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Vet Tech Journals: Life continues.........(long)
LIfe at the vet clinic has pretty much gone about as what one could
consider "normal" Day in, day out we start the day turning on all the equipment, taking care of boarders, seeing appts and treating animals and several hours later we find outselves turning off the equipment and driving home to rest our aching feet and to cuddle our own animals. Here's a few blurbs of stories that have stood out in my mind from the past week or so......... ************************************************* Recently we have acquired another animal that needs a home. I've fallen in love with her, and i'm sure if things were different I would adopt her. But I can't for several reasons: 1: Mischief 2. Mayhem 3. Imp 4. Semi-crowded apartment And most important..... 5. It's a D-THING Friends of Dr. S decided to move and also decided to not take this dog with them. She's a young Papillon dog, her name is Lucy and the best way to describe her is that she's a set of springs wrapped in fur and on ten shots of espresso. In spite of that she's adorably cute. She's brown and white and has those adorably cute Papillon ears that i love, topped off by a long curly tail. I love walking her and her undying love(and cluelessness) and expressions of..... "WHATAREWEGONNADONOWIMUSTSNIFFYOUWANNAPLAYFETCHOHI NEEDTOSNIFFYOUALLOVERANDOHWHATISTHATIMUSTJUMPANDDO WNTOSHOWIAMSOHAPPYISTHATACATWALKINGONTHECOUNTERICA NNOTSEEIMUSTJUMPUPANDDOWNANDTRYTOSMELLHERANDSHOWYO UHOWMUCHILOVERHERANDOHWHATISTHATISTHATANOTHERDOGDO YOUWANNAPLAYHEYWHATAREYOUDOING........" and on and on...... She would be PERFECT if she got some sort of training and could be a great agility dog. My mom had our dog trained for agility and Lucy would be perfect. I was playing fetch with her behind the reception desk and she was having so much fun, and I was laughing too (Mainly because picture a hyperactive dog eagerly playing fetch, on a linoleum floor) She would do the cartoon run in place and run back to me, try to stop and crash but she was so happy none the less. In another life I probably would adopt her. But I am currently owed by three slaves who i also love dearly and must wait on hand and foot. Anyone want a very hyperactive Papillon? ********************* We had a cat today that was in for surgery. His name was Sammy and he had bladder stones. He also has CAUTION stickers pasted all over his file. Fortunately Dr. C gave him a shot in the butt before he really knew what was happening and five minutes later he was asleep and we were able to place a catheter, etc. Once the surgery was done, J clipped his claws (THANK GOODNESS) pulled his catheter, etc. She also hung a towel over the door of his cage, for which I found out why later. I was setting up the large cage beneath Sammy's for a large dog who was having surgery later. I was on my knees and placing the blankets when i heard growling. I looked up and there was a small section of the cage door which was NOT covered and in the semi-darkness I could see two eyes and a white mouth (Sammy is a Tuxedo) I could hear growling and hissing, but being the silly tech that I am, I just continued with setting up the cage beneath. Oh and by the way, I have long hair, and it's up in a ponytail. I was finishing up when I hear a loud HISSPIT/SCREECH and something batted or tried to grab my ponytail. I instinctively ducked and slowly backed away. And in the semi darkness I could see the two eyes giving me the Feline Glare of Death. Yeeks...... Then the end of the day came and we had to now try to get Sammy OUT of the cage and into his carrier. Okay the plan was to open the carrier(plastic with a door), open the cage and put the open carrier in front of the cat. Surely the cat will recognize the carrier and after being in the horrible place you would think they would want to get into the carrier and get the heck out of there. Sounds logical, doesn't it? (Cue high pitched screams growls and hissing) Sammy pretty much ATTACKED the carrier every time we stuck it in there. Ummmmmm........okay Plan B. Plan B was to take a slip lease and attempt to "lasso" the kitty around his body and gently pull him out far enough to wrap him in a thick comforter. My attempts to lasso Sammy failed and on the last attempt he attacked my arm. I pulled back and looked down ad saw several red lines on my right forearm. Yes they were red, but THANKFULLY, all of them were ok, since NONE had broken the skin. I attribute my lucky escape to the fact that my coworker had CLIPPED Sammy's claws. WHEW!!!! Well now Sammy is really mad. And later on I figured out why. Here he was trying to attack us and after my close call, he realized something. I believe his thought patterns throughout the entire incident was...... "GET AWAY FROM MY HOOMIN!!! I WILL SLICE YOU TO PIECES!!! TAKE THAT!!!!! HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT??!! I'VE GOT MORE.....HEY!!!!! WHY AREN'T YOU BLEEDING?!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BLEEDING HOOMIN!!! I'm quite sure that had his claws not been clipped that yes, i would be bleeding and nursing foot long scratches all over my arm. Plan C eventually worked, which was tossing the comforter over Sammy's head and grabbing the entire bundle and manuvering the cat into the carrier. *Big sigh* Then we realized that we had forgotten to put an e-collar on Sammy. Uh......we put one together and gave it to the owner to let him put it on. Whew!! ***************************** I need some purrs for Mango. Mango, as you recall is an old cat that has a few health issues, but the other morning, i heard him coughing. Uh-oh. So now Mango is in a cage in the isolation room and he is NOT happy. He's mad that he can't roam around the clinic. He's on antibiotics so i hope he gets better. ************************** Dr. S is a little mad at Sergio. Sergio is another hospital cat. He's got a bit of an attitude and he doesn't walk, he STRUTS. He likes to get into the cat room when cats board at the clinic. He reaches through the bars and steals their food. Our manager loved him and used to spoil him ROTTEN. But she's not with us anymore so poor Sergio is miffed at not getting the royal treatment anymore. So miffed that he's getting into trouble. I was in the reception area and looked over at the shelves where we kept the food that we sell to clients. I then noticed a cat tail, gray and fluffy, which was Sergio's. Then I noticed ANOTHER cat tail. Gray and thin, which had to belong to Timmy. Wait a sec, those two cats don't like each other. So I walked over to see what was going on. I found that Sergio had ripped open a corner of a GIANT bag of dog food (yes dog food) and was munching happily. Timmy was also there waiting for his share. Dang it. So i removed BOTH cats from the area and got protests from both of them, of course. The problem is, it's a HUGE bag of dog food so it's kinda expensive. So we put it aside to return to the manufacturer. But then the very NEXT day we caught Sergio who had again made his way into the reception are and found that he had made another hole, this one even bigger, and he was chowing down. Dr. S was NOT happy. Now bear in mind, Dr. S does like Sergio, in spite of everything, but this is just one of those frustrating moments, where the mischievious side of Sergio comes out. Sheesh!!! Well enough for now. Time to go get something to eat and get some rest, since the adventure continues tomorrow. Take care, Kristi |
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Vet Tech Journals: Life continues.........(long)
Wow, Kristi. That Sammy cat sounded just like my Jazz (RB).
He also had CAUTION all over his chart plus someone put a NASTY CAT note in there too. He wouldn't let anybody touch him but me, and also bit me sometimes. I loved him to death but he was a handful. Glad to read you are doing well at this place and getting lots of experience. Keep up the good work and hopefully one day we may get to call you Dr TED! grin Lily & her mama -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. "Mischief" wrote in message oups.com... LIfe at the vet clinic has pretty much gone about as what one could consider "normal" Day in, day out we start the day turning on all the equipment, taking care of boarders, seeing appts and treating animals and several hours later we find outselves turning off the equipment and driving home to rest our aching feet and to cuddle our own animals. Here's a few blurbs of stories that have stood out in my mind from the past week or so......... ************************************************* Recently we have acquired another animal that needs a home. I've fallen in love with her, and i'm sure if things were different I would adopt her. But I can't for several reasons: 1: Mischief 2. Mayhem 3. Imp 4. Semi-crowded apartment And most important..... 5. It's a D-THING Friends of Dr. S decided to move and also decided to not take this dog with them. She's a young Papillon dog, her name is Lucy and the best way to describe her is that she's a set of springs wrapped in fur and on ten shots of espresso. In spite of that she's adorably cute. She's brown and white and has those adorably cute Papillon ears that i love, topped off by a long curly tail. I love walking her and her undying love(and cluelessness) and expressions of..... "WHATAREWEGONNADONOWIMUSTSNIFFYOUWANNAPLAYFETCHOHI NEEDTOSNIFFYOUALLOVERANDOHWHATISTHATIMUSTJUMPANDDO WNTOSHOWIAMSOHAPPYISTHATACATWALKINGONTHECOUNTERICA NNOTSEEIMUSTJUMPUPANDDOWNANDTRYTOSMELLHERANDSHOWYO UHOWMUCHILOVERHERANDOHWHATISTHATISTHATANOTHERDOGDO YOUWANNAPLAYHEYWHATAREYOUDOING........" and on and on...... She would be PERFECT if she got some sort of training and could be a great agility dog. My mom had our dog trained for agility and Lucy would be perfect. I was playing fetch with her behind the reception desk and she was having so much fun, and I was laughing too (Mainly because picture a hyperactive dog eagerly playing fetch, on a linoleum floor) She would do the cartoon run in place and run back to me, try to stop and crash but she was so happy none the less. In another life I probably would adopt her. But I am currently owed by three slaves who i also love dearly and must wait on hand and foot. Anyone want a very hyperactive Papillon? ********************* We had a cat today that was in for surgery. His name was Sammy and he had bladder stones. He also has CAUTION stickers pasted all over his file. Fortunately Dr. C gave him a shot in the butt before he really knew what was happening and five minutes later he was asleep and we were able to place a catheter, etc. Once the surgery was done, J clipped his claws (THANK GOODNESS) pulled his catheter, etc. She also hung a towel over the door of his cage, for which I found out why later. I was setting up the large cage beneath Sammy's for a large dog who was having surgery later. I was on my knees and placing the blankets when i heard growling. I looked up and there was a small section of the cage door which was NOT covered and in the semi-darkness I could see two eyes and a white mouth (Sammy is a Tuxedo) I could hear growling and hissing, but being the silly tech that I am, I just continued with setting up the cage beneath. Oh and by the way, I have long hair, and it's up in a ponytail. I was finishing up when I hear a loud HISSPIT/SCREECH and something batted or tried to grab my ponytail. I instinctively ducked and slowly backed away. And in the semi darkness I could see the two eyes giving me the Feline Glare of Death. Yeeks...... Then the end of the day came and we had to now try to get Sammy OUT of the cage and into his carrier. Okay the plan was to open the carrier(plastic with a door), open the cage and put the open carrier in front of the cat. Surely the cat will recognize the carrier and after being in the horrible place you would think they would want to get into the carrier and get the heck out of there. Sounds logical, doesn't it? (Cue high pitched screams growls and hissing) Sammy pretty much ATTACKED the carrier every time we stuck it in there. Ummmmmm........okay Plan B. Plan B was to take a slip lease and attempt to "lasso" the kitty around his body and gently pull him out far enough to wrap him in a thick comforter. My attempts to lasso Sammy failed and on the last attempt he attacked my arm. I pulled back and looked down ad saw several red lines on my right forearm. Yes they were red, but THANKFULLY, all of them were ok, since NONE had broken the skin. I attribute my lucky escape to the fact that my coworker had CLIPPED Sammy's claws. WHEW!!!! Well now Sammy is really mad. And later on I figured out why. Here he was trying to attack us and after my close call, he realized something. I believe his thought patterns throughout the entire incident was...... "GET AWAY FROM MY HOOMIN!!! I WILL SLICE YOU TO PIECES!!! TAKE THAT!!!!! HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT??!! I'VE GOT MORE.....HEY!!!!! WHY AREN'T YOU BLEEDING?!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BLEEDING HOOMIN!!! I'm quite sure that had his claws not been clipped that yes, i would be bleeding and nursing foot long scratches all over my arm. Plan C eventually worked, which was tossing the comforter over Sammy's head and grabbing the entire bundle and manuvering the cat into the carrier. *Big sigh* Then we realized that we had forgotten to put an e-collar on Sammy. Uh......we put one together and gave it to the owner to let him put it on. Whew!! ***************************** I need some purrs for Mango. Mango, as you recall is an old cat that has a few health issues, but the other morning, i heard him coughing. Uh-oh. So now Mango is in a cage in the isolation room and he is NOT happy. He's mad that he can't roam around the clinic. He's on antibiotics so i hope he gets better. ************************** Dr. S is a little mad at Sergio. Sergio is another hospital cat. He's got a bit of an attitude and he doesn't walk, he STRUTS. He likes to get into the cat room when cats board at the clinic. He reaches through the bars and steals their food. Our manager loved him and used to spoil him ROTTEN. But she's not with us anymore so poor Sergio is miffed at not getting the royal treatment anymore. So miffed that he's getting into trouble. I was in the reception area and looked over at the shelves where we kept the food that we sell to clients. I then noticed a cat tail, gray and fluffy, which was Sergio's. Then I noticed ANOTHER cat tail. Gray and thin, which had to belong to Timmy. Wait a sec, those two cats don't like each other. So I walked over to see what was going on. I found that Sergio had ripped open a corner of a GIANT bag of dog food (yes dog food) and was munching happily. Timmy was also there waiting for his share. Dang it. So i removed BOTH cats from the area and got protests from both of them, of course. The problem is, it's a HUGE bag of dog food so it's kinda expensive. So we put it aside to return to the manufacturer. But then the very NEXT day we caught Sergio who had again made his way into the reception are and found that he had made another hole, this one even bigger, and he was chowing down. Dr. S was NOT happy. Now bear in mind, Dr. S does like Sergio, in spite of everything, but this is just one of those frustrating moments, where the mischievious side of Sergio comes out. Sheesh!!! Well enough for now. Time to go get something to eat and get some rest, since the adventure continues tomorrow. Take care, Kristi |
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Vet Tech Journals: Life continues.........(long)
I love getting these little snippets from you. I sometimes don't realize
how long it has been until you write one and then I miss it until I read it. And I'm so glad my cats don't have caution signs on their folders. They will let anyone do anything to them without argument. It would be so embarrassing otherwise. Mischief wrote: LIfe at the vet clinic has pretty much gone about as what one could consider "normal" Day in, day out we start the day turning on all the equipment, taking care of boarders, seeing appts and treating animals and several hours later we find outselves turning off the equipment and driving home to rest our aching feet and to cuddle our own animals. Here's a few blurbs of stories that have stood out in my mind from the past week or so......... ************************************************* Recently we have acquired another animal that needs a home. I've fallen in love with her, and i'm sure if things were different I would adopt her. But I can't for several reasons: 1: Mischief 2. Mayhem 3. Imp 4. Semi-crowded apartment And most important..... 5. It's a D-THING Friends of Dr. S decided to move and also decided to not take this dog with them. She's a young Papillon dog, her name is Lucy and the best way to describe her is that she's a set of springs wrapped in fur and on ten shots of espresso. In spite of that she's adorably cute. She's brown and white and has those adorably cute Papillon ears that i love, topped off by a long curly tail. I love walking her and her undying love(and cluelessness) and expressions of..... "WHATAREWEGONNADONOWIMUSTSNIFFYOUWANNAPLAYFETCHOHI NEEDTOSNIFFYOUALLOVERANDOHWHATISTHATIMUSTJUMPANDDO WNTOSHOWIAMSOHAPPYISTHATACATWALKINGONTHECOUNTERICA NNOTSEEIMUSTJUMPUPANDDOWNANDTRYTOSMELLHERANDSHOWYO UHOWMUCHILOVERHERANDOHWHATISTHATISTHATANOTHERDOGDO YOUWANNAPLAYHEYWHATAREYOUDOING........" and on and on...... She would be PERFECT if she got some sort of training and could be a great agility dog. My mom had our dog trained for agility and Lucy would be perfect. I was playing fetch with her behind the reception desk and she was having so much fun, and I was laughing too (Mainly because picture a hyperactive dog eagerly playing fetch, on a linoleum floor) She would do the cartoon run in place and run back to me, try to stop and crash but she was so happy none the less. In another life I probably would adopt her. But I am currently owed by three slaves who i also love dearly and must wait on hand and foot. Anyone want a very hyperactive Papillon? ********************* We had a cat today that was in for surgery. His name was Sammy and he had bladder stones. He also has CAUTION stickers pasted all over his file. Fortunately Dr. C gave him a shot in the butt before he really knew what was happening and five minutes later he was asleep and we were able to place a catheter, etc. Once the surgery was done, J clipped his claws (THANK GOODNESS) pulled his catheter, etc. She also hung a towel over the door of his cage, for which I found out why later. I was setting up the large cage beneath Sammy's for a large dog who was having surgery later. I was on my knees and placing the blankets when i heard growling. I looked up and there was a small section of the cage door which was NOT covered and in the semi-darkness I could see two eyes and a white mouth (Sammy is a Tuxedo) I could hear growling and hissing, but being the silly tech that I am, I just continued with setting up the cage beneath. Oh and by the way, I have long hair, and it's up in a ponytail. I was finishing up when I hear a loud HISSPIT/SCREECH and something batted or tried to grab my ponytail. I instinctively ducked and slowly backed away. And in the semi darkness I could see the two eyes giving me the Feline Glare of Death. Yeeks...... Then the end of the day came and we had to now try to get Sammy OUT of the cage and into his carrier. Okay the plan was to open the carrier(plastic with a door), open the cage and put the open carrier in front of the cat. Surely the cat will recognize the carrier and after being in the horrible place you would think they would want to get into the carrier and get the heck out of there. Sounds logical, doesn't it? (Cue high pitched screams growls and hissing) Sammy pretty much ATTACKED the carrier every time we stuck it in there. Ummmmmm........okay Plan B. Plan B was to take a slip lease and attempt to "lasso" the kitty around his body and gently pull him out far enough to wrap him in a thick comforter. My attempts to lasso Sammy failed and on the last attempt he attacked my arm. I pulled back and looked down ad saw several red lines on my right forearm. Yes they were red, but THANKFULLY, all of them were ok, since NONE had broken the skin. I attribute my lucky escape to the fact that my coworker had CLIPPED Sammy's claws. WHEW!!!! Well now Sammy is really mad. And later on I figured out why. Here he was trying to attack us and after my close call, he realized something. I believe his thought patterns throughout the entire incident was...... "GET AWAY FROM MY HOOMIN!!! I WILL SLICE YOU TO PIECES!!! TAKE THAT!!!!! HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT??!! I'VE GOT MORE.....HEY!!!!! WHY AREN'T YOU BLEEDING?!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BLEEDING HOOMIN!!! I'm quite sure that had his claws not been clipped that yes, i would be bleeding and nursing foot long scratches all over my arm. Plan C eventually worked, which was tossing the comforter over Sammy's head and grabbing the entire bundle and manuvering the cat into the carrier. *Big sigh* Then we realized that we had forgotten to put an e-collar on Sammy. Uh......we put one together and gave it to the owner to let him put it on. Whew!! ***************************** I need some purrs for Mango. Mango, as you recall is an old cat that has a few health issues, but the other morning, i heard him coughing. Uh-oh. So now Mango is in a cage in the isolation room and he is NOT happy. He's mad that he can't roam around the clinic. He's on antibiotics so i hope he gets better. ************************** Dr. S is a little mad at Sergio. Sergio is another hospital cat. He's got a bit of an attitude and he doesn't walk, he STRUTS. He likes to get into the cat room when cats board at the clinic. He reaches through the bars and steals their food. Our manager loved him and used to spoil him ROTTEN. But she's not with us anymore so poor Sergio is miffed at not getting the royal treatment anymore. So miffed that he's getting into trouble. I was in the reception area and looked over at the shelves where we kept the food that we sell to clients. I then noticed a cat tail, gray and fluffy, which was Sergio's. Then I noticed ANOTHER cat tail. Gray and thin, which had to belong to Timmy. Wait a sec, those two cats don't like each other. So I walked over to see what was going on. I found that Sergio had ripped open a corner of a GIANT bag of dog food (yes dog food) and was munching happily. Timmy was also there waiting for his share. Dang it. So i removed BOTH cats from the area and got protests from both of them, of course. The problem is, it's a HUGE bag of dog food so it's kinda expensive. So we put it aside to return to the manufacturer. But then the very NEXT day we caught Sergio who had again made his way into the reception are and found that he had made another hole, this one even bigger, and he was chowing down. Dr. S was NOT happy. Now bear in mind, Dr. S does like Sergio, in spite of everything, but this is just one of those frustrating moments, where the mischievious side of Sergio comes out. Sheesh!!! Well enough for now. Time to go get something to eat and get some rest, since the adventure continues tomorrow. Take care, Kristi |
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Bridget wrote:
I love getting these little snippets from you. I sometimes don't realize how long it has been until you write one and then I miss it until I read it. And I'm so glad my cats don't have caution signs on their folders. They will let anyone do anything to them without argument. It would be so embarrassing otherwise. Mischief wrote: LIfe at the vet clinic has pretty much gone about as what one could consider "normal" Day in, day out we start the day turning on all the equipment, taking care of boarders, seeing appts and treating animals and several hours later we find outselves turning off the equipment and driving home to rest our aching feet and to cuddle our own animals. Here's a few blurbs of stories that have stood out in my mind from the past week or so......... ************************************************* Recently we have acquired another animal that needs a home. I've fallen in love with her, and i'm sure if things were different I would adopt her. But I can't for several reasons: 1: Mischief 2. Mayhem 3. Imp 4. Semi-crowded apartment And most important..... 5. It's a D-THING Friends of Dr. S decided to move and also decided to not take this dog with them. She's a young Papillon dog, her name is Lucy and the best way to describe her is that she's a set of springs wrapped in fur and on ten shots of espresso. In spite of that she's adorably cute. She's brown and white and has those adorably cute Papillon ears that i love, topped off by a long curly tail. I love walking her and her undying love(and cluelessness) and expressions of..... "WHATAREWEGONNADONOWIMUSTSNIFFYOUWANNAPLAYFETCHOHI NEEDTOSNIFFYOUALLOVERANDOHWHATISTHATIMUSTJUMPANDDO WNTOSHOWIAMSOHAPPYISTHATACATWALKINGONTHECOUNTERICA NNOTSEEIMUSTJUMPUPANDDOWNANDTRYTOSMELLHERANDSHOWYO UHOWMUCHILOVERHERANDOHWHATISTHATISTHATANOTHERDOGDO YOUWANNAPLAYHEYWHATAREYOUDOING........" and on and on...... She would be PERFECT if she got some sort of training and could be a great agility dog. My mom had our dog trained for agility and Lucy would be perfect. I was playing fetch with her behind the reception desk and she was having so much fun, and I was laughing too (Mainly because picture a hyperactive dog eagerly playing fetch, on a linoleum floor) She would do the cartoon run in place and run back to me, try to stop and crash but she was so happy none the less. In another life I probably would adopt her. But I am currently owed by three slaves who i also love dearly and must wait on hand and foot. Anyone want a very hyperactive Papillon? ********************* We had a cat today that was in for surgery. His name was Sammy and he had bladder stones. He also has CAUTION stickers pasted all over his file. Fortunately Dr. C gave him a shot in the butt before he really knew what was happening and five minutes later he was asleep and we were able to place a catheter, etc. Once the surgery was done, J clipped his claws (THANK GOODNESS) pulled his catheter, etc. She also hung a towel over the door of his cage, for which I found out why later. I was setting up the large cage beneath Sammy's for a large dog who was having surgery later. I was on my knees and placing the blankets when i heard growling. I looked up and there was a small section of the cage door which was NOT covered and in the semi-darkness I could see two eyes and a white mouth (Sammy is a Tuxedo) I could hear growling and hissing, but being the silly tech that I am, I just continued with setting up the cage beneath. Oh and by the way, I have long hair, and it's up in a ponytail. I was finishing up when I hear a loud HISSPIT/SCREECH and something batted or tried to grab my ponytail. I instinctively ducked and slowly backed away. And in the semi darkness I could see the two eyes giving me the Feline Glare of Death. Yeeks...... Then the end of the day came and we had to now try to get Sammy OUT of the cage and into his carrier. Okay the plan was to open the carrier(plastic with a door), open the cage and put the open carrier in front of the cat. Surely the cat will recognize the carrier and after being in the horrible place you would think they would want to get into the carrier and get the heck out of there. Sounds logical, doesn't it? (Cue high pitched screams growls and hissing) Sammy pretty much ATTACKED the carrier every time we stuck it in there. Ummmmmm........okay Plan B. Plan B was to take a slip lease and attempt to "lasso" the kitty around his body and gently pull him out far enough to wrap him in a thick comforter. My attempts to lasso Sammy failed and on the last attempt he attacked my arm. I pulled back and looked down ad saw several red lines on my right forearm. Yes they were red, but THANKFULLY, all of them were ok, since NONE had broken the skin. I attribute my lucky escape to the fact that my coworker had CLIPPED Sammy's claws. WHEW!!!! Well now Sammy is really mad. And later on I figured out why. Here he was trying to attack us and after my close call, he realized something. I believe his thought patterns throughout the entire incident was...... "GET AWAY FROM MY HOOMIN!!! I WILL SLICE YOU TO PIECES!!! TAKE THAT!!!!! HOW'D YOU LIKE THAT??!! I'VE GOT MORE.....HEY!!!!! WHY AREN'T YOU BLEEDING?!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BLEEDING HOOMIN!!! I'm quite sure that had his claws not been clipped that yes, i would be bleeding and nursing foot long scratches all over my arm. Plan C eventually worked, which was tossing the comforter over Sammy's head and grabbing the entire bundle and manuvering the cat into the carrier. *Big sigh* Then we realized that we had forgotten to put an e-collar on Sammy. Uh......we put one together and gave it to the owner to let him put it on. Whew!! ***************************** I need some purrs for Mango. Mango, as you recall is an old cat that has a few health issues, but the other morning, i heard him coughing. Uh-oh. So now Mango is in a cage in the isolation room and he is NOT happy. He's mad that he can't roam around the clinic. He's on antibiotics so i hope he gets better. ************************** Dr. S is a little mad at Sergio. Sergio is another hospital cat. He's got a bit of an attitude and he doesn't walk, he STRUTS. He likes to get into the cat room when cats board at the clinic. He reaches through the bars and steals their food. Our manager loved him and used to spoil him ROTTEN. But she's not with us anymore so poor Sergio is miffed at not getting the royal treatment anymore. So miffed that he's getting into trouble. I was in the reception area and looked over at the shelves where we kept the food that we sell to clients. I then noticed a cat tail, gray and fluffy, which was Sergio's. Then I noticed ANOTHER cat tail. Gray and thin, which had to belong to Timmy. Wait a sec, those two cats don't like each other. So I walked over to see what was going on. I found that Sergio had ripped open a corner of a GIANT bag of dog food (yes dog food) and was munching happily. Timmy was also there waiting for his share. Dang it. So i removed BOTH cats from the area and got protests from both of them, of course. The problem is, it's a HUGE bag of dog food so it's kinda expensive. So we put it aside to return to the manufacturer. But then the very NEXT day we caught Sergio who had again made his way into the reception are and found that he had made another hole, this one even bigger, and he was chowing down. Dr. S was NOT happy. Now bear in mind, Dr. S does like Sergio, in spite of everything, but this is just one of those frustrating moments, where the mischievious side of Sergio comes out. Sheesh!!! Well enough for now. Time to go get something to eat and get some rest, since the adventure continues tomorrow. Take care, Kristi Great stories... I had no idea other people's cats could be so, er, dangerous... Lions and tigers maybe, but house cats? But they are the "Most Extreme" killer felines on Animal Planet's Extreme program. So maybe I'd better keep an eye on Woodgie. :-) Kathy |
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Vet Tech Journals: Life continues.........(long)
On Apr 21, 12:24 am, Mischief wrote:
********************* Then the end of the day came and we had to now try to get Sammy OUT of the cage and into his carrier. Okay the plan was to open the carrier(plastic with a door), open the cage and put the open carrier in front of the cat. Surely the cat will recognize the carrier and after being in the horrible place you would think they would want to get into the carrier and get the heck out of there. Sounds logical, doesn't it? (Cue high pitched screams growls and hissing) That's exactly how Rusty reacted when I went to pick him up after his teeth extraction. He was hissing and growling. I've never seen him like that. He even lounged at the vet tech when she tried to put him in his carrier. He was spitting mad. I didn't even dare to touch him. I told Rusty I was taking him home. But my words had no effect on him. Finally the vet tech threw a towel on Rusty and inched him into his carrier. Dr. S is a little mad at Sergio. Sergio is another hospital cat. He's got a bit of an attitude and he doesn't walk, he STRUTS. He likes to get into the cat room when cats board at the clinic. He reaches through the bars and steals their food. When Rusty was boarded at the vet last fall, a cat stuck its paw into Rusty's cage to steal his food. No wonder he became vicious during his stay there. |
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Heh, thanks, but i'm not sure i could do the whole Dr. thing. I mean
that would be at least 2-3 more years of school, and that would be just trying to get INTO vet school, which would be another 4-5 years. I'm 28, and by the time everything would be done i would be like in my late thirties. Seems kinda weird thinking about that. But then again, things could change. Kristi |
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Awww, thanks. I've been thinking about consolidating them all and
making a book. ONce for the school RVT newletter, i did a piece entitled Vet Tech Jounral, and it was a first person story of a tech very first attempt to get blood from a jugular vein. The note at the beginning said it was a work of fiction, but was largely based on first hand experiences. My professoer really enjoyed that article. I had meant to do another one but i was so swamped with school and work i couldn't do it. Kristi |
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Yeah you'd be surprised.
I can't tell you how many times i've heard "Oh he/she is NEVER EVER like this at home." I knew this one owner who totally knew her cat was trouble at the vet, and due to liability we never have an owner hold the pet. We're in Los Angeles so a lot of lawsuit-happy people. She swore that her cat was the biggest lover and such a adorable sweetheart at home. Yeah right, once he's at our clinic, he turns in to Catzilla. Kristi |
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Hehe Rusty sounds like fun.
I saw something really funny today. Sergio had apparently had snuck up front again and was caught trying to rip open another bag of food. The technician (who also orders the food and knows how expensive the food is) caught him and scruffed him and picked him up and took him through the door and put him down on the floor in the pharmacy area. She stood up and was walking away when Sergio let out a hiss, ran AFTER her and swatted her leg. She whirled around with a "WTF?" look and she was ****ED. She shook her finger angrily and said. "STOP IT, Sergio. I'm NOT going to put up with your s***!. You are a cat, I'M a human!" Sergio just glared at her and then looking away gave her the 'ear' Meanwhile I was picking my jaw up off the ground and laughing at what i had seen. My co-worker and i laughed about it briefly and then went back to work. Man that was funny. I was so shocked i couldn't come up with a smart- ass comeback for Sergio. Kristi |
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On Apr 21, 11:19 pm, Mischief wrote:
Yeah you'd be surprised. I can't tell you how many times i've heard "Oh he/she is NEVER EVER like this at home." But Rusty IS a different cat at home. After his teeth extraction, the vet tech told me to leave him in a quiet corner when we got home, since he was having a hissy fit. As soon as we got home, Rusty was his usual docile self again. It was like night and day. I concluded he must really hates being at the vet. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have never seen Rusty acted the way he did last year he was caged at the vet. When he was boarded at the vet last month, he was well behaved though. The vet said it depended what other cats and dogs were around him, and what kind of smell he detected. Kristi, have you seen many cats or dogs that got sick from the tainted pet food? I am just curious. Winnie |
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