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There was a clerical error for my school paperwork, luckily there's time to get it straightened out, but GAH!!!!! Frustrated, was hoping to get registered tonight.
One of my favorite dogs at the shelter has been slowly deteriorating behavior wise. He has been there for months and I just feel horrible for him. I'm pretty sure he is going to be pts if a rescue doesbt take him. I wish I could adopt him. Breaks my heart. He is so sweet, he just needs out.
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Well, today was all around just loads of fun. I have an infection going on so I'm taking doxycycline and metranidazole twice a day. I took both of them this morning and about an hour later I was yacking up the contents of my stomach for the first time in 6 years. Did I go home? Nope because I can't afford to take any more time off work so I spent my day trying not to hurl all the while fighting off dizzy spells and headaches. Then, I got passive aggressive attitude because I called attention to the kitten we had staying for surgery having really gunky (technical I know) ears and asked if she wanted to put some of it on a slide. Her response was "yea just put it over there because apparently I'm the only who can do it" in an annoyed tone of voice. Um, I'm sorry? Was I not supposed to tell you the kitten's ears looked horrible and ask if you wanted to see if it had mites? And guess what, it did. Afternoon rolls along, and my stomach tries to revolt against what little lunch I ate so I go to fold towels because it's a simple job that doesn't require a lot of moving. I then get yelled at for folding towels because there's so much cleaning to do (which is true) and my coworker was just standing around because it's totally my fault that he can't keep himself busy 🙄. I tell her I've been nauseous all day and she tells me she doesn't care and I should find a simple cleaning task to do. What do you think I was doing?! UGH!!! Now I'm playing "which medication makes me sick" and hoping I figure it out so I can tell my doctor I'm not taking it anymore because F that nonsense. So done with all of it.
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Sorry that sucks 🙁
Doxy always kills my stomach unless I take it with food, but even then no promises.
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+1 on the doxy
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Now that my finger is under control, as I was leaving for work this morning one of my cats, Shirley, peed on my bed. And my husband made a good point that she has been less active recently (although I thought that was just due to the heat). The last time she peed on our bed was because she wasn't feeling well - took her to my clinic and surprise! Pyothorax. So now I'm moving in 4 days and freaking out that the pyothorax is back. Last time we drained as much as we could (but didn't flush it) and put her on Baytril for 6 weeks. She had two re-checks and her chest looked pretty good both times. If it's back though, it probably means putting in a chest tube and a 5+ days hospital stay... right when I'm moving away from the clinic where I pay for stuff at cost. FML. 🙁
My husband is taking her over to the clinic later today so this rant is premature but I just needed to get that out....
My husband is taking her over to the clinic later today so this rant is premature but I just needed to get that out....
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It made me throw up during a chemistry exam -- I hate that stuff.
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Thank you! 😳 We're driving... it will be at least a 5 hour drive from NYC. I know I'm freaking out prematurely but it's hard not too when there a zillion other things going on at the same time/I'm already stressed about moving. Are you in Ithaca already or moving soon?
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Well, good news is I didn't vomit again last night, but that also mean I have no idea which medication made me sick or if it was just taking them both at the same time that did it. I do know that the doxy makes my stomach hurt when I try to eat. Ginger ale is going to become my friend. I hate being so sensitive to medications. Any advice on how to make this a less crappy 9 days? I've never taken either one of these medications before.
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I was on doxy for an extended period of time, many months. The pharmacist said it was a tradeoff, food in the stomach can reduce effective absorption of the meds, but can help with nausea and stomach pain. I just couldn't handle it with an empty stomach. I would eat and then take the pill shortly after the meal and usually wouldn't have problems doing it that way.
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And don't take it with anything citrusy like orange juice or lemonade.
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Or dairy products.
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I'm lactose intolerant so that one's easy lol. Thanks guys I really appreciate it.
My rants:
1. Mojo's bill is at $2600 and rising, as he gets a weekly chemistry panel and a urinalysis weekly. I just don't have that kind of money. I'm hoping the vaccine company will help pay, but I'm not banking on it.
2. The boyfriend and I have gotten into little arguments about money recently, stemming from Mojo's hospital stay... Yet he is buying a new gaming system. I haven't asked him to pay for Mojo's stuff at all. Ugh.
3. Had an MRI yesterday for my back because I was having sciatic pain and foot numbness. It turns out I have some bulging discs and they are referring me to a spinal surgeon.
1. Mojo's bill is at $2600 and rising, as he gets a weekly chemistry panel and a urinalysis weekly. I just don't have that kind of money. I'm hoping the vaccine company will help pay, but I'm not banking on it.
2. The boyfriend and I have gotten into little arguments about money recently, stemming from Mojo's hospital stay... Yet he is buying a new gaming system. I haven't asked him to pay for Mojo's stuff at all. Ugh.
3. Had an MRI yesterday for my back because I was having sciatic pain and foot numbness. It turns out I have some bulging discs and they are referring me to a spinal surgeon.
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I'm sorry Jam. I hope Mojo can come home soon and your bill stops climbing. I would sit down with your boyfriend and calmly explain that you're stressed by your own health issues and Mojo's and ask that he hold off on getting a new gaming console until more necessary bills are paid off. That's the least he can do to help with this situation. I hope both you and Mojo feel better soon!
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Taking a pet, sick or healthy, on a trip is way easier in a car than a plane, so that's good. I won't be in Ithaca until the 14th...going on a trip with the SO. Which brings me to a rant: PACKING IS THE WORST. For anything and everything. Especially when the cat keeps jumping into everything. I fully expect to land in Italy and find her in my suitcase, or drive up to Ithaca and find her in the box labeled 'kitchenware.' 😡
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🙁 I'm sorry Jam. That's a lot for a person to deal with. Wishing you and mojo the best.
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Update!
Since my vet school doesn't have a dermatologist, they referred me to one 45 miles away. I contacted them yesterday and they said they were pretty booked up, but when I called them this morning they said they had a cancellation next Wednesday.
This doctor really sounds really promising, so I'm pretty excited.
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Ummm, so is anyone else reading the latest about the NSA? 'Cause turns out they're reading ALL about you . . . 😡
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Definitely glad we aren't driving! And prognosis from the vet is good! No fluid in the xray or ultrasound so we're testing for a UTI. If not, he's chalking it up to stress from the packing.
Kinda how I feel right now regarding my cats and this move:
And I agree... packing is the worst. Most definitely. I sort of enjoyed it at first because I'm excited to be starting school but now I just want to light a match and walk away. I'm so sick of looking at my **** and it just seems to multiply. 😡
PS - Have fun in Italy!!
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I highly recommend you download a program called Custom Shell. It's free and will allow you to customize Windows 8 to bring back the old desktop like it was in XP/Vista. I don't have to see that stupid, useless "Metro" screen now unless I specifically pull it up.
Oops, sorry... I forget I'm not friends with all of you on the Facebook! ( 🙁 )
Mojo was in the ICU at school from last Tuesday until Friday. He tested positive for leptospirosis, serovar Grippotyphosa, for which he was vaccinated for multiple times, most recently May 2013.
He is home now, but I have to give daily subcutaneous fluids and weekly lab work because of persistent azotemia.
Oh my goodness. I am fairly certain my lab mix had lepto in april.
It hit her on a Sunday and she was at the eclinic all night and at her primary for 3 days afterwards on nonstop fluid and every antibiotic under the sun, it seemed like.
I can sympathize with you on the vet bills. I am so sorry. 🙁
I decided not to do the test because of the cost. It was never confirmed but her symptoms and lab work were indicative of it. She was UTD too.
What does/did his platelets and WBC look like?
I trust that youve been in contact with the vaccine company?
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I'm so very sorry about your pup's troubles. I hope he starts feeling better soon and that he has a speedy recovery. 🙂 I'm just curious, though...do you know the manufacturer of the vaccine? I can't imagine that the manufacturer wouldn't assist with any medical costs since it sounds like a product failure. I know, as I'm sure you do too, that Zoetis will (should) cover up to $5,000 in diagnostics/treatment costs for any of their vaccines. Can't speak for other companies, but surely there's a similar policy. :\
Either way, sending positive thoughts your way. 🙂
Platelets and WBC were normal. The head of the small animal department is helping me file a case with the vaccine company in hopes they will pay for it.
Thank you! Unfortunately, it wasn't a Pfizer/Zoetis vaccine. The vaccine was a Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica.
To you and your pup!
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Only concern I have is that the lepto vaccines (in my understanding) are intended to make the disease less severe, not necessarily prevent it from happening. But they may still cover you since you had the appropriate tests done. Certainly worth trying. Good luck!
Yeah, that is a worry of mine, too. But honestly, it didn't lessen the severity of the disease. His AST was over 8000! The clinicians said they normally see improvement in 1-2 days, whereas it took Mojo 5 days to be able to come home.
Okay I need advice!
I just started a new position at a pet facility ... and I do not agree with how one of the supervisors handles dogs or staff. I didn't do or say anything today because it was only my second day but I just didn't feel comfortable with how she was acting..
First off, she YELLED and smacked her hands at dogs if they so much as growled! HUGE NO NO that's a dogs built in natural warning! You don't discourage that are you nuts?! That's asking for trouble and then people wonder why "Oh the dog just suddenly bit me out of nowhere" no you idiot its cause you taught them that warning others to back off is bad.
Second, the restrained a dog that was a victim is a dispute, AGAIN WTF! You're asking the dog to bite you cause you're stopping him from defending himself.
Third, if the dogs started to play just a little and there happened to be a little growling she yelled at them and got in between them -- again you're asking for an accident to happen. The dogs eventually figured out how to play (the bigger one rolled on his back and showed his belly to the other dog) and I tried to give her a damn hint that this was okay, Oh no, no no no doggie was told to "leave other dog alone". Just constant yelling at these dogs! I was fuming inside and refused to follow in her footsteps, I praised them when they were good for me (if they would sit etc) and the dog she kept yelling at to stop growling came to me, I gave him some rubs and patted his shoulder and said good boy -- and oh the other doggie comes over and GUESS WHAT? No growling? HMM maybe your loud voice and excitement got the dogs excited? Does she not know to just keep calm and intervene when needed. Granted I did have to at one point with a new dog but I grabbed the aggressive doggie and walked him around on the leash (its a big ole doggie play fest). Anyways the dogs behavior didn't bug me until the one i kind of intervened in but just everything about today was just wrong, wrong wrong wrong. I of course being the new person can't really be like "Uhm in my opinion I don't think this is okay". What do I do? I don't want to go to management yet since I'm so new :/ I got hired for my experience with animals but I feel like I can't really voice my knowledge without this one person getting royally ticked off.
I just started a new position at a pet facility ... and I do not agree with how one of the supervisors handles dogs or staff. I didn't do or say anything today because it was only my second day but I just didn't feel comfortable with how she was acting..
First off, she YELLED and smacked her hands at dogs if they so much as growled! HUGE NO NO that's a dogs built in natural warning! You don't discourage that are you nuts?! That's asking for trouble and then people wonder why "Oh the dog just suddenly bit me out of nowhere" no you idiot its cause you taught them that warning others to back off is bad.
Second, the restrained a dog that was a victim is a dispute, AGAIN WTF! You're asking the dog to bite you cause you're stopping him from defending himself.
Third, if the dogs started to play just a little and there happened to be a little growling she yelled at them and got in between them -- again you're asking for an accident to happen. The dogs eventually figured out how to play (the bigger one rolled on his back and showed his belly to the other dog) and I tried to give her a damn hint that this was okay, Oh no, no no no doggie was told to "leave other dog alone". Just constant yelling at these dogs! I was fuming inside and refused to follow in her footsteps, I praised them when they were good for me (if they would sit etc) and the dog she kept yelling at to stop growling came to me, I gave him some rubs and patted his shoulder and said good boy -- and oh the other doggie comes over and GUESS WHAT? No growling? HMM maybe your loud voice and excitement got the dogs excited? Does she not know to just keep calm and intervene when needed. Granted I did have to at one point with a new dog but I grabbed the aggressive doggie and walked him around on the leash (its a big ole doggie play fest). Anyways the dogs behavior didn't bug me until the one i kind of intervened in but just everything about today was just wrong, wrong wrong wrong. I of course being the new person can't really be like "Uhm in my opinion I don't think this is okay". What do I do? I don't want to go to management yet since I'm so new :/ I got hired for my experience with animals but I feel like I can't really voice my knowledge without this one person getting royally ticked off.
Not really a rant, but I e-mailed Oregon State yesterday about their pre-req biochem requirement (namely, you need two biochems if you attend a quarter school). My university does not have a sequence of biochem courses. There is just "Introductory Biochemistry" which lasted ten weeks and covered a whole textbook. It was essentially a 15 week semester course squeezed into a quarter (as many classes were on OSU's quarter system). To get more biochem, I would have had to find graduate level courses in other areas like nutrition, food science, meat science, etc. Subject areas that require lots of departmental pre-req's that an Animal Science undergrad would not have and a Public Health graduate would also not have.
I just thought that was strange. I could be wrong, but they're the only school that explicitly states that you need two quarters of biochem.
I just thought that was strange. I could be wrong, but they're the only school that explicitly states that you need two quarters of biochem.
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I have a similar (kind of..) issue but it's with general chemistry. My school just switched to doing one semester of gen chem the year I started (for some unknown reason...) but I need two for vet school. My instate is having me take a random semester of general chem somewhere else (so next summer I have to give up a lot of time to take gen chem at a community college since summer classes are usually 5 days a week and a lot of hours at our cc) and I don't even know what semester I'm going to take since my gem chem class mostly covered everything that's covered in two semesters (which was why it was 1.5 hours a day 5 days a week) but left a few random things out that don't all fall into gen chem 1 or 2 at the cc. Not really the same situation but still difficult pre-req to fulfill and frustrating! You could maybe try an online class? It'd be equal to a full semester but it would probably cover it! Biochem will be harder to find classes for outside your school since you can't usually take it at a cc
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Jam, that sounds like a nightmare 🙁 I'm glad he's home with you at the very least. 
the vaccine company gives you something.
the vaccine company gives you something.
For me, nearing the end of my master's degree, taking any lower-level science coursework just seems hugely regressive... and expensive considering 200-500 level courses usually don't count toward my GPA.
From what I understand, when credits are that different between schools they usually want a description of the course and a detailed summary of course content to figure out if a substitution can be made. To me that's sensible. Demanding that a student take another random course to fulfill some rigid credit minimum is just silly and an inefficient use of a student's time and money.
Maybe I should have explained to Oregon that I had actually retaken Biochem (because I received a C- the first time), so technically I have 10 passing credits/ two quarters worth of coursework. 🙂
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What a morning. I got home from work at 3am. Then I got to sleep at 3:40. My toddler woke up at 7:30. I tried to buy some time by giving him the kindle (he has a couple of games on it that he likes) and brought him into bed. That was a mistake, because now I have a black eye with the perfect imprint of the corner of the tablet in it. He chucked it across the bed at me, while I was semi-consious. Now he won't take a nap, and I have class from 6-9 tonight plus a heap of work to do for said class beforehand.
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Babe has a 4 day pass this weekend ... I really wanna fly up to see him... But flights are stupid expensive and he is gonna be here on the 14th.... Ugh. 🙁 I wish I would've known sooner so that I could plan ahead. ) bummed. 🙁
Edit--- on my flight to NY!! Babe bought my ticket , soo excited to see him 😍
Edit--- on my flight to NY!! Babe bought my ticket , soo excited to see him 😍
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Dell has a free ebook you can download. I haven't read it yet (it's on my to-do list today), so I can't speak to how helpful it'll be, but you can get it off their website. So far I've been googling "how do I..." like mad 🙂 but I haven't had too many issues with the new format once I got my preferred programs on the tablet.
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I am so incredibly sick and tired of empty promises.
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