Three words: Call. Your. Vet.

Ever wish your friends, family and acquaintances didn't know you're a veterinary professional? You do all you can to make it easy for pet owners to connect with you, but then it backfires-especially when you're just trying to pick up some eggs and milk. The constant stream of questions can start to wear any veterinary professional down. And when your answers start to become a refrain (um, "call your vet," anyone?) your acquaintances might start getting craftier-and crazier-with the time and place they choose to ask you their random pet queries. But even though we know you've probably experienced one of the following scenarios, we promise, there's no need to stay in your house with the blinds shut tight and the door locked. Take a cue from our practitioner in the trenches, Dr. Sarah Wooten, whose handling of these persistent pet owners could teach us all a thing or two.