AnonyVet
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The bonkers and often mind-boggling life of a small animal vet working in England. Never work with the general public or animals!
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Member of the public: I’ve found a baby hedgehog. I’ve put him in this box with some cat food but he’s not really eating or moving. Can you look after him?
Me: Of course.
*opens box*
Me: Sir, this is a pine cone….
#vettwitter
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Phone call today:
Client: So I have a Frenchie and he is anxious and has skin issues and gets diarrhoea and he’s raw fed and I don’t believe in chemicals and I need to be there for any procedures and I had to sue my last vet so can I register with you?
Me: No.
#vettwitter
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Glued myself to a tortoise today.
Placed microchip, checked it was working, glued incision site, held skin together for a few secs too long.
Now permanently attached to said tortoise. Owners seem lovely which is great as I’ll apparently be going home with them.
#vettwitter
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Aaandd it’s heatstroke season. For the love of god, STOP WALKING YOUR BRACHYCEPHALIC DOGS WHEN IT’S HOT! They can’t breathe, they over heat and then I have to try and save them when it’s already too late. Flat faced dogs can’t cope. Keep them inside.
#breedtobreathe
#vettwitter
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Today, we took in a clients dogs for boarding so she could escape her abusive partner and get into a shelter. We can’t board them indefinitely so also arranged discounted rates at our local kennels, just in case.
Being a vet is more than just doing vet things.
#vettwitter
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Today I anaesthetised a Pug for a routine spay. I couldn’t figure where the smell was coming from until I looked at the nasal fold and it was RAW. Completely red raw and stinking with pus.
How on earth is it ok for us to keep breeding these dogs?
#breedtobreathe
#vettwitter
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GOTCHA
#ceilingcat
He went in the crate we left in iso ward and I could use the pulley system to pull the door shut!
Hurrah!
Name suggestions welcome!
God knows how I’m going to get him out of the bloody crate but at least he’s out of the ceiling!
#vettwitter
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So
#dexamethasone
is being hailed as the ‘new’
#covid19
wonder drug.
Clearly no one has talked to us
#vets
who are experienced in going “ah fuck it, try giving it some steroids” 🤷♀️
We were all over this shit a LONG time ago!
#vettwitter
#dontletanythingdiewithoutsteroids
😂
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Lost a Frenchie today during C-section.
Crashed shortly after induction, nigh on impossible to intubate, tried everything, blood in the ET tube, couldn’t get her back so went to exlap, one dead giant pup.
Fuck.
Fuck backyard breeders.
#breedtobreathe
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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And another amazing young vet lost to suicide.
Kirsty, a young vet took her life this week
Damn
We would rather have her here than be a vet
I’m going to say it again.
STOP trashing vets on social media
Bosses. STOP undermining your team and look after them
#vettwitter
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Dog in for suspected labour.
But nothing happening. Ultrasound scan shows nothing.
Owner swears is pregnant as confirmed by local ‘fertility clinic’.
When I checked the photo of the clinic’s ‘pregnancy scan’ it is a lovely view of a goddamn kidney.
#ffs
#vettwitter
#vetlife
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When life is a bit shit….
Remember that your dogs think that you are fucking brilliant. ALL THE TIME.
Remember that a purring cat sat on your lap chooses you. Because you are their person.
They aren’t just pets. They make our lives better.
#vettwitter
#petsoftwitter
#vetlife
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Got to work today and everyone is being super nice. Made me a cup of tea and even offered the last Oreo.
Then I asked about yesterdays stray cat.
Ah.
“He might be in the ceiling….”
EX-FUCKING-CUSE ME?
#fml
#ceilingcat
#parttwo
#vettwitter
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A vet friend just messaged me.
He was called out to a small-holding as an emergency because all ten sheep had lost their upper teeth.
Because all ten sheep had lost their upper teeth.
Yep.
#IfYouKnowYouKnow
#sheep
#fml
#vettwitter
#farmvet
#vetlife
#ThinkTheyllBeFine
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Another vet lost to suicide.
I am in shock.
Yet not surprised. Which is possibly the saddest thing of all.
I don’t know how we stop this from happening. But to start…
Bosses- support your team
Clients- stop abusing vets in person and on social media
#vettwitter
#nomv
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#ceilingcat
has been extricated from the crate by my ‘cat whisperer’ nurse whilst about twelve of us waited with towels and gauntlets in case he made a dash for it!
FIV/FeLV negative
Testicles removed
Chipped and vaccinated.
Now recovering in a secure kennel!
#vettwitter
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Here is my public service announcement…
I have two dogs.
One dogs nose is cold and wet
The other dogs nose is warm and dry.
They are both fine.
This is not a thing…..
#vettwitter
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Dear
#vettwitter
You are skilled, empathetic professionals that have studied for years to do your jobs.
Value yourselves.
You can only offer the options. Clients make the decisions. Their choice is not your fault.
I think you’re all fucking fantastic.
#FuckTheHaters
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#ceilingcat
has a new home!
One of our reception team are going to have him. And yes, he’s now called LIONEL! 😂😂
Thank you everyone for the name suggestions!
#vettwitter
#dancingontheceiling
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Pretty sure clients now think our practice is haunted.
#ceilingcat
has taken to chilling out above Consult Room 1.
I know he’s there because I can hear very quiet purring and little cat sighs. But owners can’t work out why their dogs are just staring at the ceiling.
#vettwitter
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Cat in for spay
Owner: You’re not going to remove the whole reproductive system are you?
Me: yes, we remove everything
Owner: BUT SHE’LL GO INTO MENOPAUSE. I’m a human doctor, I know this!
Me: NO SHE WON’T. I’m a VET and I know this 🙄
#vettwitter
#checkyourlane
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Goddamn guinea pig has given me ringworm.
Zoonoses are real, people.
Now to avoid my GP and attempt to treat it myself using medicines licensed for dogs and cats….. like a proper vet. 😂
#vettwitter
#BloodyGuineaPigs
#ringworm
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Top tip for pet owners out there…
If you demand an emergency appointment on a fully booked Sunday because your pet isn’t well, do NOT start the consult with “Well, it all started about six months ago…..”
I GAVE UP MY LUNCH BREAK FOR YOU!
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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For the last time…
Whether your dog’s nose is wet or dry or warm or cold, bears no relation at all to how well they are.
That is todays public service announcement.
Thank you.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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Today an owner sent her child and dog with a fake note saying she’d found the dog tied to a lamppost and needed rehoming.
But we knew the dog.
We’d recommended charities but apparently that would take too long as she was going away for Xmas.
People are depressing
#vettwitter
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Sometimes I think no one appreciates us vets.
But then a dog decided to shit everywhere on recovery and I caught some actual liquid shit in my bare hands to stop it from hitting my nurse in the face and I remember that we are actual heroes…
#vettwitter
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Admit today
Me: So Rufus will have his castration operation today. We’ll remove his testicles through a small incision here…
Client: Will they grow back?
Me: His testicles?
Client: Yes. Do I need to do this every year or….
Me: No, they do not grow back
🤦♀️
#vettwitter
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#ceilingcat
is remarkably not as feral as first appeared.
He’s now in a normal kennel and is allowing strokes and chin rubs. Eating well.
Hmmm. Maybe he could be homed after all…
#vettwitter
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Sometimes I get to perform amazing life saving surgeries.
Other times I get to explain repeatedly that animals that are brother and sister still like to mate and have babies.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
#vetlife
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Appointment booked for Animal Health Certificate for travel
Me: Fluffy will need a rabies vaccine
Client:We don’t need one. Because I’m a certified homeopath…
Me: Err…I don’t think the border control will think that’s OK
Client: *confident* It’s a thing
#vettwitter
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Just lost the last
#parvo
puppy from a litter today. Been intensively nursing all week but they’ve just died, one by one.
Yes,
#BadBreeders
are to blame. But also THEY WOULDN’T BREED IF PEOPLE DIDN’T BUY THEM.
Do your goddamn research.
#VaccinateYourFuckingPets
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Discovered why
#ceilingcat
isn’t going in the trap.
One of the nurses had been feeling sorry for him so had been placing a bloody SELECTION of foods at various points in the ceiling!
Had a stern conversation about options:
1. Starve to death
2. GET IN THE TRAP
#vettwitter
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Shit. There’s a cat in the ceiling.
Had a feral cat in and during transfer from trap to kennel, it basically exploded out, scrabbled up the bars, knocked up one of the ceiling tiles and has escaped.
Don’t remember this lecture at uni….
#vettwitter
#vetmed
#feralcat
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Once again that shitty post is going viral about staying with your pet during a euthanasia.
It is 100% fine to stay with them.
It is 100% fine to not stay with them.
Death is not always pleasant and it’s OK to just leave and not witness it.
We NEVER judge.
#vettwitter
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Todays complaint:
Client: I’VE JUST HAD THIS LUMP ON MY DOG TESTED AND IT’S A TUMOUR. YOU’VE MISDIAGNOSED MY DOG FOR YEARS!
Me: *checks history* You have declined testing on this lump multiple times…..
Client: MISDIAGNOSED! COMPENSATION!
SUE YOU!
#sigh
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Client: I’m so sorry that I’ve had to change vets, I really liked the last one but I just felt they didn’t GET me!
Me: *scans history* And your last vet?
Client: Oh, absolute rubbish. But you seem great!
Spoiler alert. It was me. I was her last vet!
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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Accountant: Why’s this receipt included in expenses?
Me: Oh yeah, that was the anti-freeze poisoning we had.
Accountant: This is for a bottle of vodka….
Me: Exactly… we had to give it iv..,,
Accountant: You’ve got to be kidding me…
#vettwitter
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Today I euthanased a healthy older dog because his pensioner owners cannot afford to feed him and themselves. We discussed rehoming, charity help etc but they didn’t want handouts or to think of their dog stuck in a kennel.
I am heartbroken.
#CostOfLivingCrisis
#vettwitter
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I currently have a family member in hospital. The
#NHS
care is absolutely amazing but…
Man, you guys find it tricky to get a vein. Imagine how hard it would be with fur and an enraged cat with weapons of mass destruction on every corner.
#vettwitter
#medtwitter
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Just turned away another breeder asking for tail docking and de-dew clawing.
I don’t care if it’s technically ‘legal’ for working breeds.
I think it’s abhorrent.
I like my thumbs, thank you, and don’t think they should be cut off without anaesthetic.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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Client: Can I ask you about my chicken?
Me: Sure, how can I help?
Client: Well she’s now a year old and still not laying!
Me: Hmmm. Ok, what breed is she?
Client: Hang on, *consults email* she’s a........ rooster.
Me:............I think I know what the problem is.
#vettwitter
🐓
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Today I made a mistake.
Not a huge one but one that has broken an owner’s trust with us as a practice irrevocably.
I’m here to say that mistakes happen.
We see 100s of patients a week, under intense pressure.
You are still a good
#vet
#vetnurse
. I believe in you.
#vettwitter
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This week….
I went to a local kennels on my day off and examined over 50 dogs for an RSPCA case.
The kennels owner organised paperwork and held every dog for me…. On his day off
And it’ll be the same next week. On our days off.
Don’t tell me we don’t care.
#vettwitter
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Client: Can I just check I’m feeding the right food for my dog? I’m feeding the senior 7+ one
Me: ok, and how old is your dog?
Client: 15 months
Me: Er, and why are you feeding the Senior diet?
Client: You multiply dog years by seven to get their age, right?
Me: .....
🤦♀️
#vetlife
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Today was a good day.
I saw five LabX dogs that were part of an
#RSPCA
investigation. Three weeks ago they were emaciated and had never seen daylight or received affection.
Today, they rubbed against me, wagged their tails and looked healthy.
#vettwitter
#lovemyjob
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Constipated cat back in today.
Me:You’re giving lactulose twice daily?
Client:TWICE daily? It says every 12hrs on the label?
Me: Yes, that’s twice daily
Client: I’ve been doing it once. There’s only 12hrs in a day.The rest is at night?
#cantarguewithlogic
#vettwitter
#vetlife
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Went into work today as we had a C-section come in and neither of my vets had done one.
I could have fobbed it off to OOH.
Instead, I cancelled the routine consults and supported my vet. He will now be able to do the next one himself.
THAT’S supporting your peers.
#vettwitter
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Saw a bulldog today with multiple mammary tumours and a hugely swollen back leg.
The owners hasn’t brought it to the vets because they were worried I’d advise euthanasia.
I advised euthanasia. Owners gutted.
Sometimes my job is utterly crap.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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Me: Your cat has cystitis. It’s an inflammation of the bladder and can be triggered by stress. Has anything changed at home recently?
Client: No
Me: OK…
Client: Hang on, we did bath her 2 days ago….
Me: You bathed your cat?
Client: Is that not ok?
Me: No.
#vettwitter
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Phone call:
Client: Hello, I just had a question.
Me: OK
Client: I’ve just got this new puppy and one ear sticks up and the other flops down. Is that normal?
Me: Yes. It can take time or stay that way
Client: Thanks *yells away from phone* I TOLD YOU SHARON
#vettwitter
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Had a recruitment agency ring me today SUPER EXCITED about a job role in my area that was recruiting! She took pains to tell me what an amazing team it was and how the pay was great and had I considered moving roles?
It was my vacancy. My advert.
#fml
#vettwitter
#checkyourself
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Cat is STILL in the ceiling.
A client said she could hear miaowing so I panicked and just pretended I couldn’t hear anything and now I feel bad because she’s going to get her hearing aid checked.
#vettwitter
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Saw a dog today for losing weight. It was emaciated.
It had a tumour on its jaw that stopped its mouth from opening more than an inch.
Imagine starving to death with food in front of you but you can’t eat it.
How do people watch their dogs suffer like this?
#vettwitter
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Today discovered that an owner with an Emotional Support Dog that’s RAW FED has been visiting patients on an oncology ward.
Ex-fucking-scuse me.
RAW FED. IMMUNO-SUPPRESSED PATIENTS?
I get you want to feed your dog whatever but do NOT put others at risk.
#vettwitter
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Vet Med continuing to break every damn rule in the book 🤦♀️
Dogs: Yeah, paracetamol is awesome, give it here
Cats: DEATH.
Horse: Steroids and NSAIDs, yeahhhh hit me.
Dogs and cats: DEATH
Every other animal: God damn, I love ALL pain relief
Birds: Butorphanol
#vettwitter
Bones shouldn’t be a part of the respiratory system and I hate that birds breathe with their fucking BONES
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Thanks
#dailymail
As always, we manage to be both heroes and villains. We are Super Vets that save pets against all odds, whilst simultaneously daring to charge appropriately for our services.
Sigh.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
#nomv
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Me: We’ve done the operation and removed the obstruction, it was a pair of knickers!
Client: What? I can’t believe it! Can I see them?
Me: *presents knickers*
Clients girlfriend: They aren’t mine…
Good luck explaining that! 😬
#awkward
#vettwitter
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I’m not saying that big burly police officers are wimps…..
But we just had two police cars turn up at the practice and yet it was little old me that had to extricate the angry swan from the back of the van…
Apparently they can break a man’s arm 😂
#vettwitter
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Guide dog in today as he’d stolen some chocolate. Made him sick and OMG:
Chocolate, apples, bananas, pick n mix... all came up.
Turns out the naughty beast had been helping himself whilst shopping because he knew his OWNER COULDN’T SEE HIM!
😂
#cleverlab
#theftonthejob
#vetlife
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Today, one of my new grads taught a student how to do a cat spay.
Today, one of my nurses taught an SVN how to take bloods.
Today, one of my reception team expertly resolved a difficult situation
Grow your team
Watch them succeed
Build resilience.
#vettwitter
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Euthanasia consult today.
After they left, I organised cremation and re-read the form.
They’ve requested a hair clipping.
………. It’s a Mexican Hairless Dog.
Hairless! HAIRLESS!
WTF do I do now! Do I call? Explain their hairless dog is actually, HAIRLESS?
#vettwitter
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Today, had to rescue the locum from a loose aggressive Chihuahua. He was completely cornered in a consult room by this ferocious land shark!
For clarity, the locum is a 6ft tall ex-army male vet.
I am a pregnant short arse female.
It was immensely satisfying. 😂
#vetlife
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#ceilingcat
is beginning to take the piss now.
He now keeps sitting in the open kennel in isolation ward on a vet bed. If we open the door, he’s gone.
My nurse has rigged an intricate pulley system using bandaging materials to close the door whilst we’re outside.
🤞
#vettwitter
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Made the mistake of commenting in a large UK dog group that was moaning about ticks.
Me: Use this product from your vet
THE ENTIRE DOG WORLD:
It’s POISON
Use garlic granules
Feed raw
Try turmeric paste
Comb with coconut oil
VETS ARE POISON
DOGS DIE FROM TICKS
#vettwitter
#fml
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#ceilingcat
becoming even more gentrified.
We’re pretty sure he’s slept in his kennel overnight and has even used the bloody litter tray! There may be hope for him yet!
He hasn’t come down today as it’s been crazy busy but feel like it’s getting close! 🤞🤞
#vettwitter
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It’s 9pm on a Tuesday night. A client has somehow found me on FB and messaged me with a complaint.
Standard response is block and no reply. Her mum has messaged me slagging me off for blocking her.
NO! HOW IS IT OK TO PRIVATE MESSAGE A PROFESSIONAL ON FB?
#vettwitter
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Well, it’s all been very exciting today.
#ceilingcat
had come down from the ceiling and was spotted in isolation ward eating the bowl of food we’d left for him.
However, he soon scarpered when he spotted us. So plan is to put another trap in iso and see…..
#vettwitter
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So this is a complete fuckfest. Veterinary staff are continuing to soldier on despite the risks but are being subjected to emotional blackmail for not vaccinating puppies. This week I saved lives. Animal lives. Don’t abuse my staff for not seeing your itchy dog.
#ffs
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Ceiling cat still bloody up there.
Now awaiting him to fall through the ceiling tiles on an unsuspecting client, now doubt resulting in me starring as ‘case of the year’ in the VDS newsletter
#vettwitter
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I THOUGHT today had been too quiet.
Receptionist decided to get something from the top of a cupboard and GODDAMN
#CEILINGCAT2
EXPLODED from behind a stack of paper. Entire team shat themselves. 90s of utter chaos and the bugger is back in the ceiling 🤦♀️
#ceilingcat
#vettwitter
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Errrrr where to start.
Having a French/British Bulldog should be illegal.
Rabbits are great until they get ill (definitely get a rat instead)
Cats like to be alone. Stop getting eleventy billion of them.
#vettwittter
what is an opinion you have about owning pets that will have you like this?
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Once again for those in the back.
If your patient needs IV fluids and pre op bloods, then it does. That’s the deal.
None of this nonsense getting nurses to talk about it at admit. We’re not a bloody spa with a menu.
Asking owners to choose is unfair and sales-y.
#vettwitter
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Today our EMS student did IVs, cat castrates, a cat spay and booster appointments.
I knew she was one of us when she had a half eaten Big Mac in one hand and was grabbing hold of a recovering cat in the other hand……
We salute you. You will be great.
#vetmed
#vettwitter
❤️
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Client: He’s still limping!
Me: Did you try giving the pain meds?
Client: No, they seemed a bit strong, soooo....
Me: But you’ve rested him?
Client: He just looked so sad without his evening walk. And he whines if I don’t throw his ball?
Me: ...
Client: So why’s he still limping?
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An update.
The cat is still in the ceiling.
We can’t find it.
The fire brigade can’t find it.
The RSPCA can’t find it.
Trap carefully placed and baited with tuna.
Fingers crossed.😩😩🤦♀️
#vettwitter
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Came into work early to do some emails and
#ceilingcat
has clearly been having a ball overnight.
Everything that was on the side in pharmacy is now on the floor.
BUT I’ve found where he’s been breaking in!
Plan to leave some food in isolation kennels and see……
#vettwitter
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Dear pet owners,
Please read up on what to expect for whelping / queening
C-sections cost money
Hand reading puppies/ kittens is hard work and can be required if mum rejects them
You may end up with no puppies/ kittens at all and a big vet bill. Such is life.
#vettwitter
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I was removing a urinary catheter from a dog today and the end just rebounded out and hit me full in the face…
I’m pretty sure some spunky wee ended up in my mouth.
Sometimes it’s all Supervet, sometimes it’s a urinary catheter to the face….
#vetlife
#vettwitter
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What a shame that
@crufts
and the
@TheKennelClubUK
have continued to reward “meeting breed standards” over health by selecting a
#FrenchBulldog
as best of group.
Clearly the nose roll and stenosic nostrils will be impacting this dog’s health in future.
Shame.
#vettwitter
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#ceilingcat2
is now chipped, vaccinated and treated for fleas and worms.
I’ve also managed to ship him off to one of our local cat charities for rehoming. I may have muttered “he’s a bit flighty” under my breath before they left.
#ceilingcat
#vettwitter
#HesYourProblemNow
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1: stop breeding these abominations
2: stop buying these abominations
3:
@TheKennelClubUK
stop endorsing these abominations by allowing them to be registered
#vettwitter
This dog is Kennel Club registered and being used at stud. This abomination is possible because the KC does not mandate breathing tests for bulldogs (or any flat-faced breeds, despite their known problems). Please help by supporting this petition.
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Currently dealing with over FIFTEEN complaints this week!
And they’re all utter bollocks:
‘The vet called my dog fat’
‘I couldn’t be with my dog for the consult’
‘The injection upset my puppy’
#COVID19
is bringing out the real dickheads.
#covidburnout
#vetlife
#ffs
#COVIDIDIOTS
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#Ceilingcat
is getting braver.
All day, we’ve heard intermittent scurrying about and the occasional ‘miaow’.
There was a worrying moment in reception when one ceiling tile bowed alarmingly directly over a trio of Jack Russells but thankfully he changed his mind!
#vettwitter
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Came into absolute carnage this morning.
#ceilingcat2
has dragged all of the towels off the shelves, clawed a hole in a bag of dog food and pissed in the scrub sink.
Hangry, much?
GO IN THE TRAP
#ceilingcat
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Funnily enough, my own dog is 12. He exercises normally, breath is 👍 and I ONLY JUST retired him from agility this year.
Because I treated his dental disease, I managed his arthritis and I kept him on the meds the vet (ME!) recommended.
AGE IS NOT A DISEASE
#vettwitter
Nobody prepares for the old dog stage. My lovely energetic boy is now 12, breath stinks, coughing a lot, shits brown water instead of logs, out of breath on short walks. Vets say it's just his age. Heartbreaking to see, I bet humans go the same way.
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It’s ok to not to be able to afford everything. Vet care is expensive. We actually appreciate a conversation about costs and what is affordable. We have lots of options.
The problem is when you demand champagne treatment for lemonade money.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
#vetlife
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Client: I’m DISGUSTED. You’re saying that my insurance won’t cover my dogs cruciate surgery!
Me:Your dog’s been limping for months and you took this policy out last week
Client: That’s ridiculous. YOU ARE A FUCKING DISGRACE AND SHOULD DIE.
Me: You’re welcome 😬🤦♀️
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I had to euthanase a pregnant Chihuahua because she’d been seizuring for an hour.
Because her calcium level was nonexistent.
Because her owner has just fed her on boiled chicken for the past two months.
I’ve never been so angry.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
#vetlife
#hatepeople
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The most heartbreaking thing about this job is euthanasing an older person’s pet and listening to owners saying they won’t get another. Especially when you know that pet was the only reason they left the house. Pets are important for mental health.
@CinnamonTrust
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Me: Your cat will have two incisions where we remove the testicles..
Client:You don’t remove both?
Me: We remove both testicles
Client: But hormones! Will I need to give him injections? I’M A DOCTOR!
Me: Also a doctor. Of animals. He’ll be fine.
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Had one of those utterly hero moments today.
Retrieved a linear foreign body from a Frenchie that had decided to deconstruct a rope toy. Multiple enterotomies, serosal patches and several fingers crossed.
Today was his 7d check. Eating, pooping and bouncy! 😀
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Appointment notes today:
“Second opinion on skin allergy. Owner doesn’t believe in drugs, hates commercial diets and currently using homeopathic remedies. Had to leave previous vet as wanted to do tests and too expensive. Wants vet that understands her”
Fuck. My. Life
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Thank you to the client with the nervous- aggressive husky that told my vet student “if you’re nervous around dogs, you shouldn’t be a vet” before his dog promptly bit my nurse.
All she asked was to muzzle it as it was clearly worried. But thanks.
#byefelicia
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Today we lost a good dog. He had a horrible tumour inside him and even after opening him up in theatre, there was nothing we could do.
He wagged his tail every time we talked to him.
His owners were heartbroken.
We are heartbroken.
He was a a good boy.
#vettwitter
#vetmed
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Made the mistake of offering advice on a local village Facebook page.
Already been countered by a local rescue person who HAS HAD DOGS HER WHOLE LIFE so that obviously trumps my two degrees and years of experience.
Shouldn’t have bothered!
#vetmed
#vettwitter
#vetlife
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#CeilingCat2
appears to be generally behaving him/herself.
Just a perfectly formed turd on the folded clean drapes that were ready to be packed and sterilised.
Brilliant.
GO IN THE TRAP
#ceilingcat
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World: So you can have any dog you like.
Big ones, small ones, wrinkly ones, ones that can’t breathe, ones that fit in your pocket. All you have to do is train then so they’re safe, socialised, don’t escape the house and don’t eat people.
General public: No
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Client: I want to complain. The flea spot on you gave me has made my cat have fits.
Me: *checks history* Err... Fluffy was diagnosed with a brain tumour at the specialists a couple of months ago. It could be related to that?
Client: It’s definitely the flea treatment...
🤦♀️
#wtf
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