Author Archives: Justin Jornigan

It’s cooling off some, according to this article in Veterinary Practice News. For so long veterinarians have been criticized as, “only being in it for the money.” We all know how untrue that is, but consolidation and private equity groups – they certainly are in it for the money. Senior veterinary students are being offeredContinue reading “Veterinary Consolidation”

After 10 years of marriage, 9 years of being in business together wondering if we will ever be ready, we are so excited to share that we’re expecting a little girl in January 2023. I am over the moon excited to explore all the fun and exciting things with a kid and incorporate her intoContinue reading “Exciting News”

“How are you doing?” How many times a day do you hear those words? For someone who interacts with people each day, I either say these words or am asked a similar variation of this sentiment multiple times. “Good”, “ok”, “great”, “fine”, “hanging in there” (plus or minus a trailing, “like a hair in aContinue reading “How Are You Doing?”

This post came across my feed today. It is not much different than many others I’ve seen about the topic, except for one line. From my perspective, the most important part of the post speaks to the real core of the issue – most veterinarians are, “empaths with a perfectionist(ic) personality”. God made me withContinue reading “Thoughts on a Facebook Post”

Over the past 6 weeks I’ve been speaking to a therapist. I made the decision to try to learn about some habits I have long had with self criticism, ruminating, frustration, and focusing my attention. I have long battled depression and am all too familiar with what that looks like for me. But what IContinue reading “Perfectionistic Tendencies”

Robert Frost penned it best when he wrote, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. Today was a sad day in our family. We helped our sweet 16 year old orange tabby cat, “Punk”, pass with dignity as cancer began to impact his quality of life. Punk came into my life in 2005, a kitten in a litterContinue reading “Our Punk”

I think it is pretty safe to say that each of us will be exposed to coronavirus. The level of community spread is suggestive. We’re beyond dodging it. The world is tired and we’ve become fatigued to the whole ordeal. Healthcare is overwhelmed. With school back in session – kids are getting sick, despite maskingContinue reading “Choices and Consequences”

“First, do no harm.” – Hippocrates It has been a rough few days. I seemed to have a number of physically straining cases – big draft horses with hoof issues, a tough bull, a few large hogs. It has also been very hot and humid, which is draining in itself. All of that aside, IContinue reading “Inherent Risk”

It started to feel a bit like summer today. I could feel my arms burning when standing out of the shade. I received a timely call from a friend of mine, who is also a veterinarian, mid-day after finishing my barn calls and we were catching up and talking about just how unkind and lessContinue reading “A Farmer’s Tears”