Created by veterinarians Dr. Caitlin DeWilde and Dr. Sarah Wooten, what started as a game to survive the chaos of clinic life turned into something bigger than either of them expected. Since then, Vets Against Insanity has shipped more than 3,000 decks to veterinary teams, students, and clinics in all 50 states and 8 countries around the world — from break rooms to conference afterparties to the occasional very confused non-veterinary dinner party.

Nearly a decade later, the mission is still the same: give hardworking veterinary people permission to laugh, loudly, about the stuff nobody else understands. Because if you've ever squeezed an anal gland before 9am, you already know — sometimes laughing is the only appropriate response.