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John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian

Veterinarian
@drmurrayhospicevet
Hospice Veterinarian | End-of-Life Care Helping families navigate hard goodbyes 📍 Chicagoland Area ⬇️ Support, education, and guidance
  • Pets
  • Following 799
  • Followers 23.4K
  • Engagement 4.84%
  • Avg comments 52

About John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian

John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian (@drmurrayhospicevet) is a Veterinarian creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. The account has 23,386 followers and 278 published posts. Recent posts average 1,191 likes and 52 comments, an engagement rate of 4.84%.

With 23.4K followers, John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 799 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 29 followers per account John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian follows. John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian under Veterinarian, with Pets as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian runs to 15 words across 4 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian dates from May 2026.

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278 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian, 5 are videos, 4 are carousels and 1 is a single image. No single format accounts for most of them. 278 published posts give John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 84 followers for each post published. John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 132 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include life, petloss, people, grief and sometimes. The captions tag #petloss, #rainbowbridge, #dogloss, #petgrief and #souldog.

Some dogs come into your life and become part of your routine.

A soul dog becomes part of who you are.

They know your moods before you speak. They follow you from room to room. They sit with you through heartbreak, stress, grief, and ordinary days that somehow mattered because they were there too.

And when they leave, it doesn’t just feel quiet.

It feels like a piece of your emotional safety disappeared with them.

Nobody really prepares you for the silence after a soul dog.
The absence in the house.
The missing sound of paws.
The instinct to still look for them without thinking.

If you’ve lost a soul dog, I think you know exactly what I mean. ❤️

What is the name of your soul dog?

#souldog #heartdog #petloss #rainbowbridge🌈 #bestfriend
One of the hardest parts of loving a dog through end-of-life is that they often hide their suffering until their body physically can’t anymore.

A lot of families aren’t ignoring the signs.
They simply don’t realize how much dogs instinctively push through pain, discomfort, and exhaustion for the people they love.

Sometimes suffering doesn’t look dramatic at first.
It can look like panting, pacing, restlessness, not eating, struggling to settle, or just seeming “off.”

No one wants their dog’s final chapter to become prolonged suffering.
That’s why education and honest conversations around quality of life matter so much. 🤍

#petloss #dogsoftiktok #doggrief #seniordog #vetech
The hardest part wasn’t saying goodbye.

It was walking out without them.

The silence afterward.

The empty leash in your hand.

The drive home where everything suddenly felt different.

If you’ve experienced this kind of loss, you’re not alone.

#petloss #petgrief #dogloss #rainbowbridge #grievingapet
Cats are masters at hiding pain.
What looks like “slowing down,” “being moody,” or “just getting older” can sometimes be their quiet way of saying something hurts.

Small changes matter:
• sleeping more
• hiding more often
• grooming differently
• hesitating to jump
• acting less social or more irritable

You know your cat’s normal better than anyone. Trust the subtle changes you notice. Early recognition can make a huge difference in comfort and quality of life. 🤍

And when their time eventually comes, choosing peace and dignity is never giving up. It’s love.

#catsofinstagram #cathealth #seniorcat #catlover #petlosssupport
Grief after losing a pet is not something you “get over.”
It is what happens when someone who was part of your daily life, your routines, your comfort, and your heart is suddenly gone.

If you are grieving a pet right now, I hope you know your feelings are normal.
The love was real, so the grief is real too.

#petloss #petgrief #dogloss #grievingapet #petlosssupport
Losing a pet changes the rhythm of your entire life.
It’s the empty spot beside you, the routines you still catch yourself doing, and the quiet moments that suddenly feel heavier than they used to.

People often underestimate pet grief, but losing someone who loved you so unconditionally leaves a space that cannot easily be explained.

#petloss #petgrief #griefsupport #dogloss #rainbowbridge
One of the hardest parts of this job is realizing that sometimes people are suffering just as much as the pets they’re trying to say goodbye to.

Grief, mental health, stress, addiction, trauma… you never truly know what someone is carrying behind closed doors.

This appointment reminded me that compassion matters, even when situations are difficult to understand. And despite everything going on around her, the love she had for her dog was still incredibly real.

Sometimes all you can do is help create a peaceful goodbye in the middle of someone’s worst day. #petloss #dogsoftiktok #grief #veterinarian #dogs
One of the hardest parts about losing a dog is realizing how many “normal” moments were actually the special ones.

The sound of their paws on the floor.
Waiting by the door.
Following you room to room.
Riding shotgun on errands you didn’t even want to run.

Most people don’t regret loving their dog too much.
They regret thinking they had more time.

Take the videos.
Go on the walk.
Sit outside with them a little longer.
And when their quality of life starts fading, don’t wait for the perfect last day that may never come.

Sometimes the kindest goodbye is the hardest one.

#dogloss
#petloss
#doggrief
#souldog
#rainbowbridge🌈
One of the most important things I’ve learned doing end-of-life care is that grief rarely looks the same from person to person, even within the same family.

When families are facing the decision to say goodbye to a beloved pet, emotions can become incredibly intense. Some family members may feel ready because they are focused on the pet’s suffering and quality of life. Others may feel shocked, overwhelmed, or desperate for more time. Some people emotionally prepare weeks in advance, while others cannot fully process it until the moment is actually happening.

None of these reactions make someone wrong or uncaring.

In veterinary medicine, we often enter families’ lives during one of the most painful and vulnerable moments they will ever experience. Sometimes those moments are peaceful and unified. Other times, they are emotional, messy, complicated, and deeply human.

I also think it’s important to remember that there is no “perfect” goodbye. Not every family member is able to be present during euthanasia, and not every family member emotionally handles these moments the same way. Some people need to hold their pet until the very end. Others step away because the pain feels too overwhelming. Some people cry openly, while others go quiet. Grief and love can present themselves in very different ways.

As veterinarians, our role is never to judge families for how they grieve. Our role is to advocate for the pet, help assess quality of life, provide education and support, and try to create as much peace and compassion as possible in an incredibly difficult moment.

This experience reminded me how important communication can be around end-of-life decisions, especially within families. These conversations are hard, but having them openly and compassionately can help reduce confusion, anger, and regret when the time comes.

At the center of all of this was a very loved senior dog who was struggling, and a family trying to navigate heartbreak in different ways. Sometimes the best we can do is slow things down, lead with empathy, and help create a small moment of comfort in the middle of grief.

#petloss #grief #costco #euthanasia #goodbye
Two years ago, I graduated from the University of Missouri with no idea where this journey would take me.

If you had asked me then what my life would look like today, I never would have guessed this would be the answer.

Over the last two years, I’ve worked in general practice, emergency medicine, urgent care, relief work, and now full-time in-home euthanasia while continuing to provide hospice consultations and palliative care. Over the last 8 months, I’ve also built a social media platform that has connected me with so many incredible people and families.

I’ve always been someone who thinks a little outside the box and doesn’t necessarily follow the standard path, and honestly, that’s what led me here.

I found my passion in helping families through one of the hardest days of their lives with a calm, compassionate, and reassuring approach in the comfort of their home. It may sound strange to some people, but the gratitude and peace families express afterward is what keeps me doing this every day.

I graduated alongside my beautiful fiancé Caroline, who is now a veterinary ophthalmology resident, was hooded by my mentor and close friend Dr. Amy Daley, and through it all, Heidi has been there every step of the way. I actually got Heidi just days before vet school started, so she’s truly been part of this entire journey.

A lot can change in two years, and honestly, this career has taken me in directions I never expected. #veterinarymedicine #veterinarian #hospicevet #vetbusinessowner #vetschool

John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian's engagement

John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.84%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 21 followers. An average post collects 1,191 likes and 52 comments, close to 23 likes for each comment.

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Who is John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian?

John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian (@drmurrayhospicevet) is a Veterinarian creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian runs to 15 words across 4 lines.

How many followers does John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian have?

John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian has 23,386 followers on Instagram (23.4K). Set against 799 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 29 followers per account John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian follows. 278 published posts give John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian a moderate archive on Instagram.

What is John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian's engagement rate?

John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.84%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 21 followers. An average post collects 1,191 likes and 52 comments, close to 23 likes for each comment.

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Flinque files John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian under Veterinarian, with Pets as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian, 5 are videos, 4 are carousels and 1 is a single image. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian repeatedly use the words life, petloss, people, grief and sometimes. John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian's captions carry hashtags such as #petloss, #rainbowbridge and #dogloss. John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian writes those captions mainly in English. John Murray, DVM | Veterinarian keeps 4 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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