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[SkiOtter]

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Officially back at work. I cried like 5 times before leaving BUT it was a good day, I do remember how to doctor, and I even got a few repro appointments for my first day back.

Hugs🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷 I’m glad it was a good first day back🩷🩷🩷🩷

 

[battie]

Ohio river valley ☠️

All these darn transplants 🤣

But seriously. All our out of state shelter dogs probably.

 

[MixedAnimals77]

All these darn transplants 🤣

But seriously. All our out of state shelter dogs probably.

Cat has been indoors since like 8 weeks old it's now 11mo. O doesnt do plants because cats. I just don't understand but yeah probs got it when it was a baby from some dog back east brought it into the soil. 🙃

 

[finnickthedog]

I've been trying to make a really good holiday dessert basically ever since I got married. I finally did it.

Granted all I really made was ganache but it was darn good and sometimes simple is the way to go.

 

[allygator13]

Just got back from Hawaii. Had a blast (except for the flights...ick), did some physical activities I shouldn't have, saw a monk seal, snorkeled with sea turtles and whales (the latter were like a few hundred yards away...but technically lol), and ate a lot of food. Would recommend.

Wait, I also just got back from Hawaii on Tuesday! We were in Oahu though. Did it rain pretty much every day on Maui too? 😢

 

[pp9]

Wait, I also just got back from Hawaii on Tuesday! We were in Oahu though. Did it rain pretty much every day on Maui too? 😢

Not at all! I think it sprinkled briefly once or twice but otherwise it was mostly a sunny week. The water was fairly rough all week though.

 

[allygator13]

Not at all! I think it sprinkled briefly once or twice but otherwise it was mostly a sunny week. The water was fairly rough all week though.

That's awesome! I'm so jelly haha I feel like I was cheated of my first Hawaii experience because firstly our flight out got cancelled (after hours of airport drama due to snow, a passenger medical emergency, and crew issues) so we got there by 2 days later than we were supposed to and then it rained 5 of our 6 days there. BUT just means I have to go back 🤷‍♀️ And will probably also go to a different island next time.

 

[Doctor-S]

Cat has been indoors since like 8 weeks old it's now 11mo. O doesnt do plants because cats. I just don't understand but yeah probs got it when it was a baby from some dog back east brought it into the soil. 🙃

FWIW ... I'm pretty sure you're aware of various methods of transmission but just wanted to mention this:

Consider the presence of fungus (on the soles of shoes that have been worn outdoors) that gets unwittingly tracked into homes containing indoor-only cats. The fungal spores can survive for a long time on the shoe tread; and the spores can be later aerosolized via walking around the indoor cat's home in the contaminated shoes. We're seeing an uptick of fungal infections on the West Coast in humans and animals.

 

[pp9]

FWIW ... I'm pretty sure you're aware of various methods of transmission but just wanted to mention this:

Consider the presence of fungus (on the soles of shoes that have been worn outdoors) that gets unwittingly tracked into homes containing indoor-only cats. The fungal spores can survive for a long time on the shoe tread; and the spores can be later aerosolized via walking around the indoor cat's home in the contaminated shoes. We're seeing an uptick of fungal infections on the West Coast in humans and animals.

Ooh interesting. What is your most common fungal infection in humans and are you seeing them in 'healthy' humans? Sinonasal mucormycosis got my dad after his lung transport (or really, the aftermath of treating the mucor is what ultimately did him in...) but he was immunocompromised

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Cat has been indoors since like 8 weeks old it's now 11mo. O doesnt do plants because cats. I just don't understand but yeah probs got it when it was a baby from some dog back east brought it into the soil. 🙃

Certain areas are more endemic, sure, but these organisms trulyare everywhere. Histo in particular is a global problem. I had a blasto case during my rotating in FL, and that dog was born/raised in FL. In school they made it seem like you only see these organisms in certain areas of the country. I feel like the only one you could loosely argue that holds true for is pythium (fungal-ish, I guess), and with all of our weird weather and weather changes over the last few years I feel like that probably isn't even true anymore.

I live in fear of fungal diseases now lol

 

[RTC19]

My mom gave my grandpa a record player for Christmas. She figured he probably still had his old records because my grandparents are, for better or worse, the kind of people who haven't thrown anything away in at least 50 years. He was elated because he still has the vinyl records from when him and my grandma were in concert band together. He played clarinet and she played flute. The university made a record of it and now my grandpa can listen to it. 🙂

 

[Doctor-S]

Ooh interesting. What is your most common fungal infection in humans and are you seeing them in 'healthy' humans? Sinonasal mucormycosis got my dad after his lung transport (or really, the aftermath of treating the mucor is what ultimately did him in...) but he was immunocompromised

Aside from the typical human fungal stuff (e.g., ringworm) ... seeing aspergillosis, cryptococcosis and histoplasmosis much more frequentlly in humans and pets alike, healthy and unhealthy.