10/19/2026
The average human heart beats about 2.5 billion times before a person realizes it exists. That is until they feel that it exists. Because, many times, that feeling occurs when something goes wrong and that is usually around 60 years of age. So, for decades, the heart is just there pumping, doing its job, minding its business, and keeping the whole ship afloat. Being a support staff member at a veterinary clinic can feel like that. The doors get unlocked, the lights turned on, the clients greeted, the pets served…but no one really realizes that the heart of the operation is quietly, faithfully beating away. If it’s working well, no one pays attention. We’d like to change that for this week (and hopefully consistently beyond this week). We have a tremendous group that shows up for your pets. They care, they clean, they watch like hawks during anesthetic recovery or when we’re keeping a sick pet, they sneak back to quietly snuggle your pets while they are with us, they return phone calls, they answer phone calls, they point the doctors in the right direction…again and again. And then, it’s the end of the day, the week, the year, or the decade, and they’ve guided another owner through the ups and downs of the entire life of a pet. And, tomorrow they’re going to get up and do it all over again. Cue beating heart sound. Happy Vet Tech and Support Staff week!
-Dr. Elder
