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swoopingsilver · 1 year

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“You know, it doesn’t really matter if you’re in veterinary medicine or human medicine. A pregnant ten year old is generally concerning.”

-today on “wild ass quotes from work”

#idk man #most pets are old af at 10 years #not all of em but a lot of em #yes it was a dog. a Pomeranian to be exact. yes we did a C-section. no the pup wasn’t alive. it was actually rigored in the uterus.#just. imagine your grandmother getting pregnant #veterinary medicine #vet tech #er vet

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vettechblog · 1 year

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I literally feel so fucking dumb.

There was a woman that sent us a video of her dog rolling around on the couch, and my first thought was vestibular. He was conscious, and did not eliminate on himself. She said that the dog would have a hard time walking after. But everyone that saw the video said it was a seizure and they were right.

I feel so incompetent. How fucking stupid am I that I cant even identify a fucking seizure when I’ve been in this field for 4 years.

As for my own cat, I didn’t even think of checking his T4 when he’s been having a decreased appetite since November. Instead I checked a CBC, Chem and an Ultrasound.

I dont know if I’m being too hard on myself, but damn do I feel so stupid. I try and learn, and everyone turns to me for advice and I’m always wrong no matter how much research I do or how long I’ve been doing things.

Feeling really discouraged. I don’t deserve to get my VTS. I don’t deserve to even have an educational blog.

#veterinary technician #information #medicine #education #treatment #vet tech #vet med #er vet #animals #i am upset

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sushisusii · 17 days

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Toffee Emergency Room Vet Bill

She had an ER visit and came out of it safe and sound. If any kind souls would like to assist me in paying this off I will have it posted below. Thank you.

The first thing she did when she woke up was look up at me.

Toffee hasnt been able to lay her eggs, we got an xray done to find out that she was indeed egg bound. The first 3 eggs were all black and necrotic. They were hard and rectangle shaped, stuck against the inner walls. Had I not gotten her looked at,It would have caused her death.

This was unusual and they don't know why it had occurred. But she had 24 eggs inside of her, including the first 2 she managed to lay, that would make 26 eggs in total she made. (Talk about being an over achiever)

and is resting. She needs daily care so the wound can heal properly. But that isnt a problem at all. I am just glad that she's safe and is still alive. If she doesnt perk up and start acting normal, I have to call them and bring her back. But now she needs rest.

TLDR: Toffee was egg bound with narcotic eggs and needed emergency operation.

#Snake #hognose #plains hognose #western hognose #hognose snake #snek #emergency #ER #vet #vet bill #vet bills #Pls help if you can #I would really appreciate it

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millerflintstone · 10 months

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I got home at about 10:40 ish and that was not expected. I was hoping it would be 8:30 pm ish. Herein lies a tale ...

Unfriendly stopped in after he got off of work at 5 to pet Gigabyte and see how she was. She basically greeted him by peeing. I had told her at about 4:50 ish pm that he would be coming soon and she perked up. She's got a lot going on with her legs what with her IV line and the fact that it changed paws. They added a new line for blood draws to a hind leg so she really could not stand herself up all day today. She started trying to move herself to her small litter pan and could not. I asked Unfriendly to pick her up and I slid it under her and she basically just let go of her bladder as soon as she sensed it.

After that, she passed out again. We went to go get some dinner, planning to get back by 7:15 so that the doctor coming on the shift would be finished with the team huddle. We had burgers at a trendy-ish place and then went back to the ER

It started picking up with the after work emergencies a little after we came back in. He headed home. I wanted to stay because I knew I wouldn't be able to rest unless I knew the latest numbers.

A little after he left, a blonde, skinny lady came in yelling, "She's dying! She's barely breathing! She's almost dead! Please help!"

It was neat to see the team just swoop into action, but I couldn't see the dog because most of the med team was assembled on the other side from where Gigabyte was. I heard the lady explaining very loudly that her older, senile, bigger dog just lost it and started flipping out. That dog attacked the smaller dog who had a chunk taken out of her neck and had apparently split her tongue and possibly hurt her head.

I noticed the lady's husband (?) was there also and he was so quiet compared to her. I heard one of the techs or maybe a doctor (there are 2 on each shift) or the office manager try to talk to this woman in soothing tones. It didn't seem to help because I heard her saying something like, "She's all I have left. I'll die if she dies."

The way this lady affected the energy in the room was palpable. I could feel my own anxiety and had to push it away. I noticed Gig struggling again and this time she just used the pee pad she was on. I asked a free tech to help me get her a new pad. As she settled back in, she started falling asleep again. I figured it would be worse if she felt my anxiety while I gave her pets, so I closed her cage and went to the waiting room after I told the tech that helped me that I was just waiting to talk to the doctor when she was free and that I'd be in the lobby.

More doggies had come in for help at that point and one kitty. I realized I needed to turn in my work file. I told the front desk rep I'd be back and did that. Took me about 15 minutes because I ran into an issue. By the time I walked back, the cops were out front.

A lady who had been waiting with her dog when we came in at 7:15 ish am was outside and filled me in. Apparently the blonde lady threatened to kill herself and her husband if the dog died. I'm sure whatever protocol they have in those situations kicked in and the cops were contacted. When the blonde lady saw the cops coming into the ER, she flipped out. Basically a "how dare you?" reaction and then she LUNGED AT A DOCTOR with the cops there and everything.

Then they cleared the triage area of people who were there with their pets and some folks just stayed in the lobby. I didn't go into the lobby because the cops were questioning the lady.

They ended up getting her dog transferred to the ER/ Specialist group that I took Gigabyte to for her neuro and ophthalmology consults. The lady I chatted with who filled me in on what I missed, told me she saw the dog and she looked very rough. I saw the little gurney he was on when they wheeled him out and felt for the pupper. It's bad enough to be injured but I'm sure feeling her human's histrionics did not help. I wouldn't call her a Karen, though. They both reminded me of FL beach trashy folks from the Ft. Lauderdale area. I say that as an unfortunate FL native that grew up Dade and Broward counties.

Anyway!

Gigabyte is continuing to trend better. Her BUN is down to 68 from her high of 128 and creatinine is 5. Her normal is 4. Her highest was too high to read but was about 10 or 11 when the sample was diluted. Her temperature is also getting a bit higher. It was 99 at the last check vs 97 when they took her off me and put her on heat support. 101-102 is normal for kitties. So, we shall see if she gets to go home tomorrow.

#it's always some fucking entitled yt woman I swear to glob #gigabyte #er vet things #i'm so exhausted and apologize for the typos and confusion I'm sure I'll edit tomorrow

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emphasisonthehomo · 5 months

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Bean isn’t doing well.

#aron's opinonion #my options are another $2k at the ER #or him making it to his vets appointment on wed #and neither of those have much promise #he’s not responding to the steroid as much as he used to #and i can’t afford diagnostic tests #so it genuinely looks like if he doesn’t improve #i’m gonna have to have him put down #because he’s not breathing well on his own

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housewifebuck · 2 months

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Who up and wanna take me out back and shoot me rn

#anybody else having like the worst fucking night of all time or just me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m at the end of my rope !!!#I can’t take this shit anymore!!! (continues to take it)#first I go to help someone give her cat it’s FIP treatment and got bit like 14 times and then I went to the ER #and then it was super crowded and I felt like I was overreacting so I left #even tho I know I wasn’t lol I have enough experience with this shit to know this is bad #and then coming home I almost got in a fucking head on collision #and then got a message about a dead cat someone had hit and left on the side of the road #so I had to go get it and take it 20 minutes away to the emergency vet to be cremated #and the cat had clearly been recently pregnant which means there are kittens somewhere dying without her #so I’m gonna have to go back tomorrow and try to find them if they’re still alive #which means I’m gonna have to deal with the homeowners #fuck!!!!!!!#and that’s IF I’m not back in the ER in the morning if these bites get infected #like her teeth hit the bone in my finger lol #I might um. kill myself. idk #personal

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heavyedit · 3 months

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medical websites love to be like “how to stop having physical stress symptoms: 1. be in less stressful situations 2. don’t be stressed”

#oliver.mp3 #girl for one i have anxiety for two stressful things continue to happen #sorry but taking deep breaths and going for walks will not fix my moms broken leg or get me another job #or get me back the $6000 i just spent on my cat’s er vet bill #meditation doesn’t pay the rent #i still haven’t done anything creative since the year started pretty much #bc i feel like i shouldn’t be focusing on anything but how to fix my situation #time spent drawing is time i could be spending applying for jobs. why would i spend time writing when it’s not making me money #i’m sick of living like this like truly it has been the last whole fucking year and it just keeps getting worse #what did i do to deserve this like truly why me #why do these events feel so specifically calculated and timed to drain our bank accounts and stress me out further #i think abt that phrase it has to get worse before it gets better. so every time something happens i’m like ok it’s gonna get better now #but somehow it continues to get worse #i feel like i’m watching my entire life crumble away right before my eyes everything me and my mom have worked for is just dwindling #and i’m only fucking 20

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lalalychee · 1 year

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my baby girl is being taken to k-state's ER two hours away for liver lobe torsion surgery. i can't even be with her because my job will fire me if i try to take any time off =') things are not great here folks. please keep my bunny in your thoughts. she is my whole world and this ordeal has been and continues to be fucking horrible.

(also ignore the critical care all over her chin, my beautiful little idiot is a mess rn)

#i have been crying all day #i have a horrible feeling that she isn't coming home and i can't even fucking be there #her vet bills are already over $1300 on top of my own medical bills and now she's going to the ER so #i literally cannot lose this job. we're in so much financial trouble as it is.#halo #rabbits

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twistedappletree · 1 month

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i’ve been at the emergency vet for 3hrs and it’s a 1hr drive here and back and it’s 5am now and i’m so fucking tired omfg there’s no way i’m gonna be able to sleep for work today 😭

#i hate that my town doesn’t have a goddamn ER vet #literally no access to a nearby ER vet is actually why one of my past dogs died #bc the hour long drive was too long for him even tho i sped like a bat out of hell #thankfully my baby’s getting seen but ffffffff #i couldn’t have even go a to her reg vet anyway #bc they’re only open when working class people are at their jobs lmao #like the only way you can get fucking vet care during the day #is you’re retired and have NOTHING to do ever and don’t have to worry about fucking anything #tf kind of hours are 11AM TO 2PM FUCK OFF #😒😒😒#anyway #$600 for everything which actually isn’t that bad considering #my reg vet would’ve been more expensive actually #just wish priya’s insurance didn’t have a wait period otherwise it would’ve been way less #but i had to bring her immediately my poor girl was vomiting and had bloody stool and was so lethargic 😭#apple babble 🍎#non fandom

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figofswords · 7 months

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I have had some unexpected vet bills I’m having to deal with so I’m probably going to set up a bigcartel for prints/stickers/charms/etc leftover from my con stock. I’m probably going to run it on a preorder system with a set end date and then ship them out all at once. So stay tuned I guess?

#SOMEBODY not naming any names (MIDNA) decided to eat a menstrual pad and then refused to throw it up at the er vet #and now she’s like. acting normal but low appetite so I took her to the normal vet today and she was running a low fever #they took x rays but couldn’t tell for sure if there was anything stuck in her stomach #so they gave me some special digestible food and told me to come back on Thursday #to see if maybe her schedule is just out of wack from the er trip and then me sleeping in and then me being out most of yesterday #ANYWAY I have a whole bunch of very nice prints and charms and stickers and stuff #usually I save it so I don’t have to reorder every con but. ahaha

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jaylaraye47 · 2 months

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Magnus chase physically PAINS me

like if you like him and all that’s chill i’m fine w/ that. But just like how annabeth and percy are somewhat greek, magnus is scandinavian, if not specifically norwegian.

And let me tell you i meet like 200 magnus look-a-likes just at my school. he looks just like every other boy in the entire land of norway.

If not sweden too

and trust me i hate swedish (you know what you did)

just as an example;

if you’re LUCKY they look this good

(matts, lasse, adrian [og william på den god dag] dere er trygge fordi dere er relativt snille men fyf)

like i remember my friend telling me about the book and describing magnus and being like; ‘imagine all the blonde guys in our class, including the saggy pants guy [du vet hvem du er] combined into one slightly prettier boy with the shrek 2 prince charming hair’ and i immediately understood what she meant

come for me all you want but trust me i see magnus chase 3 times an hour in my city

and maybe he’s handsome and all to yall but he’s literally averagely handsome in my area, if not country. Except he’s nice and doesn’t vape [fakk dere, dere er jwl stygge trust😭 d ser ut som en mini vannflaske og juice boks]

#magnus chase #norway #norse mythology #attack me all you want but you know i’m right #also translate all you want it’s not that entertaining #man i hate norway #except the girls who smile back at me #i love yall #elsker alle jenter #bortsett fra du som hold stolen min #du vet hvem du er #du byttet klasse for en grunn #også håret ditt ser ut som et fulerei #fuglereir*#<3 #from the river to the sea palestine will be free

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vettechblog · 2 years

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Hey guys! I know I barley post, but I really need advice on how to professionally communicate when a client is upset with our practice. I’m going to give a list of prompts that I have no idea how to respond to. Any advice is great!

“Your prices are ridiculous! Just because I don’t have the finances, you are going to let my pet die?”

“What do you mean you can’t see me tonight? I’ve tried calling 8 other hospitals and this is an emergency. How can you turn my pet away knowing that he is suffering?”

“I’ve already spent thousands of dollars on my pet and he is no better! I’m out of money for continued treatment. This is highway robbery and you’re letting my pet suffer! You don’t care about animals.”

“My pet needs another procedure because you didn’t do it right the first time. I demand to be seen/ have the procedure for no charge because this is your fault.” (Mainly the part about being blamed for something)

“If you didn’t care about the money my pet would be alive or if you didn’t care about the money my pet wouldn’t have to die at home suffering!”

#veterinary technician #information #medicine #education #treatment #vet tech #vet med #er vet #animals #angry clients #horrible clients #anxiety

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oetscop · 4 days

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the media rendition of a person attempting to take their own life, in which they are completely unconscious in transit to the hospital, and almost cartoonishly grateful upon waking