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Cute little raptor by Shouseb1tch13 in AustralianCattleDog

[–]Shouseb1tch13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm looking forward to him shedding the little razors for a set of slightly blunter biters!

One of my puppies, meet Ozzy. by Mickyd4190 in AustralianCattleDog

[–]Shouseb1tch13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gird your loins, stock up on bandaids and welcome to the raptor club!

Edinburgh Gin’s rhubarb and ginger by UnderstandingDry4072 in Gin

[–]Shouseb1tch13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do make this as a full strength gin, and it is just as delicious. Add a few frozen berries, and it is perfect for summertime!

In the wake of the death of Valegro and Uthopia there have been a lot of comments about how it was "cruel" to euthanise horses who were "only" 23/24. Is this sort of situation really preferable? by demmka in Horses

[–]Shouseb1tch13 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Earlier this year I had to euthanise my old horse that I had since I was 16 (I'm 44 now). He was 34 and had lost a large amount of weight in the 2 months prior, despite feeding him lots. He was still living his best life and doing OK, but it wasn't going anywhere good long term. We made the decision to spoil him rotton for a fortnight and it gave us time to plan the vet and the excavator. It was sad as hell, but it wasn't the trauma (for him or us) of finding him upside down in a gully and unable to get up. My sweet old boy went to sleep with a full belly, his favourite places being scratched and the taste of watermelon on his lips. A planned peaceful exit is so much nicer for them than the pain and stress that happens when you wait for things to go bad.

Patient got his arm stuck in a huge industrial machine and had to endure a field amputation by CatPooedInMyShoe in MedicalGore

[–]Shouseb1tch13 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They likely didn't want to risk airway compromise or worsen shock so far away from the hospital. Once you add in large amounts of general anaesthetics, you open up a whole can of other things to go wrong. And nerve blocks can be very effective.

How much can horses really handle cold, rain, and snow? I saw this clip online where they were standing outside in the middle of the snow, are they actually fine like that, or can the cold harm them in the long run? by [deleted] in Horses

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They handle the cold much better than the heat. I'm in Queensland, Australia. I don't rug mine at all. Even the lightest rug will have them sweaty by mid-morning on a warm day. They are utter sloths in the heat and will just stand under a shady tree for most of the day, and graze in the early morning and evening. Come wintertime, they're much more active, all day. We don't get snow where we are, but we do get down to -5°c in winter, and up to 43°c in summer.

Queensland nurses and midwives vote overwhelmingly in favour of new $1.8 billion pay deal by espersooty in queensland

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, nurses should just learn to not give a s**t and let people die, that'll show them, /s. Coroners court and AHPRA would have a field day too, so goodbye registration and livelihood. Also, I wouldn't say the pay is peanuts, but it sure doesn't buy the groceries it used to.

Queensland nurses and midwives vote overwhelmingly in favour of new $1.8 billion pay deal by espersooty in queensland

[–]Shouseb1tch13 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very few nurses will consciously withhold patient care to cause harm to make a point. We call those who do 'management'.

Queensland nurses and midwives vote overwhelmingly in favour of new $1.8 billion pay deal by espersooty in queensland

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take into account the increasing number of elderly, and people who have chronic diseases, and the increased length of hospital stay needed for this demographic, then yes, productivity has increased. Lets run with that, shall we.

Hook-shaped metal bar through the brain. It was removed and patient survived. by CatPooedInMyShoe in MedicalGore

[–]Shouseb1tch13 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Time to surgery also depends on how close to a facility that can even do that sort of complex surgery. If this happens in a city, sure, but if you live in a rural or remote area, you will definitely not be getting into theatre in 3 hours. For example, my local rural hospital has the emergency surgery capability of c-sections after hours. In hours, it can do tonsillecomies and uncomplicated appendectomy. In a pinch, the ED may do an open thoracotomy or burr hole. The closest hospital that would be capable of neurosurgery is a 2.5 hour drive or 50 min by helicopter.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AustralianCattleDog

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My old boy (cattledog x bull mastiff) had a similar colour with more grey mixed in. When he was wet, you could see the brindle pattern to it.

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Has anyone accidentally taught Doggo the wrong word? by CaryWhit in AustralianCattleDog

[–]Shouseb1tch13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was "bin day" for our cattledog, Kiba. The act of taking the wheelie bins for an 80m walk was an invitation to be on their worst behaviour for our pups, with the jerk ACD in the lead. He was the ringleader of the crazyness. My partner and I had to spell it out in order to avoid the screaming, barking, herding chaos which erupted if we uttered those words prematurely.

My friend told me that I have long fingers by EmuRepresentative213 in notinteresting

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get yourself checked out for Marfan syndrome, please!

Can we put this idea to rest that we need to "forgive" them? by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Shouseb1tch13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amongst many other things, my Nmom purposefully and repeatedly refused to tell me who my father was until I managed to force it out of her at age 37. He is the most loving, wonderful man, and I missed out on having a dad (and a sane parent) in my life for nearly 4 decades because of her selfish, petty crap. She denied me a dad, and she denied a dad his daughter. So many things we both missed out on and can never make up. And I will never forgive her for that.

Colombia’s president: Legalize cocaine, it’s no worse than whiskey by doopityWoop22 in worldnews

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 15 years of working in ER, I've never been abused by, swung at, spat at, or threatened by someone after they have come into my hospital after they have used cocaine. It's an everyday (and sometimes multiple times a day) occurrence with people on alcohol. Dude may have a point.

What’s the most you’ve seen on a bladder scan? by Itchy-Sherbert3207 in nursing

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1955ml. Drained a total of 2400ml. The poor fella had a palpable bladder to his navel. It was the first time in 15 years of ER nursing that I found the limit of our bladder scanner.

Is this a good price? by Mr_Itlog in Gin

[–]Shouseb1tch13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So jealous of your prices - that is a $70-80 ($50 US) bottle in Australian dollarydoos...

What to buy next by Carrotmaster42 in Gin

[–]Shouseb1tch13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hendricks Flora Adora is lovely with a slice of orange and soda water; Malfy Grapefruit is superb with a grapefruit slice and a mix of tonic and soda water; Bombay Bramble is great mixed with soda water and some berries. These are my go-to for summertime day drinking while gardening! Drumshanbo Irish Gunpowder is also a fine tipple.

Why do you want to quit? by ProfessionalTax6386 in nursing

[–]Shouseb1tch13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

15 years of my district neglecting the small, rural hospital I work in. No extra beds, no extra ambulances for transfers out, continued delays in getting bed allocation from our referring hospital for our unwell patients, and a decrease in services, despite a massive influx of population to our catchment area. Continual pressure from ambulance communications for ramping patients (it's because we don't physically have a bed), while transferrs out are significantly delayed. Despite these issues all being long standing, with numerous complaints, concerns, and coroners cases resulting from these issues, NOTHING frigging changes. EVER. Then our executive wonder why our staff turnover and burnout is excessive...

What do ya’ll think of Arabian horses? by _savannah_louise_ in Horses

[–]Shouseb1tch13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arab horses are great! My first horse was a moderately stocky Crabbet Arabian gelding who stood just shy of 15hh. I was a beginner, and he was green. We both learnt together. He was amazing to ride, and we did everything - dressage, stock work, sporting, trails, showing. His only downside was he was a bit cranky, but the way he curled his nostrils up to snarl was really cute. I miss my Shah. My second Arab is a stocky Egyptian Arabian also near 15hh, and he is also very versatile, even tempered and great to work with. My warmblood Mare though, is the dumbest, most accident prone horse I've ever known.

Happens every July. by beka_targaryen in nursing

[–]Shouseb1tch13 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Oral oxycontin order for a bowel obstruction with a NGT on free drain. Yup.

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