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[sunnex3]

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Sunnex, that sucks. I think you should try to get her a good cardiac evaluation (a murmur in a cat can be totally insignificant or bad news, no way to tell on auscultation) before making a decision. You work at a referral practice, right?

Once you have all your information you can make the best decision. On the one hand, if you know you want to take her, don't let a couple months off-timing dissuade you - that can be worked around with foster, or boarding her at the place she is now, or trying to talk with your mom. On the other hand, you aren't doing anything wrong if you decide not to take a cat with a known health problem (if it is in fact a problem). The earlier statement of "no big deal" isn't completely true - if it is a serious problem you could be looking at daily meds and specialists and while it's one thing to go through with that on an existing pet, it's another to get a pet KNOWING that will be what you have to do. I promise you could fall in love with a shelter kitty too if you want to start fresh.

thanks bunnity i agree wholeheartedly with everything you've said.

i'm hoping the practice will pay for a cardiac evaluation before and if i take her (i would kind of expect them to do so, since she is currently "owned" by the hospital).

my previous pet, a cavalier king charles, had a grade III/VI murmur/suffered from MVD so i do know somewhat about what it entails to have a pet with a cardiac condition (initial echo + rechecks every 6 months, meds, etc). he didn't need to be on enalapril and actually passed away from brain disease but i have done some research on it.

i just feel bad declining adopting her because of her condition (if it ends up being a serious one). i didn't officially commit to anything, i had just expressed interest in adopting her and bringing her with me to vet school in the fall when she is done with her year of "service". just a frustrating situation to be in.

ETA: i know for a fact i'll be able to find a cat from a shelter (i have a good relationship with one in my area). it's just that i have completely fallen head over heels in love and smitten with this kitty 🙁

 

[Bisbee]

Sunnex - I do hope it all works out and that you'll be able to bring the cat to vet school with you. Keep us updated.

 

[bigkittinteef]

thanks bunnity i agree wholeheartedly with everything you've said.

i'm hoping the practice will pay for a cardiac evaluation before and if i take her (i would kind of expect them to do so, since she is currently "owned" by the hospital).

my previous pet, a cavalier king charles, had a grade III/VI murmur/suffered from MVD so i do know somewhat about what it entails to have a pet with a cardiac condition (initial echo + rechecks every 6 months, meds, etc). he didn't need to be on enalapril and actually passed away from brain disease but i have done some research on it.

i just feel bad declining adopting her because of her condition (if it ends up being a serious one). i didn't officially commit to anything, i had just expressed interest in adopting her and bringing her with me to vet school in the fall when she is done with her year of "service". just a frustrating situation to be in.

ETA: i know for a fact i'll be able to find a cat from a shelter (i have a good relationship with one in my area). it's just that i have completely fallen head over heels in love and smitten with this kitty 🙁

Do whatever is right for you Sunnex3. I agree with Bunnity. Whatever happens, I hope it works out for you and this sweet kitty.

 

[sunnex3]

thanks guys. i know that you guys ultimately can't really make the decision for me, but it helps at least being able to talk about it.

 

[Fireflysushi]

Ugh! So I have worked at a no-kill shelter for about three years every Saterday til 2pm. I recently went back to volunteering because working for 46.5 hrs a week was just overkill and I like walking the dogs whenever I want instead of waking up at 6am to scoop poo. So as a volunteer I am doing things like transporting new dogs to the shelter from Denver (about 2-3hrs of driving). I told my SO that I would be doing it this Friday and would he go with me. Well he whined and whined and never answered. Then his buddy tell him that he is going up to the mountains that night and my SO and I are invited. So now he refuses to tell me whether he will do the transport with me. He is forcing me to MAKE him go with me so that he can huff and puff during the whole 3hr car ride. I don't understand why his fun activities are always more important to him than doing something that benefits other living creatures. He told me that if I was doing this at a more convient time he would love to go blah blah blah Angry Face!!!😡

 

[LMMS]

Thanks again for the sympathy, guys. Saw my mechanic late yesterday & he said that if it fails again, he'll make sure the next reset works. LOVE that man!

Sunnex - Go with your gut and your heart. You'll know once the eval is done. I've seen lots of kitties with III/IV live issue free for the most part. They're tough little beasts. And if I'm still in Philly I'm willing to baby sit. I'm a sucker for 'special needs' kitties.

Firefly - Sometimes boys are just stupid. Plain & simple. Of course, SDN boys fall outside of this jurisdiction.

 

[EllieGirl89]

Currently feeling awful about myself. I did horrible (75%) on my first path/immuno exam, and I ate a bunch of cookies today. Nothing like feeling like a total failure in every aspect of your life.

 

[Bisbee]

EllieGirl - Don't beat yourself up over the exam. You passed, so it's okay. Weren't you and your girlfriend spending time (hours in the hospital waiting room as I recall) doing a good deed for someone the other night? You put yourself out there for others, and sometimes that means putting your own needs on the back burner. I tend to do that, too. It's a hard lesson to learn to put ourselves first for those of us who believe in helping others. I, myself, am trying to find a balance in this regard. I want to help the other person, but then it takes time away from my own goals. Then I get mad at myself. But there's just not enough time in the day to do it all with 100% greatness. We're only human.

 

[twelvetigers]

Currently feeling awful about myself. I did horrible (75%) on my first path/immuno exam, and I ate a bunch of cookies today. Nothing like feeling like a total failure in every aspect of your life.

I made a snerky face at the 75%. I ended up with less than that as a final grade in a class last semester. We all have things (subjects) that are a bit harder or stuff that happens. It's okay.

Eat those cookies. Who cares.

 

[PetPony]

Boys. Rawr. :[

 

[nordicat]

Boys. Rawr. :[

Rawr and *grrrrrrrrrr*! 😡 Sometimes I debate whether I really WANT my hubs coming with me to school...

 

[Emiloo4]

Rawr and *grrrrrrrrrr*! 😡 Sometimes I debate whether I really WANT my hubs coming with me to school...

This is pretty much the hourly debate that goes on in my head. It makes me feel totally bi-polar when one second I "can't live without him" and the next minute I "am so done with him"...

In the end, we love them 😍

 

[fromthebox]

This is pretty much the hourly debate that goes on in my head. It makes me feel totally bi-polar when one second I "can't live without him" and the next minute I "am so done with him"...

In the end, we love them 😍

+1 to this!

My Rant: My SO and I moved to a new apartment mid-december. One of the first things we noticed is the neighborhood has a couple of outdoor cats. We have an adorable 1 year old cat who doesn't go outside, and she occasionally communicates with them through the window glass. I'd only seen the two big fluffy long hairs that I knew belonged to upstairs and next door, so when my visiting friend mentioned the "kitten" I thought he was being cute. Last night I found out the sad truth. The "kitten" is a full grown, very thin DSH. She has a collar, but from the bony hips, to the ribs I could feel without trying I don't think she gets much food, and she was outside in coyote territory at 9pm. Poor little girl. Wish the collar had anything other than a bell. *sigh* I gave her some cuddles and let her be. Can't be kidnapping my neighbors pets. If I see her again, I'm going to take her to be checked for a microchip.

 

[OH Bunny Girl]

Rawr and *grrrrrrrrrr*! 😡 Sometimes I debate whether I really WANT my hubs coming with me to school...

I am seriously debating the same thing.

 

[PetPony]

I found a great apartment for my friends and me for next school year. Pet friendly, relatively good price considering it includes utilities and is close to campus, ...

Looks awesome and we're gonna look at it later.

But.. bf doesn't know what he's doing. Stay in the US another year and then go back to Mexico for a while to visit family, or go back now. If he stays here, we need to look for something else. These apartments go fast, so we need to decide soon, but he doesn't want to make a decision.

I don't want it to seem like I'm pushing him away, but I think it might be a good idea if he went back this summer. He has children that miss him a lot that he hasn't seen in a few years (gasp, I know, he's older haha), he is worried he might not see his mother again because she's getting old, etc. He misses his home. And it might be good for me academically. I am going to have a really hard year in college and need to focus on that. It's really important to me.

But so is he. I have a hard time talking to him about it seriously, because I'm scared it might seem like I'm pushing him away. I started about it before, but we didn't decide anything. He said he'd think about it maybe.

 

[psilovethomas]

I am seriously debating the same thing.

I would do anything to have my boyfriend with me during vet school. He really knows how to cheer me up and keep me going. 🙁

 

[Emiloo4]

I would do anything to have my boyfriend with me during vet school. He really knows how to cheer me up and keep me going. 🙁

Where can I find another like him? 😉

 

[psilovethomas]

Where can I find another like him? 😉

Physics II
He is quite awesome. Very respectful in every way, and extremely understanding and rational. Definitely keeps my mind from wandering in the "...what if?" direction about most things.

 

[Emiloo4]

Physics II
He is quite awesome. Very respectful in every way, and extremely understanding and rational. Definitely keeps my mind from wandering in the "...what if?" direction about most things.

Glad to hear you have someone supportive. Mine is great too, I was just messing around... we'll see how it goes when I move away! 😕

 

[LMMS]

:cry:




I am DONE with my job. If I don't get into school, I will find something else to do with my life. My coworkers, supervisors, people who 'think' they're my supervisor, etc... have thrown me under the proverbial bus so many times in the past three weeks that I was already on edge. Today was the FINAL straw. I'm ready to walk...

 

[Emiloo4]

:cry:




I am DONE with my job. If I don't get into school, I will find something else to do with my life. My coworkers, supervisors, people who 'think' they're my supervisor, etc... have thrown me under the proverbial bus so many times in the past three weeks that I was already on edge. Today was the FINAL straw. I'm ready to walk...

Hang in there!!! This will all pay off some day. If you don't get into vet school, you will be able to start something new for another year. 🙂

RANT: I have bitten my nails since I was 5, but decided to grow them out for interviews (not long, just not chewed off)... Since I am not used to having nails, I just scratched the living CRAP out of the inner canal of my ear when I went to scratch one of those surprise itches... its bleeding, and it hurts, and grr! 😡

 

[LetItSnow]

Today was the FINAL straw. I'm ready to walk...

Leave on a good note. Give them notice, etc. Keep your head up, take the high road, and don't leave under a cloud. It's worth gritting your teeth to know that you don't have an employer who may play a role in your future someday who thinks "Oh yeah... LMMS.... that's the one that just walked out and left me high and dry with no notice."

Just today I encountered a situation where walking out on a job caused somebody trouble down the road because of the negative perception associated with it. Nobody will remember why you left - they'll just remember that you left them high and dry.

 

[Bisbee]

Leave on a good note. Give them notice, etc. Keep your head up, take the high road, and don't leave under a cloud. It's worth gritting your teeth to know that you don't have an employer who may play a role in your future someday who thinks "Oh yeah... LMMS.... that's the one that just walked out and left me high and dry with no notice."

Just today I encountered a situation where walking out on a job caused somebody trouble down the road because of the negative perception associated with it. Nobody will remember why you left - they'll just remember that you left them high and dry.

So, so true! I couldn't agree more!

 

[PetPony]

Huge fight with the bf. I looked at the apartment with a friend and we loved it! But he doesn't even wanna talk about apartments. I can't find anything better so far, but he doesn't wanna look for anything because he doesn't live here. It's super tense right now, but I gave him an ultimatum. I feel terrible, but I just can't make EVERYTHING in my life revolve around him. It's a great apartment for students in location, price, amenities, etc.

If he can't make a decision, then I have to make it. I told him, if we can't find anything better than the apartment in the next three weeks, then I will take that apartment with my friends. We really need to decide what to do about housing, because everyone is looking right now and is signing pre-leases. If we wait too long, we might not find something. I just feel so bad about fighting so much about that one thing.

 

[K9DANE]

Rawr and *grrrrrrrrrr*! 😡 Sometimes I debate whether I really WANT my hubs coming with me to school...

It's a mutual agreement that I'm leaving my hubby at home, & I'm actually looking forward to it. He tries so hard not to be a distraction, but he fails miserably. But see, he has 5 days off every 3 weeks so I'll have a long "hunny-do" list when he comes to visit. (It will make him feel needed & boost the ole ego.) 😉

 

[fromthebox]

Huge fight with the bf. I looked at the apartment with a friend and we loved it! But he doesn't even wanna talk about apartments. I can't find anything better so far, but he doesn't wanna look for anything because he doesn't live here. It's super tense right now, but I gave him an ultimatum. I feel terrible, but I just can't make EVERYTHING in my life revolve around him. It's a great apartment for students in location, price, amenities, etc.

If he can't make a decision, then I have to make it. I told him, if we can't find anything better than the apartment in the next three weeks, then I will take that apartment with my friends. We really need to decide what to do about housing, because everyone is looking right now and is signing pre-leases. If we wait too long, we might not find something. I just feel so bad about fighting so much about that one thing.

Sorry you fought but I'm proud of you.

 

[sunnex3]

quick update on the blood donor kitty i am potentially adopting. seems that she has a slight heart murmur suspected to be due to an acute hypovolemic event. she had the slight murmur post-donation and was mildly hypotensive, they took chest rads etc and the consensus from the criticalist and the radiologist is that it is an acute hypovolemic event. she is normal now. she's mildly anemic 1 day post donation -- so she is just simply not a good candidate for blood donation anymore, she doesn't react well to it (this is the first time she has actually given blood as she has failed the crossmatching with previous patients, so she hasn't been used till now).

now the real question is....does anyone have any clever ideas as to what i can do with her till i go to school? i don't know if i can bring her home as i live at home with mom/sister and my mom is not a cat person. clever ideas as to where i can keep her? anyone been in a similar position before? just don't know what to do. waiting to hear back to see if she will need a cardiology consult, but it sounds like it won't be something that is an issue in the future as long as she doesn't give blood...

ARGH

 

[PetPony]

After fighting for hours, he calmed down a bit. I was a wreck up until now. Knowing it might be over in three weeks was a lot harder than I expected. I really do care a lot for him. But he finally agreed that if we don't find anything, then I should take the apartment. It's a price that I can pay myself (I'd have to work 13 hrs a week at my current job, which is very reasonable). He would probably move in with my brother if they end up leasing a house with a back yard he could work in. It's not any better than now because we still wouldn't live together, but at least I know we both have a place to live next school year. :]

He told me he realized it's not worth fighting over because he realized that I'm very serious about it. He knows I'd rather live with him, but also that I need to work something out if we can't live together. That makes me feel much better because I know that either way, I have a place to live. :]

It was hard to go so much against him and thinking it might be over. But it was worth it.

 

[sunnex3]

After fighting for hours, he calmed down a bit. I was a wreck up until now. Knowing it might be over in three weeks was a lot harder than I expected. I really do care a lot for him. But he finally agreed that if we don't find anything, then I should take the apartment. It's a price that I can pay myself (I'd have to work 13 hrs a week at my current job, which is very reasonable). He would probably move in with my brother if they end up leasing a house with a back yard he could work in. It's not any better than now because we still wouldn't live together, but at least I know we both have a place to live next school year. :]

He told me he realized it's not worth fighting over because he realized that I'm very serious about it. He knows I'd rather live with him, but also that I need to work something out if we can't live together. That makes me feel much better because I know that either way, I have a place to live. :]

It was hard to go so much against him and thinking it might be over. But it was worth it.

good to hear petpony. i know how much you care for your boyfriend (from what i've read on SDN) so i'm happy to hear you guys were able to work it out 👍

 

[PetPony]

Thank you :] He gave up a lot for me and that really means something to me.

And if we sell our house in Germany during that one year contract, then after it, we will buy a house here with that money. That would be really nice. Especially if I (and I really hope so!), got accepted to UGA the year after! Then I wouldn't have to worry about housing at all anymore.

 

[squeegee]

now the real question is....does anyone have any clever ideas as to what i can do with her till i go to school? i don't know if i can bring her home as i live at home with mom/sister and my mom is not a cat person. clever ideas as to where i can keep her? anyone been in a similar position before?

my dad is absolutely not a cat person which is why we never had a cat growing up....then I came to vet school and adopted one. I was worried about what he would say (and what I would do when it came to summer break and I went back home) and I didn't even tell him I had a cat for a month. then I brought her home for the summer and he totally became a cat person! he loves her now (especially when she comes out to sit on his lap) and asks about her all the time.

ask your mom what her concerns are with the cat- my dad was mostly concerned about the hair and the litter box, so I offered to do frequent vacuums and kept the litter box in my room. if she's concerned about scratching/furniture, maybe put some prophylactic soft paws on her if she's not declawed for when you can't keep an eye on her. maybe you can take her home for a trial run and see how your mom warms up to her? I'm sure your clinic wouldn't mind taking her back to adopt her out if you really tried and for some reason it didn't work out.

 

[bunnity]

quick update on the blood donor kitty i am potentially adopting. seems that she has a slight heart murmur suspected to be due to an acute hypovolemic event. she had the slight murmur post-donation and was mildly hypotensive, they took chest rads etc and the consensus from the criticalist and the radiologist is that it is an acute hypovolemic event. she is normal now. she's mildly anemic 1 day post donation -- so she is just simply not a good candidate for blood donation anymore, she doesn't react well to it (this is the first time she has actually given blood as she has failed the crossmatching with previous patients, so she hasn't been used till now).

now the real question is....does anyone have any clever ideas as to what i can do with her till i go to school? i don't know if i can bring her home as i live at home with mom/sister and my mom is not a cat person. clever ideas as to where i can keep her? anyone been in a similar position before? just don't know what to do. waiting to hear back to see if she will need a cardiology consult, but it sounds like it won't be something that is an issue in the future as long as she doesn't give blood...

ARGH

Well, I would talk to your mom and see if there is any way she could tolerate it. Perhaps the cat could be confined to your room, perhaps you could make another concession like taking over a particular house chore or recurring errand that your mom doesn't enjoy.

If that fails, I would look into having someone foster her for that time. Contact cat rescues near you and see if they would be willing to have someone foster - especially if you paid all expenses they might be able to. You could also put out a search for pet sitters that take the pet into their own homes. Or see if someone else at work is sympathetic and would take her for a while. Or find a boarding place and board her - not ideal but I assume she's used to that kind of environment since she lives at a hospital now. Or talk to your boss and see how long they can keep her there. What if you paid a low fee to keep her there until you move? What about future classmates (once you pick your school)? They may be willing to foster too.

What is the clinic going to do if you don't take her?

 

[sunnex3]

i guess this is what i get for being turned into a cat lover 🙄 i was strictly a dog person until recently and the darn cats have been growing on me....

 

[lostbunny]

there's this annoying jerk that comes in to the pub, and he's rude and he's a jerk and is gross and needs to shower and shave. He's so annoying and I want slap his disgusting face (with a glove)... I saw him leave the pub with a 6-pack of rum... i hope he spills them by accident all over his white carpet. jerk.

 

[jemappellejane]

Sunnex- cats are cool. I used to be strictly into dogs too, and then I adopted my sweet Ivan. Cats are hilarious. And the dog and cat together? fuhhgeddaboutit. SO FUNNY!

In other news... My 5.5 year old newfie has had a couple episodes in the past 7 months. She will spend a day not wanting to get up. She'll sit for awhile, not wanting to lay down, and when she finally does lay down, it takes A LOT of coaxing for her to get up. (i.e., putting food in her bowl even required additional encouragement- SO not like my dog). Other than that, she is happy as can be. She stays like this for about half a day to a day, and then she is totally back to normal. Dr. discovered a heart murmur this week (it was there several months ago too, but went away, now it's back). But rads didn't show signs of cardiomyopathy or pericardial effusion. Bloodwork is normal, palpations turned up nothing, and no lameness or joint pain. So, as of right now, Dr. and I are like 😕 😕 😕. Just gonna monitor for a couple weeks...

It's not bad, but it's not good. And there's no answers yet! At least my girl is happy...

 

[wildcatj]

Sunnex- cats are cool. I used to be strictly into dogs too, and then I adopted my sweet Ivan. Cats are hilarious. And the dog and cat together? fuhhgeddaboutit. SO FUNNY!

In other news... My 5.5 year old newfie has had a couple episodes in the past 7 months. She will spend a day not wanting to get up. She'll sit for awhile, not wanting to lay down, and when she finally does lay down, it takes A LOT of coaxing for her to get up. (i.e., putting food in her bowl even required additional encouragement- SO not like my dog). Other than that, she is happy as can be. She stays like this for about half a day to a day, and then she is totally back to normal. Dr. discovered a heart murmur this week (it was there several months ago too, but went away, now it's back). But rads didn't show signs of cardiomyopathy or pericardial effusion. Bloodwork is normal, palpations turned up nothing, and no lameness or joint pain. So, as of right now, Dr. and I are like 😕 😕 😕. Just gonna monitor for a couple weeks...

It's not bad, but it's not good. And there's no answers yet! At least my girl is happy...

Just a thought: I don't know how much of a problem you guys have with lyme (and associated diseases) up there, but we've been seeing a lot of lyme positive dogs come in with few real symptoms. A lot of the time it's just general lethargy, no joint pain, no fever, no nothing, just generally feeling like poo. Just thought I'd put that out there.

 

[Bearby]

now the real question is....does anyone have any clever ideas as to what i can do with her till i go to school? i don't know if i can bring her home as i live at home with mom/sister and my mom is not a cat person. clever ideas as to where i can keep her? anyone been in a similar position before? just don't know what to do. waiting to hear back to see if she will need a cardiology consult, but it sounds like it won't be something that is an issue in the future as long as she doesn't give blood...

ARGH

Until I was 17, we did not have pets in my house. My dad was so against having something fluffy that could mess up his pristine abode that he denied his poor children the love of a dog or cat. At 17, my mom's coworker brought home a litter of kittens from a construction site and my mom thought that my grandma might want one since her two cats had passed away recently. Long story short, my grandma didn't want to keep him, I was attached and I cried so much that my dad said we could keep the kitten (the one in my avatar). At first he was only allowed in the sunroom. Then he was allowed in the rest of the house but not on the furniture. Now, that cat sleeps at his feet every night, my dad feeds him treats on a plate, they watch tv together at night. He is now a cat lover (which is weird since that cat is actually the devil).

Point of the story, people think they're anti-pet until they actually have one around. I'm not saying to just bring it home and hope for the best, but like someone else said, find out what the concerns are and try to compromise. It wouldn't be a full-time thing anyway since once school started it seems like you would be taking the cat with you. Anyway, good luck!

 

[OH Bunny Girl]

I would do anything to have my boyfriend with me during vet school. He really knows how to cheer me up and keep me going. 🙁

Jealous! Right now it's 50/50 on whether he's coming with me. We got in an argument last night over who gets the dog. I do. His solution? He will get his own dog. Boys......

 

[Bisbee]

JMJ - Also being a newfie owner, I want to ring in on this. Maybe what you're seeing is just part of being a newfie? My two newfs are less than two years old, so they're still pretty young but can only be peppy for short bursts. Maybe yours is just getting a little older and lazier. My black newf is very weird about eating, though; sometimes she wants to and sometimes she doesn't. I've just come to accept it. However, my landseer is a chow hound. I take both of my newfs to CGC and TDI training classes, and they are always the first ones to get tired. While the other dogs are still all perky and ready to do something, mine are asleep on the floor and I have to clap my hands and get them all jazzed up when it's their turn to do an exercise. Another classmate also has two newfies who are the same way as mine. Owners of other breeds laugh at them. But, in fact, I was attracted to the breed in the first place because of their laid-back, couch potato attitude (because I can be a couch potato myself and don't want a dog who is high energy when I'm not). Anyway, I'm sure the sudden onset means more than just being a newf, but I thought I'd tell you how my newfs are. Good luck with her, and I hope everything turns out to be okay. These are the sweetest, most wonderful dogs, and I'm sure you're as "in love" with yours as I am with mine.

 

[wildcatj]

I just have to whine for a moment. My life just kind of stinks right now... My boyfriend is off in Ireland for the semester, two of my closest friends are away too. One is in Ohio working on her PhD, the other is off on a boat doing a naval engineering internship. My other friend from school has been gone up until last week and I've been deathly ill since school started. Flu that turned into strep throat and an ear infection? Yes please!
Work blows a big one too... We recently hired the owner's drug addict "son" (as in they aren't actually related. He worked for them 8 years ago but then stole drugs and dropped off the earth until last summer) which means I've been cut to 5 hours a week. Bleh, I'm hoping once my health improves my attitude will too, but for now things are just ick.
Rant over!

 

[finnerma]

Jealous! Right now it's 50/50 on whether he's coming with me. We got in an argument last night over who gets the dog. I do. His solution? He will get his own dog. Boys......

The "who gets the dog" fight is the worst! Sorry Bunny!

 

[bunnity]

I am so tired of disrespectful professors. They make their lecture presentations too long and talk all through our break. Then they stop 20 slides from the end and tell us to read the rest ourselves. Or they make huge changes to the presentation and don't bother to update our slides. Yet they expect us to know every detail on tests.

Is it so hard to understand that a powerpoint is not a textbook and I can't just "read through" your poorly formatted random words and understand it without the lecture? And that skipping along reading every other bullet point on every third slide is not the same as actually lecturing? And that you cannot cover 70 slides in 50 minutes and actually make sense? And that you can't lecture 10 minutes into lunch when some people have things to do, like my friend who had to leave to go to her therapy appointment, that was only necessary in the first place because this place is so poorly run and stressful that we all need the benzos that you're ruining our lunch by discussing their metabolism?

 

[Bisbee]

Bunnity,
That sounds so awful. I know how stressful and overwhelming it is to have a professor like that. The only thing that kept me going when I was in a similar situation is knowing that the whole class is in the same boat and that you will all pull through together. If, however, people can't learn from this lecturer, then sometimes you can get a petition together and complain to make some kind of change. Maybe things will get better, though, as the semester progresses. Hang in there!

 

[jemappellejane]

Just a thought: I don't know how much of a problem you guys have with lyme (and associated diseases) up there, but we've been seeing a lot of lyme positive dogs come in with few real symptoms. A lot of the time it's just general lethargy, no joint pain, no fever, no nothing, just generally feeling like poo. Just thought I'd put that out there.

Good call! Her doc was concerned with that when it first happened, and we did test for it, but I know it can take a while to show up in the test. Maybe we'll try again? 😕

JMJ - Also being a newfie owner, I want to ring in on this. Maybe what you're seeing is just part of being a newfie? My two newfs are less than two years old, so they're still pretty young but can only be peppy for short bursts. Maybe yours is just getting a little older and lazier. My black newf is very weird about eating, though; sometimes she wants to and sometimes she doesn't. I've just come to accept it. However, my landseer is a chow hound. I take both of my newfs to CGC and TDI training classes, and they are always the first ones to get tired. While the other dogs are still all perky and ready to do something, mine are asleep on the floor and I have to clap my hands and get them all jazzed up when it's their turn to do an exercise. Another classmate also has two newfies who are the same way as mine. Owners of other breeds laugh at them. But, in fact, I was attracted to the breed in the first place because of their laid-back, couch potato attitude (because I can be a couch potato myself and don't want a dog who is high energy when I'm not). Anyway, I'm sure the sudden onset means more than just being a newf, but I thought I'd tell you how my newfs are. Good luck with her, and I hope everything turns out to be okay. These are the sweetest, most wonderful dogs, and I'm sure you're as "in love" with yours as I am with mine.

Bisbee- this is a definite possibility. I might just be in denial that she IS getting a bit older and that she is not going to be as active in the coming months/years. She has always been the perfect mix of wild & lazy, which I LOVE. She is on the smaller side (113 lb) and I've always kept her lean and fairly active, so I'm used to her being miss perky most of the time. It's just WEIRD that it will happen for like ONE day, and the next day she's totally back to normal... I guess only time will tell what happens!

Just to clarify for everyone- I'm not looking for medical advice, just merely expressing my frustration with the unknown!!! 😛

 

[jemappellejane]

And Bisbee, I absolutely 1,000,000% ADORE the brains out of her. She really is the best thing that ever happened to me! 😍
(ssshhhhh- don't tell the boyfriend!)

 

[Bisbee]

And Bisbee, I absolutely 1,000,000% ADORE the brains out of her. She really is the best thing that ever happened to me! 😍
(ssshhhhh- don't tell the boyfriend!)

Yeah, and don't tell my husband that he's not as cute as the newfs either!

 

[TehSwizz]

:cry:




I am DONE with my job. If I don't get into school, I will find something else to do with my life. My coworkers, supervisors, people who 'think' they're my supervisor, etc... have thrown me under the proverbial bus so many times in the past three weeks that I was already on edge. Today was the FINAL straw. I'm ready to walk...

I can sympathize with your situation. I was supposed to be full time so that I could apply in state for vet school. I was told that I was going to be full time. Guess what? I only work 16 hours a week right now, the least amount of hours of any of my coworkers. I'm seriously debating finding another job if I don't get into vet school. Just weighing my chances of getting a good LOR from this vet versus trying to get a good LOR from another vet in a matter of a few months...

 

[cowgirla]

I have a fat dog 🙁
I knew she was a little chunky, but I was petting her the other day, and holy crap, there's no longer a waist under all that fur. And there's a fat roll over her tail. I always swore I'd never be one of "those" pet owners with a larda** pet.

She eats air, has a semi-decent exercise schedule most weeks, and if I give her less air as a meal, she drives me insane and thinks that she's starving. Her "treats" are carrots and ice cubes.

Time to start adding veggies and crap into her meals to make her think she's full. Hopefully having her back on a grain-free diet will help. (Thank you, Hills!)

 

[bigkittinteef]

I have a fat dog 🙁
I knew she was a little chunky, but I was petting her the other day, and holy crap, there's no longer a waist under all that fur. And there's a fat roll over her tail. I always swore I'd never be one of "those" pet owners with a larda** pet.

She eats air, has a semi-decent exercise schedule most weeks, and if I give her less air as a meal, she drives me insane and thinks that she's starving. Her "treats" are carrots and ice cubes.

Time to start adding veggies and crap into her meals to make her think she's full. Hopefully having her back on a grain-free diet will help. (Thank you, Hills!)

Just a though...aren't carrots kinda high in sugar content? They might be adding to the problem.

 

[cowgirla]

Just a though...aren't carrots kinda high in sugar content? They might be adding to the problem.

For as often as she gets them, I doubt they are a big part of the problem! She gets half a baby carrot once or twice a day for the most part. (Split with Dog #2). Generally only when she's feeling naughty and I have to bribe her to come inside the house so I can leave for school! (I'm evil and dont believe in giving my dogs lots of rewards lol)