you know you are pre vet when...

[PAThbrd]

when you can laugh at and appreciate the story, and then name the various stages of active vomiting as seen in the animated face. (yea for vomit being on the last clinical vet med exam!)

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[InfiniVet]

...when you have fully accepted in your heart that you will never own pure-bred show worthy animals, but rather a gang of 3 legged, blind, old-and-ugly-as-sin-but-look-how-sweet-she-is diabetic dogs, half-eaten FIV+ cats, and foundered EIA+ horses.

...when you realize to your horror that despite your enormous lifelong compassion and love towards all animals, you have actually become "the bad guy." You are the feared toe nail trimmer, the hated anal gland expresser, the oppressive oral-antibiotic administrator, and the meanie-mommy who won't let your friends give your dogs chicken bones, or any other human food for that matter.

 

[LuckyJo]

...when you get hurt/injured/sick and think about how your body is responding. (Thank you Anatomy & Physiology class!)

 

[ckitten]

...when you get hurt/injured/sick and think about how your body is responding. (Thank you Anatomy & Physiology class!)

or when you injure yourself and the first thing you wish for is gauze and vetrap...

(funny story here, I actually fell and skinned my knee on monday after i learned i got into MSU--right after i told someone to have a great day and that i was going to "continue to have a great day"--and i really did wish i had gauze and vetwrap! I bought some gauze but skintape is horrid.)

 

[Emio]

...when you have fully accepted in your heart that you will never own pure-bred show worthy animals, but rather a gang of 3 legged, blind, old-and-ugly-as-sin-but-look-how-sweet-she-is diabetic dogs, half-eaten FIV+ cats, and foundered EIA+ horses.

...when you realize to your horror that despite your enormous lifelong compassion and love towards all animals, you have actually become "the bad guy." You are the feared toe nail trimmer, the hated anal gland expresser, the oppressive oral-antibiotic administrator, and the meanie-mommy who won't let your friends give your dogs chicken bones, or any other human food for that matter.

... when you already know you won't have the physical space to hold all the animals you'll be adopting, so have already conned best friends and family into holding spots for said laminitic ponies, blind three-legged dogs, and one-eyed cats.

lol, infinivet's post gets "post of the week" in my book!

 

[cyrille104]

...when you realize to your horror that despite your enormous lifelong compassion and love towards all animals, you have actually become "the bad guy." You are the feared toe nail trimmer, the hated anal gland expresser, the oppressive oral-antibiotic administrator, and the meanie-mommy who won't give your dogs chicken bones, or any other human food for that matter.

That is SO TRUE. My dog likes my roommate better because she never yells at him and sneaks him food. Although she claims that she's "just messy" and it's not her fault if the food just "falls on the floor". Uh huh.

 

[CookieBear]

I'm organizing my closet (big fun ) and found a t-shirt I got last summer.

It's from a NJ school's pre-vet club.

Top Ten Most Hated Pre-Vet Classes and Why We Suffer Through Them

1. STATISTICS: To calculate the probability of being accepted to Vet School (probability= .01%)

2. CALCULUS: To compute those difficult conversations [did they mean conversions??!?] between ml's and cc's.

3. ANIMAL SCIENCE: Because it's the quickest way to make all pre-vets into vegetarians.

4. ANIMAL NUTRITION: To get a real feel for the inside of a cow.

5. BIOLOGY: Nap Time!

6. PHYSICS: To calculate the velocity of the dog running toward you with bared teeth.

7. MICROBIOLOGY: To know the reason for not eating after expressing anal glands.

8. ORGANIC: Knowing the chair conformation will help to decorate our reception areas.

9. BIOCHEMISTRY: To know how much caffeine and sugar you need to get through an all-nighter.

10. GENETICS: To know why jackasses are sterile.

 

[Wisco]

"10. GENETICS: To know why jackasses are sterile."

hahah that one is my favorite

 

[Emio]

2. CALCULUS: To compute those difficult conversations [did they mean conversions??!?] between ml's and cc's.

ohhhhh jerrrrsey!

haha, thanks for posting that, cookiebear!

 

[eventualeventer]

When vetrap joins duct tape as the answer to everything (now what was the question?).

When you can hardly walk in the barn without someone asking you to look at their horse's cut or lump.

You use Betadine scrub +/- alcohol more often than hand soap or shampoo.

You resent school because you'd rather be at the clinic getting beaten up by snotty foals.

You try to dry swallow a big pill and spend the next hour drooling and thinking, "So this is what choke feels like." Fortunately, it resolved without the need for acepromazine.

 

[Capella]

You know you're pre-vet when:

Your father says to you, "I'm sure glad you heard from that vet school, you've been walking around like a pregnant cow for 6 weeks."

My dad cracked me up with that one this weekend.

 

[InfiniVet]

You know you're pre-vet when:

Your father says to you, "I'm sure glad you heard from that vet school, you've been walking around like a pregnant cow for 6 weeks."

My dad cracked me up with that one this weekend.

rofl =)

 

[CookieBear]

Have you ever been to a specialist (for yourself) or some other medical facility for yourself and when asked who your regular doctor is, you have to catch yourself because you almost reply "Oh, my regular vet is--- "



It rolls off my tongue so easily...

 

[JIKJen124]

When you wondering if the doctor is really going to read the article the Journal of ACVIM is open to next to the computer she's typing at, or if it would be a problem to pick it up and start reading the article about colics...

By the way, CookieBear your top ten list was HILARIOUS!!!

 

[Tsuki]

or when you injure yourself and the first thing you wish for is gauze and vetrap...

(funny story here, I actually fell and skinned my knee on monday after i learned i got into MSU--right after i told someone to have a great day and that i was going to "continue to have a great day"--and i really did wish i had gauze and vetwrap! I bought some gauze but skintape is horrid.)

LOL I have rolls of vetwrap at home..

Cookie, that list was hilarious!

I love this thread!

 

[wivet2011]

This was actually on my sister's "You Might be a Redneck if..." calendar, but I thought it applied!

You often find stray animals in your living room (or in my case, I brought them home and my family is finding them! )