A Very Veterinary Christmas Special

Published: Dec. 22, 2021, 10 a.m.

b'Happy Holidays Viewfinders! This week, we\\u2019ve got TWO Very Veterinary Holiday Poems to share! Pull on your favorite comfy clothes or hit \\u201cplay\\u201d on your way to work, because we\\u2019ve got plenty of holiday cheer to spread to you this week!\\n\\nHosts Dr. Ernie Ward and Beckie Mossor, RVT discovered two \\u201cvery veterinary holiday poems\\u201d to put their best holiday podcast spin on! These are family-friendly, so blast away on your sound systems! (Or share your headphones\\u2026)\\n\\nOur first poem was written by the UK\\u2019s Dr. Marc Silpa when he was but a wee student at the University of Edinburgh in 2015. It was titled \\u201cThe Veterinarian\\u2019s \\u2019Twas the Night Before Christmas\\u201d and published in SAVMA\\u2019s \\u201cVet Gazette.\\u201d \\n\\nSet in his teaching hospital\\u2019s ER, we bet you\\u2019ll recognize similarities with many of your own holiday emergencies! Will Dogual survive? Will their treatment plan work? Listen closely to learn his fate! You can read it here: https://bit.ly/3pbzvKO We hope you like our special \\u201ctwist on the tale!\\u201d\\n\\nNext, we have a mixed-animal practitioner perspective on Santa\\u2019s reindeer called \\u201cEquine Vet Xmas Poem.\\u201d No, we didn\\u2019t make that up. What it lacks in title creativity it more than makes up in reindeer medicine fun! \\n\\nSanta has a load of sick reindeer, and his \\u201cElf recommended\\u201d treatments don\\u2019t seem to be helping. It\\u2019s nearly Christmas and Vixen may be pregnant (thanks, Rudolph), Blitzen has antler arthritis, Cupid is foundering, and Donner needs a shot of bute. Plus, will Santa run off without paying the veterinarian? Listen to find out! It was written by Dr. Madison Seamans in 1993 and can be enjoyed here: https://bit.ly/3pbzV3Q\\n\\nViewfinders, we hope you enjoy these fun renditions and share with friends and family! Be safe and we hope you\\u2019re able to be with those you love. Happy Holidays from us to you!'