Blue Buffalo Dog Food Recall due to Thyroid Hormone | Dr. Justine Lee
March 21, 2017 If you feed your dog Blue Buffalo Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Red Meat Dinner Wet food – please read!! You can read the press release below. This food is being recalled due to beef thyroid hormones. You’re probably wondering where thyroid hormones are coming from? Well, it’s typically seen from being fed thyroid gland and the neck area of the source of meat. Signs of thyroid poisoning include: A racing heart rate Agitation Panting Increased...
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New drug, eBAT, may help save dogs with deadly cancer hemangiosarcoma | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
One of the toughest parts of working in the ER is the constant barrage of bad news that one has to deliver. Unfortunately, cancer is one of the top causes for presentation to the veterinary ER, and the leading cause of death in dogs in the United States. In the emergency room, the most common type of cancer that I see is hemangiosarcoma. This is a very aggressive type of cancer that loves bloody organs: the spleen, liver, heart, and blood vessels. This vascular tumor often results in acute...
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What does an emergency critical care veterinarian do? | Dr. Justine Lee, Veterinarian
Huge shout out to Vet Set Go for their incredible video creation of what an emergency critical care veterinary specialist does on a daily basis! Vet Set Go is the first and only web community designed for aspiring veterinarians. It is a unique way of helping future veterinarians connect with today’s veterinarians. It is also a resource where veterinary tweens and teens can learn about the science of animals. The unique thing about being a veterinarian is you can do anything, from teach to...
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Dr Justine Lee | 2016 Commencement Speech at University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
Last weekend, I was so honored to be asked to give the 2016 Commencement speech at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine. What I shared? The top 10 life hacks that I learned in my almost 20 years as a veterinarian. If you’re a new veterinary graduate, worth watching! (Learn from my...
Read MoreVeterinary school debt: What do we do? | Dr. Justine Lee
Recently, I was honored with attending the AVMA Economic Summit hosted at Michigan State University (MSU). This was in collaboration with the AAVMC, and included college deans, employers, and veterinary students from nearly every veterinary school in the country. Hosted by MSU’s Dean John Baker, the goal was to come to a shared understanding of the debt and create “actionable recommendations for a solution.” Below, the press releases from the “Fix the Debt: Our Future,...
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Why are veterinarians & veterinary technicians so predisposed to burnout, compassion fatigue and suicide? | Dr. Justine Lee
Years ago, during my residency, one of our interns committed suicide, much to everyone’s surprise and sadness. We were all shocked, devastated, and heart-broken. After all, this intern was beautiful, athletic, incredibly smart, and had just matched for a top residency program in the country. Unbeknownst to us, she was struggling with depression, and had overdosed on one of her patient’s prescriptions of phenobarbital. Since then, I’ve personally known of two veterinary colleagues of mine...
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