Healing Pets and People (Part 1)

Comparing the different worlds of human and veterinary medicine

Me assisting in surgery at a mobile spay/neuter clinic in vet school circa 2010

Dear Readers,

After my recent experience in the hospital with pneumonia, I was struck by the similarities—and differences!—between human and veterinary medicine. I thought this would be a great topic for a newsletter, so I started putting together a list of areas to compare and contrast. I also asked my subscribers for their suggestions and several of you asked great questions that I’ve included; some will be saved for the next part of this series. I hope my diverse readership that spans veterinarians & vet techs, human doctors/nurses, and pet owners enjoy and find this educational.

—Eric