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I’m Greg Bishop, DVM — veterinarian, cartoonist, author, illustrator, and speaker. I make veterinary medicine and animal care easier to understand, remember, and talk about. Usually with cartoons. For the past few years I've written posts that are now in the long-running Sasquatch Paw archive: cartoons, essays,

science

Mouse Beavers From Hell

If I'm invasive, what are YOU?

stories

How to Build a Pegacorn

A pegacorn is a unicorn with wings. They’re beautiful and they can fly. Everyone knows that.

cartoon

New Yorker Rejects #14 - I've Got Felines

For whatever reason (it's probably the Toxoplasma), cats are showing up heavy.

glossobuccosis

Pet Health Company Unveils Overflowing Sharps Container as Mascot for Veterinary Wellness Initiative

A corporate mascot for veterinary mental health reveals more than intended about burnout, containment, and the limits of institutional solutions.

My Dog Ate a Grape!

Disclaimer: I published this piece in a local community newspaper. This information is for general education only and is not a substitute for veterinary care—please contact your local veterinarian if you have specific questions or concerns about your pet. My dog just ate a grape–what do I do?

stories

A Tale of Two Rhinos

The biggest fear of most humans has changed dramatically in the past dozen or so millenia.

glossobuccosis

I Don't Like Cheese

Don't hate me for it.

birds

The Gulls

Battles are never about morality, they're about fear!

grief

The Death of Ivan Ilyich's Cat

Ivan Ilyich's cat had a most simple and ordinary life. Which was a good thing, because he was a cat, after all. But his death–his death–was most terrible. In all fact, things had started off quite differently. You see, I (Ivan Ilyich, that is) had brought

cartoon

New Yorker Rejects #13

What's the statistical probability of finding a 13-leafed clover?

glossobuccosis

(Emotionally Honest) Surgery Report

What really goes on in there?

birds

The Eagle

When I was in vet school, I took one of the best classes of my life: Raptor Handling. Every week, us vet students would meet our instructor in a patch of dirt at an off-campus facility. It was a rehab center for injured raptors (as in "birds of

stories

The Merganser

My origin story.

cartoon

New Yorker Rejects #12

Turning away can be helpful!

veterinary medicine

Lawmakers Advance Controversial New Medieval Practitioner Role

It hath been observed, though with abundant treachery, that the health of beasts is preserved only through the benevolence of providential ordinance.

surfing

Surf Report - Great Wolf Lodge

Conditions were consistent but impoverishing.

stories

It's Me, Your Neighborhood Squirrel

Ain't no party like a squirrel party, and it's gonna be nuts!

Just Sketches

One of my best friends as a kid was a big, oversized book called The Great Book of the Animal Kingdom. It was packed with beautiful illustrations—many of which I copied obsessively. My original copy is so thumbed and worn I’m afraid to touch it. A few years

glossobuccosis

By the Way, You Can Totally Trust Your Vet

I mean that. I really do.

science

Funny Facts & Figures

Don't go dissecting frogs who aren't dead yet. After that, please dig in!

cartoon

New Yorker Rejects #11

Thanks for letting me get that out!

creativity

Blobby

A metaphor is found deep in the ocean.

veterinary medicine

Fool Me Twice

How many chances should you get?

history

Five Fascinating Factoids About Veterinary History

Long story short - we've always been cleaning messes!