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In laws that ask already answered or obvious questions. The daily "does your arm hurt" is getting old (it's in a cast, so mother in law feels the need to ask at least once daily).
 
BlackDog17 said:
My beloved truck may be on its last legs. I will be SO SAD if I have to give it up. Fingers crossed that it's something fixable that won't cost me a fortune. :xf:🙁
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Boooo. Hopefully it will at least be able to get you home for the summer.
 
I have already had one week "off" from school and I am totally bored. I still have another week, thankfully I'll be going somewhere else, but it feels unnatural to not be studying or at least procrastinating from studying.
 
Car troubles for me too here. Had to bring my car in for routine maintenance anyways, but my break pad wear light turned on and it was making funny noises so lots to get checked out. Turns out I have about a million things wrong with it and it's going to cost around $1500 to fix... Plus there are several things wrong with my house that management is being stupid about and haven't come to fix. Plus it's finals week. I'm having all the fun.
 
only feb 23 and already having waitlist anxiety...april 15 is weeks away 🙁
 
So little sleep. Just couldn't fall asleep, was ridiculous. Today is not going to be fun.
 
This morning I approached a stop sign in an antilock brake death grip only stopping because other stopping cars have worn the ice away right at the intersection... It's been FOUR days since it snowed. How can the snow removal people be so awful in a place like Minnesota? I get it, we have a whole season's worth of snow on the ground right now and it's hard to clear the roads once everything freezes at its 1 degree outside... But why the heck didn't they plow all the slush off the road before the temps dropped and it froze solid? Now it's going to be like this until it gets near/above freezing, and god knows when that will be...
 
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One of the doctors I work for told me today that she thinks the reason I haven't been accepted yet is because I want to specialize in exotics. She didn't mean anything bad by it but that still hurt to hear. I've wanted to work with exotics since I was 12 and to hear that that's what's stopping me was hard. Heart, meet knife. Blah!
 
cloverbug said:
One of the doctors I work for told me today that she thinks the reason I haven't been accepted yet is because I want to specialize in exotics. She didn't mean anything bad by it but that still hurt to hear. I've wanted to work with exotics since I was 12 and to hear that that's what's stopping me was hard. Heart, meet knife. Blah!
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if this were true, my class would be like 50% smaller (at 72 people). lame 🙁
 
cloverbug said:
One of the doctors I work for told me today that she thinks the reason I haven't been accepted yet is because I want to specialize in exotics. She didn't mean anything bad by it but that still hurt to hear. I've wanted to work with exotics since I was 12 and to hear that that's what's stopping me was hard. Heart, meet knife. Blah!
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I don't see how that would have any impact on your admissions decisions. I was explicitly clear that I want to work with exotics and I ended up getting accepted at a school that has a very limited exotics program. Not that I think your goals will change at all but most schools tend to see that most students don't end up in the area they initially say they want to work in, and so they don't place a lot of weight on that. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
cloverbug said:
One of the doctors I work for told me today that she thinks the reason I haven't been accepted yet is because I want to specialize in exotics. She didn't mean anything bad by it but that still hurt to hear. I've wanted to work with exotics since I was 12 and to hear that that's what's stopping me was hard. Heart, meet knife. Blah!
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That's silly. I want to do small animal and companion exotics and I swear like half of my class wants to do exotics/zoo or wildlife.
 
Thank you all. I know it was silly to get down about it, but my mind goes into overdrive sometimes.
 
Two abandoned bunnies in a taped up box on the front porch of the shelter I work at... AT LEAST, come inside and give them to someone when we're actually open for business, don't just leave them in the subzero temps overnight!
 
TooLove said:
He's been yawning excessively for almost a week. Sounds silly I know, but tonight he was doing it much more frequently, I wasn't able to distract him from it as easily, and he was making wheezing noises while forcefully exhaling. I had been in contact with one of the vets earlier this week but because he's been eating and drinking and playful and acting normal in every other way, I wasn't terribly concerned. The wheezing noise was new as of tonight and really freaked me out and so I ended up bringing him in on emergency. The doctor on call had some bird experience but ended up calling in another doctor with more bird experience to look at him with her. Nothing particularly odd on physical and of course he wasn't going to give them a demonstration - luckily I have been recording it with my phone so they could see it. He's going back Monday and they're going to recheck him with the exotics specialist and run bloods, +/- rads. I have a feeling it's going to be something totally out there. 🙁 I've worked for an avian specialist for 6+ years and I've never seen anything like this. I can try to figure out how to post the video if anyone is that interested.
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Welp. On physical everything was normal. She didn't feel bloodwork was warranted based on the fact that he's acting totally fine otherwise. She's leaning more towards it being a sexual behavior but I'm not totally convinced. I know Dr. D is a brilliant vet but the other signs of sexual behavior just aren't there. She recommended Lupron and offered to recheck him when she's back for the wildlife rotation.

I'm glad nothing is obviously wrong but at the same time there's no concrete answer which is annoying. On the plus side everyone raved about how sweet and what a good boy he is. And also how perfect his feathering is, which I know I is vain but I still take pride in it 🙂.
 
cloverbug said:
One of the doctors I work for told me today that she thinks the reason I haven't been accepted yet is because I want to specialize in exotics. She didn't mean anything bad by it but that still hurt to hear. I've wanted to work with exotics since I was 12 and to hear that that's what's stopping me was hard. Heart, meet knife. Blah!
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A ton of people go into vet school interested in exotics or zoo/wildlife, myself included. It's totally fine to say that's what you're interested in, but I'd show them you're realistic with your expectations and that you're open to exploring other areas. So many people change their interests in school, either because they change their mind or because the field they want to go into is just too competitive. I was so paranoid that my interest in zoo med was going to detract from my application because soooo many people say they're interested in that without understanding the realities of the field or how hard it is to get into. But at least I had experience in the field to back myself up... have you had exotics experience? I could possibly see how they might be put off if you say you're interested in something you don't have experience with, but if you do, then I really don't think it's an issue...
 
dear roommate. stop crying and moping over ONE TEST GRADE. i swear the world is not over, i swear this happens to everyone (a lot more frequently than you actually), and i swear (at least i think) that your 4.0 is not ruined. cornell isn't going to reject you over one small toxicology exam that everyone did poorly on. i'm sure there are dozens of our classmates that did worse than you given your exam track record. you are miserable to be around and it makes me so mad that you act this way when its a normal part of life, and there are lots of people that i really like that struggle to get by (and study just as much as you do!). its part of life, get over yourself. RAWR. also, stop baking all the time. i love it, i really do, but you are going to make me extremely fat if you continue to make pies, and loves of french bread and cupcakes, and cookies all the time. :caution:
 
jmo1012 said:
dear roommate. stop crying and moping over ONE TEST GRADE. i swear the world is not over, i swear this happens to everyone (a lot more frequently than you actually), and i swear (at least i think) that your 4.0 is not ruined. cornell isn't going to reject you over one small toxicology exam that everyone did poorly on. i'm sure there are dozens of our classmates that did worse than you given your exam track record. you are miserable to be around and it makes me so mad that you act this way when its a normal part of life, and there are lots of people that i really like that struggle to get by (and study just as much as you do!). its part of life, get over yourself. RAWR. also, stop baking all the time. i love it, i really do, but you are going to make me extremely fat if you continue to make pies, and loves of french bread and cupcakes, and cookies all the time. :caution:
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I'm sorry, this made me LOL.
 
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NStarz said:
I'm sorry, this made me LOL.
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thursday she made mini nutella pies, yesterday she made 2 loaves of french bread covered in cheese and stuffed with cheese, and today she made cupcakes!!! ahhhh i am my own worst enemy! she's made loads of other goodies this semester too haha. sooo good!
 
Got my truck fixed and it only cost me $250, yay! Then it started having problems again on the drive home and I ended up with an electrical fire. Had to have it towed back to the mechanic again. FML.
 
BlackDog17 said:
Got my truck fixed and it only cost me $250, yay! Then it started having problems again on the drive home and I ended up with an electrical fire. Had to have it towed back to the mechanic again. FML.
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Oh no!! Hope there's not too much damage. 🙁 This is not a good week for us.
 
Brass said:
Don't mean to derail the conversation, but I need to rant on the rant thread. I am so irritated right now. I was not accepted to vet school, so I decided to go get a master's degree, but all of the application deadlines for fall admission for the degree programs I was looking at were back in January or early February! I am so irritated at myself for not looking at that earlier, but all I could think of was my admissions decisions for vet school! So now, I have to wait until the end of the year if I want to apply for a master's degree, but by then I'll have already re-submitted my application for vet school. So I'm feeling very stuck, and I don't know what to do, and it's a terrible feeling. I just want to feel like I'm making progress. :arghh:
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Hey, Brass! What type of Master's program are you thinking about? I heard from one pre-vet student that she was applying to CSU for a Master's in Biomedical Sciences. From what I understood from her, the courses that she will be taking will help her become a better applicant for her next admissions cycle. If you are interesting in Animal Science Master's programs, I would check their deadlines. Some of those schools still have deadlines that have not passed.
 
dovelover said:
A ton of people go into vet school interested in exotics or zoo/wildlife, myself included. It's totally fine to say that's what you're interested in, but I'd show them you're realistic with your expectations and that you're open to exploring other areas. So many people change their interests in school, either because they change their mind or because the field they want to go into is just too competitive. I was so paranoid that my interest in zoo med was going to detract from my application because soooo many people say they're interested in that without understanding the realities of the field or how hard it is to get into. But at least I had experience in the field to back myself up... have you had exotics experience? I could possibly see how they might be put off if you say you're interested in something you don't have experience with, but if you do, then I really don't think it's an issue...
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I do have some experience. I've been in a small/exotics clinic for almost 3 years and I volunteer at a wildlife center during the weekends. I would hope that the admin people would know I'm serious. That'd be weird if they didn't.
 
jmo1012 said:
thursday she made mini nutella pies, yesterday she made 2 loaves of french bread covered in cheese and stuffed with cheese, and today she made cupcakes!!! ahhhh i am my own worst enemy! she's made loads of other goodies this semester too haha. sooo good!
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Please ship food to me to enable my foodie tendencies.
 
TooLove said:
Welp. On physical everything was normal. She didn't feel bloodwork was warranted based on the fact that he's acting totally fine otherwise. She's leaning more towards it being a sexual behavior but I'm not totally convinced. I know Dr. D is a brilliant vet but the other signs of sexual behavior just aren't there. She recommended Lupron and offered to recheck him when she's back for the wildlife rotation.

I'm glad nothing is obviously wrong but at the same time there's no concrete answer which is annoying. On the plus side everyone raved about how sweet and what a good boy he is. And also how perfect his feathering is, which I know I is vain but I still take pride in it 🙂.
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If all the signs for every disease were always present, our job would be a hell of a lot easier! :laugh:

Good that nothing big was wrong on PE! I hope the Lupron works. You should definitely take pride in his feathering - that's a big deal for those guys! 🙂
 
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A classmate just sat next to me as class was starting up and said "you better not distract me with all of your chat rooms and stuff".

Uhhh, if my "chat rooms" (SDN) distract you, don't choose to sit beside me? I sit in the back corner for this reason....smh

I don't like having to use my phone.
 
Escalla said:
A classmate just sat next to me as class was starting up and said "you better not distract me with all of your chat rooms and stuff".

Uhhh, if my "chat rooms" (SDN) distract you, don't choose to sit beside me? I sit in the back corner for this reason....smh

I don't like having to use my phone.
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Why is she looking at your screen anyways?
 
I just made a batch of caramel popcorn using Thomas Keller's recipe from the Bouchon Bakery cookbook. It called for an entire TABLESPOON of salt. I was like WHAT?? But I figured it's Thomas Keller and he knows his ****, so I went along with it. I just sampled the finished product and it tastes like a block of salt. I had to spit it out. Ugh. I love the combo of sweet and salty, but 1 tbsp is just too much. I'm disappointed in you, Thomas Keller 🙁 What a waste of ingredients...
 
Escalla said:
A classmate just sat next to me as class was starting up and said "you better not distract me with all of your chat rooms and stuff".

Uhhh, if my "chat rooms" (SDN) distract you, don't choose to sit beside me? I sit in the back corner for this reason....smh

I don't like having to use my phone.
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Not gonna lie... I would have told them to ingest a parcel (a bag, perhaps) of male genitalia.
 
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Escalla said:
A classmate just sat next to me as class was starting up and said "you better not distract me with all of your chat rooms and stuff".

Uhhh, if my "chat rooms" (SDN) distract you, don't choose to sit beside me? I sit in the back corner for this reason....smh

I don't like having to use my phone.
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I had someone complain about my computer habits in class one time. I sit in the second to last row on the end. I could understand if I wasn't sitting in the back, but it's totally ridiculous. If what other people do on their computer distracts you then maybe you should sit in the front row.
 
TooLove said:
Why is she looking at your screen anyways?
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Good freaking question.

twelvetigers said:
Not gonna like, I would have told them to ingest a parcel (a bag, perhaps) of male genitalia.
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wildcatj said:
I had someone complain about my computer habits in class one time. I sit in the second to last row on the end. I could understand if I wasn't sitting in the back, but it's totally ridiculous. If what other people do on their computer distracts you then maybe you should sit in the front row.
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I mean, I get that people can get annoyed with people doing other crap during lecture and they're sitting in a place that is clearly visible to everyone. But that is why I sit at the back. So don't bitch and announce loudly that I'm inhibiting you when I've made the effort to be out of the way and then you chose to put yourself in that situation. FFS.
 
Escalla said:
Good freaking question.





I mean, I get that people can get annoyed with people doing other crap during lecture and they're sitting in a place that is clearly visible to everyone. But that is why I sit at the back. So don't bitch and announce loudly that I'm inhibiting you when I've made the effort to be out of the way and then you chose to put yourself in that situation. FFS.
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As long as you're not in the front, say, watching YouTube videos, then yeah, I don't see a problem. I probably would have told her that her getting distracted is not my problem. I surf the internet during almost every lecture lol
 
My cat Bear has been vomiting after eating for a few days now. Acting totally fine otherwise. Now I have to attempt to find a food that he's okay eating and that my other cat who's allergic to life can stomach. Blergh.
 
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hedgiehog said:
My cat Bear has been vomiting after eating for a few days now. Acting totally fine otherwise. Now I have to attempt to find a food that he's okay eating and that my other cat who's allergic to life can stomach. Blergh.
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vomiting or regurg?
 
hedgiehog said:
My cat Bear has been vomiting after eating for a few days now. Acting totally fine otherwise. Now I have to attempt to find a food that he's okay eating and that my other cat who's allergic to life can stomach. Blergh.
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Can you feed them separately? Or do you free feed? My one cat has (I presume) IBD and needs to eat z/d or has massive, liquid stool. I feed them in separate rooms and then let them together when there's no food around (I give z/d dry as treats so they both can eat it).
 
Escalla said:
I've had the question today, what are you doing all day on the chat rooms? Who are you talking to?

:annoyed:

non-internetz people don't get it....
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"I dunno, but this one girl told you to eat a bag of dicks."

/end convo

🙂
 
twelvetigers said:
"I dunno, but this one girl told you to eat a bag of dicks."

/end convo

🙂
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For some reason this reminded me of the slide in our oncology lecture today.... breed predisposition for one of the cancers the professor had made a long list and instead of saying Cocker Spaniels or Black Cocker Spaniels, he had it on the slide as "black cockers".... I am a child.
 
jmo1012 said:
vomiting or regurg?
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Active vomiting after every meal. Used to be just after breakfast but it's getting worse.

NStarz said:
Can you feed them separately? Or do you free feed? My one cat has (I presume) IBD and needs to eat z/d or has massive, liquid stool. I feed them in separate rooms and then let them together when there's no food around (I give z/d dry as treats so they both can eat it).
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I do meal times but I can't feed them separately because Lila likes to graze and eats so freaking slowly and Bear feels everything on the planet should be his. Even if I kept her on the normal food and switched him he would steal her food. They had some canned wellness this week and Lila didn't do too badly on that. It's the only thing that Bear managed to keep down.
 
WildZoo said:
Typical internship blues. Feels like slave labor, isn't often what was advertised, never allowed to do anything that might constitute "fun" or "interesting," and of course it's unpaid.
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I feel for you. I've heard that same sentiment from interns a few too many times... and have been known to cause myself problems trying make my opinions on the subject known... I'm thankful I don't have to deal with this anymore... but, a few words of wisdom on the subject: Try to find the small things that make you feel good about the work you are doing, like connecting with the animals, and it may help give you a slightly more positive attitude, and sometimes that can make all the difference in the world. You'd be surprised how some people will tend to trust you with more responsibility when you simply have a positive enthusiastic attitude about everything you do, even if it is boring redundant unpaid labor. And don't forget to just ask if you can be involved with something... people often get busy and forget to invite you to watch things/help out. I will doubly emphasize this point, because I was one of those people who got mad when people forgot to bring me along (especially when I asked ahead of time)... and then became a tech and was the one doing the forgetting all the time...
 
DVMDream said:
For some reason this reminded me of the slide in our oncology lecture today.... breed predisposition for one of the cancers the professor had made a long list and instead of saying Cocker Spaniels or Black Cocker Spaniels, he had it on the slide as "black cockers".... I am a child.
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I had to give credit to our equine prof yesterday for acknowleding her inner 12 year old. She started the lecture by saying, "This lecture is on male urogenital surgery. There's going to be a lot of pictures of penises. It makes me just as uncomfortable as it makes you, but we'll get through this together."
 
dovelover said:
I feel for you. I've heard that same sentiment from interns a few too many times... and have been known to cause myself problems trying make my opinions on the subject known... I'm thankful I don't have to deal with this anymore... but, a few words of wisdom on the subject: Try to find the small things that make you feel good about the work you are doing, like connecting with the animals, and it may help give you a slightly more positive attitude, and sometimes that can make all the difference in the world. You'd be surprised how some people will tend to trust you with more responsibility when you simply have a positive enthusiastic attitude about everything you do, even if it is boring redundant unpaid labor. And don't forget to just ask if you can be involved with something... people often get busy and forget to invite you to watch things/help out. I will doubly emphasize this point, because I was one of those people who got mad when people forgot to bring me along (especially when I asked ahead of time)... and then became a tech and was the one doing the forgetting all the time...
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Thanks for this, it really helps. I'm frustrated today for various reasons, but I have reminded myself that I'm doing it for the animals, and I've surprised myself with how much I've connected with them. And it does help to kind of get the other side from someone who was a tech!
Today it came down to being done with our main work too early and having nothing to do, and someone who came across us trying to give ourselves something to do gave the hospital staff the impression that we were slacking off. Got all our work done, plus extra, by the end of the day, but I don't like the feeling that the hard work I'm doing isn't being appreciated. It didn't help that the other interns were a little more incensed by the whole situation than I was (I tend to brush things like this off pretty easily), so the negativity persisted throughout the day, which eventually led to me being more upset than I usually would have been.
 
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