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Yes, I did. Surprisingly did fairly well after. Pm me and I'll get back to you after work
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Yes, I did. Surprisingly did fairly well after. Pm me and I'll get back to you after work
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Found out on Monday that my Boston has a mast cell tumor. Had it removed on Wednesday. Now just waiting for histopath to found out grade and if we got it all. 
He's been sleeping most of the day the past two days, which is nice because then I don't have to worry about him hurting himself. It's amazing how much they have to take off for these things (he has a three inch incision), but I'd rather get it all off at once.
Oh and I hate waiting. Still trying to finish traffic school.
He's been sleeping most of the day the past two days, which is nice because then I don't have to worry about him hurting himself. It's amazing how much they have to take off for these things (he has a three inch incision), but I'd rather get it all off at once. Oh and I hate waiting. Still trying to finish traffic school.
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I didn't miss coming home from hiking and pulling off deer ticks....
The armpit of america feels like national deer tick breeding ground. Blech.
ETA: Total count is 7 on me and 3 on my puppy. More are sure to fall off puppy tonight... thanks Frontline!
The armpit of america feels like national deer tick breeding ground. Blech.
ETA: Total count is 7 on me and 3 on my puppy. More are sure to fall off puppy tonight... thanks Frontline!
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Found out on Monday that my Boston has a mast cell tumor. Had it removed on Wednesday. Now just waiting for histopath to found out grade and if we got it all.
Oh and I hate waiting. Still trying to finish traffic school.
Poor guy, hoping they got it all! 👍 It's so nice when you have a sensible pet that sleeps when he's supposed to be healing 🙂.
We have a young pittie come in for rehab who has to be crated all the time because she had a major leg surgery and won't be sensible on it. She runs and jumps and knocks down her siblings 🙄. Life would be so much better for her if she could just learn to chill on the couch and walk cautiously out the door 😉.
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Found out on Monday that my Boston has a mast cell tumor. Had it removed on Wednesday. Now just waiting for histopath to found out grade and if we got it all.
Oh and I hate waiting. Still trying to finish traffic school.
Sorry to hear orcagirl. Hopefully they got it all. Keeping my
for your pup.
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You should see mine. Literally bounces off the ground during the day if she has people around her, but sleeps the whole time when it's quiet. And at night, you have to be quiet or she won't be close to you. She'll go somewhere else if it isn't quiet because she needs her sleep. She's such a baby still.
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Well my brother is sleeping most of the day since it's summer and they both have bad separation anxiety from one another so it's nice they can just relax together. He did jump off the couch last night though. 😳 I'm so glad that's he's willing to stay calm at least for now.
Sorry to hear orcagirl. Hopefully they got it all. Keeping my
Thanks both of you. It didn't seem to be affecting him at all, so I'm hoping that means it was just a single mass that hasn't metastasized yet. Should find out by Monday.
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Found out on Monday that my Boston has a mast cell tumor. Had it removed on Wednesday. Now just waiting for histopath to found out grade and if we got it all.
Oh and I hate waiting. Still trying to finish traffic school.
So sorry, orca.
that they did get everything and nothing's metastasized. So nice that he's being sensible about healing. Hopefully he does well and no more problems!
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Found out on Monday that my Boston has a mast cell tumor. Had it removed on Wednesday. Now just waiting for histopath to found out grade and if we got it all.
Oh and I hate waiting. Still trying to finish traffic school.
I hate MCTs 😡 Hope it comes back low grade. My pit bull Rain had one on her nose a year or so ago and had to have surgery by a specialist to have it removed because of it's placement, also had a lymph node in her neck removed as it had spread. It was impossible to get clean margins, so we did chemo. So far she is still hanging it there. My Staffy Bull Roc had one removed on his thigh 3 or so years ago and thankfully no re-occurrences as of yet.
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OK listen you guys. This is stupid but here it is anyway. My sunburn is healing so I am itchy all over. And I look like a weirdo because I'm walking around scratching the itchiest part. (I assure you, I do this without thought because the itch is indeed intense). That part just happens to be the bottom of my buttcheeks. 
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So I am fairly certain that my dog has pancreatitis - this will be the 4th time. 🙁 He has been clingy all day, now he is shaking, and he threw up his dinner. This is how it usually starts. I am hoping I am somehow wrong and he will magically be better in the morning, but the symptoms are all how it has started the last 3 times... ugh.... not even sure how the hell I will get him through it if he has it again. He cannot be hospitalized as that will kill him, so the options are fairly limited. Back home the vet knew him, knew me, and we could treat him at home much easier, but here they are not so understanding. FECK!
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Ugh, I've done pancreatitis once with my dog and twice with my mom. After hearing my mom verbalize just how intense the pain can be, I seriously feel bad for the dogs. 🙁 *hugs* for your boy, devyn.
In the vein of dog illness... Parents took our 13 year old Bulldog to the vet on Tuesday because she's been excessively scratching. Plus she hasn't had a check up in forever (she was Dad's dog, and I could never seem to persuade (sp?) him to take her). Vet says she's more or less healthy, just starting to show some typical signs of old age. Then they did a blood panel. ALP through the roof. So now we're more or less thinking almost asymptomatic Cushings. It links together a couple issues we'd always brushed off as "she's a bulldog" - skin issues, little bit bloated belly. It's not serious enough to treat yet. If it weren't for the ALP, we wouldn't have even suspected it. But Mom and Step-Dad are now on alert to watch for any signs it might be progressing.
In the vein of dog illness... Parents took our 13 year old Bulldog to the vet on Tuesday because she's been excessively scratching. Plus she hasn't had a check up in forever (she was Dad's dog, and I could never seem to persuade (sp?) him to take her). Vet says she's more or less healthy, just starting to show some typical signs of old age. Then they did a blood panel. ALP through the roof. So now we're more or less thinking almost asymptomatic Cushings. It links together a couple issues we'd always brushed off as "she's a bulldog" - skin issues, little bit bloated belly. It's not serious enough to treat yet. If it weren't for the ALP, we wouldn't have even suspected it. But Mom and Step-Dad are now on alert to watch for any signs it might be progressing.
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Minor rant but here I just finished packing for our trip and my husband decides to complain that I always use the big suitcase and leave him with the little one. 1. I packed first so I got first dibs 2. I pack more stuff 3. We have more suitcases they are just a PITA to get to. Not my problem.
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I'm sure you have a good reason for thinking this, but I think its also fair enough that the vets you don't know wouldn't be understanding ... if a client said this to us at our EM place, we would give them this face:
and then be like, hospitalise your damn dog!Mainly because we've had tonnes of people say to us how their dog won't cope with being away from them... and then their fine... so i imagine thats the vets line of thinking too...
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I am having an MRI done on my knee next week. Doctor thinks I have torn a bunch of cartilage. I will be right there with you.
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I'm sure you have a good reason for thinking this, but I think its also fair enough that the vets you don't know wouldn't be understanding ... if a client said this to us at our EM place, we would give them this face:
Mainly because we've had tonnes of people say to us how their dog won't cope with being away from them... and then their fine... so i imagine thats the vets line of thinking too...
Yes but in past experiences with devyn's dog, coming home and not staying has been beneficial to him. Ultimately it is the vet's job to offer care and the clients choice to take it.
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Absolutely, and at no point did I say devyn wasn't right.
But I mean, put yourself in the opposite shoes...
How many times has an owner clung to their dog you desperately want to take out the back because "it just won't cope without me!!!"? And how many times has that animal been SO MUCH BETTER without its owner? I'm not saying devyns dog IS like this - but since thats not the case 99% of the time, the vet is also reasonable in their approach of skepicism.
I don't mean to sound unsypathetic though! Pancreatitis is a sucky sucky illness though and I hope Deyvns puppy gets better soon - fingers crossed for good! 🙂
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Yes, I have been on that side of it many times, I was just saying that at least in this case, bringing him home has in fact help him improve. I guess I just don't see the point in mentioning what you did considering the circumstances. There will be skepticism from the vet in this situation, but if Devyn knows what's right for her dog, then let it be. In any other discussion I would agree with you, I guess I just didn't think it was the right time to bring something like that up 🙁
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Since there's lots of talk about whether pets do better at home or away from the owner, I honestly think that if we could provide the same standard of medical care in the pet's natural environment, we would see improvement more quickly and in more cases than we do with hospitalized patients. Vets and stafff can be skeptical when owners claim that their pets do better when they're there, but keep in mind that the clinic is a very scary place for these animals, and being in an unusual place, surrounded by people who they don't know and who do "mean" things like take their temperature and give them nasty medicine, makes it less likely that a patient is going to be comfortable and rest/eat/drink like they are supposed to for ideal recovery.
We, as veterinary professionals, sometimes assume that we know best and that what we were taught in school is the end-all be-all, but that's simply not the case.
My parents cat was hospitalized recently for pancreatitis and one of the vets who cared for him upset my mom greatly. The cat was refusing all food and water in the hospital, so IV fluids were continued and a feeding tube was placed. The vet told my mom that they didn't want to send him home until he was eating on his own. My mom said that she didn't think he would ever eat in the hospital because he was so scared and that she would like to take him home, where he's comfortable, and see if he would eat there. If not, she was completely willing to bring him back. The vet then stated that "cats don't have feelings." My mom was VERY upset, so upset that I thought the cat died when I called her to get an update. Turns out, after a couple of additional days in the hospital, the vets let the cat go home even though he still hadn't eaten on his own. Two minutes after entering the house, he was eating.
Moral(s) of this story: be careful what you say to owners because they actually know their pet better than you ever will and don't assume that what you learned in school as the best option is actually always the best option in every case.
We, as veterinary professionals, sometimes assume that we know best and that what we were taught in school is the end-all be-all, but that's simply not the case.
My parents cat was hospitalized recently for pancreatitis and one of the vets who cared for him upset my mom greatly. The cat was refusing all food and water in the hospital, so IV fluids were continued and a feeding tube was placed. The vet told my mom that they didn't want to send him home until he was eating on his own. My mom said that she didn't think he would ever eat in the hospital because he was so scared and that she would like to take him home, where he's comfortable, and see if he would eat there. If not, she was completely willing to bring him back. The vet then stated that "cats don't have feelings." My mom was VERY upset, so upset that I thought the cat died when I called her to get an update. Turns out, after a couple of additional days in the hospital, the vets let the cat go home even though he still hadn't eaten on his own. Two minutes after entering the house, he was eating.
Moral(s) of this story: be careful what you say to owners because they actually know their pet better than you ever will and don't assume that what you learned in school as the best option is actually always the best option in every case.
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I'm sure you have a good reason for thinking this, but I think its also fair enough that the vets you don't know wouldn't be understanding ... if a client said this to us at our EM place, we would give them this face:
Mainly because we've had tonnes of people say to us how their dog won't cope with being away from them... and then their fine... so i imagine thats the vets line of thinking too...
I understand your thinking here, but my dog is a horse of a different color and yes if I were in your shoes I would be looking at me like
too. It has taken me a long time to break in the vets here to truly understand my dog and I think they are finally slowly coming around to it, but medicine is still done differently here. My dog cannot be hospitalized as instead of improving with hospital care like most dogs - he does worse and last time it almost killed him. He cannot handle being away from me and believe me I wish it were another way because now that I have moved to Ireland I cannot leave him at all if I have to go out of town he has to come with me. He had aspiration pneumonia a few months back and I put him in the hospital against my better judgement. I was told he was doing ok without me, but every morning I was told he had not made any improvement. Then I was brought in a few days later as he was having seizures (he has epilepsy) and they couldn't stop them. As soon as he heard my voice he stopped seizing and I was told that day that he had not been improving, his seizures would probably continue, and I should euthanize him. I visited with him for a few hours trying to decide what the hell to do and within those few hours he perked up even more and I knew my decision. I told them I was taking him home to treat him there - much to their dismay. He recovered fully at home and was so happy - made marked improvement within the first 24 hours.
This is just one instance of why he cannot be hospitalized. Another time he was hospitalized over night and came home beyond neurologic because he stressed himself out so bad.
So I understand that most vets do not fully get why I say I cannot hospitalize my dog, but it is detrimental for his health & I sure as hell am not going to almost lose him again that way. I would never forgive myself.
If it were my other dog, I would have no problem leaving her to be hospitalized as I know she would be more than fine.
Thanks SnS!
Thanks Emiloo - I know you were around for the last illness Roc went through, so you know his issues! I appreciate you sticking up for the little man. 🙂
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As veterinarians, a huge part of our job is getting information from the person who knows their animal the best... the owners. If a dog comes in that is pooping 4 times a day, we might think.. "Ok? so what?", but if the owner knows it usually only poops twice a day for the past 5 years, it might be something worth looking into. Getting history from owners is one of the most important tools we have in veterinary medicine, and although yes, there are some cooky people out there, they still know what is "normal" for their animal. I have been proven wrong many times when I myself have given the
face to an owner. One of my dogs gets worse when she's in the hospital, the other couldn't care less... I would leave him in a heart beat, but my female I would have to weigh the options a little more. On the flip side, there are many times where owners just don't get it or can't physically care for their animal. We had a 65 year old brittle woman once try to take her English mastiff home after a TPLO surgery where he needed to be towel walked for 8 weeks...... not happenin lady!
So I completely understand where sunshinevet was coming from, I just thought it was slightly inappropriate timing. 😳 But I think I also got a little defensive from knowing what Devyn and Roc went through last time, so sorry if I came off nasty sunshinevet, just stickin up for my buddies. 😎
👍 How's he doin this morning? Did snuggling work?!😀😍
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Ugh I wish..... We were up pretty much all night.... I mean we slept for 2 hours then he would say I have to puke so off to my bathroom we would go so he could puke. Then back to bed. Beyond long night. By this morning he didn't have much left to puke or so I thought. I gave him his epilepsy drugs and then we went out. He went potty fine. He is depressed today and not even interested in food - this dog lives for food. I had already decided to fast him today anyhow, but he would have protested more usually. Then when I was feeding my other dog he threw up a ton and it was feces
So yeah.... and so I had to re-give him some of his pills. Ugh I hope he got enough.And the ER clinic is slammed, so the intern will call me later and at most today I might take him in for a cerenia injection, but he does not see the point to SQ fluids. 😕 Yeah...uh huh.... anyhow will have to wait until tomorrow to see our vet.
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Ugh I wish..... We were up pretty much all night.... I mean we slept for 2 hours then he would say I have to puke so off to my bathroom we would go so he could puke. Then back to bed. Beyond long night. By this morning he didn't have much left to puke or so I thought. I gave him his epilepsy drugs and then we went out. He went potty fine. He is depressed today and not even interested in food - this dog lives for food. I had already decided to fast him today anyhow, but he would have protested more usually. Then when I was feeding my other dog he threw up a ton and it was feces
And the ER clinic is slammed, so the intern will call me later and at most today I might take him in for a cerenia injection, but he does not see the point to SQ fluids. 😕 Yeah...uh huh.... anyhow will have to wait until tomorrow to see our vet.
I'll be thinking about him and hoping for some improvement
. Poor guy. 🙁 At least he has an awesome momma! 👍
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I have been slacking this whole week. I took a break from the gym, didn't go once. I also took a break from studying for the GRE. I really need to do both of these things this week on top of packing for my cruise. Not enough hours in the day this week.
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Because SQ fluids aren't, you know, standard procedure for vomiting animals... So sorry to hear this isn't going better Devyn.
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No you did not read that incorrectly... some things in Ireland are ass backwards as far as the way that medicine is done and that is all I will say on that subject. 🙁
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The UK/Ireland don't really do SQ fluids like...ever. Sometimes you have to just stare at them in disbelief for the way they think.
For Roc. Any improvement Dev? Did he get any cerenia?
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The UK/Ireland don't really do SQ fluids like...ever. Sometimes you have to just stare at them in disbelief for the way they think.
Yeah that is just one of the things that boggles my mind... I have to bite my tongue a lot.
He has at least held down water all day. I have been giving him a little at a time. He is still quite lethargic, but he did perk up a tiny bit when i was feeding my other dog an hour ago so that is a bit better. I am hoping he will improve overnight and that there will be no more vomiting. If he does then perhaps a tiny meal of rice & chicken tomorrow evening - we will see. I plan to take him to the vet in the morning - prob run bloodwork, try to convince them to give me fluids if he seems dehydrated, and maybe some anti-nausea or pain meds (he was in pain last night). But I will not leave him there. I am hoping it is a stomach bug and not pancreatitis. It would be weird for him, but there is always hope.
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Not to give advice or anything, but if it isn't pancreatitis, and it is a "stomach bug", cerenia may delay healing time.
Also, famotidine (pepcid) may be your friend. Ask your vet about it.
Best of luck
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Thanks I am not going to take him anywhere tonight since the ER vet wants me to wait until morning anyhow and right now he does not need a cerenia injection as he is keeping down water at least. My plan is to call my vet first thing in the morning to get him in and then hopefully we can do bloodwork to see if it is pancreatitis or not. Then, of course, if it is not and just some weird stomach bug famotidine is a good suggestion for sure. 🙂
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Can I ask why they don't do SQ fluids across the water? Dev, I hope he continues to improve. Fingers crossed!
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Isn't there something about SQ fluids not getting properly absorbed into the body so some vets think they just get excreted? This discussion is triggering something in my brain but my googling skills are failing me. It just sounds familiar.
That said, I've seen a nearly dead dog perk up after SQ fluids... so I think they must do something!
Hope your dog gets better Devyn!
That said, I've seen a nearly dead dog perk up after SQ fluids... so I think they must do something!
Hope your dog gets better Devyn!
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Minor rant compared to all of the bad stuff going on lately.
I thought that custodians were PAID to CLEAN.
At work, our manager asked them to clean up the new lab before we moved in. It used to be a food microbiology lab and some parts of it obviously were not cleaned for years. They cleaned the floors but apparently "do not clean cabinets" because "that is what the summer students are for".
Now they are mad because there is a bit of dried mud in our office tracked in on our shoes from being outside. They told us to "take it to the mudroom." We are not even supposed to have a mud room. We stole a part of the building that is seldom visited and use it as one. We have to keep hush about it.
I do not mind cleaning cabinets. Just the attitude and superiority complex is very annoying. Also, it is not like we are tracking a ton of mud inside.
This reminds me of back in junior high. It was not in the janitor's job description to clean the cafeteria. My friend spilled Jello on the table and the green stain was there for months. Another friend threw a pea. It hit the blackboard and turned brown it was there for so long. I felt like I was going to get a disease every time I ate in the place.
It is definitely Monday. I am so moody.
I thought that custodians were PAID to CLEAN.
At work, our manager asked them to clean up the new lab before we moved in. It used to be a food microbiology lab and some parts of it obviously were not cleaned for years. They cleaned the floors but apparently "do not clean cabinets" because "that is what the summer students are for".
Now they are mad because there is a bit of dried mud in our office tracked in on our shoes from being outside. They told us to "take it to the mudroom." We are not even supposed to have a mud room. We stole a part of the building that is seldom visited and use it as one. We have to keep hush about it.
I do not mind cleaning cabinets. Just the attitude and superiority complex is very annoying. Also, it is not like we are tracking a ton of mud inside.
This reminds me of back in junior high. It was not in the janitor's job description to clean the cafeteria. My friend spilled Jello on the table and the green stain was there for months. Another friend threw a pea. It hit the blackboard and turned brown it was there for so long. I felt like I was going to get a disease every time I ate in the place.
It is definitely Monday. I am so moody.
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I am trying to get my visa application completed so that I can set up an appoinment to get the biometrics part of the application done so that I am no longer doing this: 
thinking about if I will receive my visa in time or not, BUT the damn website to do the online application is not working and you can not make an appointmnet for the biometrics until you have your visa application ID number which you do no receive until you complete the online portion of the application!!😡
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thinking about if I will receive my visa in time or not, BUT the damn website to do the online application is not working and you can not make an appointmnet for the biometrics until you have your visa application ID number which you do no receive until you complete the online portion of the application!!😡/rant and incredibly long run-on sentence.
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My muffins aren't cooking in the middle and I don't know why. 🙁
(Oh the horrors, I know),
(Oh the horrors, I know),
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Too much moisture in the middle? What kind of muffins?
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Yeah, they're super dense quinoa muffins. I threw them in for a couple more minutes and then gave them some time to sit. I just ate one and it was passable, but I used freshly cooked quinoa for the recipe and I think it just had too much moisture.
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Maybe let the quinoa dry out a little bit on paper towels before using it? That way the quinoa absorbs the moisture of the muffin ingredients instead of releasing its water.
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Devyn, I hope your boy feels better soon
My rant: I got my first bite today. I'm honestly surprised it didn't happen sooner, I've been in the field for a year and a half. And...it was a cat bite, of course. A deep, long lasting cat bite. So pain meds and antibiotics for me. Boo.
On the bright side, I was bit in the exam room with the client present. I managed to take the bite so well, the doctor didn't even know it happened until we left the room. The client didn't know either. I was always afraid that I would cuss out loud and/or shake/throw a biting animal. I'm glad to know that I could remain professional despite having an animal's teeth so deeply entrenched in my flesh that when I moved my arm, it's head moved with me.
My rant: I got my first bite today. I'm honestly surprised it didn't happen sooner, I've been in the field for a year and a half. And...it was a cat bite, of course. A deep, long lasting cat bite. So pain meds and antibiotics for me. Boo.
On the bright side, I was bit in the exam room with the client present. I managed to take the bite so well, the doctor didn't even know it happened until we left the room. The client didn't know either. I was always afraid that I would cuss out loud and/or shake/throw a biting animal. I'm glad to know that I could remain professional despite having an animal's teeth so deeply entrenched in my flesh that when I moved my arm, it's head moved with me.
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Devyn, I hope your boy feels better soon
My rant: I got my first bite today. I'm honestly surprised it didn't happen sooner, I've been in the field for a year and a half. And...it was a cat bite, of course. A deep, long lasting cat bite. So pain meds and antibiotics for me. Boo.
On the bright side, I was bit in the exam room with the client present. I managed to take the bite so well, the doctor didn't even know it happened until we left the room. The client didn't know either. I was always afraid that I would cuss out loud and/or shake/throw a biting animal. I'm glad to know that I could remain professional despite having an animal's teeth so deeply entrenched in my flesh that when I moved my arm, it's head moved with me.
Now would be a great time for your rabies series! 🙄
Sort of jealous 😉
Hope you feel better though!
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Luckily (?) it was a wellness/yearly vaccines visit and the rabies wasn't overdue at all. Another awesome benefit to general practice. If this had happened while I worked emergency, where I swear none of the cats we treated where up to date on vaccines, I'd be getting my rabies series compliments of workman's comp.
