tonya said...
I’d agree with you on #6.
On November 07, 2009 at 11:28am, Lisa said...
BTW, hours 16 and 17 not tagged for blogathon so not showing there…
On November 07, 2009 at 11:29am, Lisa said...
Oops. Obviously you figured that out!!!
On November 07, 2009 at 12:05pm, Spyder said...
Random question: What do you think about feeding puppy food longer than 1 year? Specifically for Xander a Great Dane?
On November 07, 2009 at 12:37pm, VetLovingPetsHB said...
Favorite animal? Favorite food? Favorite wine? How’d you meet your hubby? What does your human child want to be?