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Vet Tech journals 15 (BW!!)
This entry will have you laughing hard, so you've been warned.
We're going through our normal routine, taking care of animals and preparing for two kitties to have dentals when one of the receptionists comes in. A concerned client was on the phone and was worried about his cat. Apparently the client's young toddler thought it would be cute to empty an entire tube of diaper rash ointment on the cat. (Pause for OMGs and laughter) *****I forget who, but I know Mithu's owner and other people on this NG have small children and cats. So read on, and take proper precautions!!! The client was concerned because even after wiping it off, it was greasy and all matted in the hair and the cat was licking it off. Dr. C said to wash it off immediately because the ointment has zinc oxide which is toxic to cats. The receptionist went to tell the client and we continued with everything. A few hours later, I was alone in treatment when I got called to the waiting room. In the waiting room was the very same client, with his baby girl who had done the deed, and the cat in a carrier. He explained that after washing the cat THREE times, the fur was still greasy and icky and asked if we could bathe the cat. He turned to his daughter and asked, "Honey, how long was it after you put the ointment on the cat before you told us?" "yeah....i put the ointment on the cat......" the girl replied "Yes you did, but did you play with the cat or did you immediately come and tell us?" ".....immeditly tell us......" "Or did you play with the cat some more?" ".....played with the.....cat some more......." By this time I'm trying hard not to laugh and I tell the client that we would give it a try. BTW, the family named is Beerstein, and the cat's name is Cervesa. (pause for laughter, cause 'cerveza' is spanish for beer) So I bring the cat back, and it is obvious that this cat is NOT happy. He's not growling or anything but there's a note in his file that he's not been cooperative in the past. So I hand him off to Charles for his bath. 20 minutes later, the cat is in a cage with a cage dryer, and Charles is shaking his head. "I've tried FOUR different shampoos and even Dawn dish soap, but the cat is still greasy." He said it was a little better, but the hair was still greasy. The last time I checked on the cat, he was facing away from the cage door, CLEARLY not happy with the entire situation. Meanwhile, his hair was drying all spiked up in all directions. Poor Baby!!! The consensus was that since it didn't come out even after Dawn dish soap, it probably wasn't going to come out, even with the cat licking himself. However, by now any harmful chemicals should have been washed out by now. The only thing to do was to dry the cat and either wait it to wear off or grow out; or to shave the cat. And I'm very sorry, but my shift ended at 4 and the owner was not to arrive until 5, so I do not have the final details of this story. I will find out the rest of the details when I go back to work on Tuesday. SORRY!!!!!!! Okay on to another funny story, Maybe not that funny if you're a guy, but I think it's really funny. Ok, last week, Dr. S was out because it was his daughter's bat mitzvah (hope I got the spelling right) Dr. C went to it and then came to work at the clinic in the afternoon. So we were talking about it that afternoon. a while later, Dr. C brings back this box turtle. I remembered this turtle had been in about a month ago for a prolapsed penis. Meaning it got stuck out and the turtle was unable to retract it and it got dried and infected. Guys, don't you just hate it when that happens? (pause for snickers and chuckles) I still remember holding the turtle while Dr. C stuck it back in, cleaned up the area and put in a few sutures to keep it from slipping out again. Boy, which I could do that to a guy..... (pause for more snickers and chuckles) The sutures were taken out a week later and everything was okay. Anyways, so my co-workers and I are talking about the bat mitzvah when Dr. C comes back with the same turtle. The same thing happend again and the area was all red and the tissue was necrotic and icky. So I glove up again, and ask what is going to be done. Dr. C says, "Well, I'll inject a bit of lidocaine, then I'll tie off the penis with some suture material and cut it off." Uh, say that again? My co-workers and I all looked at each other. After a pause we all started giggling a bit and I suddenly said, "So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?" That did it, now we're all chuckling, even Dr. C. By now most of my co-workers have stopped what they're doing to watch. I mean, c'mon, how often are you going to see a turtle get 'snipped'? I'm stifling giggles as I'm holding the turtle and watching as Dr. C ties it off and then reaches for the scissors....... The turtle which has been hiding his head all this time, sticks out his head all the way (they really have long necks) and tries to bite my hand. Clearly he was saying, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Poor guy, but we're cracking jokes ranging from saying "Mazeltov" to whether it's a Jewish turtle to whether his owner is guy or not. Fortunately it was owned by two girls. Sheesh, can you imagine being a guy owning a turtle that just got snipped? Have fun explaining THAT to your friends. Now a quick pause for an anatomy lesson. Yes, the turtle will still be able to pee. Turtles have a cloaca where the urinary, intestinal, and reproductive systems meet. A turtle's penis is only used for reproduction. So the only thing this turtle will not be able to do is make baby turtles. Um, let's see, what else? If you think naming a cat Mischief was cool, there was a big German Shepard in today named Havoc. hehehe There's a BIG Maine Coon kitty staying with us. Most Maine Coons that I've seen haven't been very nice. This one though rolled on his back and gave me the upside down head so I could give him a belly rub. And his name? Moose. Okay, on to do homework............ARGH!!!!! Kristi |
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"So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?"
I always enjoy reading your journals. I think everyone here knows that I do small mammal wildlife rehabilitation, generally just skunks, squirrels, opossums, chipmunks and wild rats/mice. It's very common for orphaned baby squirrels to suckle each others genitals just like orphaned kittens suckle ears, noses and bellies. Well, a woman sees a baby squirrel on the ground in a parking lot. Her hubby is driving. She tells him to stop the car but he's like "not another animal" so he doesn't stop the car. She then jumps out of the moving car! She gets to the squirrel but it's surrounded by crows. She shoo's them away and picks up the baby squirrel. His penis is irritated and bleeding. She thinks the crows were trying to eat his penis so she takes him to the vet. The vet doesn't realize that he's just orphaned and was suckling his own penis raw so he circumcises the squirrel! When their penis gets irritated we just soak them in warm water and apply preparation H. Now they've circumicised this little guy but a scab has formed over the urethra so he can't urinate. They're getting ready to amputate his entire penis and make a little female opening in his belly! Squirrel penises are just under the belly button. Fortunately a vet tech goes through Pet Press, finds me and calls me. I tell her to bring him over before he gets toxic. I then just soak the scab off, give anti-inflams, prep H and he pees like a race horse. I had to keep soaking the scab for a few days then he was fine. Now he is circumcised and pees directly sideways on his foot! Only in the last week has he realized that he must lift his foot like a dog so he doesn't pee on himself. I'm waiting to make sure the skin toughens up so he won't get infected then I'll release him. Here he is right when I got him http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/penisa.jpg Here he is after his first soak when he could finally pee http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/circumcised2.jpg He looks better now but I haven't taken any recent pics. |
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"So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?"
I always enjoy reading your journals. I think everyone here knows that I do small mammal wildlife rehabilitation, generally just skunks, squirrels, opossums, chipmunks and wild rats/mice. It's very common for orphaned baby squirrels to suckle each others genitals just like orphaned kittens suckle ears, noses and bellies. Well, a woman sees a baby squirrel on the ground in a parking lot. Her hubby is driving. She tells him to stop the car but he's like "not another animal" so he doesn't stop the car. She then jumps out of the moving car! She gets to the squirrel but it's surrounded by crows. She shoo's them away and picks up the baby squirrel. His penis is irritated and bleeding. She thinks the crows were trying to eat his penis so she takes him to the vet. The vet doesn't realize that he's just orphaned and was suckling his own penis raw so he circumcises the squirrel! When their penis gets irritated we just soak them in warm water and apply preparation H. Now they've circumicised this little guy but a scab has formed over the urethra so he can't urinate. They're getting ready to amputate his entire penis and make a little female opening in his belly! Squirrel penises are just under the belly button. Fortunately a vet tech goes through Pet Press, finds me and calls me. I tell her to bring him over before he gets toxic. I then just soak the scab off, give anti-inflams, prep H and he pees like a race horse. I had to keep soaking the scab for a few days then he was fine. Now he is circumcised and pees directly sideways on his foot! Only in the last week has he realized that he must lift his foot like a dog so he doesn't pee on himself. I'm waiting to make sure the skin toughens up so he won't get infected then I'll release him. Here he is right when I got him http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/penisa.jpg Here he is after his first soak when he could finally pee http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/circumcised2.jpg He looks better now but I haven't taken any recent pics. |
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Thanks to you I get to end my day on the computer with a grin on my face.
Jo "Mischief" wrote in message om... This entry will have you laughing hard, so you've been warned. We're going through our normal routine, taking care of animals and preparing for two kitties to have dentals when one of the receptionists comes in. A concerned client was on the phone and was worried about his cat. Apparently the client's young toddler thought it would be cute to empty an entire tube of diaper rash ointment on the cat. (Pause for OMGs and laughter) *****I forget who, but I know Mithu's owner and other people on this NG have small children and cats. So read on, and take proper precautions!!! The client was concerned because even after wiping it off, it was greasy and all matted in the hair and the cat was licking it off. Dr. C said to wash it off immediately because the ointment has zinc oxide which is toxic to cats. The receptionist went to tell the client and we continued with everything. A few hours later, I was alone in treatment when I got called to the waiting room. In the waiting room was the very same client, with his baby girl who had done the deed, and the cat in a carrier. He explained that after washing the cat THREE times, the fur was still greasy and icky and asked if we could bathe the cat. He turned to his daughter and asked, "Honey, how long was it after you put the ointment on the cat before you told us?" "yeah....i put the ointment on the cat......" the girl replied "Yes you did, but did you play with the cat or did you immediately come and tell us?" ".....immeditly tell us......" "Or did you play with the cat some more?" ".....played with the.....cat some more......." By this time I'm trying hard not to laugh and I tell the client that we would give it a try. BTW, the family named is Beerstein, and the cat's name is Cervesa. (pause for laughter, cause 'cerveza' is spanish for beer) So I bring the cat back, and it is obvious that this cat is NOT happy. He's not growling or anything but there's a note in his file that he's not been cooperative in the past. So I hand him off to Charles for his bath. 20 minutes later, the cat is in a cage with a cage dryer, and Charles is shaking his head. "I've tried FOUR different shampoos and even Dawn dish soap, but the cat is still greasy." He said it was a little better, but the hair was still greasy. The last time I checked on the cat, he was facing away from the cage door, CLEARLY not happy with the entire situation. Meanwhile, his hair was drying all spiked up in all directions. Poor Baby!!! The consensus was that since it didn't come out even after Dawn dish soap, it probably wasn't going to come out, even with the cat licking himself. However, by now any harmful chemicals should have been washed out by now. The only thing to do was to dry the cat and either wait it to wear off or grow out; or to shave the cat. And I'm very sorry, but my shift ended at 4 and the owner was not to arrive until 5, so I do not have the final details of this story. I will find out the rest of the details when I go back to work on Tuesday. SORRY!!!!!!! Okay on to another funny story, Maybe not that funny if you're a guy, but I think it's really funny. Ok, last week, Dr. S was out because it was his daughter's bat mitzvah (hope I got the spelling right) Dr. C went to it and then came to work at the clinic in the afternoon. So we were talking about it that afternoon. a while later, Dr. C brings back this box turtle. I remembered this turtle had been in about a month ago for a prolapsed penis. Meaning it got stuck out and the turtle was unable to retract it and it got dried and infected. Guys, don't you just hate it when that happens? (pause for snickers and chuckles) I still remember holding the turtle while Dr. C stuck it back in, cleaned up the area and put in a few sutures to keep it from slipping out again. Boy, which I could do that to a guy..... (pause for more snickers and chuckles) The sutures were taken out a week later and everything was okay. Anyways, so my co-workers and I are talking about the bat mitzvah when Dr. C comes back with the same turtle. The same thing happend again and the area was all red and the tissue was necrotic and icky. So I glove up again, and ask what is going to be done. Dr. C says, "Well, I'll inject a bit of lidocaine, then I'll tie off the penis with some suture material and cut it off." Uh, say that again? My co-workers and I all looked at each other. After a pause we all started giggling a bit and I suddenly said, "So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?" That did it, now we're all chuckling, even Dr. C. By now most of my co-workers have stopped what they're doing to watch. I mean, c'mon, how often are you going to see a turtle get 'snipped'? I'm stifling giggles as I'm holding the turtle and watching as Dr. C ties it off and then reaches for the scissors....... The turtle which has been hiding his head all this time, sticks out his head all the way (they really have long necks) and tries to bite my hand. Clearly he was saying, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Poor guy, but we're cracking jokes ranging from saying "Mazeltov" to whether it's a Jewish turtle to whether his owner is guy or not. Fortunately it was owned by two girls. Sheesh, can you imagine being a guy owning a turtle that just got snipped? Have fun explaining THAT to your friends. Now a quick pause for an anatomy lesson. Yes, the turtle will still be able to pee. Turtles have a cloaca where the urinary, intestinal, and reproductive systems meet. A turtle's penis is only used for reproduction. So the only thing this turtle will not be able to do is make baby turtles. Um, let's see, what else? If you think naming a cat Mischief was cool, there was a big German Shepard in today named Havoc. hehehe There's a BIG Maine Coon kitty staying with us. Most Maine Coons that I've seen haven't been very nice. This one though rolled on his back and gave me the upside down head so I could give him a belly rub. And his name? Moose. Okay, on to do homework............ARGH!!!!! Kristi |
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Thanks to you I get to end my day on the computer with a grin on my face.
Jo "Mischief" wrote in message om... This entry will have you laughing hard, so you've been warned. We're going through our normal routine, taking care of animals and preparing for two kitties to have dentals when one of the receptionists comes in. A concerned client was on the phone and was worried about his cat. Apparently the client's young toddler thought it would be cute to empty an entire tube of diaper rash ointment on the cat. (Pause for OMGs and laughter) *****I forget who, but I know Mithu's owner and other people on this NG have small children and cats. So read on, and take proper precautions!!! The client was concerned because even after wiping it off, it was greasy and all matted in the hair and the cat was licking it off. Dr. C said to wash it off immediately because the ointment has zinc oxide which is toxic to cats. The receptionist went to tell the client and we continued with everything. A few hours later, I was alone in treatment when I got called to the waiting room. In the waiting room was the very same client, with his baby girl who had done the deed, and the cat in a carrier. He explained that after washing the cat THREE times, the fur was still greasy and icky and asked if we could bathe the cat. He turned to his daughter and asked, "Honey, how long was it after you put the ointment on the cat before you told us?" "yeah....i put the ointment on the cat......" the girl replied "Yes you did, but did you play with the cat or did you immediately come and tell us?" ".....immeditly tell us......" "Or did you play with the cat some more?" ".....played with the.....cat some more......." By this time I'm trying hard not to laugh and I tell the client that we would give it a try. BTW, the family named is Beerstein, and the cat's name is Cervesa. (pause for laughter, cause 'cerveza' is spanish for beer) So I bring the cat back, and it is obvious that this cat is NOT happy. He's not growling or anything but there's a note in his file that he's not been cooperative in the past. So I hand him off to Charles for his bath. 20 minutes later, the cat is in a cage with a cage dryer, and Charles is shaking his head. "I've tried FOUR different shampoos and even Dawn dish soap, but the cat is still greasy." He said it was a little better, but the hair was still greasy. The last time I checked on the cat, he was facing away from the cage door, CLEARLY not happy with the entire situation. Meanwhile, his hair was drying all spiked up in all directions. Poor Baby!!! The consensus was that since it didn't come out even after Dawn dish soap, it probably wasn't going to come out, even with the cat licking himself. However, by now any harmful chemicals should have been washed out by now. The only thing to do was to dry the cat and either wait it to wear off or grow out; or to shave the cat. And I'm very sorry, but my shift ended at 4 and the owner was not to arrive until 5, so I do not have the final details of this story. I will find out the rest of the details when I go back to work on Tuesday. SORRY!!!!!!! Okay on to another funny story, Maybe not that funny if you're a guy, but I think it's really funny. Ok, last week, Dr. S was out because it was his daughter's bat mitzvah (hope I got the spelling right) Dr. C went to it and then came to work at the clinic in the afternoon. So we were talking about it that afternoon. a while later, Dr. C brings back this box turtle. I remembered this turtle had been in about a month ago for a prolapsed penis. Meaning it got stuck out and the turtle was unable to retract it and it got dried and infected. Guys, don't you just hate it when that happens? (pause for snickers and chuckles) I still remember holding the turtle while Dr. C stuck it back in, cleaned up the area and put in a few sutures to keep it from slipping out again. Boy, which I could do that to a guy..... (pause for more snickers and chuckles) The sutures were taken out a week later and everything was okay. Anyways, so my co-workers and I are talking about the bat mitzvah when Dr. C comes back with the same turtle. The same thing happend again and the area was all red and the tissue was necrotic and icky. So I glove up again, and ask what is going to be done. Dr. C says, "Well, I'll inject a bit of lidocaine, then I'll tie off the penis with some suture material and cut it off." Uh, say that again? My co-workers and I all looked at each other. After a pause we all started giggling a bit and I suddenly said, "So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?" That did it, now we're all chuckling, even Dr. C. By now most of my co-workers have stopped what they're doing to watch. I mean, c'mon, how often are you going to see a turtle get 'snipped'? I'm stifling giggles as I'm holding the turtle and watching as Dr. C ties it off and then reaches for the scissors....... The turtle which has been hiding his head all this time, sticks out his head all the way (they really have long necks) and tries to bite my hand. Clearly he was saying, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Poor guy, but we're cracking jokes ranging from saying "Mazeltov" to whether it's a Jewish turtle to whether his owner is guy or not. Fortunately it was owned by two girls. Sheesh, can you imagine being a guy owning a turtle that just got snipped? Have fun explaining THAT to your friends. Now a quick pause for an anatomy lesson. Yes, the turtle will still be able to pee. Turtles have a cloaca where the urinary, intestinal, and reproductive systems meet. A turtle's penis is only used for reproduction. So the only thing this turtle will not be able to do is make baby turtles. Um, let's see, what else? If you think naming a cat Mischief was cool, there was a big German Shepard in today named Havoc. hehehe There's a BIG Maine Coon kitty staying with us. Most Maine Coons that I've seen haven't been very nice. This one though rolled on his back and gave me the upside down head so I could give him a belly rub. And his name? Moose. Okay, on to do homework............ARGH!!!!! Kristi |
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Mary wrote:
Here he is right when I got him http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/penisa.jpg Here he is after his first soak when he could finally pee http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/circumcised2.jpg He looks better now but I haven't taken any recent pics. Aww, poor baby. So glad they found you and got help for the little mite. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Mary wrote:
Here he is right when I got him http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/penisa.jpg Here he is after his first soak when he could finally pee http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/circumcised2.jpg He looks better now but I haven't taken any recent pics. Aww, poor baby. So glad they found you and got help for the little mite. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Mary wrote:
"So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?" Ouch. Here he is after his first soak when he could finally pee http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/circumcised2.jpg He looks better now but I haven't taken any recent pics. Double ouch. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Mary wrote:
"So you're going to perform a turtle circumcision?" Ouch. Here he is after his first soak when he could finally pee http://www.mary.cc/squirrels/images/circumcised2.jpg He looks better now but I haven't taken any recent pics. Double ouch. -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Mischief wrote:
This entry will have you laughing hard, so you've been warned. That's the truth and no mistake!!!! Thanks, Kristi for the latest instalment! I think the turtle episode made me laugh most. Your posts are better than James Herriot :-))) Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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