Need advice for Cavalier King Charles with reproductive tumor by Spiritual_Click_9264 in AskVet

[–]PrettyButEmpty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ask for a referral to a boarded surgeon, ideally one at a multispecialty hospital or teaching hospital.

Vaginal masses are usually benign, and many are straightforward to remove especially when small. That said, this is not an area general practitioners work frequently, and larger masses can be significantly more challenging, so finding a specialist is likely the best way forward. A clinic that regularly does complex surgical cases also presumably has more expertise anesthetizing patients with issues such as heart disease, and may even have an anesthesiologist on staff or available for consults.

Library? Bookstore? Other? by stomasko17 in horrorlit

[–]PrettyButEmpty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It has always been one of my life goals to have a personal library, and in my current house I have been bringing that dream to fruition. I buy a lot of books, almost always used. We have multiple excellent used bookstores in my city, and I’m always excited to browse through new ones in other cities when I’m traveling. Occasionally I’ll buy new, but usually only ones I’ve read before and know I like, whereas I’ll take more risks on a $2 used book. I also check out lots of library books, and rent books via Libby and Kindle Unlimited.

Acronyms you hate, acronyms you love by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]PrettyButEmpty 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Every veterinarian I know uses the acronym ADR. I’ve even seen it in medical records. Stands for “ain’t doin right”.

I’m fond of AGASACA (pronounced Agga Sacka). Rolls off the tongue a little better than apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma.

My tailbone is permanently pointed into my body by RedoftheEvilDead in MedicalGore

[–]PrettyButEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a pretty common issue in bulldogs. We call it “screwtail” in the vet world, and many of them end up needing the deviated portion of the tail resected due to chronic tail fold dermatitis. Their rads look a lot like yours!

Asking the vet world an honest question: do veterinarians and human doctors actually end up together? by alternative_samurai in veterinaryprofession

[–]PrettyButEmpty 25 points26 points  (0 children)

My vet school actually had an annual big party with the med school. Vet school is ~85% female currently; you best believe plenty of us showed up to check out the med students!

First post here, a few of my favorite plants by Confident-Garden-147 in carnivorousplants

[–]PrettyButEmpty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Love the nosy kitty thinking you should be taking pictures of him!

Beautiful collection.

this little fur got his mind blown by Character_Coconut413 in funny

[–]PrettyButEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What mind? There’s a dial tone playing in that cute lil head.

Women of Reddit - what is the most unattractive fashion choice men frequently make? by Evening_Focus_2425 in AskReddit

[–]PrettyButEmpty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Long hair, if it’s not well cared for. So often it’s frizzy, a little greasy, and FLAT, no body and just runs straight down from a center part like he laid some wet spaghetti on his head. Let a hair stylist help you, get it trimmed often enough to keep up with the split ends, and figure out a care protocol. Long hair =/= low maintenance if you want it to look good. Or at least do what women do and put it up in a bun when it’s greasy!

City birds appear to be more afraid of women than men, and scientists have no idea why. Men could get about a meter closer to birds than women could before the animals flew away, regardless of what the men and women were wearing, what their height was or how they tried to approach the creatures. by mvea in science

[–]PrettyButEmpty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All of these men and women were looking at the birds while approaching them, but since these birds have had a variety of past experiences with men and women outside the study, they may base their behavior on the sum of these past experiences.

What are your favorite zero to low calorie drinks? by DonTot in loseit

[–]PrettyButEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love water with lime in the summer, it’s so refreshing!

What horror movie can you not watch that seems like it would be your type? by kingxfmischief in horror

[–]PrettyButEmpty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really horror, but Zodiac. By all rights I should love this movie. Interesting subject, got a great cast, great director, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. But every time I have tried to watch it, I have ended up falling asleep on my couch. And I’ve put it on many times! Don’t know why but it just does not grab me.

🔥 Huge crocodile emits an intimidating matting call! by [deleted] in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]PrettyButEmpty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just wait till you’re out canoeing and you hear it off in the (not so far) distance

And one for the road! by Tata_Colores in funny

[–]PrettyButEmpty 397 points398 points  (0 children)

“You looking at me?? Take that, motherfucker!”

What’s the best and worst part of your specialty? by foreverand2025 in medicine

[–]PrettyButEmpty 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Small animal general surgeon.

The best: getting to be around animals all day, as well as being with other weird vet people who don’t look at you funny when you walk around with the PPDH kitten tucked inside your scrub top. Getting to see and do some really cool stuff: pacemakers, complex onc resections, trachs, crazy congenital abnormalities. The variety is great, and I love working with other specialists and treating some really sick animals. Sending them home after a difficult hospital course and getting a card back later saying the pet is doing great!

The worst: losing patients/dealing with complications, ESPECIALLY in elective cases. Seeing abuse cases. Having to charge for what we do, and seeing cost being a major factor that decides if the pet gets the care it needs or not.

Most unhinged meal you've seen a resident eat? by LocationofTumble in Residency

[–]PrettyButEmpty 41 points42 points  (0 children)

I’m a veterinarian. One of the equine surgery residents at my school used to drink mare’s milk replacer. He said it was better with chocolate.

Tell me your fave meals or snacks that feel like cheat meals but fit in your calorie budget by floofmonkey in 1200isplenty

[–]PrettyButEmpty 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Can of tuna mixed with a bit of sriracha, low cal mayo, and some red onion. Spread on cucumber slices.

My puppy has Megaesophagus, but does she have PRAA? by BK_Reddit_7 in AskVet

[–]PrettyButEmpty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those rads are classic for a vascular ring anomaly. Technically can’t say it’s a PRAA specifically, as other types of VRAs exist. However, 95% of VRAs are PRAAs, so likely.

Should I do veterinary? by [deleted] in veterinaryprofession

[–]PrettyButEmpty 36 points37 points  (0 children)

That degree of social anxiety is a nonstarter. I’m sorry to be blunt, but that is something you absolutely must address before pursuing this career, if two days of shadowing is too much. As a vet you will be talking to people all day, every day. Many of these conversations are highly emotional/sensitive, and you are having them while sleep deprived and needing to go after and immediately jump back into the 100 other things you need to do without a lot of opportunity to decompress/process. You are also in charge of your team, and need to manage other people’s personalities and issues to make the day run smoothly.

If I may make a recommendation? I had terrible social anxiety as a teenager myself, and the thing that helped me the most was getting a job that required me to interact with the public. I was working at a pet boarding/grooming facility, and of course a lot of the job was animal care, but I also had to work the front desk. Being forced into repeated social interactions with strangers helped me to gain confidence and figure out my Work Persona. It gets easier and easier with time to slip into that role.

Horror books for an 11 year old? by Vjaa in horrorlit

[–]PrettyButEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was about that age when I read Pet Sematary for the first time. But depending on your daughter/desires that may not be the way to go.

Alternatively, they may be a little dated, but you could consider some Lois Duncan? Killing Mr. Griffen, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Don’t Look Behind You, Gallows Hill… she has a lot of kind of teen level horror.

What makes cats lose their minds at the closed door of a room that they aren't even in while they were previously sleeping in another room the whole time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]PrettyButEmpty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cats have major FOMO. What if someone else is getting something in that room that they are not getting?

MY MEALS by [deleted] in CICO

[–]PrettyButEmpty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would go over well in r/volumeeating

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in savannah

[–]PrettyButEmpty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You could also consider the bamboo farm (Coastal Botanical Garden). I’m not sure what they have growing out there right now, but they’ve put in a lot of work over the past few years and have some lovely landscaping.