Ricotta, otherwise known as "shark boy," "little ricky," or "Ricky," is my baby boy. He was born sometime around March 31, 2026, and only three weeks after he was born he was attacked by an unknown predator. That animal left his left front limb in shambles, and he was then brought to VEG ER. At VEG, they were able to successfully save him by amputating his injured limb. They did a forequarter amputation (full shoulder amputation), where they took his entire front leg as well

Starting veterinary school is an exciting step towards my dream of becoming a veterinarian, but it also brings with it fears and uncertainties. Veterinary school will be demanding, filled with intense study, emotional challenges, making new friends, and the pressure to succeed. I'm sure most of my classmates are also having these same worries. In this post, I will share the fears I have as I prepare to enter veterinary school and explore ways to confront and overcome them. Fe

Everyone's involvement journey before veterinary school is unique, so I thought I would share mine to bring hope to those who switched to being pre-vet relatively late in their undergraduate studies. All of the animal related activities on my application I did during my junior year and the summer following it, so it is possible to fit it all in! I just had to do a pretty much complete 180 to animal-related volunteer activities and jobs to fit it all in in one year prior to su

My current favorite resource is VIN. I did not take any anatomy classes during undergrad, so I have been feeling a little behind in my anatomy skills. Knowing that anatomy is going to be a huge part of the first year of vet school, and I am not at all quick at memorization, I have started utilizing their 3D Anatomical Models to get ahead. There is this super cool feature on the website that will quiz you on your knowledge, and it has been a huge help to me so far this summer.

My dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Georgia (but I only ever call her George), is most definitely a "vet school dog." Only mere months after I decided I wanted to go into veterinary medicine, she started to have a chain reaction of many many medical issues. I know what you're thinking, a CKCS, well of course she has issues. But when she had her first seizure, it was one of the scariest moments of my life. It was 6am, I was getting ready for my upcoming 11 hour shift

Veterinary school, as just about every vet I have heard from has said, is a whirlwind of exciting ups and exhausting downs. And, given that, I am preparing myself by creating a peaceful space to return home to, host friends for game nights and study sessions, raise my children (my dog + cat lol), and just be. Lucky for me, I was able to graduate early from undergrad and my lease was up at the same time. So, I was able to move up to Athens (where UGA + vet school are) from Atl

My road to veterinary medicine was a little chaotic to be honest. As a kid, I dreamt of becoming a vet like a lot of today's veterinarians. However, going into college my goals had changed. I was wavering between two vastly different careers, human medicine and law. But, once I got my feet wet in college, my goals changed again, leading me towards a career synthesizing medicine in the pharmaceutical industry. This is where I leave you with my "Why" Essay, which goes into more