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Seriously, DVMD. These are obviously cries for help and they're becoming more frequent and more distressing. Get help. NOW. There is absolutely no excuse not to.
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You don't seem ok, DVMD. I don't want things to get worse for you. 🙁 Please find a professional to help you get through this. Everyone here wants to see you better.
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No, you are not. It is clear from your cries for help that you yourself know that you are not okay. If you are okay you wouldn't be thinking about dying, and wouldn't be injuring yourself. You clearly want help, you just need to find it and then take it.
Yeah... the good thing about my husband is that he knows how much happier I am after I ride so if I am feeling the 'poor me's' or being lazy and sitting on my butt he'll throw my boots and spurs at me and kick me out of the house. Nothing like a little 'motivation.'
Okay, my bio final review has me stumped.
Q: One of a dog's ovarian cells undergoes meiosis and cytokinesis. The end result will be:
A: 1 functional cell with 39 chromosomes.
This answer in the answer key doesnt make any sense to me. Wouldnt it be 4 ovarian cells, each with 39 chromosomes?
Q: One of a dog's ovarian cells undergoes meiosis and cytokinesis. The end result will be:
A: 1 functional cell with 39 chromosomes.
This answer in the answer key doesnt make any sense to me. Wouldnt it be 4 ovarian cells, each with 39 chromosomes?
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From what I understand, only 1 daughter cell "survives" meiosis in ovarian cells/oogenesis. This is to prevent females from releasing quadruple the amount of eggs they could actually support gestating.
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Oogenesis results in 1 functional cell and 2 polar bodies.
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During cytokinesis the cytoplasm gets separated unevenly to form polar bodies. The ovum gets most of the cytoplasm so it has enough nutrients to support the zygote after fertilization and what not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_body
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Right, not the same with spermatogenesis, they produce 4 viable cells.
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Trying to sell my car has turned out to be a pain in my butt...people do not set up a test drive only to text me at the time we are suppose to meet and tell me your financial planner said you can't afford it. Common sense would lead me to believe you can afford my car since you want to test drive it 😕
I feel your pain! I finally sold mine a few days ago. People are insufferably stupid. 😡
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I just don't understand the human mind most days! Congrats on selling it!!
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Womp. My mom isn't bringing our new rescue doggie to visit. I was so looking forward to meeting him tonight.
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*sigh* Dog wants to be outside, whining constantly. So, I let her outside and clip her to the yard post. I go back inside because I have work to do. She stands by the door whining to be let back in. I let her back in. She whines by the door wanting to be let out.
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*sigh* Dog wants to be outside, whining constantly. So, I let her outside and clip her to the yard post. I go back inside because I have work to do. She stands by the door whining to be let back in. I let her back in. She whines by the door wanting to be let out.
I know those feels.
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This also applies to cats in my experience. Kuromi doesn't care where she sleeps, until the door is closed, then she must be in that particular room.
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Earlier today, she impressed me. She was bugging me, so I asked "Do you have to go potty?" and she ran to the door, jumped up and touched the leash with her nose.
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👍 I cannot go to the bathroom alone anymore. There are usually 8 legs, sometimes 12 that follow me in there. (door doesn't latch, and even if it did, there would be paws under the door the entire time.
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Not really a rant, but I'm getting so tired of dressing up everyday for work. I'd much rather be outside with jeans and boots, mucking around with ponies and getting dirty. Business casual office apparel is just wearing on me. I wish I could afford to take a job more involved with large animals, as that's where I want to be. But $$$ is just too important right now. Ugh. After this summer I might start seriously looking into it. The office life is just not for me.
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Earlier today, she impressed me. She was bugging me, so I asked "Do you have to go potty?" and she ran to the door, jumped up and touched the leash with her nose.
We actually trained our beagle to ring a bell by the door with her nose when she needed to go out. We don't use it any more, but it was kind of funny when she REALLY needed to go and she'd be ringing the bell like crazy.
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Story of my life!
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You work for an engineering firm as well, right?
I'm not an engineer, but I almost wish I was happy with what I have on the purchasing/procurement end. My life would be so much simpler. But if this job has taught me anything, it's that money alone truly doesn't make me happy.
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I'm so pissed. A fellow classmate (and TAs anatomy with me) of mine who was also accepted this fall heard me discussing that we have castration for the sheep class I TA this week. He said he hated it because there wasn't any anesthetic or pain management. I told him it doesn't really bother me, the way tail docking, dew claw removal and even circumcision in human babies doesn't bother me. They're young enough that they forget rather quickly. He told me I'm going to be a terrible vet. A said that's a ****ty thing to say and he spat back that my attention to analgesia is lacking. Ok dude, **** off.
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Regardless of a disagreeing personal opinion, that's just plain rude.
Don't even be mad, not worth ruining your mood over such a tool...
A new grad vet I work with told me I was going to be a "terrible vet" because I felt bad for a patient we were euthanizing, that was a perfectly healthy FOUR YEAR old, aside from the fact he had double luxated patellas and could no longer walk comfortably at all. When the owners couldn't afford the surgery, they opted to put him down. I made a statement about how sad it was that this had to happen and he responded with "You know, you're going to make a terrible vet one day with that ideology." Sorry for having compassion, jerk.
Can't wait to prove him wrong.
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This! Ok, you don't agree? That's ok. I totally understand that. But to tell me I'm going to be a terrible vet? Grr. You're right. Gotta just move on.
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Driving home from Krav class tonight I spotted a sign: "Special for <town> residents! Get your cat fixed! Only $10!"
WTF I don't even . . . 😡
WTF I don't even . . . 😡
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He was accepted to vet school, too? Maybe he will be a terrible vet because he's reactively judgmental about gray areas in vet medicine.
Did he think you were saying that you hope to cause as much pain as possible once you're licensed? Jeebus.
Ugh. Yes, some rearranging of ideology occurs for a lot (dare I say "most"?) of us to deal with the amount of euthanasia that comes with the job. We're not robots, though, and we love animals. Why is that terrible?
My rant: Biochem exam in <2 days and I am having so much trouble studying (I blame Tufts for accepting me before the semester ended). There are 60 enzymes on this exam with all the fun stuff that goes along with each one (pathways, control mechanisms, etc.). Then there's the rest of the material...
And I told myself that I need to save money for my upcoming move and that Dominos delivery is not to happen again. But, but... cinnamon sticks... Yeah, I caved.
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I hate my stomach during finals week. It doesn't let me eat, but it always feels empty so I think I'm hungry. But nothing sounds appealing. Nothing.🙁
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But I bet those cinnamon sticks were so worth it! So delicious...
My rant: my PI has decided that in my final 5 weeks in her lab she will make my life hell despite basically leaving me to my own devices for my research the past 2 years. I'm starting to keep count of how many digs she takes at me.. She likes to be passive aggressive so during our meetings she says things like: a smart person would, an intelligent person would, a savvy experimenter would, etc. implying I am dumb. She's just being plain mean now because I told her I'm leaving in 5 weeks.
My bunny died this week and I am so sad about it. I had to euthanize him because his cecum ruptured and he was too far gone to do surgery to fix it. I miss him so much and I feel so sorry for his brother who is still around. They have never been apart their entire lives. The day that it happened he was jumping on his brother like he was trying to wake him up...
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I'm sorry ffs, that's heart breaking 🙁
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The past two nights I've been woken up at ridiculous o'clock in the morning by two of my cats fighting. I know it's mostly just play fighting, but they're getting way too rough with each other. Normally I would just let them have it out and they'd calm down after a day or two, but the younger cat is FIV+ so this whole pinning each other down and biting each other's necks thing is NOT OKAY!
Two nights in a row now I've had to separate them by locking the younger cat in my bedroom. Then he keeps me up the rest of the night by banging on the bedroom door, wanting to be let back out. I haven't been sleeping well lately to begin with, so now I've just reached a state of constant exhaustion. 😡
Two nights in a row now I've had to separate them by locking the younger cat in my bedroom. Then he keeps me up the rest of the night by banging on the bedroom door, wanting to be let back out. I haven't been sleeping well lately to begin with, so now I've just reached a state of constant exhaustion. 😡
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Trying to find an apartment from a distance sucks. I guess everyone rents them sight unseen? I called one place Friday and they said they couldn't show the places until this Wednesday. Found someone to cover my work shifts, and called Monday morning to set up a showing, and they were all gone. Found a duplex I liked on Craigslist. Called and he said he was showing it Thursday evening. An hour later it was gone. Am I the only one who is uncomfortable solely using googlemaps images to determine where I want to live?
Then I have emailed and called probably a dozen others who have not returned my messages. Ug.
And I am making all of my plans around a 55 lb dog that doesn't do stairs well anymore and doesn't get along great with other dogs, but may or may not even be around in August.
Then I have emailed and called probably a dozen others who have not returned my messages. Ug.
And I am making all of my plans around a 55 lb dog that doesn't do stairs well anymore and doesn't get along great with other dogs, but may or may not even be around in August.
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It is difficult. I found a place through the school. Students can post for roommates wanted or apartments/houses for rent. I have seen pictures of the place, but it definitely is hard to get a feel for a place.
I wish you luck in finding a place!
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It is such a pain in the bum to move a long distance. I personally make it a last resort to rent without seeing the place, and I've never had to do it. Too many camera angle tricks and such.
When I move, I schedule (and budget for) a few days in a hotel (some of them do allow pets, you just have to search for that specifically) in the area. Before this time, I've ruled out bad neighborhoods and made a list of places I've seen online (mostly craigslist). If I can, I call ahead and try to set up appointments so I can jump right in when I get there. It seems you're having bad luck with phone contacts, though. Just keep trying different places. That's all you can do. If you can't make it to their open showing, just be upfront. Sometimes, they'll make a special trip to show it to you, especially if they have reason to believe you're a responsible/easy tenant. I know that every landlord I saw got to hear my background of "moving to St. Louis to go to WashU" (a really good school that everyone in the area knows the name of). I imagine that everyone will now be hearing about my "moving to MA to go to veterinary school".
Once you're there, you can drive around and find places that have "for rent" signs to call. Those may or may not be online, but I found my last one (a really good one) by seeing the sign as I was leaving an apartment viewing (which, by the way, had hallways that reeked of urinecraigslist ads don't tell you that!).
It's a little unsettling to move there without any place to move into, but the research ahead of time makes it go more smoothly. It's annoying no matter how you do it, but it's a sacrifice I make so that I don't have to commit to a place that I haven't ever seen.
My favorite farmers market stall is hiring. They make raw, vegan, gluten-free foods using local ingredients. I am a regular there on the weekends and the owners (the only two that work there) know me well.
I asked about it. It's only 20 hours per week but permanent.
My current job as a lab technician is starting to stress me out. Busy season is just around the corner.
I worked fast food before. Although there were some things I hated about the job, I loved making cakes, ice cram and interacting with customers.
My lab tech job is just overly meh.
There is drama between the departments.
A vital piece of equipment I used broke, making my job longer and harder. Plus, sample volume has increased on top of it for that test. The supervisor said he would look into replacing the part 3 weeks ago. In the meantime, he told me to "go with it".
I skipped him when it broke and proposed the replacement to management.
We are short staffed as it is. They won't hire anyone until the end of busy season. Usually they get a summer student. Not this year.
Plus, apparently the heat in the lab gets so bad it's nauseating.
I am getting more and more stressed.
I am staying later more and I am forced now to come in on weekends because a single client will bring in a single sample that has to be put on and read Saturday or Sunday.
I feel like I have little free time between work and personal training at the gym.
When I saw my favorite stall was hiring, I wished I could work there. After today, I got the urge to ask and started thinking about whether to look for new employment. I started to think if I can handle this for the next 2 years. Will I be happy?
I technically cannot afford to cut hours now. When my gym payments stop, maybe. But I do have loans to pay off.
I am a sad puppy 🙁
A rant for the chem geeks out there: my Dissolved Oxygen probe is not working. We think it might be the meter (which is $2500 to replace). I do Biochemical Oxygen Demand. I now have to use the handheld probe. The probe won't fit in the BOD bottles, so I have to pour my dilutions into a container to read it. I cannot set as many samples up as I used to. Also pouring, reading, pouring them back in and rinsing the containers has made it the test take a lot longer. It already takes me a few hours to prep the samples. I do this on top of a few other tests.
I asked about it. It's only 20 hours per week but permanent.
My current job as a lab technician is starting to stress me out. Busy season is just around the corner.
I worked fast food before. Although there were some things I hated about the job, I loved making cakes, ice cram and interacting with customers.
My lab tech job is just overly meh.
There is drama between the departments.
A vital piece of equipment I used broke, making my job longer and harder. Plus, sample volume has increased on top of it for that test. The supervisor said he would look into replacing the part 3 weeks ago. In the meantime, he told me to "go with it".
I skipped him when it broke and proposed the replacement to management.
We are short staffed as it is. They won't hire anyone until the end of busy season. Usually they get a summer student. Not this year.
Plus, apparently the heat in the lab gets so bad it's nauseating.
I am getting more and more stressed.
I am staying later more and I am forced now to come in on weekends because a single client will bring in a single sample that has to be put on and read Saturday or Sunday.
I feel like I have little free time between work and personal training at the gym.
When I saw my favorite stall was hiring, I wished I could work there. After today, I got the urge to ask and started thinking about whether to look for new employment. I started to think if I can handle this for the next 2 years. Will I be happy?
I technically cannot afford to cut hours now. When my gym payments stop, maybe. But I do have loans to pay off.
I am a sad puppy 🙁
A rant for the chem geeks out there: my Dissolved Oxygen probe is not working. We think it might be the meter (which is $2500 to replace). I do Biochemical Oxygen Demand. I now have to use the handheld probe. The probe won't fit in the BOD bottles, so I have to pour my dilutions into a container to read it. I cannot set as many samples up as I used to. Also pouring, reading, pouring them back in and rinsing the containers has made it the test take a lot longer. It already takes me a few hours to prep the samples. I do this on top of a few other tests.
I totally understand your frustration about the situation. I had hesitations finding a place while being 14 hours away. Eventually we did find a place that seems great and even did get to see it at the open house, but still, it is so difficult and hard. Message me and I might be able to dig up some places I emailed. Let me know what kind of place you are looking for.
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Yet another rejection
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I was sitting in radiology thinking of ranting about my professor being a lick wad and refusing to teach us "normals" of radiology images in our radiology of the NORMAL animal class. He told us it is not his job to teach us normal animal radiology (which um... actually it is and we are not allowed to learn any diseases yet), and that he suggests 3 text books to get a good basis before our exam next week. 
As I was planning on ranting about that... which I'm still fuming over 😡 , I see SO's brother (yes the one supposedly in jail for trying to kill him three times), on facebook talking about "what a beautiful day it is for a PB&J sandwich".
WHY IS HE OUT OF JAIL?!?!?!
WHY?!
He is UNSTABLE and a danger to himself, his family, and society. He is a mentally unstable whack job who just tried to kill someone with a shotgun, and then run them over twice when that failed, destroying our house, and our friend's career in the process... all bc he asked him to pay RENT!
I am SO SO SO pissed off right now! What judge releases that? And yes, it was the judge. At first my SO said he was released bc the "justice center was full" and I took that as "his mommy went and bailed him out". So I went on a mission to find out. For the last 2 hours, instead of sitting through this AWFUL, pointless radiology lab, I called every number I could find to give me information. Even the officer on the phone said, "Oh wow, the judge released him for pre-trial but with this charge, his two warrants, and all his priors, that never should have happened." YEAH NO CRAP!
I'm truly truly wondering what his mom pulled this time. This wouldn't be the first time she's tried to bribe judges or make some pathetic attempt for the judge to feel sorry for him.
Either way, the fact remains that this psychopath is on the loose again, and probably with a nice little vendeta plotted out against my SO. I'm honestly, 100% scared and feel completely helpless and that not a single thing is in my control. And my SO just doesn't seem worried bc he was raised to believe this is normal. I want to effing SCREAM! And I want him to run away. I just
As I was planning on ranting about that... which I'm still fuming over 😡 , I see SO's brother (yes the one supposedly in jail for trying to kill him three times), on facebook talking about "what a beautiful day it is for a PB&J sandwich".
WHY IS HE OUT OF JAIL?!?!?!
WHY?!
He is UNSTABLE and a danger to himself, his family, and society. He is a mentally unstable whack job who just tried to kill someone with a shotgun, and then run them over twice when that failed, destroying our house, and our friend's career in the process... all bc he asked him to pay RENT!
I am SO SO SO pissed off right now! What judge releases that? And yes, it was the judge. At first my SO said he was released bc the "justice center was full" and I took that as "his mommy went and bailed him out". So I went on a mission to find out. For the last 2 hours, instead of sitting through this AWFUL, pointless radiology lab, I called every number I could find to give me information. Even the officer on the phone said, "Oh wow, the judge released him for pre-trial but with this charge, his two warrants, and all his priors, that never should have happened." YEAH NO CRAP!
I'm truly truly wondering what his mom pulled this time. This wouldn't be the first time she's tried to bribe judges or make some pathetic attempt for the judge to feel sorry for him.
Either way, the fact remains that this psychopath is on the loose again, and probably with a nice little vendeta plotted out against my SO. I'm honestly, 100% scared and feel completely helpless and that not a single thing is in my control. And my SO just doesn't seem worried bc he was raised to believe this is normal. I want to effing SCREAM! And I want him to run away. I just
