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I've definitely deleted it several times but at some point reinstall it. Probably time for a deinstall again!
I remember getting Facebook in middle school for Farmville. Don't make me feel old, please and thank you.
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I too got Facebook for farmville in 8th grade. That game had a hold.
Gosh why don't you just treat the [usually poor prognosis] tamponade for free? They definitely deserve it more than every other [probably better prognosis] patient who couldn't afford optimal care that week.
I somewhat recently had an insured 7yo GSD go to the vet school after I tapped her. Heart base mass, got a CT, got a lap pericardial window - hemangiosarcoma of course - came back two weeks later super weak with likely almost two liters of blood in her chest (because now the bleeding doesn't just get stuck around the heart). They tapped a decent amount off but didn't want to exsanguinate her and left some after she was breathing better so she could go enjoy the beach a last time or two.
yeeaaaaaah there's idiopathic as a cause... but man, if I were going to put my money to free procedures in a hypothetical hospital, pericardial effusion ain't it.
I learn a lot from vet groups on Facebook. It's definitely great passive CE, and I enjoy giving feedback, but I exclusively stick to non-layperson ones nowadays because of stuff like that.
I could treat and save at least 3 parvo pups for that number or 10ish rattlesnake bites. Take out a few eyeballs. Take a few pyos. Much better allocation of money than cardiac tamponade unfortunately
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Fixed my bike tires last night so biked Lilly to work today to finish her workup after a brief suspected vestibular episode yesterday. Pic will poof later sometime.
*poof*
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She looks so cute in her lil backpack 🥺
Ik she's grown to be my little soul pup and def made me realize as much as I love all different kinds of dogs I'm a mini schnauzer person
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Really going to depend on where you live I think. Home ownership in general is a headache, but a different one than renting. I also know interest rates are still sky high, so the math is very different than prepandemic or even mid pandemic. There was also a big shakeup in how relators get paid very recently, it's unclear how home prices will be affected by this.
Yeah the interest rates piece is what's been turning me away from the idea. It'd be up in Minnesota. there's definitely pros and cons to both sides, with a large con being that home ownership comes with all the lovely responsibility that if something busts on the house I'm on the line to fix it. Hmm, definitely lots to think about.
My parents bought a house for me to live in during school as their contribution to my education. (Yes, I know that is lucky and I appreciate what they did.) It was a fairly neutral to slightly positive investment in the end. I had a roommate who’s rent covered about 2/3 the mortgage and her half of the bills. She was two years behind me in school, and when I graduated, they sold the house to my roommate’s parents for essentially what we bought it for (no realtors involved which helped with profits). We purposefully bought a three bedroom house just in case something happened and I needed to take another roommate to cover more costs, but neither my roommate or I wanted a third person so it was just the two of us. My parents didn’t make money in the end, but they got their down payment back and the monthly costs were still less than renting would have been because I had the roommate. When my roommates parents sold it after she graduated, I think they made a little profit since housing costs had risen (sold it for more than they bought it from us for at least), but they had to use a realtor to sell and stuff.
It’s nice to not have to worry about leases or pet requirements, but there are definitely a lot of downsides to homeownership too…if something broke, I had to find a handyman to fix it or my dad had to drive 2.5 hours to handle it. Our fridge went out, our water heater had to be replaced, the fence was iffy and needed repair, we had to lay some sod in an area the dogs were wearing down…if you do purchase a home make sure you have enough in savings for those unexpected home expenses. Also the home maintenance takes like mowing or snow removal either take up your time to do it yourself or your money to hire someone. But if we had had more significant expenses or if we hadn’t been able to easily sell it, it could have been a different story. I’d probably just rent with the current state of the real estate market, tbh.
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I was looking into this as well in Arizona. And I saw that it was cheaper for me to rent than it was for me to own the house. So we opted for me to just rent and save any extra money while I am there. The interest rates make a house that would otherwise be affordable be out of budget for the time being (partner is staying with kiddo during vet school years, so two households are covered by one income)
I wish I had purchased instead of rented, but the evaluation is 2016-2021 (I repeated first year). I ultimately paid around 40-45k in rent in Illinois for vet school. If I had been able to purchase and then sell the home for the same cost+ whatever, it would have been worth it. Several friends went through this.
Cosmetic fixes generally don't pay for themselves, but certain fixes do on homes. So overall, you'll always lose money renting (in general) cause you can never get any of the rent back at all; you could potentially (likely even) get a portion of the cost of care back for a home. What you spend on home repairs has to be equal to or less than what you would rent over that 4 years though.
However, as mentioned, interest rates at 6-7% is *rough* because the high interest rates are across the board. The heat pump I just paid off had a 10%(!) interest rate, which is double what it would have been when I bought my house. So some big repairs (HVAC) will also have that high interest rate.
At this point, the reserve is not going to lower until the fall or even next spring. So holding out won't matter.
It really depends on the current market where you’re looking to buy.
I had been renting my condo for a few years (moved in two years before vet school) and then was presented with the opportunity to purchase from the owners for a great price back in 2019 when I was a second year. The mortgage+COA fees were going to be $300-400 cheaper than the monthly rent. As a student, I didn’t really have money/job to secure a loan so I pitched it to my parents as a wise investment and they purchased it for me. The condo (which I still live in) has now doubled in value and I’ll likely be using the equity as a down payment for a house in the near future.
Was incredibly fortunate to have my parents buy us a modular in a trailer park after they luckily sold some commercial property. It came out much better for us given we had a dog and it was me and my husband so we didnt really want any roommates so rentals were higher for us. We hit the market just right. Made around 40k on the modular over a 3 year time period (thanks covid). My parents got it figured to me so when we sold I was able to use it as a down payment on my current house. It paid off for us, but ultimately I think especially with today's interest rates you'd be lucky to break even. In other times you might be closer to breaking even.
Vet school is temporary so overall renting is usually a better option especially if you can do roommates and slash that rent. Definitely run the numbers to see what would make sense for your area and situation
Went to a new gynecologist for some routine stuff the other day. I must have been his first patient that at least admitted to being a veterinarian in the close to 20+ years he's been practicing. He was FACINATED that i was a vet and how cool it was. Especially when we got on the subject of surgery and that we do csections on dogs, goats, etc. It was quite the experience. I felt like a mini celebrity and more important that him with an MD and specialty training 😅
My GI doctor told me on my first visit "I know I shouldn't say this because you're my patient, but I've always felt more of a connection with animals" when I brought up where I work. I just thought the whole interaction was so sweet. She's honestly one of my better doctors, and I definitely don't hold it against her.
I've also talked to my dentist about it too, and the fact we have veterinary dentists. They're always so fascinated by it.
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This is my experience too. Doctors, dentists, etc. ask what I do, I tell them I’m a veterinary pathologist, and then they ask what education is involved in that. Then they’re mind is blown (especially the MDs) when I explain that I had to do an internship and residency just like they did.
when I went to the optometrist the other day-- the dr, the receptionist, assistant basically everyone I interacted with was telling me different animal stories lol. I was in my work clothes because I always schedule medical things right after overnight shifts
one of them had a cat that survived having a uroabdomen twice. another one talked to me about their dog that had TPLO surgery.
one of them had a cat that survived having a uroabdomen twice. another one talked to me about their dog that had TPLO surgery.
I have told the ultrasonographers I've had for my pregnancies that I'm a vet who loves ultrasound. So then they're super gung ho to point out extra stuff. We found the foramen oval in my son's heart at his 34 week scan 😍
Maybe it's just me but idk. Minimum wage is like 14.50. The neighbor girl probably like 11 just came over to offer to mow and trim the lawn for $30/week. We have a relatively small yard that maybe takes an hour to trim and mow front and back. I feel like I used to work for at or below minimum wage for those type things when I was that old. I mean good for her but I think we'll keep doing our own lawn.
Who mows weekly 🤣
Kinda a joke. But we didn't mow *at all* last summer and our goal was to kill our yard over the winter. That expectation was a joke since our yard is luxuriously green with no watering, mowing q 2-3 weeks, and wrecking by two large breed female dogs and a toddler.
Someone who's on top of it 😂 we do about q2 weeks because if we don't then it's like a month later and a jungle because neither of us want to mow now. And I don't want to haul the grass bag from the front to the back. Lol yeah our 3 dogs are pretty rough there are dog trails in our yard and we have more weeds than I'd like. I swear the weeds out here have super powers ive sprayed them so much but theyre STILL alive. I've considered zero scaping but $
I have to mow every two weeks, and to be honest, the last two summers I have probably the second worst yard on the block. Maybe third worst this year since my newest neighbor didn’t spray for weeds. Everyone else mows more often than I do except the old guy across the street. I can’t make myself care enough to do it more than q2weeks though. And I’m cheap enough I can’t stomach paying someone to do it, even with as much as I hate that particular chore. Right now it’s been too wet/rainy to mow so that excuse is buying me a few more days.
After we get a new deck, we're basically demolishing the back yard ourselves and reducing our total grass surface area to ~200 square feet between front and back. Thinking to have different ground cover for aesthetics, but grass is too much for us.
It may be worth it to consult with a couple garden designers to get some ideas and sketches. You could probably diy the actual designs once you have them too.
Hoping the Hubs gets a promotion/new job within his current company, then we mat actually have the resources to do something with the yards.
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I would love just to pay someone to do everything tbh. But we'll see. It's just money 😅😵💫
For as expensive as the labor is, I do think the cost of plants adds up. Same with mulch/gravel.
Good luck with everything!
Mostly just kind of venting but like not even. Maybe more confused. I'm in vet only groups and for the most part I learn alot from them and they can be very helpful. Now I'm only 2 years out of school so maybe it's just because things are fresher? But I don't understand where some of us get our information. Like for example I was taught about things like ACVIM statements and such. Ie Person x asks best practice for treating seizures. I referred them to the most recent acvim statements meanwhile others are just throwing out their preferences on antiseizure drugs til proven otherwise. Or heres some human med articles that are mildly related.
I realize acvim changes but like they put them out for a reason and somehow I'm the first of like 18 people to even mention them.
Idk maybe I'm just tired, jaded, and confused 😂
I realize acvim changes but like they put them out for a reason and somehow I'm the first of like 18 people to even mention them.
Idk maybe I'm just tired, jaded, and confused 😂
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What does CoE stand for? I can only think of College of Engineering and somehow.... That doesn't seem right 😅
Council on education
Older like you thought you were being interviewed by ghosts of practice past or more spry than that?
Lol a mix but I don't think anyone was younger than 45 probably if I had to guess. Quite a few of probably late 50s to 60s. What I think is hard is position assignments are 6 years long which seems insane to me. Like I get it's alot of onboarding but 4 to me would have seemed more reasonable but we will see. First meeting is end of September
I'll be messaging you to see if you think it's worthwhile when another position opens up. Just need the toddler to be in school more than anything else.
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@flotus just mansplained 💯 to me and I’m still processing this interaction tbh
I will never let myself live this down
Joined a rec soccer league and I played my first game....
1) today I learned I am no longer 12. I am out of shape. I am no longer the energizer bunny that can run around for 50 minutes straight
2) I am closer to 30 than I am the age I last played soccer
3) because I am older injuries take longer to heal and I am not pleased 🫠
Hoping my ankle is back to 100% next week (after straining it almost 3 weeks ago) and hoping I don't die as bad next time. Good news is we tied 1-1 and the team we played were probably a good 10 years younger than us💪
1) today I learned I am no longer 12. I am out of shape. I am no longer the energizer bunny that can run around for 50 minutes straight
2) I am closer to 30 than I am the age I last played soccer
3) because I am older injuries take longer to heal and I am not pleased 🫠
Hoping my ankle is back to 100% next week (after straining it almost 3 weeks ago) and hoping I don't die as bad next time. Good news is we tied 1-1 and the team we played were probably a good 10 years younger than us💪
Props to you for even trying, much less surviving! My 35 year old body would riot. Plus I have minimal coordination so kicking a ball and running was never a skill I have ever possessed.
I started playing soccer this year too! Definitely took a full two seasons to get into the swing of it. And I still don't go for a ball I would have when I was 18. I need my knees more than I need the win lol
Relatable 💀
Those patients and their parents who steal your heart but end up being so sick they can't be fixed even after alot of aggressive treatment. Those are the ones that stick with you. Theyre also the ones that break your heart ❤️
It's probably time to just buy a new lawn mower when the other one smokes so bad while trying to fix it the fire department gets called on you 😅
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Mood, despite playing soccer most of my adolescent life, I was one of the handful of incoming freshman that didn't make the high school team at all, at a school where they usually didn't cut anyone... At least it eventually led me to try out just running (cross country especially) and I realized that while I have no coordination for external objects, I can move myself well enough
Not sure if it's burn out or just generally tired or just meh. I'm just over the bs stuff. Like yes I'm working more currently but like I don't even think it would be solved if I worked less or even therapy. I'm also not like mad and still generally like my job but definitely feel like i just need a solid break. The small things that dont usually bug me are getting to me.
Ie owner waiting until the absolute last minute to call in on ER right as I was getting ready to change for bed for suspected parvo that had been going on all day, oh and they're 40 minutes out. Just stupid things like that. Clients complaining is really just chapping me and I'm feeling in a very firing mood.
Idk just feeling very meh and outloud hating my job right now. Thanks for listening.
Ie owner waiting until the absolute last minute to call in on ER right as I was getting ready to change for bed for suspected parvo that had been going on all day, oh and they're 40 minutes out. Just stupid things like that. Clients complaining is really just chapping me and I'm feeling in a very firing mood.
Idk just feeling very meh and outloud hating my job right now. Thanks for listening.
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