Veterinary Genesis Initiative

Mentorship Magic in 2024 It Can Change Your Life Preventing Burn-Out  Finding Your Career Coach DH DeForge, VMD DonDeForge100@gmail.com Young veterinarians leave medical school ready to develop their careers.  They are excited; full of passion; and feel they can conquer the world. For some, happiness soon turns to despair. What causes this drastic turn about in their lives? The new doctor ponders, "Is this the vocation that I really want to follow for the next thirty years?"  Self doubt becomes a part of every wakening and leads to sleepless nights of pain and anxiety. The Problem: What has happened in those few months is repeated over and over. It has been coined Groundhog Syndrome. This term originates from the famous Bill Murray movie-Groundhog Day first released in 1993.  Some feel the movie exemplifies a purgatory concept where the body and soul is lost and lingers until expiated from past actions and reaches a realization of what happiness means. Many believe t...

Pain In Your Pet-A Difficult Journey Finding Hope-Never Give Up! Introduction: Donald H DeForge, VMD Part One Pain in pets is a conundrum. It is an intricate and difficult problem and important journey through diagnostics and treatment .  Many obstacles can be faced in this journey.  Pain can be sporadic ; it can be continuous; it can be relentless; and eventually lead to loss of life if not reversed.   Pain is many times hard to diagnose causing pets to live in daily discomfort with a poor quality of life. The triad of pet owner-advocate/veterinarian/ and specialist must be strongly bonded to lead to relief and removal of pain. Many pet owners do no believe their pet is in pain and suffering from a poor quality of life.  One of the greatest tragedies in the Animal Kingdom is a pet living in pain; unable to communicate that pain; while living each day believing that pain is the norm.  People can communicate their pain; share it with loved ones; and seek a d...