Other Writing
Articles & Essays
- “Ending Your Pet’s Life Was the Right Decision. So Why Do You Feel So Guilty?” New York Times, April 2023
- “Death Doesn’t Sell…Or Does It?” Brevity Blog, November 1, 2022
- “High Anxiety”, The Animal Mind Magazine (print only, available at Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods), December 2019
- “The Five Faces of Fluffy”, Inside Your Cat’s Mind Magazine (print only, available at Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods), November 2019
- “Integrate It!”, Inside Your Cat’s Mind Magazine (print only, available at Barnes & Noble and Whole Foods), April 2019
- “Beyond Wellness: admitting veterinary work is hard”, VIN News Service, March 7, 2019
- “Veterinary Acupuncture – More Than Pins and Needles”, Golden Times (print only, available to members of Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue) December 2018
- “How to Cope with a Serious Diagnosis: 10 tips to help you navigate difficult times”, Bark Magazine, Fall 2018 *Finalist in the Dog Association of America’s 2019 writing contest
- “Sensory Medicine: Vets Rely on their Senses for Diagnoses”, Bark Magazine, Summer 2018
- “Essay: A Veterinarian’s Prescription for Grief (Or, how I mourned my own dog)”, Bark Magazine, Spring 2018 *Finalist in the Dog Association of America’s 2018 writing contest
- “Understand Your Veterinary Client’s Narrative”, DVM360, November 2017
Interviews
- Embracing Stories in the Practice of Veterinary Medicine, AAHA NEWStat, Feb 2023
Practicing Narrative Medicine to Provide Individualized Care, Vet Blast Podcast, November 10, 2022 - How to Build a Dog First-Aid Kit”, Subaru Drive Magazine, Spring/Summer 2022
- “Meet DWAA Author Karen Fine, D.V.M.”, Dog Writers Association of America’s newsletter Ruff Drafts, Fall 2021
- The Barbara and You show, Fitchburg Access Television, June 8, 2021 (starting halfway through the show)
- “Dogged Determination: Central Mass. Veterinarians on the Front Lines of COVID”, Worcester Magazine, March 2021
- “How Much Would You Spend to Save Your Pet’s Life?” The Outline, March 2020
- “Is Your Veterinarian Practicing Narrative Medicine?” Catnip, September 2019
- “Is Your Veterinarian Practicing Narrative Medicine?” Your Dog, September 2019
- “Why Writing an Obituary For Your Cat May Be a Good Idea”, Catnip, August 2019
- “Acupuncture for What Ails Him?” Tufts Your Dog newsletter, July 2019
- “Why Writing an Obituary For Your Dog May Be a Good Idea”, Tufts Your Dog newsletter, June 2019
- “5 Questions Every Dog or Cat Owner Should Ask Their Vet”, The New York Times, April 2019
- “How to Keep Your Dog From Destructive Chewing”, Lincoln Pet Culture, January 2019
- “City Paws: Sniffing Out What’s Wrong”, The Beacon Hill Times, October 2018
- “The Pet Issue”, Worcester Magazine, March 2018
- “The House Call Veterinarian, An Interview with Dr. Karen Fine”, Today’s Veterinary Practice, November/December 2015
- “Carlton’s Treatment for Acupuncture” Presented at American Veterinary Acupuncture Conference, NEADYnews, March 201
- “Veterinary Acupuncture Discussion and Demonstration”, Weekly Wellness show with Amy Green on Fitchburg Access Television, May 2013
- “Leominster Veterinarian Uses Acupuncture to Pinpoint Pets’ Pain”, Leominster Sentinel & Enterprise, August 2011