The other day, just because, the flower shop down the street from the 120th and Blondo Gentle Doctor location brought us this beautiful bouquet of flowers! It brightened our whole week <3
Thank you Stems! We love being your neighbors!
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For those of you with a weak stomach or no interest in the ins and outs of surgery...or both...skip this post!
Those of you who like the weird and the gross, read on.
One of the coolest surgeries we do is stone removal surgery from the urinary bladder.
Stones can be quite pretty. These look like roses to me.
We take stones out for two reasons - they hurt and they can obstruct the urinary system, especially in males.
Before surgery, we do a physical exam and blood work. When we have patients undergoing anesthesia, we - of course - want it to be as safe as possible.
The day of surgery, the pet is fasted. He or she is sedated and anesthetized. An IV catheter is in and anesthesia monitoring equipment is hooked up.
The pet is placed on their back on the surgery table in the surgery room. Lights are aimed at their belly.
Warning! Here is the gross/cool part...An incision is made into the abdomen and the urinary bladder. The stones are scooped out - I am not making this up - with a tiny measuring spoon. We have three. They say "smidge," "sprinkle" and "pinch." I use the "smidge" spoon, the smallest one.
The bladder incision and the abdominal wall incision are sewn back up and x-rays are taken to make sure all of the stones are out. The stones are sent to a lab for analysis.
And the pet lives happily ever after, hopefully forever stone free.
I received a Kaytee Igloo to review from Chewy.com.
Everyone who has had a rabbit or rodent seems to have had one of these! (It was difficult to find a friend who did not already have one!) And I got a lot of good feedback on the igloo.
Our guinea pig Piggy loved his. He did not climb it as some more adventurous piggies might, but he did like to spend time in his igloo.
From friends on the Igloo...
"My rats loved those things." -Jeremy Coffey
"My rats used them. The guinea pigs never cared to go in them but would push them around. All my rabbits were too big." -Alicia Weiland
"Have one for my piggie. Good quality. Easy clean. Sort of large for a pig, but he enjoys it." -Monica Massengale
"Penelope has some thing similar, and loves it!" -Nicole Dawson
"I haven't used them for my own piggies but we use them at Town and Country all the time!" -Kellie Marie
"I think my gerbils would destroy it." -Sara Tifft"
We always had to avoid these with our gerbils. They would have ingested pieces of it, too. We stuck with wooden or cardboard houses." -Kylee Karre
"I no longer have guinea pigs but when I did, they loved these. They would even move them like little turtles to the food dish." -Angela Bohling
"We had one that the piggies fought over. They loved it and did the turtle thing too--mainly because they knew if they left it, the other would steal it. I never figured out what the knobby things on the top were for..." -Cathy Babcock
Too small for almost any dog!
Luna is not impressed.
For a dog who constantly wags her tail, Joy found the igloo quite restricting.
So there you have it! Too small for (dogs and) bunnies. Not ideal for chewers like gerbils. But for guinea pigs and rats, both of whom appreciate a hiding space, these are a great addition to their habitat!
Pumpkin is one of two Frenchies of our friends the Clarks. Abby met her at a candle party. I love the look on Abby's face when she meets a dog!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
I also had a very GOOD job in Colorado, but we did get homesick, so we moved back to Omaha. Best decision ever <3
I received MORE treats to review from Chewy.com! The dogs are loving this!
These treats are Natural Balance Limited Ingredient Treats, Sweet Potato and Venison Formula. Because Joy is allergic to chicken, we need to be careful with ingredients, and these treats were perfect!
At midnight, I woke the dogs and asked, "Are you guys up for a treat review?"
They both said that they were.
Luna loves it...
Joy loves it...
I love this picture of Joy! She is never half committed to anything!
Success! 10 out of 10 - would order again!
Thank you Chewy.com! And thank you Natural Balance for creating treats both our mutts can enjoy.
Dad: Is that the clinic cat?
Me: Dad, that's a Chihuahua.
Recently, Olivia and her person, veterinary technician Allison Parker, helped me with this post on Cosequin Chews from Chewy.com that I received to review. I chose them especially for Olivia!
I love this picture of Olivia!
She said, "meow" and that she enjoyed them very much.
Olivia is normally on Glycoflex Chews, another treat based glucosamine source.
From Allison, "She definitely likes them, but compared to Glycoflex Chews, I would go through the bag twice as quickly!"
Cosequin Chews have 125 mg of glucosamine per two chews. Glycoflex Chews have 300 mg of glucosamine per two chews.
Overall this seems like a very good product, and Cosequin is a brand I trust completely. It is always nice to have treat options instead of pills or capsules for cats!
Olivia, you look like a natural spokes-cat!
I received this beautiful bird book from Chewy.com to review.
It is The Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition, written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.
The pictures in the book are beautiful. It would be easy for a novice bird watcher like me to find and identify birds in the book that I had seen in real life.
I liked it so much that we gave it to my Mom-in-law Karen for her birthday.
10 out of 10! Would order again! (and might...)
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
This is a Real Life picture from my awesome Aunt Jeannine. I love her so much!!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
I wish I still had this plant! It was a kind gesture after everything!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
In Real Life, this is one of many situations that caused me to leave my first job.
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
I still have a sweatshirt with this dog on it :) I was very proud the exclamation mark and heart were over his thoracolumbar junction, which is where most back injuries in Dachshunds occur. This too is a true story, and the dog did great!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
Once again I want to publicly shout how much I love my team. I still believe being the receptionist is the most difficult position on the veterinary team. I do not miss it at all! I love our receptionists!! And the whole team <3
Living in the mountains made up for a lot!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
The author of the wonderful blog Rumpy Dog featured me on her site, so of course Dr. Vet had to say thank you!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
I will post the next strip of the series every Friday. The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
Um, this is a true story unfortunately.
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
I had mixed feelings about doing MORE emergency work, but decided to go with the optimistic view!
This is one strip of a series I created called, "When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Vet" from 2011 - 2012. You've asked if I am going to draw the comic again, and I loved doing it, so maybe. I started the comic to process difficult things in my career, and thankfully, I have not had so much to process once I got this all into comic form!
The entire series can be found at When I Grow Up I Want to be a Vet.
My boss really used this line, and it really worked on me!
One of the best feelings in the world is the feeling when a newly adult dog runs across the exam room and jumps into my lap after we have not seen each other for a year.
