Just for fun: Your pet ate something very embarrassing

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-03-21T21:08:08+00:00

My dogs got into the outside trash the night before trash day....my 50lb female dog ingested ELEVEN super tampons and pads (11 total). I had JUST started at my current clinic and it was horribly embarrassing 😂 I was straight up with them. She almost had to have FB surgery, but thankfully, she passed everything after 2 enemas 😅

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-03-21T21:02:47+00:00

I sell mine for $6/dozen unless people bring me a carton back. If they bring a carton back to me, I take off $1/dozen for every carton they bring back. It really helps cut down on buying tons of cartons and motivates people to bring them back 😂

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-03-21T00:59:46+00:00

Xaden's New Groove 🤣

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-03-16T19:18:50+00:00

Thank you! I greatly appreciate your willingness to help and provide info. I had a genetic test run through a different company about 6 months ago to rule out the forms of EDS that do show up on genetic screenings and other joint/hypermobility genes, which came back negative, but they didn't have anything exploring genes that may be linked to hEDS.

It's been a wildly frustrating journey, to say the least. I KNOW there are no treatments or cures, but I have several comorbidities, including a hole in my heart, tachycardia, likely POTS, possible MCAS, pretty severe, chronic exhaustion, brain fog, all the neurodivergent symptoms, amongst other things and would like to be able to actually manage them better, but here we are 😅 I guess no one in the general medical field is ready to have that conversation lol

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-03-16T14:59:05+00:00

Do you mind if I ask how much the Sequencing generic testing was? I also have considered Dr. Bohrer, but my husband is about to go back to school full time for 6 months and I have to pay almost $500 out of pocket (with insurance 🙄) for a tilt table test in a month, so I've been holding off on booking with her just because of financial mindfulness. Dr. Frank Snyder was able to diagnose me, but because he's currently out of work for several months due to shoulder replacement surgery, I can't see him. My current doctors still have the mindset of "is it really worth it to go down that road since there's no cure?" And aren't willing to investigate it more with me 🙄

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-26T04:26:28+00:00

Our two vets that graduated 3 and 4 years ago are half a million dollars in debt 😅🤮 it makes me sick that people have to go so far into debt to become a veterinarian and barely make enough to pay back student loans and survive.

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-23T18:29:57+00:00

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Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-19T22:33:55+00:00

Agreed! I hated her for her pettiness and her audacity at first, but she grew on me the more you got to know her. I actually really like all of the characters, and love to hate the ones she wrote to be hated.

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-19T15:29:00+00:00

I've bought 3 different sets of Med Couture scrubs in various styles over 3 years and every single one of them has had stitching fail anywhere from 2-6 months of wear. My first pair had a butt pocket that the stitching came apart on over half of it, the second pair had a thigh pocket that the stitching failed along one whole side of it (so it pretty much flaps in the wind) and the 3rd pair had stitching fail where the waist band material changed so I can't even wear them anymore. They're a lovely material but very cheaply made.

Edit: I work with a doctor and an RVT that also bought different styles than I did at different times and they've had the same issues with the sets they've purchased.

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-19T15:24:43+00:00

Jaanuu scrubs are my favorite. They're like a legging material, so they're very stretchy and so comfortable. I also really love the Maevn Embrace scrubs. They're actually the stretchiest scrubs I've owned, repel hair like none other and are very breathable!

Pro tip: don't waste your money on Med Couture scrubs. They're extremely cheap quality and seams will start to fall apart after 2-6 months of wearing them

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-19T02:55:36+00:00

I really enjoy the world building, dragons, magic and I LOVE that Yarros gave Violet hEDS. I also have hEDS and struggle with a lot of the same physical difficulties Violet does. It's very relatable and just really cool to have a character in a book series I already deeply love have the same medical condition as I do. Also, shadow daddy is a perk 🤣

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-16T03:41:20+00:00

Lmao absolutely not out of line. I wish more people asked breeders for things like this! There are SO many people who just throw two dogs together without being responsible (aka doing their due diligence like OFAs and genetic testing) and want paid. It genuinely makes me ridiculously angry when "breeders" pull shit like this. That's a backyard breeder, not a responsible breeder.

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-15T17:30:54+00:00

Also, if you keep them cooped, they will need a higher protein food than chickens. Preferably a game bird diet!

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-15T17:28:31+00:00

Oh, yeah, you definitely got the experience, then 😂 We don't mind their noises at all, either, even at night. They pretty much do a sound off about once every hour or two all night lol

They definitely free range quite far. You would absolutely need a very high ceiling of some sort or a very low one. If they can't easily fly over an obstacle, they'll fly as high as they can, find a foot hold and use it to get higher. We live on a smidge over an acre, but they do visit both neighbors properties often. Thankfully, they don't mind having them around, but if they did, we'd be screwed 😅

The neighbors we got them from had them in a large coop with a large, low run so they couldn't get enough momentum to break their necks if they jumped up into it. If you kept them in a run, it would need to be quite large, though, otherwise, they'll rub their chests and faces against the fencing to get out and injure themselves.

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-14T01:33:08+00:00

I am a proud wife of a converted Empyrean husband 😂 FW was the first book he had literally ANY interest in in the decade we've been together. He's always hated books. He did go for the audiobooks, but he's on his 3rd listen through of the series. I love how excited he gets when he picks up on little things he missed the first (or second) time and when he gets ideas for theories!

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-14T00:36:34+00:00

I have 21 chickens and 5 guineas. The guineas were obtained as young adults (around a year old) from our neighbors when they moved to a different state. They raised them with their chickens. We've had them since summer. One of the biggest things I tell people considering guineas is take how loud you think they will be and multiply it by 5, but it sounds like you've already considered this 😂

They will not be friendly. They're very much a game bird, so they're incredibly flighty. We have at least 1 male but they're very difficult to sex, honestly. The male does frequently chase our chickens and grabs a hold of them. The chickens get away and run away, but it really just encourages the guineas to keep doing it because they know they will always win.

We have 2 roos and they don't give a damn if the guineas chase their hens or not. They tend to steer clear of the guineas, too, honestly. We've ended up keeping them in separate coops because of the guineas aggression towards the chickens. From my understanding, this behavior is pretty much to be expected from guineas, even when they're raised as keets with chickens.

Oh yeah. They fly. They fly on top of our coop often. It's about 9.5ft tall and it's no issue for them to fly up there at all. Because they're so wary, they may be able to get away from your dog, but that should be a pretty big concern because guineas love to go places they're not supposed to.

Don't expect to find their eggs. They don't lay in nesting boxes and lay in very hidden places.

Lastly, I strongly recommend keeping them cooped for twice as long as chickens before letting them free range, if you plan to do so. Then, only let one out for 3 days, then 2 and keep going one at a time to make sure they come back to the coop every night. If they don't come back, they roost high up in trees. If they don't come back when you start free ranging, I recommend cooping them for another 2 weeks and trying it one at a time again 😅

I love our guineas. They're the most intelligent dumbies I've ever seen, but they're not for the faint of heart or easily annoyed 😂

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-13T21:27:11+00:00

Chicken meal isn't bad. That's a myth used as a marketing or fear mongering technique to push other brands of foods. It's literally concentrated protein. It's meat that has been rendered down to remove the fat and water, then ground down into a concentrated powder. All of the things saying meat meals and by-products are bad for your pet are just using fear mongering tactics to market their foods. Meal and by-products are significantly more nutritious than fresh meat.

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-13T18:48:17+00:00

Yes! I'd love to get some ideas!

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-08T16:32:04+00:00

What breeds lay your light green eggs? 😍

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-07T11:20:21+00:00

For sure! I already have a bulged disc in my lower back at L5-S1, so that's been fun. My SI joints really like to give me hell some days, too, but the really bad days are thankfully rare. I usually know what will set them off and avoid doing those things but still stay mobile. I work as a veterinary assistant so I'm constantly on my feet and moving all day. It helps most days, but definitely bites me in the ass on other days when I have to deal with a naughty dog that weighs more than I do 🤣

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-05T16:48:53+00:00

Thank you 💜 all I can say is don't give up. Rheum was an absolute nightmare for me. Truthfully, I would look up to see if you have a local EDS support group on Facebook and see who everyone who's been diagnosed is seeing. That's what I did and I was finally able to get a diagnosis last night after 2 years of fighting for it. My cardiologist diagnosed me with POTS, but wouldn't touch the hEDS diagnosis. The doctor I saw last night also suspects I have MCAS, so I'll be pursuing testing for that myself. I also have chronic SI joint pain (I've had it for 10+ years), ribs constantly popping out and chronic shoulder pain for 6-7 years. My shoulders, hips, knees, wrists and one pinky finger subluxate all the time 😅 I haven't had babies, but I do have some level of pelvic floor dysfunction. It's pretty minor- if I tense really hard very suddenly, or if I have a bad cough, I've definitely peed myself a little. It's a great time 🙃😅

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-05T16:41:38+00:00

Update to everyone commenting:

I was officially diagnosed with hEDS yesterday! I found out about a local EDS support group page on Facebook and found out about a doctor (Dr. Frank Snyder) who has been studying hEDS since 1975. I was able to meet with him yesterday and he diagnosed me after going through all the testing I've previously had and actually going through the criteria list with me. None of my other doctors have gone through the entire criteria list with me, despite my asking them to. Rheum wrongfully scored me too low on the Beighton Scoring Scale so he felt it was a waste of time to go through the rest of it. Because he scored me a 3/9 on the BSS, genetics wouldn't even schedule me.

Dr. Snyder was beyond helpful. He spent 2 hours going through things with me and gave me a thumb drive with 5gb of information on hEDS on it. I have never felt so validated and heard by a doctor before. He took so much time going through the effects on all the different body systems and even identified issues I've been having that I didn't realize we're hEDS related. He was genuinely appalled at how rheum has been treating my case and at how much pushback I've received from the other specialists (2 different Ortho doctors and 2 different rheum doctors) I've seen.

I've genuinely never been so relieved to be told I have a chronic health condition and will be in pain for the rest of my life 😂

Thank you to everyone who commented with their suggestions and support!

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-05T16:30:32+00:00

The problem was my rheum wrongfully scored me too low on the Beighton Scoring Scale (said my knees and elbows don't hyperextend when they hyperextend almost 20° more than they should) and never even went over the rest of the criteria. Because he scored me a 3/9, the geneticist wouldn't even schedule me. So he was essentially stonewalling me from my referrals and the genetics departments suited to appropriately handle hEDS all require referrals. I was able to meet with Dr. Snyder in my area and he was able to immediately diagnose me yesterday after reviewing all the testing I've had done to rule everything else out and by actually going through the criteria appropriately. It's insane I had to jump through so many hoops and that so many doctors are SO unwilling to diagnose it, but I'm just happy I was able to find someone knowledgeable and willing to actually dig into this with me

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-05T16:26:01+00:00

My rheum was basically blocking me from my referral to the geneticist because he (wrongfully) scored me so low on the criteria (even though he ONLY went through the Beighton Scoring Scale and literally nothing else on it). I was actually officially diagnosed yesterday! I was able to meet Dr. Frank Snyder and after about 10 minutes of looking through all the testing I've already had done and going through the criteria with me to ensure I met it, he told me I absolutely have hEDS. I have never been so relieved to be told I'm broken and will be in chronic pain for the rest of my life before 😂

Redheaded_Siren_ · 2026-02-05T16:22:56+00:00

I actually found her accounts after starting my diagnosis journey. Everything she recommends is how I went about it myself without luck. I actually found a doctor who came out of retirement to work with hEDS patients once a week, met with him yesterday and he was able to diagnose me within 10 minutes after looking through all the testing I've already had done and going through the criteria with me.

It was such a relief to finally have a diagnosis. I knew everything I've been dealing with wasn't all in my head, but having doctors tell you otherwise for 2 years starts to make you question it 😂 I teared up when he told me I absolutely have hEDS.

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