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SkiOtter said:
Have they posted this number officially on their website anywhere? I had been curious a couple days ago if the 91% was actually official or not but couldn’t find it posted on their site.
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I don't think they've published numbers yet. The page where I assume they would hasn't been updated
Accreditation
 
SkiOtter said:
Have they posted this number officially on their website anywhere? I had been curious a couple days ago if the 91% was actually official or not but couldn’t find it posted on their site.
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I don't think it is posted anywhere. We were told in clinics after the fall/winter testing period the pass rate was 92% and then at graduation they announced at the ceremony it was 99% after the spring test.
 
Not really a rant but feeling sad. Please take a look at the following:

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Skimble said:
I’ve recently been hearing a lot of vets talking about cbd helping with anxiety. Like, the dogs went from being on fluoxetine and trazadone to just cbd. I know it’s something we aren’t technically allowed to recommend, but, if anyone wanted to look into it...
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I had to take my dog to the teaching hospital here (you know, where I'm a resident) for what definitely was signs of marijuana tox, after using CBD oil for an extended period of time + a touch of trazodone. The whole nine yards up to and including dribbling urine. Like, if I saw this dog on ER I'd have been able to identify it as a pot tox the second it walked in.

...that was an awkward situation. The ones that are so absurd you definitely think the client is lying to cover it up. I was in an airbnb in town for a week (long story why - involved an awkward living situation and out of town guest) so I had that weird part of the standard client denial history where I wasn't at home so it was plausible that actual THC containing weed could have been somewhere around the house I didn't know about. I did actually have a tiny bit on me at the airbnb too except it was way up in one of the cupboards in a metal container that was untouched by my dog, and I did disclose that. Anyway it basically had to be from the CBD oil, dunno if it was just not completely devoid of THC as advertised and he got a really THC concentrated swig that morning or if some other compound in the CBD mix can cause the signs as well or what. But he recovered within 24 hours like a pot dog. And then I got a bit of a closed door talking-to by one of the faculty on my service a week later. Not like, major trouble talking-to, just like...a "use your judgement when on clinics at least" type of talking-to. :laugh:
 
nyanko said:
I had to take my dog to the teaching hospital here (you know, where I'm a resident) for what definitely was signs of marijuana tox, after using CBD oil for an extended period of time + a touch of trazodone. The whole nine yards up to and including dribbling urine. Like, if I saw this dog on ER I'd have been able to identify it as a pot tox the second it walked in.

...that was an awkward situation. The ones that are so absurd you definitely think the client is lying to cover it up. I was in an airbnb in town for a week (long story why - involved an awkward living situation and out of town guest) so I had that weird part of the standard client denial history where I wasn't at home so it was plausible that actual THC containing weed could have been somewhere around the house I didn't know about. I did actually have a tiny bit on me at the airbnb too except it was way up in one of the cupboards in a metal container that was untouched by my dog, and I did disclose that. Anyway it basically had to be from the CBD oil, dunno if it was just not completely devoid of THC as advertised and he got a really THC concentrated swig that morning or if some other compound in the CBD mix can cause the signs as well or what. But he recovered within 24 hours like a pot dog. And then I got a bit of a closed door talking-to by one of the faculty on my service a week later. Not like, major trouble talking-to, just like...a "use your judgement when on clinics at least" type of talking-to. :laugh:
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Oh man! Do you mind telling me what brand of cbd you were using for your dog?
 
I've been so bored at work lately. I work with veterinarians, but in government, so it's largely a desk job. It's like "The Office" meets "Parks and Rec" meets veterinary professionals. Sounds potentially fun, but it isn't. At least, not as of late. And yes, I am typing this from my work computer. Let The Man read this.

What's everyone up to today? Probably work and school, and I'm the only jerk who isn't busy. This is why I hate getting killed early on in WW, it's literally my only saving grace from dying of boredom. Other than sitting here and refreshing the forum, I'm also refreshing my email waiting for potential interview invites or rejections from vet schools. I have been leading quite the sorry existence since submitting my applications back in September. Applied to 10 this cycle, heard back from 2 -- no rejections so far, so I suppose that's good.

Keep ****ing things up in my pseudo-relationship (it's long distance right now) because I don't know how to act older than 15. Assuming all the wrong things, saying all the wrong things. Though I have come up with a new and (so far) effective coping mechanism, where I write out an upset text that I would want to send to them, but send it to myself instead. It worked the first time I did it. It was quite the manifesto.

Is it time to go home yet? Sorry for treating this like my journal or something. There's usually someone on here who can relate on some level.
 
sheltermed said:
I've been so bored at work lately. I work with veterinarians, but in government, so it's largely a desk job. It's like "The Office" meets "Parks and Rec" meets veterinary professionals. Sounds potentially fun, but it isn't. At least, not as of late. And yes, I am typing this from my work computer. Let The Man read this.

What's everyone up to today? Probably work and school, and I'm the only jerk who isn't busy. This is why I hate getting killed early on in WW, it's literally my only saving grace from dying of boredom. Other than sitting here and refreshing the forum, I'm also refreshing my email waiting for potential interview invites or rejections from vet schools. I have been leading quite the sorry existence since submitting my applications back in September. Applied to 10 this cycle, heard back from 2 -- no rejections so far, so I suppose that's good.

Keep ****ing things up in my pseudo-relationship (it's long distance right now) because I don't know how to act older than 15. Assuming all the wrong things, saying all the wrong things. Though I have come up with a new and (so far) effective coping mechanism, where I write out an upset text that I would want to send to them, but send it to myself instead. It worked the first time I did it. It was quite the manifesto.

Is it time to go home yet? Sorry for treating this like my journal or something. There's usually someone on here who can relate on some level.
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Ask around if anyone needs help with something. You may not be busy but a coworker could be drowning without it being obvious. Maybe you'll be able to get something to do.
 
DVMDream said:
Ask around if anyone needs help with something. You may not be busy but a coworker could be drowning without it being obvious. Maybe you'll be able to get something to do.
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I try, believe me. The thing about government employees is that they are so set in their ways that they won't delegate. That, or they are concealing the fact that they have no work to do themselves. Not sure if you've experienced the government side of things, but, at least in my agency, standards are so low that either nothing significant ever gets done or are very slow to get done. Bureaucracy at its finest. I usually find small projects to do throughout the day. It's just been a slow period due to the holidays, I think.
 
sheltermed said:
I try, believe me. The thing about government employees is that they are so set in their ways that they won't delegate. That, or they are concealing the fact that they have no work to do themselves. Not sure if you've experienced the government side of things, but, at least in my agency, standards are so low that either nothing significant ever gets done or are very slow to get done. Bureaucracy at its finest. I usually find small projects to do throughout the day. It's just been a slow period due to the holidays, I think.
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I haven't personally worked for the government but my dad did for a very long time. Yeah, the government is stupid slow.
 
Skimble said:
I’ve recently been hearing a lot of vets talking about cbd helping with anxiety. Like, the dogs went from being on fluoxetine and trazadone to just cbd. I know it’s something we aren’t technically allowed to recommend, but, if anyone wanted to look into it...
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I’ve been hearing tons of (anecdotal) reports about CBD oil for anxiety, seizures and arthritis. I tell clients I can’t recommend it but please tell me if they happen to use it and it’s helpful...and it is, at least anecdotally. Sigh.
 
Skimble said:
Oh man! Do you mind telling me what brand of cbd you were using for your dog?
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I don't have the bottle anymore, but they carry it in a local boutique type pet store. I will let you know the next time I go in there if I see a bottle.

edit: I think the stuff worked, in my anecdotal opinion. Up until I had a pot tox dog on my hands, I was pretty happy with it.
 
Potentially a dumb question, but, do we know why dogs get pot toxicity whereas humans do not? Or, do humans get it too and I'm just blissfully unaware?
 
sheltermed said:
Potentially a dumb question, but, do we know why dogs get pot toxicity whereas humans do not? Or, do humans get it too and I'm just blissfully unaware?
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I think if I'm remembering pharm classes from last year properly, cannabinoid receptors are much, much more susceptible in dogs than they are in humans. So it's not a toxic effect, per se, it's just an extreme form of being high to the point of becoming comatose on what would be a small mg/kg dose in a human.
 
sheltermed said:
Potentially a dumb question, but, do we know why dogs get pot toxicity whereas humans do not? Or, do humans get it too and I'm just blissfully unaware?
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Humans get it too.... all those "good feelings" from being high are the same we're seeing in canines (ataxia, etc); you just know what is going on. You can eat enough edibles to kill yourself technically.
 
sheltermed said:
Potentially a dumb question, but, do we know why dogs get pot toxicity whereas humans do not? Or, do humans get it too and I'm just blissfully unaware?
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Dogs have more thc receptors. Also, fatal toxicities are more common with edibles and co-toxicities may play a role (chocolate).
 
Skimble said:
Dogs have more thc receptors. Also, fatal toxicities are more common with edibles and co-toxicities may play a role (chocolate).
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I just had a lecture covering this! And edibles made with THC butter are the cause of most of the THC related deaths our ER has seen.
 
vetmedhead said:
going into every one of these threads is like
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Same though (but I think maybe in a different way than how you meant it?), I basically only follow the OT and WW threads in pre-vet and almost never venture into other threads so I have no idea what's going on. :shrug:
Edit: Neeeeeeeeevermind :whoa:
 
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capri1722 said:
Same though (but I think maybe in a different way than how you meant it?), I basically only follow the OT and WW threads in pre-vet and almost never venture into other threads so I have no idea what's going on. :shrug:
Edit: Neeeeeeeeevermind :whoa:
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I used to hop around every active thread on this forum, I've never seen so many dumpster fires at the same time. Like maybe one. Every other month. What did they put in the forum water??
 
I got a flat tire on my way to school this morning, while driving through a construction zone where I couldn’t pull over. Went to change the tire and found that the place that changed my tire last March, didn’t put my lug nut lock key back. Even AAA couldn’t change the tire without the key. So I needed to have my car towed and now it’s likely going to cost me more, plus I’ll need to get new locking nuts with a key.

I sat in my car on the side of the highway and cried for a bit.

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On top of the fact that it’s finals week, my 7.5 mo. old love-of-my-life perfect fully-vaccinated pupper has kennel cough and I’m upset about it. Yes, I know it’s not a perfect vaccine/things not covered. Yes, I knew that socializing her all the places and being around other dogs a lot carried that risk (training classes/dog park/groomer), but I’m feeling really sorry for her and it kinda sucks to do everything right and it still not be right. I know it’s just kennel cough and she’ll be fine, but sigh. This dog is like my heart and soul and I mostly feel bad for her because now we can’t go out and do all the fun things that she enjoys. Boo.

I hand picked her from her litter and then nearly talked myself out of getting her half a dozen times after I put down a deposit lol. Then I drove to a different state to pick her up by myself because I thought if I told anyone they’d tell me I was nuts/judge me for buying a puppy (spoiler: they did but she’s so perfect idc what anyone thinks anymore lol). I stressed endlessly about what to feed her, and about socializing her and about when to spay her (and then spayed her myself). We struggled with some chronic diarrhea problems (and ran every fecal test imaginable) and we’re just finally past that. And stupid kennel cough. Which is also going to interfere with me going home for Christmas? Sigh. 🙁
 
mmmdreamerz said:
On top of the fact that it’s finals week, my 7.5 mo. old love-of-my-life perfect fully-vaccinated pupper has kennel cough and I’m upset about it. Yes, I know it’s not a perfect vaccine/things not covered. Yes, I knew that socializing her all the places and being around other dogs a lot carried that risk (training classes/dog park/groomer), but I’m feeling really sorry for her and it kinda sucks to do everything right and it still not be right. I know it’s just kennel cough and she’ll be fine, but sigh. This dog is like my heart and soul and I mostly feel bad for her because now we can’t go out and do all the fun things that she enjoys. Boo.

I hand picked her from her litter and then nearly talked myself out of getting her half a dozen times after I put down a deposit lol. Then I drove to a different state to pick her up by myself because I thought if I told anyone they’d tell me I was nuts/judge me for buying a puppy (spoiler: they did but she’s so perfect idc what anyone thinks anymore lol). I stressed endlessly about what to feed her, and about socializing her and about when to spay her (and then spayed her myself). We struggled with some chronic diarrhea problems (and ran every fecal test imaginable) and we’re just finally past that. And stupid kennel cough. Which is also going to interfere with me going home for Christmas? Sigh. 🙁
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I mean "kennel cough" is the broad term that means any bacteria/virus that can cause URI. Bordetella is one of many that we vaccinate for, there are many others that we don't vaccinate for. It is possible she picked up something else entirely. ..like mycoplasma. Which I know you know but just to make you feel betterish.

Not your fault, this **** happens, but if you had her vaccinated check with your vet to see if the vaccine company will cover an upper respiratory pcr, they often will.

🙂
 
DVMDream said:
I mean "kennel cough" is the broad term that means any bacteria/virus that can cause URI. Bordetella is one of many that we vaccinate for, there are many others that we don't vaccinate for. It is possible she picked up something else entirely. ..like mycoplasma. Which I know you know but just to make you feel betterish.

Not your fault, this **** happens, but if you had her vaccinated check with your vet to see if the vaccine company will cover an upper respiratory pcr, they often will.

🙂
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I actually appreciate it a lot. Sometimes you *do* need to hear someone else say it.

I didn’t know that was a thing! Thank you...I’m definitely going to look into this!
 
mmmdreamerz said:
On top of the fact that it’s finals week, my 7.5 mo. old love-of-my-life perfect fully-vaccinated pupper has kennel cough and I’m upset about it. Yes, I know it’s not a perfect vaccine/things not covered. Yes, I knew that socializing her all the places and being around other dogs a lot carried that risk (training classes/dog park/groomer), but I’m feeling really sorry for her and it kinda sucks to do everything right and it still not be right. I know it’s just kennel cough and she’ll be fine, but sigh. This dog is like my heart and soul and I mostly feel bad for her because now we can’t go out and do all the fun things that she enjoys. Boo.

I hand picked her from her litter and then nearly talked myself out of getting her half a dozen times after I put down a deposit lol. Then I drove to a different state to pick her up by myself because I thought if I told anyone they’d tell me I was nuts/judge me for buying a puppy (spoiler: they did but she’s so perfect idc what anyone thinks anymore lol). I stressed endlessly about what to feed her, and about socializing her and about when to spay her (and then spayed her myself). We struggled with some chronic diarrhea problems (and ran every fecal test imaginable) and we’re just finally past that. And stupid kennel cough. Which is also going to interfere with me going home for Christmas? Sigh. 🙁
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I'm sorry to hear, poor pup. Hope she's feeling better soon.

Just wanted to comment on the "getting a puppy from a breeder" - we got a purebred puppy (he's three today!) and I decided I just wasn't going to GAF what other people thought. Obviously we researched the hell out of breeders and he was not a puppy mill dog but I'm sure there's someone out there in my circle judging me for not rescuing something. But it was best for -us- and I have zero regrets 🙂 Don't worry about that noise.
 
that redhead said:
I'm sorry to hear, poor pup. Hope she's feeling better soon.

Just wanted to comment on the "getting a puppy from a breeder" - we got a purebred puppy (he's three today!) and I decided I just wasn't going to GAF what other people thought. Obviously we researched the hell out of breeders and he was not a puppy mill dog but I'm sure there's someone out there in my circle judging me for not rescuing something. But it was best for -us- and I have zero regrets 🙂 Don't worry about that noise.
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See people who get it, get it. I’ve wanted a std. poodle since the first time I met one. And when I decided to get a dog, I knew that was what I would get. I did my research and went to an awesome breeder and got a better dog than I could have ever dreamed of. She brings so much joy to my life every single day. With go hiking constantly and are dabbling in dog sports. With my lifestyle I wanted a specific temperament and a blank slate and that’s what I got. She’s a wonderful girl. People make comments about “how they couldn’t believe I wouldn’t rescue a dog.” But on the other side, I’m fine with it. It probably is surprising to them. I have two rescue cats (a shelter kitty and an actual dumpster cat), but I got my dog from a breeder and have zero shame about it. I love talking to people who understand🙂

Happy birthday to your pup!
 
I also got my dog from a breeder and am not ashamed. I absolutely see the value in adoption and think it is something everyone should consider, but it is not the only acceptable choice. I was a regular volunteer at the local shelter prior to getting a dog and searched over eight years of shelter records...they had never had a westie for adoption in all that time. The state Westie rescue would swoop in and grab them all to adopt out themselves, but also wouldn't adopt to a college student without a yard. My parents knew I really wanted a westie and purchased Winston from a breeder as a gift (but not like a surprise...I was involved with the choosing and all that). I lost a ton of friends at the shelter for that decision and they made me feel so uncomfortable I ultimately quit volunteering there, but Winston is amazing and I have zero regrets. He was exactly what I needed at that time.
 
Another vote for breeder acquired dogs here. I've got three 🙂

IMO, there will always be a place in this world for quality, responsible breeders and purpose bred dogs. Just as there will always be a need for a solid shelter/rescue system. Different dogs for different wants/needs. Despite owning purebreds, when someone asks me "what type of dog should we get?" I tell them to go wander the rows at the shelter. But if the question is "what breed of dog for agility/sports/competition and what lines do you like?" the answer is rarely going to be found in a shelter.
 
I’ve had a mix of breeder dogs and shelter dogs/ dogs that were given to us/ dogs that just showed up at our house.

There’s pros and cons to both. If you generally don’t GAF about specifics, I’d say you should adopt. Addy was a rescue dog, and she’s great. Simba, however, was a breeder dog. The dog before that was a stud Shih Tzu. But yeah, I absolutely believe I would’ve been criticized hardcore if I got a breeder dog right now. (Plus, I really don’t have time for a puppy- so I needed something older).

That being said, congestive heart failure aside, I will have me a CKCS one day. And I will do a prepurchase exam on the bitch when that day comes. :laugh:
 
cdoconn said:
That being said, congestive heart failure aside, I will have me a CKCS one day. And I will do a prepurchase exam on the bitch when that day comes. :laugh:
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When my parents got their Cavalier a couple years ago I may have, cough, taken a stethoscope to the breeders house.
 
JaynaAli said:
When my parents got their Cavalier a couple years ago I may have, cough, taken a stethoscope to the breeders house.
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I umm I definitely didn't do a full PE on Addy when I went to go look at her... definitely didn't feel the patellas or do a cranial drawer. Nope. That'd be crazy
 
I exploded a cryovial today. Not just the lid, either; the whole thing. About $400 worth of cells ended up in the water bath.

:bang: ---- pretty much this
 
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