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I smell my dogs feet all the time and they do smell like corn chips. This thread made me smell my cats feet for the first time though, and they don't really smell like anything at all.
I agree, my dogs feet do too! For some reason he always smells like maple syrup when I kiss his head.... Hmmm...I smell my dogs feet all the time and they do smell like corn chips. This thread made me smell my cats feet for the first time though, and they don't really smell like anything at all.
you people are weird.
I think the more important question here is "Why do my corn chips smell like dog feet?"
after all, dog feet were around long before Fritos came into existence...
No, the more important question is why the hell are all of you people smelling your dogs' feet?
I know, aren't they weird? (I didn't smell my dog's feet, just my cat's, so I'm not part of that weird group. )No, the more important question is why the hell are all of you people smelling your dogs' feet?
Mind. Blown.I think the more important question here is "Why do my corn chips smell like dog feet?"
after all, dog feet were around long before Fritos came into existence...
My answer is typically "take your pet to a vet" but I can at least let them know if it's a take them right now situation or it can wait until normal business hours.Back to the threads original topic:
... When you occasionally get Facebook messages from people you haven't seen in over a decade that start with "hi I was thinking about you the other day. How is it going?"
And when you send any sort of reply, you get a "well I recently got a cat/dog and..."
My reply/thought process as a -
Prevet: you should feed your pet high quality food with no fillers or by products... yada yada yada ... Some random behavioral advice that I saw in animal planet... Yada yada yada. Yeah I've had years of experience because this is all I live for.
Vet student: Haha... You expect me to know anything? I can maybe tell you what the pathophysiology of the disease is and that Airedales are predisposed to it (even though your dog is a boxer lemon)... But what should you do? How the heck should I know? I've never even heard of that product you're referring to. I dunno what it does. Ask your vet. They don't teach these things in vet school... at least not yet... I hope they do by graduation but maybe not since I graduate in 4 months.
Vet: Your neutered male cat has a 'UTI' again? Is that your theory or your vet's opinion? I honestly can't say much without seeing your pet and the medical records. See a vet, ask your vet for clarification, or seek a second opinion. No I can't prescribe you anything. No I don't care that your vet usually gives you clavamox. Yes I think tests are necessary, and if it really is an "UTI again" the recommended tests should be even more expensive. Ugh
My answer is typically "take your pet to a vet" but I can at least let them know if it's a take them right now situation or it can wait until normal business hours.
No, I get it! I was just adding what I typically do, but only with people I know well, not strangers. I even once got a text from a vet student because the dog she was pet sitting ate a sock and she didn't know what to do. I just wanted to reply "You're in vet school, you should have better sources for info than me!"I hope you realize I meant that post to be satirical...
For the "if it's a take them right now or wait til tomorrow morning" question, it's never wrong to tell them to call the ER and ask what they recommend. Calling is free, and they are the ones who will be seeing the pet. That way, if O chooses not to go it has nothing to do with you.
A lot of people want someone of authority to tell them that going to the ER is unnecessary and slant what they observe... So sure, I'll talk at length with close family/friend whose pet isn't feeling well and advise, but a random person, no. I'm pretty risk averse so I usually just gave the ER number as a student. I didn't want any part of the drama that is a half dead animal coming in, with the owner claiming their vet student/tech friend told them it was okay to wait. Really sick UO that the O waited on because it was just constipated. Maggot infested "just slowing down with age" dog that just had a little diarrhea during the day. And all the effed up ways rodenticide poisoning/NSAID toxicity shows up at the clinic waaaay too late.
You can discuss sperm granulomas with someone you met less than an hour ago, and it's not weird. (This also requires that the person you're talking to is in the vet med field too.)
I think the more important question here is "Why do my corn chips smell like dog feet?"
after all, dog feet were around long before Fritos came into existence...
You just realizing this?
No, the more important question is why the hell are all of you people smelling your dogs' feet?
I know, aren't they weird? (I didn't smell my dog's feet, just my cat's, so I'm not part of that weird group. )
Just want to say that now I feel better about smelling my dog's feet. We call her Cheese Feet
Mind. Blown.
Oh, okay, we were all sniffing pseudomonas. Yummy.This article is for all of you. Personally I still think you are all nuts...
http://www.urdogs.com/this-is-why-y...medium=free&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=df