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May 08, 2026

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Buster the boxer let you take blood without a punch up, a complex insurance claim cleared without a single query coming back, and Nora the practice cat has scaled the dispensary cabinet and is observing the team from her new vantage point. You can now take a breather with this week's best Veterinary Stories, Snip-Pets, and Jobs. And as always...please take care of yourself; you deserve it, and if you can, someone else too 🤗

In today’s newsletter, we explore:

  • The old culture that treated overextension as dedication is cracking

  • Why your paycheck feels smaller, even when the numbers keep going up

  • Some future pet households may pick silicon over a heartbeat

📰 Story Of The Week

🩺 Interviews go both ways now: 4 questions to ask before saying yes

Picture this: you walk out of an interview knowing, deep down, that this is the place where you will grow, be supported, and genuinely enjoy coming to work. That clarity does not happen by chance. With these questions, you can spot red flags early or uncover hidden opportunities that could make the role even better than expected...

🩺 Job Of The Week

Supervisory Veterinarian

  • Canberra 🔹 ACT 🔹 Australia

  • Step into true clinical leadership with autonomy at an ASAV accredited hospital

  • Mentor a collaborative 20-person team and shape the next generation of talent

  • Practice high-quality medicine in a culture built on trust and respect

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🩺 USA + Canada Featured Jobs

Veterinarian

  • Longmont 🔹 CO 🔹 USA

  • Do your best clinical work in a team built around genuine professional respect

  • Serve shelter animals and community pets within one cohesive, purpose-led team

  • Monday to Friday only, with Longmont's Rocky Mountain lifestyle at your door

Lead Veterinarian

  • Lobelville 🔹 TN 🔹 USA

  • Strive to take care of four legged creatures and the people who care for them

  • Practice with passion and care your way at the highest level

  • Small town feel, big city diagnostics, all in a remarkable lifestyle location

Associate Veterinarian

  • Greater Louisville 🔹 IN 🔹 USA

  • 4-day week, no nights/weekends, experienced team, AAHA accredited

  • Mentorship, support for professional growth and development

  • Pinball and snacks in the breakroom. FREE MUG with job! 😉

Associate Veterinarian

  • Greater Houston 🔹 TX 🔹 USA

  • Enjoy full autonomy with strong support and no corporate quotas or pressure

  • Advanced diagnostics in-house with referral-level medicine on site

  • Strong focus on mentorship, CE, and building your clinical interests Greater Houston

📰 More Stories…

🏥 Build A More Resilient Practice In 6 Practical Steps

Some weeks test a veterinary team before Monday is hardly finished. Yet resilient practices survive and even thrive. It is not about predicting the next disruption or asking your team to absorb more pressure. It is about building the kind of practice rhythm where problems surface earlier, decisions feel clearer, and small systems protect the standard of care when the week gets messy. Here is where to start...

📉 Why Your Paycheck Feels Smaller, Even When the Number Goes Up

Salaries on paper have climbed for years, but your bank account tells a different story. After adjusting for inflation, the average real income has drifted back toward where it sat in 2004, and a softer entry-level market is changing how new grads start out. Discover what the profession-wide data really says about earnings today...

🎓 What Students Actually Think About AI in Vet School Right Now

Faculty, owners, and conference panels have spent two years debating AI in veterinary education. The students living it have rarely been asked. One Cornell student's account, alongside voices from CSU and beyond, paints a picture of AI as a study partner woven into how the next generation learns. Discover how tomorrow's vets are using it...

Equine Veterinarian

  • Matamata 🔹 Waikato 🔹 New Zealand

  • Enjoy working closely with stud leadership optimising horse health & performance

  • Manage all aspects of broodmare reproductive work including scanning

  • Provide routine veterinary care to mares. foals, & young stock, ideal lifestyle

Senior Vet - Feline

  • Singapore

  • Relocate & work in Singapore - enjoy professional success & a thriving lifestyle

  • Career growth and support towards a future Head Vet role

  • Build your feline expertise in a field that is increasing in demand globally

Small Animal Veterinarian

  • Goulburn 🔹 NSW 🔹 Australia

  • Independently owned clinic with a supportive and close-knit work culture

  • Varied caseload with capacity to further develop areas of interest

  • Well established client relationships and community connections

Lead Veterinarian

  • Perth 🔹 WA 🔹 Australia

  • Shape a team and standard of care that can become a legacy to the community

  • An ideal balance of medicine, mentorship and client relationship care

  • Finish the day with the beach on your doorstep, easy access to Perth CBD

Latest Veterinary Snip-Pets...

🤖 Roomba's co-founder unveiled a four-legged AI companion robot, signaling some future pet households may pick silicon over a heartbeat.

🚪 HomewardVet closed after seven months, the second corporate mobile veterinary venture to collapse inside a year. The model is under real pressure.

💼 Base salary is the most visible piece of a first-job offer, yet production bonuses, loan repayment, and signing terms often carry far more long-term weight.

🩻 A new study of six veterinary AI radiology platforms put balanced accuracy at 60 to 69 percent, with none judged clinic-ready in their current form.

⚖️ The U.S. House has advanced a Farm Bill renewing rural veterinary workforce programs, dog importation standards, and animal disease prevention through 2031.

☕ Veterinary professionals are reframing rest as a requirement for doing the work well, and the old culture that treated overextension as dedication is cracking.

💔 Compassionate, structured end-of-life support helps families process grief and gives the veterinary team a more sustainable emotional experience too.

🛡️ Veterinary medicine ranks second among U.S. industries for nonfatal workplace injuries, yet income protection sits low on most Veterinary career priority lists.

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🩺 UK + Europe + Global Featured Jobs

Veterinary Surgeon

  • Caversham 🔹 England 🔹 UK

  • Join a warm, collaborative team where professionalism and friendliness thrive.

  • Practice high-quality medicine with a diverse caseload and certificate support.

  • Enjoy genuine work-life balance with flexible, part-time or term-time options.

Equine Veterinarian Racetrack & Performance Medicine

  • Elkton 🔹 MD 🔹 USA

  • Treat elite thoroughbred athletes across lameness, imaging, and sports medicine

  • Start with mentorship as a new grad, or own your cases as an experienced vet

  • Join the MidAtlantic thoroughbred racing community as a trusted clinical partner

Lead Veterinary Surgeon

  • Greater London 🔹 England 🔹 UK

  • Enjoy clinical autonomy while guiding and inspiring your team

  • A leadership role with clinical freedom, mentorship, and a rewarding lifestyle

  • A role offering a genuine career opportunity plus work-life balance

Emergency Veterinarian

  • Bakersfield 🔹 California 🔹 USA

  • Join our welcoming, capable and highly talented ECC team

  • Let your passion for pets and best practice Emergency Veterinary Care shine

  • Great team dynamic with leadership closely attuned to work-life balance

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