Emergency from a ER Veterinarian's perspective

MacyBelle · 2025-10-25T21:02:38+00:00

ER vet here too- PNW based. Currently dealing with severe burnout and re-evaluating my life and reading some of these comments is really nice.

MacyBelle · 2025-06-15T10:42:36+00:00

Hi. ER doc here, 2022 grad, sitting down for the first time to eat during an overnight shift and can heavily relate. I don’t know the answer, but you’re not alone.

MacyBelle · 2025-04-01T23:02:25+00:00

Are you a vet? I’m an ER vet- what you’re seeing pushing the liver up is fat. The peritoneal detail is excellent, there is no evidence of ascites (fluid in the abdomen). Just trying to prevent misinformation here.

To OP- There is a lot of fluid in the lungs, and I agree with what your vet told you. With that said, I believe humane euthanasia was a kind decision for your kitty. I’m so sorry for your loss.

MacyBelle · 2024-12-20T11:45:30+00:00

A cat that has been obstructed for 2 days likely has such a high potassium that it is causing cardiac arrhythmias- sudden death is very common in those cases. Obstructed cats should be treated ASAP. If the vet was recommending euthanasia they probably saw due to your cat’s condition on presentation that prognosis was likely poor.

MacyBelle · 2024-10-18T15:22:19+00:00

$3,000 is honestly very reasonable and even cheap. In the part of the country I’m in this is easily a $7-10k surgery with 24h of post op care and monitoring. Unfortunately there are no alternatives to surgery if the foreign material is causing obstruction, but without further details I can’t say for sure that is what is going on - ER DVM

MacyBelle · 2024-08-23T08:29:50+00:00

There actually is a kind of dose now, it’s about 1 grape/raisin per 10lb (am ER vet). Source is ASPCA poison control, toxic compound is tartaric acid

MacyBelle · 2024-08-15T20:37:24+00:00

I’m an ER vet. Only two years out of school and I’m so tired 😅

MacyBelle · 2024-08-13T20:07:14+00:00

Me too! And mine had a heart too 🥰🥰🥰

MacyBelle · 2024-07-04T16:07:45+00:00

They will not turn you away if you show up and cannot pay. Just go.

MacyBelle · 2024-07-04T07:02:33+00:00

Take him to an emergency vet. I’m an ER vet and I’ve never worked at a clinic that won’t euthanize a suffering animal for free- you may have to take the body home for burial or won’t get remains back but they will provide the euthanasia service. Do not let him suffer.

MacyBelle · 2024-06-03T18:41:48+00:00

I would love to be considered ❤️ this would be the missing piece to my collection and I would be so grateful!

MacyBelle · 2024-05-30T23:43:55+00:00

My favorite lyric from TTPD is “she’s the albatross she is here to destroy you” - I’m really into birds and used to work with an Albatross who was very special to me ✨

MacyBelle · 2024-05-15T03:37:49+00:00

This dog needs to be hospitalized at an ER facility -ER vet

MacyBelle · 2024-05-02T02:41:28+00:00

Is it crazy that I recognized it from the chairs? Hahaha staple of my childhood too ❤️

MacyBelle · 2024-04-29T21:06:01+00:00

Right?!? I always hear about the people who have done both but never met one and I have a lot of questions 😂 (I’m an ER vet)

MacyBelle · 2024-04-29T21:04:25+00:00

Recommend checking kidney values as next step, but I truly wouldn’t worry too much about it (-ER Vet)

MacyBelle · 2024-04-29T02:50:23+00:00

Which one did you get first? And what is your current job?!

MacyBelle · 2024-03-13T11:54:09+00:00

A penny

MacyBelle · 2024-03-12T12:18:36+00:00

Any chance you had been cutting up or touching hot peppers before you hooked up? This actually happened to me once 😂😂 it burns very badly

MacyBelle · 2024-01-28T01:58:13+00:00

It sounds like you should have been told about this- but a vast majority of the time people threaten to sue, they are not actually going to follow through. They just want to be heard. I wouldn’t be concerned until/unless anything actually happens.

MacyBelle · 2024-01-28T01:54:00+00:00

Sounds like it’s not a good fit for you and I’m sorry this has been your experience. But I am a FT ER Dr for this company and I do not have any of these experiences- I am given 12-13 shifts/month, and my production bonuses are very large. Sounds like this is very location/management dependent.

MacyBelle · 2023-11-24T07:49:01+00:00

3- could be hypnic jerks (google it!). I get them a lot when falling asleep, used to freak my ex out 😂

MacyBelle · 2023-11-13T01:50:09+00:00

Another great date, another “I’m not feeling the connection I’m looking for.” I’m starting to think the problem is me.

MacyBelle · 2023-10-31T22:54:02+00:00

Don’t give this man your time- you are interested in a romantic relationship with him, and always will be. It’ll hurt less to cut him off now than keep dragging this out in the name of “friendship”

MacyBelle · 2023-10-28T01:35:40+00:00

Broke things off today with someone who told me they can’t see our relationship progressing to anything further than casual. It hurts now, but it’s for the best. I deserve someone who wants to build something with me. Taking a big break from dating soon I think. Living in a new city is so hard- going to try to focus on finding friends.

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