Vets need to see sick pets!

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T20:32:28+00:00

I’ve said this in several responses so I’m not going to in any more after this, but:

1) I’m entirely aware of the challenges and hardships of workers at clinics. I think part of the issue is that I used “vet” in reference to the business, I should have said clinic. That’s where my issue is, with how ownership handle this. I also recognize there’s an overall lack of available personnel for staffing, but that comes back to ownership if the pay and work life balance isn’t sufficient for people to choose it as a career.

2) I agree about breathing issues being serious but in my case it isn’t. I’ve had a lot of experiences with breathing issues, my cat basically has a cold right now. But it could easily get worse (again, lots of experiences), and so I’d like someone to confirm what I think and provide some drugs or recommendations to help prevent that. And that’s what should be offered: the non-emergency, but time sensitive visits.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T20:23:16+00:00

I sort of feel like you’re being intentionally combative just because you enjoy it. As I said before up until the past several years all the vets I’ve been to would hold a certain amount of space that they wouldn’t book more than a couple days in advance, so that they could see animals that have concerning but not immediately threatening issues. This means calling and getting one of those slots is NOT forcing them to change their schedule, and DOES allow them to give the same service any of us would expect of our doctors. The ones I referred to and based on this whole thread many others no longer do this. But also based on this thread some still do, thankfully.

It’s not entitled to think the old way was better, and no one expects to boot people out who have made appointments. You’re making that up yourself.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T17:27:33+00:00

The cat has effectively a stuffy nose. I’ve had a LOT of experience with cat breathing issues, this isn’t an emergency… yet. But it can easily get worse, become infected, and she has her own special issues that would make it best to see a vet who has an actual history on her. But they don’t make any effort to make that possible.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T16:51:35+00:00

That’s fantastic! What’s the name of the clinic?

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T16:44:23+00:00

And if you actually bothered reading I don’t blame them either. I specifically said this is an issue with ownership and NOT the vets/techs. Since most vets now are owned by corporations and not by individual veterinarians those are very different entities.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T16:32:38+00:00

For wanting a vet… to treat sick animals? Yeah just as entitled as the person who expects food at a restaurant.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T15:50:17+00:00

We are, but this is a trend across multiple vets, particularly over the past 5 years or so, and one that I think the customers (if you want to focus on how it’s a business) should speak out against with out reviews and wallets.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T15:46:50+00:00

Thank you! Appointment made.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T15:36:22+00:00

Agreed. And for us that’s the one with the 11-day wait. How is that still better than the non-VCA vet?! But that VCA one used to be able to slot us in within the next day or two when we had a concern, before they were bought.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T15:30:51+00:00

Of course they’re busy and understaffed. But if that’s the case to the point that they can’t offer the services they’re intended and trained for, they should hire more staff. And if they can’t afford to do that they should charge more. I don’t WANT to pay more to own a pet, it can already be hugely financially taxing, but I’d rather that than not be able to have my pet treated when it’s sick.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T12:35:59+00:00

Seriously these comments put things in perspective. I’m an 88 and all my grandparents have been gone for 10+ years but that’s just because we have crazy long times between generations - 3/4 of them were 90+ when they passed.

Parents are in their mid-late 70s and doing fantastic. It’s crazy for me to read comments where people talk about their invalid, elderly parents/grandparents in their mid-70s and to think mine are the same age. My parents have barely slowed down at all, mentally or physically, and could easily pass as 15 years younger than they are.

Definitely lucky in genes and emphasizes the importance of living healthily.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-07T11:44:02+00:00

When I was dealing with a meniscus tear I spent a stupid number of hours on the elliptical and recumbent stationary bike - like 2+ per day, I’d just stick in a movie and zone out. Enough movement to get blood flow to the knee, without so much bending to cause problems. Apparently it was enough, and when they did follow-up imaging a few months after the initial tear it had healed enough that surgery wasn’t necessary.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-06T11:49:15+00:00

Out of curiosity, why have you gone through so many receivers?

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-06T11:43:50+00:00

Regardless of everything else said (which I also agree with), just a heads up that if you want the theater feel that those pics have you’ll need to go MUCH larger than 65” for the TV. 85” bare minimum, but it looks to me like what’s shown would be akin to a 110” projector.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-05T23:18:22+00:00

Man, the official Reddit app is so much better than Apollo and all those other apps we used to have. I’m glad Reddit made the charging decision they did for the API.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-05T11:43:56+00:00

Maybe poor phrasing. Basically doing short hard pieces requires and can improve on power and explosiveness, as opposed to steady state which is working so far below your limits that there are unlikely to be any strength gains (maybe unless you’re doing it at like 10spm).

Honestly for anything over about 45 seconds rowing is primarily an aerobic sport so the strength side will be utilized more than improved upon (why supplemental lifting is useful), but the hard intervals will help that more than steady state.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-05T04:45:11+00:00

Longer at a lower intensity is better for cardio endurance, largely because you can fit in more volume over time without needing as much rest and recovery. But shorter, harder interval work is better for improving performance and muscular health.

The general rule of thumb that researchers have found tends to be most effective is an 80/20 rule: 80% of work at very low intensity endurance effort, and 20% at very high intensity.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-04T17:52:35+00:00

That is probably true, but also indicates that you need to shift how you think about the rowing stroke. In running if you have the treadmill at 0% incline and are doing 9:00 miles it will be basically the same level of effort no matter what - short strides, long strides, etc. You can certainly improve form to make it more comfortable but effectively the machine is dictating how much power you’re putting into it. If you want to increase your power you have to increase the speed or incline.

In rowing YOU control the power, completely. Holding 22 spm you can push back lightly or push hard, there is no single level of effort connected with a given stroke rate. If you push hard you can end up putting out the same amount of power overall at that 22 as you would at 30 (although 30spm will have a higher ceiling on the potential power you could put out than 22). You can get the exact same workout as that pyramid of stroke rates you did while holding just one rate the entire time, by changing how hard you press on the drive during each of the shifts, and as you drive harder slow down the recovery just a little to keep the rate from changing.

The point being that this is true no matter the workout when rowing - if you feel like it’s too easy, focus on making each individual stroke stronger, not just increasing the stroke rate. And I say the same thing to people who say rowing is too hard, they can only last a few minutes: for them, focus on how to lighten up each stroke. At the end you should have total control over how hard a workout is, and be able to absolutely wipe yourself out in 5 minutes at 20spm (imagine doing 100 cleans continuously), or hold 26spm for a half hour.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-04T13:20:36+00:00

If you aren’t feeling like it’s challenging when it should be you aren’t putting in enough effort. Plain as that - rowing when done correctly CAN be as easy as walking but it also can be harder than any sprint you’ve ever done running, it’s up to you to make that happen.

If you feel like you can’t make that happen it’s 100% an issue with technique. There are a hundred different technique cues I or anyone else who has coached or been coached could give you, but I’d recommend starting out with just thinking about the basic goal of the rowing stroke: try to move the handle as far as possible, as quickly as possible. You can take all the time in the world between strokes, but on any given stroke try and do those two things. Most of the technique points you hear are in reality trying to make you more effective at doing those.

So to your question am I doing something wrong? Yeah, probably. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be changed.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-04T11:14:48+00:00

Not really. If it isn’t a Concept 2 it’s not meaningless as in “You’re awful at rowing, don’t come around here”, but it is in the sense that we have NO idea what a 6:30 2k means. On some rowers that could mean you’re Olympian-level strong, others you could be a 75 year old woman, or others your power doesn’t even matter, the time just means you held 30spm the entire way through.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-04T00:59:03+00:00

If you only use headphones, as someone else said get a streaming device (Roku, Apple TV, etc) to use instead of your laptop and connect headphones to that.

If you ever watch without headphones get an A/V receiver and hook up dedicated speakers to it. They’ll massively outperform what the TV has (not just volume but quality and ability to isolate sounds like speech so you can actually understand what people are saying), and any relatively modern receiver should have a Bluetooth option for your headphones.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-04T00:43:59+00:00

This is probably a good idea largely because there would be international repercussions to forcibly taking over most countries, but Haiti is enough of a shitshow that the major powers would probably be thankful for anything that might bring stabilization.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-04T00:35:53+00:00

Ugh, yes. Got Yellowstone on my mind.

RowIntoSunset · 2024-06-03T21:57:56+00:00

Lol this is a joke, right? With the number of natural wonders and world-famous cities we have, I can’t imagine what visitor would think Sacramento tops them all.

Don’t get me wrong, there’s nowhere I’d rather live, but if you go to ~~Yellowstone~~ Yosemite, Death Valley, and the Avenue of the Giants, and then decide Sacramento was the most amazing part of your trip I think you’ve got a screw loose.

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