From $500 to 20,000 Clients: The Vet Who Built an Empire

Summary

Living The Red Life – Episode Summary

Episode Title: From $500 to 20,000 Clients: The Vet Who Built an Empire
Host: Rudy Mawer
Guest: Dr. Clara Scott
Co-Host: Ray Gutierrez
Date: May 22, 2026

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Overview

This episode features Dr. Clara Scott, a veterinarian and entrepreneur who transformed her humble beginnings into a thriving business, My Family Vet, serving thousands of clients. The conversation explores Dr. Scott’s approach to animal care, her community-driven business philosophy, the spiritual connection between humans and animals, and the principles that helped her build a compassionate, lasting legacy. The episode especially delves into mindset, intuition, leadership, team culture, and the difference between “overnight success” and dedicated, intentional work.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Journey from $500 to 20,000 Clients

• Building from Scratch:
  Dr. Scott shares that her journey, while sometimes labeled an “overnight success,” actually took over twenty years of continual growth, learning, and hard work.

  • "I laugh about overnight success because we've been 20 years plus working on this project and building, you know, who and what we are for the animals." (02:29)

• Vision for Animal & Human Connection:
  Her clinics are designed as safe, loving environments where humans and pets feel cared for and respected.

  • “My dream was a boarding facility... that came to fruition. That place is called Blessed Paws… we've kind of definitely built this legacy on treating animals like they deserve to be treated.” (03:04–05:00)

Unique Philosophy & Culture

• Team and Culture:
  Dr. Scott emphasizes the importance of team chemistry, unconditional love for animals, and high standards of service.

  • “You cannot work for me or with me if you don't have that love. Like, you can feel it.” (07:01)

• Naming Conventions:
  Her boarding facility uses terms like “Saint Suites” and “Disciple Suites,” inspired by her West Texas roots and faith.

  • “So instead of having cowboys and cowgirls as a theme, I literally have saints and disciples.” (04:19)

• Multilingual & Multicultural Roots:
  Raised bilingual and bicultural, Dr. Scott believes learning multiple languages sharpens the mind and deepens empathy—traits that feed into her veterinary practice.

  • “If you learn one thing in this world to learn a second language, because it can save your mind at the end.” (06:04)

Intuition & Energy: The “Sixth Sense”

• Reading Animals & Owners:
  Dr. Scott discusses her intuitive connection with animals, often picking up their moods or conditions beyond what’s visible.

  • “Sometimes, honestly, it's easier for me to talk to an animal than it is a human.” (01:55)

• Avoiding Victim Mentality:
  Both the veterinary profession and animal care require learning from mistakes rather than succumbing to a victim mindset.

  • “If you don't learn and get better, well, you're an idiot.” (08:20, 09:18)

• On Victim Mentality in Society:
  “We've got to be careful with this victim mentality because the animals don't play victim. They don't wake up every day and be like, who gave me this limp?” (09:33, 10:15)

The Science and Spirituality of Animal Communication

• Sensitivity of Animals:
  Animals have heightened senses and can perceive energetics, intentions, and even upcoming natural events.

  • “How does a dog know that there's an earthquake about to hit five minutes later? ...We don't know... We're just monkeys.” (14:24–14:53)

• Magnetic & Environmental Awareness:
  “There is magnetic connection in the earth that these animals know where to fly.” (15:14)

Leadership, Learning, and Handling Challenge

• Continuous Improvement & Humility:
  Dr. Scott candidly shares how mistakes drive learning in medicine and business.

  • “Just when you think you know everything, you're going to get your ass handed to you again and again. So you learn and you get better, and you learn and you get better.” (00:00–00:25, 08:20)

• Team Training:
  Every detail in how an animal is handled—down to how it’s touched—is intentional, reflecting a philosophy of deep respect and mindfulness.

  • “Everything that we do at my family vet and bless paws is done on a microscopic level.” (17:21–17:32)

Memorable Stories & Humor

• Rats as Entrepreneurs:
  Dr. Scott affectionately describes rats as the ultimate animal entrepreneurs, celebrating their resilience and adaptability.

  • “If I had to say, who is the entrepreneur of the animal world? It's rats.” (19:18–19:41)

• Breed-Specific Energies:
  She playfully attributes missions and temperaments to different breeds (Chihuahuas: “to control the earth”; Maltese: “to love and serve”; Heelers: “to herd and keep you centered”) (21:45–22:00)

• Intuitive Connection Story:
  A poignant moment comes when Dr. Scott recalls perceiving that a client’s dog was about to pass away—an example of her intuition and the depth of the human-animal bond.

  • “That dog is leaving me. Like, that dog's gonna die… I knew Rufus was leaving.” (25:53–28:00)

Legacy & Spiritual Perspective

• Animals as Teachers:
  Dr. Scott views animals as role models for authenticity, presence, and resilience.

  • “They are like the perfectness of God's creatures.” (22:50)

• Intentional Living:
  “When you intentionally go into the world with that force of love and commitment and mindfulness... you're reaching a whole other level of intentionality. And so what I live in a day, sometimes people don't live in a month, for sure.” (17:33–18:35)

• On the Loss of Animal Communication in Human Society:
  Dr. Scott laments humanity’s growing disconnection from animals’ wisdom and presence, linking it to cultural “noise.”

  • “We have lost that connection... We forgot to listen.” (24:16–24:39)

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• On Learning and Growth:
  “If you don't learn and get better, well, you're an idiot.” (08:20) – Dr. Clara Scott

• On Animal Mentality vs. Victim Mentality:
  “They don't wake up every day and be like, who gave me this limp? They're like, oh, I'm limping because I overdid it chasing that squirrel yesterday, especially in Texas.” (10:15) – Dr. Clara Scott

• On Intuition and Knowing Animals:
  “Sometimes, honestly, it's easier for me to talk to an animal than it is a human.” (01:55) – Dr. Clara Scott

• On Respect and Mindfulness:
  “Everything that we do at my family vet and bless paws is done on a microscopic level... Touch matters. Because their energy is coming in to you. Your energy is going into them.” (17:32–17:33) – Dr. Clara Scott

• On Rats as Entrepreneurs:
  “If I had to say, who is the entrepreneur of the animal world? It's rats.” (19:33) – Dr. Clara Scott

• On Intentional Living:
  “When I put my feet on the ground. Oh yeah, it's game on.” (18:35) – Dr. Clara Scott

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Important Timestamps

• Dr. Scott’s Philosophy on Success & Learning: 00:00–01:00, 08:00–09:20
• Building Blessed Paws & My Family Vet: 03:00–05:00
• Cultural Influence and Team Values: 05:30–07:00
• Intuitive Animal Communication: 10:00–14:00, 25:45–28:00
• Advice on Avoiding Victim Mentality: 09:00–11:00
• Breed Mission Insights: 21:45–22:10
• Discussion on Spirituality & Animal Senses: 14:00–17:00, 24:00–25:00

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How to Find Dr. Clara Scott

• Clinics: My Family Vet in Spring, Texas & Montgomery, Texas; Blessed Paws in Spring, Texas (29:51)
• Message for Listeners:
  “If you need special loving care, that’s the place to go.” (29:51)

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Conclusion

This episode is a masterclass in compassionate business building, intentional leadership, and honoring the lessons animals teach us every day. Dr. Scott’s legacy is one built on resilience, intuition, and deep love—for her team, her clients, and the animals at the center of it all. A must-listen for entrepreneurs and animal lovers alike.

Transcript

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So if there's things that aren't right, you always ask yourself, could I have done that different? Could I have managed that different? Did we miss something? Could we have tested for something? And you get better and better and better. So overnight success doesn't mean you knew what you were doing when you. When you went in there. And just when you think you know everything, you're going to get your ass handed to you again and again. So you learn and you get better, and you learn and you get better. If you don't learn and get better, well, you're an idiot. Okay? And so we've got to be careful with this victim mentality, because the animals don't play victim.

[Ray Gutierrez]

No.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

They don't wake up every day and be like, who gave me this limp? They're like, oh, I'm limping because I overdid it chasing that squirrel yesterday, especially in Texas. Yeah, exactly. So you don't. We can't. We've got to cut that out. Like, if you. If you thought more like an animal, we'd actually all be, well, better behaved.

[Ray Gutierrez]

How does a dog know that there's an earthquake about to hit five minutes later? What's your theory? Where are animals getting their download from?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So if you.

[Rudy Moore]

My name's Rudy Moore, host of Living the Red Life Podcast, and I'm here to change the way you see your life in your earpiece every single week. If you're ready to start living the red life, ditch the blue pill, take the red pill, join me in Wonderland and change your life.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Welcome to another episode of Living youg Legacy podcast, the Red Life edition for Inside Success. I am Ray Gutierrez. Joining me today is Dr. Clara Scott. Not any ordinary veterinarian. Dr. Claire, you. You speak through animals, through energy.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yes, yes. I love reading animals and feeling their energy. Kind of like humans. You know, you can feel when someone comes in with good intentions versus bad intentions. Well, I say that not everybody can feel it, but when you're centered and you're mindful and you're present in situations, you definitely can feel the animals. And so what people don't realize is you take all our five senses to the umpteenth degree, and those are the ones we know about. Right. So Sixth Sense is definitely very real. And there's probably more senses than just six, if not that. And so really being intuitive and aware of what they're doing, they speak. So animals speak just like humans speak. And sometimes, honestly, it's easier for me to talk to an animal than it is a human.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Same here.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So it's just. It's beautiful energy when you tap into that gift, and that's my gift, honestly.

[Ray Gutierrez]

So, Doctor, welcome to the show. Thank you. We just literally filmed your episode for Inside Success for Legacy Maker. Congratulations. You're a legacy maker now.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yay.

[Ray Gutierrez]

How do you feel?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

I feel good. I feel good. This is a milestone for me. Obviously, I laugh about overnight success because we've been 20 years plus working on this project and building, you know, who and what we are for the animals.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Well, what are you building? What have you built, and what are you continuing to build?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

You know, it's been an interesting journey, Ray. My baby is definitely my family vet. And so when I designed my family vet, I had this vision to create a safe place for animals and humans to feel that love and to grow and have as much time as we could together. Like, that was the goal.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Sure.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And so my dream was a boarding facility. So when my families want to go somewhere, they knew that I was literally a phone call away if their animals were in our care and they need something. And so that came to fruition. And that place is called Blessed Paws. So Blessed Paws is an extension of my family vet. And that was an interesting story because I truly had this vision. And I was going to play definitely on a Texas theme. And you probably heard of the best little whorehouse in Texas, which has been around forever. I was going to create the best little boardhouse in Texas. And so after my come to Jesus in 2012, which was a pretty traumatic experience, I had this vision of going from cowgirls and cowboys to creating just this beautiful sanctuary. And I had seen a lot of the missions that had been built along the California coast. And I. For lack of a better word, I wanted a mission. And so Blessed Paws came to light. And so instead of having cowboys and cowgirls is a theme, I literally have saints and disciples. So we have Saint Suites at Bless Paws, which are huge rooms for people like me that have multiple pets, including my seven dogs. So we have huge rooms that can house a bunch of smaller dogs or house big dogs or house police dogs. And so don't ever break into Blessed Paws, because trust me that it is guarded well. But there's camera systems so my owners can watch their pets if they're on vacation, and they do. I have some owners that decorate the rooms for their pets. So it's actually a lot of fun having Blessed Paws, but it is an extension of my family vet. So the. The big rooms are called the Saint Suites, not that your dog's a Saint, but they're treated like a saint. The smaller rooms in the center are called disciple suites. And then I have one version a little bit smaller than that called the meditation centers. And so we've kind of definitely built this legacy on treating animals like they deserve to be treated. And so I have a phenomenal group of people running that group with my family vet, both locations, including my family vet, Montgomery. We spend a lot of energy on culture and developing skill within the technicians to love and serve the animals.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Love and serve. Talk about that culture. Saints. Anyone could have named their rooms or suites or meeting rooms, you know, room A. But there's a culture to that. Talk about where you grew up and why this is so significant to your journey.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Coming from West Texas, I was raised Catholic, Christian, in a. Just a loving environment. You know, I. I was definitely had high standards to live by and a very disciplined household, as all Texans should be. As how Texans should be. Definitely considering as a fellow Floridian. Yeah, I mean, it was typical, right? So you grew up in West Texas? My dad was ex Navy. He was a U.S. customs inspector. My mom was a teacher. I spoke both languages from the beginning, so I had to learn both. So cambiano lenguacas. Not so I can change languages without slowing down. And it does something to the mind. It develops the mind differently. So if you learn one thing in this world to learn a second language, because it can save your mind at the end. But it's a. It's a beautiful culture because it brings in a lot of that energy, a lot of that love, a lot of that forgiveness, because how different cultures embrace the animals varies. And you see this in the veterinary community because different cultures treat their animals differently. It's that simple. But the goal is the same. And once an animal connects to that human, the human's going to do anything for it. Absolutely. And so we don't use the word it. It might place of practice or business. We say he or she because everybody's a he or she, whether they're fixed or not. And they all came from somewhere, you know, and so knowing how that love develops in my. In my businesses is something that I can't. You cannot work for me or with me if you don't have that love. Like, you can feel it.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Sure.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And so any client that comes in feels it. They feel it, and they. They know that we're in it to win it for their babies.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Absolutely. Not a lot of folks possess that ability to speak animal, and it doesn't really require actual sound from her voice. It's just a look, an energy. Talk about how you've tapped into that. And it's. It's actually, you know, I'd hate to say weaponized your healing process because you're armed, you know what you're doing, and you've. You've helped thousands of animals, thousands of souls, if I'd like to say it.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Well, it's. It's definitely different because I could walk in and look at my surgery patients for the morning and be like, watch this one. Oh, yeah, it's going to pull something on me. Yep. You know, and so I'll premedicate or do something different. So you do practice medicine different for those animals because you can feel they ain't right.

[Ray Gutierrez]

And the owners, to a specific.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And the owners. Absolutely. And even when an owner is super scared for a surgery, I'm like, don't put that juju on me. I don't. I mean, like, we have to go in there with a positive attitude, knowing that we're doing the best we can. And so having that communication with the client, having that communication with the pet, praise God, we are successful. I mean, you can feel that energy and you can feel that love. Now, when something goes awry, which you do enough of anything, something's going to happen. You've got to break it down for literally what it was. Because if you think, imagine you're the veterinarian. You're controlling the anesthetics, you're controlling all medications going into these animals. Things can still happen.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Absolutely.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

You're not. Jesus. You can watch the heart rate, you can watch the breathing, but at the end of the day, it is what it is. So if there's things that aren't right, you always ask yourself, could I have done that different? Could I have managed that different? Did we miss something? Could we have tested for something? And you get better and better and better. So overnight success doesn't mean you knew what you were doing when you went in there. And just when you think you know everything, you're gonna get your ass handed to you again and again. So you learn and you get better and you learn and you get better. If you don't learn and get better, well, you're an idiot. Okay? So hear that?

[Ray Gutierrez]

If you don't learn and get better, you're an idiot.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yeah, I mean, seriously, like you. You. How many.

[Ray Gutierrez]

She's a doctor.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

How many times do you want the lesson sent to you?

[Ray Gutierrez]

Sure.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

How?

[Ray Gutierrez]

Folks don't know, but most folks don't know that that lesson is being sent by the divine. They just think they're having a really bad Monday constantly.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

I mean, but. I mean, but that's the victim mentality that we're living in. Like, this is the victim mentality. What are you talking about?

[Ray Gutierrez]

You're a veterinarian.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

How did you know that? Teenagers. I was like, they throw this terminology at me, right? I. I feel like you're being aggressive. I'm like, I just asked you to clean your room.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Trying to make it. I'm trying to make an impact.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Like, that's not aggressive. Like, I'm asking you not to have ants or cockroaches. It's not behind demand. Okay? So it's very interesting because that mental state is something that I'm seeing change. So again, I'm a couple of generations removed, literally, from some of my employees, and it's. They do not think the same. And so we've got to be careful with this victim mentality because the animals don't play victim.

[Ray Gutierrez]

No.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

They don't wake up every day and be like, who gave me this limp? They're like, oh, I'm limping because I overdid it chasing that squirrel yesterday, especially in Texas. So you don't. You, you. We can't. We've got to cut that out. Like, if you, if you thought more like an animal, we' actually all be well better behaved. Right. As a matter of fact, we have to think, okay, you know what? I'm not going to pick a fight with that big dog because it's a big dog. Go your way. So I think truly, if we, if we just recenter and are mindful of our surroundings and are mindful of what we're doing with the animal on any given day. Bingo. Now take that to the umpteenth level. And like, you're working with me right now as we're having this conversation. Being mindful, being present, feeling my energy. You can't do that with everybody. Why? Because some people won't let you in.

[Ray Gutierrez]

And they're not deserving. Deserving of it either.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Well, there you go. And that's the way. That's the way to think about it. And so what would the world be like if we were transparent and feel the flow of love between one another? Like, you're here because you feel this love and this energy and this artistry and what you do. I'm here because I feel that love for the animals. And we're talking about literally the same thing.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yes.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And it's so beautiful to come together for that union of, of what are we here for. But all of this victimization is noise. It's absolutely noise. So we've got to change the mindset of our youth, that nobody's aggressive, nobody's toxic. Like those words in and of themselves are toxic. Yes, it's toxic. Okay, so what is toxic? Toxic means it's a poison and it's getting you. I asked my employees one day, what does toxic mean to you? Because I feel like you're throwing this terminology around too easy. They're like, it's when something doesn't serve me.

[Ray Gutierrez]

That's great.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And I'm like, what the hell is that? Yeah. I'm like, something doesn't serve you. I'm like, nobody's serving me, and I'm the owner of this joint.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Wow.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Okay. Like toxic means something's going to harm you. So you don't say, I'm working in a toxic environment or that person is toxic because they don't serve you. I mean, that mentality is victimization and privilege. Right. Like, you can't think that way because then the whole world is going to be toxic, right? No, the whole world is beautiful. You're technically toxic. Just saying. So when you think about your outlook and your attitude and how you approach things. So imagine. So imagine walking into a room and the technician has already told you that this dog is aggressive. What is your attitude going in? Is your attitude going one. Oh, crap. I'm gonna have to give him a pop in the butt so I can get my work done today. Because I got to get my work done today, or am I going to recenter connect with them and try to get my job done? So when I go in, I tell the owner, say, look, I know that you don't want this dog to bite me, and I don't want this dog to bite you holding it. So what I'm gonna ask you to do is just take a minute and take a deep breath. Take a deep breath with me. And I want you to recenter and I want you to think that you have the best dog ever. Like, this dog loves everybody. This dog is super nice. I want you to project to me the best dog ever. Because if you're thinking this dog's gonna bite somebody, it's gonna live up to that.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yeah.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Cause it's so what I. It's got it in its mind and you producing.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Producing the vivid in the image. And the dog can see. Yeah.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And so I want you to just. I need you to give me some good energy right now. Okay. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to put a muzzle on this dog because I don't want to get bit. But we're going to get our job done without sedating the dog. So if you recenter and I recenter and the dog's in agreement that it's going to let this go down, we're going to make it happen today. Otherwise, now we're going to come in with some medication so that we can chill out a little bit so I can get my job done. And honestly, 55% of the time with aggressives, I get it done. There's another 10 to 20 that might need a little bit of medication and then another maybe 5%. They're like, no, you're gonna have to be knocked out, buddy. They've just had too much trauma. Yeah. And so when we think about humans, we are who we are because of trauma.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Absolutely.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

You know, and trauma either makes you or breaks you. Right. And so for me, knowing that, like, I don't know what this dog has been through, I have no idea, you know, and so for me, going in there as a veterinarian and just giving straight love for what it is we

[Ray Gutierrez]

conquer with so much knowledge and, you know, so much about animals and their souls and their spirit and energy, what is going on through, let's say a dog or a cat, when they know they're. They're going to the veterinarian, even though they're home, but they already feel it, they start shaking. How can they know that they're heading to the vet? How does a dog know that there's an earthquake about to hit five minutes later? What's your theory? Where are animals getting their download from?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So if you understand how, you don't know. We don't know. We don't know.

[Ray Gutierrez]

We don't know. We're not supposed to.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

We're not supposed to. We're just monkeys. But I want you to think about how a deer knows how to get back to where it's at. So there is magnetic connection in the earth that these animals know where to fly. Like, there's animals that go around the world and just do their circles. Like, you know, certain whales, certain birds, you know, and how do they know where they're going?

[Ray Gutierrez]

They've been here a lot longer than we have.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Correct. Like, oh, I just feel like swinging by today, you know, and so animals know where they're going by the pull of the earth. So last night we had a great moon, and the moon was absolutely gorgeous. And I was kind of sad that I didn't get to see the blood moon. So I call my niece in Barcelona. I'm like, wake up, you're gonna get to see it red. And she's like, we're sleeping. I'm like, yeah, I wanna see the blood moon. And so all of our ancestors looked at the moon, they looked at the stars, they looked and they understood that there was something outside ourselves that we really didn't know. We really didn't know. And so when you approach medicine that you really don't know everything. So just when you think you do, they're going to find something else. I remember literally this is how old I am. That they understood that the nucleus was the powerhouse of the cell. Okay, well, then literally in my lifetime, they figured out that mitochondria had DNA too. Now, to the young person, that might be like, yeah, we've known that our whole lives. Yeah, but no, not my life. And so as we dive deeper with the fancier microscopes and fancier telescopes, we're finding out things like never before. Well, imagine doing that with the mind. Okay, so we, we don't know. And nobody could really pinpoint things. Right. You can't say, oh, that's going to be exactly like that, or that's. It doesn't work that way.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Sure, sure.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

The only thing that you can do is remove the noise. And so to answer your question, how does a dog know it's going to a vet or a different route? Dogs know the route better than your teenagers, I promise, because they're not screenagers or not on the phone screen agents.

[Ray Gutierrez]

That's another good one.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

They're not looking. They're not looking outside. They're looking outside and they're taking in the smells, they're taking in the way

[Ray Gutierrez]

the car turns, frequency, everything.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Huh. My very first vet clinic was off a dirt road. Imagine the dogs, everybody knew they were coming to the vet as soon as they turned on that dirt road. Well, now I'm off a main road and I'm not too far from some good french fries for them.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Sure, sure.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And so ultimately, when they walk in and picking up all of that, so they, if animals are eliminating the noise, they're going to pick up on things. They have a heightened sense of awareness.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Oh, yeah.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

But not only are they reading the surroundings, they're reading the person coming out them, they're reading the technician. So everything that we do at my family vet and bless paws is done on a microscopic level. Think about that for a second.

[Ray Gutierrez]

The details.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So from the moment the pet walks in to when they're placed into room, to how they're held for a blood draw, to how they're held for sample taking matters, touch matters. Because their energy is coming in to you. Your energy is going into them. And there's this interchange of community, just like we're having right now. Absolutely. And so understanding that to the umpteen effect, where we don't understand what's happening is giving it respect. It's that simple. So just like you would when you're talking to your child, treating that child and talking to that child with respect, you're going to do the same thing for a pet and you're going to do the same thing with an employee. You're going to do the same thing with yourself. Absolutely. You respecting yourself, are you loving yourself? Are you taking care of things? And so when you intentionally go into the world with that force of love and commitment and mindfulness. Oh yeah, you're reaching a whole other level of intentionality. And so what? I live in a day. Sometimes people don't live in a month, for sure. And why? Because I'm going out there with intention. When I put my feet on the ground. Oh yeah, it's game on.

[Ray Gutierrez]

See you. You have an upper hand as a veterinarian because folks like yourself, without the animals are on, on social media looking for affirmation through, through strangers. Your affirmation is through animals. You know, you. I, I actually wanted to take a moment and give us the, the long list of montages of all the animals you've owned. What types of animals, because these animals are your affirmation. They, they basically say, no, homegirl's the real deal.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

But, but your affirmation is coming through the same way. It might not be. Maybe you can't own a pet because you're traveling a lot of. But then God sends you butterflies.

[Ray Gutierrez]

That's very true.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And everywhere you go, you see this butterfly. Maybe it's a red cardinal.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yes.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Okay, maybe it's a deer out of the blue. Maybe it's a raccoon.

[Ray Gutierrez]

I, I had seagulls in Switzerland.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Seagulls. There you go. I love rats.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Do you?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yeah, I love rats.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Lola, is that a fan?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

I have a rat Christmas tree. I wear rat clothing. I love rats. I just think they're the funnest most. If I had to say, who is the entrepreneur of the animal world? It's rats.

[Ray Gutierrez]

You really should just do another alter ego and create this rat queen. We need to see books, merch. No one is citing what the rats like you have.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So I Go. I go places and I look for the rats.

[Ray Gutierrez]

What?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yes. Oh, my God. I have seen rats in Paris. I see rats all the time in New York.

[Ray Gutierrez]

What are the rats like in Miami?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Oh, my gosh. Well, we won't go there. But they're lying there on Lincoln Road.

[Ray Gutierrez]

I was just gonna say. I'm talking about the rats, not the humans. Sorry.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

What's very, very interesting is rats are innovative. They always find places to eat, they multiply quickly, and they live in communities. And so when you think about how they interact, how they talk, I mean, they are suffer.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Like, I've caught rats because they're past. I'm sorry. And when they're caught, I can feel their fear. Their little squeaks are like, oh, my God, what am I doing? It's just like. Like it's a Disney movie. It's just like, yeah, I can hear you. You can even ask Lola.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

When I caught them, it is very difficult.

[Ray Gutierrez]

I am crying because I'm like, oh, my God. This poor little guy's not even out. He's suffering now. He's trying to get home. He's trying to. What have I done? And it's just. I'm like.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

It's just. Well, and because they're just trying to stay alive. And that's, I think, the point that you feel in your heart. They're just trying to stay alive. Like, it's your fault. You left the food out.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Okay, oh, great, Blame it on me.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

But clean your room, teenager. But no, it's very interesting how animals survive and what they do. So, like, our joke right now is the oodles. Everybody wants an oodle. They don't shed. They're super intelligent. So anything oodle, you got Labradoodles, you got Goldendoodles, you got Bernadoodles. Now, we love them in the veterinary industry because they're our bread and butter. They got problems, right, Just like any other breed. But the oodles are very, very interesting because of what energy they bring. But they're really good at creating those emotional bonds, and that's why people love them. And so you have some dogs that you think, do they really have an emotional bond? Like, let's take a blue heeler, A cowboy. What's a cowboy dog? Right. So if you understand that each breed has their mission. Yeah, that each breed has their mission. So, like, what is a Chihuahua's mission? To. To control the Earth and destroy everyone. Yeah. Taco Bell. Yeah, obviously.

[Ray Gutierrez]

One Taco at a time. Yeah, exactly. And one Godzilla at a time.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

So Maltese Are there to love and serve. Healers are there to. To heal and get. Keep you routed in a room or border collies, like they keep you in a room.

[Ray Gutierrez]

What about Boston terriers? I had two in Austin.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yeah, Boston terriers are different energy. They're very, very high strung. They are absolutely spirit filled because they're constantly looking for movement and so they pick up on different energy. What's very interesting, I've had some of the longest living ones around and they are so interesting with my favorite one was Dinah and you could tell when she goes. So when an animal picks up a spirit in your room, for example, they would sit there and stare at a corner.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yeah.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

They will just sit there and be like, there's something there. There's something there. And you're like, there's nothing there. Go to bed, you know, and they will sit there and just watching. Yep, yep. Sometimes they growl, sometimes they'll watch the movement. It's so crazy because again, how much do we really know and what do the animals know that we don't? They know where to go. They know where they're going. They know what they're doing. They don't. They're not victims.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yep.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

They don't worry about politics. They are like the perfectness of God's creatures. I mean, it's so much fun being a veterinarian in this day and age because now more than ever, we connect. So growing up, I remember two random foods out back in the day. Now we have department stores of foods for the dogs, you know, and so we've definitely come a long way. And the wording was we've gone from the backyard to the bedroom. And now, mind you, some people, the dog sleeps in the bed and the other house sleeps in the living room, you know, so it's kind of crazy how far, but it's a great time to be a veterinarian. Now with that growth and love and devotion, comes pressure. Oh, yeah, comes pressure. Pressure to keep the pet alive. Pressure emotionally, Pressure spiritually, Pressure physically. So the veterinary teams and the boarding facility places are under a lot more pressure than ever before because we, we have to recognize that these are people's kids.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Absolutely. Fur babies, as I like to call them.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Fur babies, big time.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Gosh, I can sit here for another for another 20, 30 minutes and talk her head off about especially the divine connection between animals and the spiritual realm. How animals are truly our third eye when we don't have one. Absolutely. It actually help us very much, guide us.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

That was lost. Think about how much lost because when you look at the pyramids, for example.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Oh, yeah.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

And the embalming and all the things cats. And then watching and watching and watching. So there's so much because of the noise that has become about.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yes.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

We have lost that connection.

[Ray Gutierrez]

So. And cats have become more dormant. Yeah, actually.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Exactly. So I kind of think of the.

[Ray Gutierrez]

The.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

The whole play. Wicked. Where the animals used to talk and then they stopped talking. That there's some reality in that.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Absolutely.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

100. Maybe the animals were definitely talking before, obviously.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Or we forgot just to help. To listen.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

We forgot to listen.

[Ray Gutierrez]

We forgot to listen.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Much noise.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Or to your point to Genesis, where you were just going to say.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Well, interrupted with Genesis. Right. Because the animals were talking.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Yeah. One day, we were out talking the next day. I wonder why.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Cause we're not listening. We're not listening to anything. Maybe you'll listen to this podcast.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Cause you'll learn something while staring at your dog while on the drive to work.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yeah, well, I'm telling you, they talk. They talk. And so cats are especially interesting because cats are perfect in that they only talk to you if you're talking to them. So they kind of sit still and they've calculated everything. So what I tell my team is the second they walk in with a cat carrier, that cat already knows where the exit door is. So they were watching how to get in the clinic and how to escape. So as soon as you open that door, it's game on. They've already thought about how high the cabinet is, where the hole is at the bottom of the cabinet.

[Ray Gutierrez]

The cat's already scoped out.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

The whole place for the whole place has been scoped out. Like, they're looking. They've got a 360 and they've checked it all out. So again, as soon as you open that door, it's game on. So it's kind of fun working with teams to try to talk about animal behavior, because it's way more than that. Animal behavior is just the surface.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Oh, yeah.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Yes. We can read some of the signs, but actually, communicating is a whole other level. And I didn't realize this was a gift. It took me a hot minute because, again, as a detail list, I was holding my teams to a higher standard. And I had come in on a Sunday just to do the paperwork at the vet clinic. And I see this dog that they were walking to go to the bathroom. And I said, that dog is leaving me. Like, that dog's gonna die. Like, why? Why is this dog here? And why haven't the owners been called? They're like, well, they try to get ahold of the owners, but the owners are on a cruise. And the veterinarian charge of the case knows that this dog is sick. And I said, okay. So I call the owner and I leave a message. I said, look, Rufus doesn't look good. I feel like we're going to lose him. I may even lose him tonight, but I don't know. Please, please, please get here first thing in the morning. I know you're getting off this cruise ship tonight. So the next morning, I was surgeon on duty again. The dog was not my case. So I go into the surgery room, knowing that that dog's leaving me, right? So I go into the surgery room, and I'm taking care of surgeries, and one of the technicians comes in and says, hey, the dog passed away on the way to the specialty hospital. I'm like, why were we sending that dog to the specialty hospital when we knew it was going to die? I'm like, get the doctor in charge. So here comes the veterinarian. And I said, why would you send Rufus to the specialty hospital where these people keep spending money when you knew Rufus was going to die? He's like, I didn't know Rufus was going to die. So what was crazy is, I knew this was coming. Literally 30 minutes later, the owner wants to talk to me. Okay, no problem. So we get on the phone, and I. They're like, we don't understand what happened. You left a message yesterday saying Rufus was going to leave us. The doctor this morning said for us to go get an ultrasound at the specialty hospital, and the dog died in the car with us. It was pretty traumatic for us and the kids. And I said, I understand that, but Rufus held out for you. You were the end of the circle. He held out for you. I said, I knew Rufus was leaving. I mentioned that to you. I'm like. But he held on with every single breath until the entire family was there. And so I know that was traumatic for you, but that's what Rufus wanted. It was the closure of the circle. And so if you understand that your role was to love and that your role was to be present for him, then it makes a little more sense why he held out because he didn't want to die with us, and he didn't want to die alone. He wanted you, and you were there, and it gave them a little peace, but they just still didn't understand why. One veterinarian saw something and one veterinarian didn't, and it was kind of an eye opener. For me, because I was upset with that veterinarian. I'm like, stop making people spend money if you know they're going to die. He's like, I didn't know. Like, what are you supposed to say back to that? I'm like, okay, is it because I saw signs or is it because the animal communicated with me? What was it that I saw that they didn't see? I couldn't put my finger on it because to me, it was obvious. To me, it was that obvious. I saw them just walking the dog and I said, he's leaving me. So that was kind of a wake up call to me to be like, okay, like, trust your intuition. Trust that feeling. Trust whatever you want to call it. Because you can't really put a name. People call it energy. People call it spirit. People call it vibes. I know that's the latest word. What vibe are you getting? But you can feel sunshine from people or you can feel clouds. I look at people and sometimes I size them up as animals. I won't tell you what you look like, Ray.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Is it a Pomeranian? It's definitely a Pomeranian.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Pomeranians always have good hair. Remember that.

[Ray Gutierrez]

I love Pomeranians.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Do you? We've got two. I've got Felix is one of my Pomeranians, and Zachary.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Nice, great names.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

They're fun.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Well, we're gonna end it with Pomeranians. We're a little. We're a bit over time, which is great because that's good. That's good vibes. Before we wrap up, how can people find you? How can people discover more about you?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

You?

[Ray Gutierrez]

Where is this amazing location?

[Dr. Clara Scott]

We are at my family vet in Spring, Texas, and my family vet Montgomery in Montgomery, Texas. And Bless Paws is in Spring, Texas. So that's the easiest way to find me and the businesses and lots of animal love. So if you need special loving care, that's the place to go.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Doctor, it was such a joy to have the interview and the podcast.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

No, thank you, Ray. I appreciate both of you.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Right on. I'm looking forward to your next step, your next journey. Gosh, there's. There's so many. There's so many souls within animals that need to be touched and healed with your power. Thank you so much.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

I wouldn't call it my power. I borrow it from the. From the heavens above.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Right on with that concludes yet another episode of the Living youg Legacy podcast for Inside Success. I am Ray Gutierrez. Thanks again, Doc.

[Dr. Clara Scott]

Thank you.

[Ray Gutierrez]

Right on.