10/10/2025
š The Side of Veterinary Medicine That Not Enough People Talk About š
This is the side of veterinary medicine that so few people see.
The side we all wish didnāt exist ā yet every single one of us in this profession carries it in our hearts.
We pour our souls into every patient that walks through our doors.
We fight for them. We hope for them. We do everything in our power to send them home again, happy and healed.
But sometimesā¦ despite every effort, every late night, every tear shed behind closed doors ā it isnāt enough.
We see their pain. We feel their fear. And we feel every single loss as if it were our own.
We donāt do this job for money or prestige. We do it because itās a calling ā one that runs so deep it becomes a part of who we are.
Every patient becomes our patient. Every goodbye feels personal.
When itās time to say farewell, we gather close. We whisper that they are good boys and good girls. We tell them they are loved. We stroke their fur, hold their paws, and say sorry, then let them go with gentleness and dignity ā because they deserve nothing less.
And when the room grows quiet, we take a breath, wipe our tears, and move on to the next patient.
Because thatās what we do.
We love them all ā even when it breaks us. š¾š
