A client said to me, after a euthanasia, "this must be so hard for you guys."

The answer is no, a family that loves their pet it& #39;s whole life and makes the decision to end it& #39;s suffering isn& #39;t hard.

You know what is hard?

- This pandemic where our clients have increased tenfold while our capacity for appointments is the same
- Endless abuse from clients who tell us we are in it for the money, we don& #39;t care, we must be rich
- Physical abuse from clients quite literally threatening to kill us

- Being expected to be compassionate and kind at all times when you are so incredibly burnt out and haven& #39;t had a break
- People thinking we play with puppies and kittens all day and we have an easy job
- Not having a holiday for YEARS because you quite literally can& #39;t.

-Skipping lunch almost every day when surgery time extends into your lunch break and the phone starts ringing nonstop
- Clients getting mad you didn& #39;t pick up the phone IMMEADIATELY and banging on the window when they can see you are literally holding a cat for blood draws

- Your patient dying on you when you did everything to save them and the client not recognising that, and still abusing you for not fixing them

Those things are hard. I know everyone is stressed with the pandemic BUT just stop for one sec. A kind word, thank you goes a long way