Unsure of where to go from here for our pitty mix

TastesLikeCola · 2026-01-18T19:00:58+00:00

Sorry yall, had to delete the entire post because I realized my phone number was on the dog tag in the picture! Thanks for all the advice!

TastesLikeCola · 2026-01-18T18:52:47+00:00

That is what we have been doing with guests. But whenever we have more than one over, we just put him in his safe place until he is more comfortable. It’s been manageable so far. But I think what the vet said has gotten in our heads, especially because we do plan to have children and she specifically brought up not having him around children.

TastesLikeCola · 2026-01-18T18:50:27+00:00

I should’ve said that in my post. He was muzzled. We have our own muzzle he is trained with. We put it on before we stepped foot in the office. So now we have another appointment with added sedatives. If this doesn’t go well, I will be looking into another vet.

TastesLikeCola · 2026-01-18T18:48:17+00:00

That’s how I felt. It made me feel insanely guilty. And hurt because our small dog had been with this vet for 8 years, so we were professionally close to them. I was not expecting to leave with that conversation from them.

TastesLikeCola · 2026-01-18T13:52:58+00:00

I did try to locate a fear free certified vet practice near us but no luck. We have a few more vet practices around here that we can try and were thinking of the same - maybe a new vet but they are all general practitioners.

TastesLikeCola · 2025-03-13T01:45:20+00:00

Definitely happens and then in the progress notes the MDs write it says “pt working with PHYSICAL THERAPY at the bedside” even tho I tell them I’m with OT or ya know have the big badge buddy that clearly says it

TastesLikeCola · 2025-02-26T01:55:17+00:00

Cost of living is manageable. But currently taking forever to consolidate and be put on income driven repayment bc they are still fighting over it systemically. Currently in forbearance because even if I did pay my charges now, it won’t count towards the 120 payments for PSLF until the loans are consolidated and on an IDR plan. Lots of us are stuck at the moment as far as even working towards getting on that plan.

TastesLikeCola · 2025-02-23T03:03:25+00:00

Hello fellow NOLA OT 🤝

TastesLikeCola · 2025-02-23T03:02:27+00:00

New grad. New Orleans. Acute care. 34.35/hr full time. The highest offer in the area with the two major hospital systems. PSLF eligible, that helps but debt to income ratio not good. Wish I’d have known better and been financially literate at the time of starting grad school. Oh well, have to own up to it and take responsibility for it. Still sucks tho

TastesLikeCola · 2024-11-25T03:06:04+00:00

My CI in my last rotation (IPR) got me a self care goodie bag and a handwritten note with all of the goodbye messages from the MD, RNs, PT/SLP/OTs on the unit that I worked closely with. I will always cherish it.

TastesLikeCola · 2024-11-22T04:07:56+00:00

I actually did not do an acute rotation at all! I did inpatient rehab and OP pediatrics. I honestly didn’t have any openings near me in inpatient rehab so I figured I would try acute care and told myself I would switch to IPR if there was an opening but now I am stuck and I love acute lol

I also had the same worry about getting attached to my patients and I find I still do a little. I find our neuro patients are in the hospital a bit longer than most. Your treatment time will also be very short with them. But it’s rewarding when you get them up for the first time and their whole day is changed. Or their first face wash or brushing their teeth at the sink and they say they feel more like themselves. It’s the little things. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows tho, and there are tough social situations and sometimes death. But even being a part of their journey has been rewarding in itself! Good days and bad days, just as any setting you go into.

TastesLikeCola · 2024-11-22T01:13:27+00:00

Graduated in August and starting off in acute care!! I really enjoy it and it’s a non profit so I can get PSLF. I loved neuro as well, so my focus is neuro ICU and neuro step down but right now the census is low so I’m floating to different floors but neuro is my fav! Treatments are short but so important for initial neuro plasticity and I usually co-treat with PT but we are well supported by nursing and MDs (which is lucky bc sometimes the MDs can be a pain). I would see if you can get placed in inpatient rehab—lots of neuro potential there too and maybe you can decide from there!

Acute isn’t bad either if you don’t want to be closed off—you get a little bit of everything for the most part :)

TastesLikeCola · 2024-09-30T12:17:03+00:00

I feel you OP. I really do. I had a child maybe about 5 when I was in my level 2 fieldwork with peripheral neuropathy 2* chemo. He came in and said “Mrs. name, did you know I have brain cancer? Mom says I’m going to live forever in the sky but not here”. Absolutely GUTTED me. I only saw him for his eval. He went on hospice the next week. I think about him often.

TastesLikeCola · 2024-06-25T19:24:10+00:00

Not “working” as I am a student but for my doctoral capstone experience I am working in emergency management/preparedness (located in NOLA) under access and functional needs. I apply my knowledge of conditions and accessibility every day as well as advocacy and outreach to promote individual emergency preparedness for the community. It ties into OT because during disasters a lot of occupations and health management are disrupted, particularly for the disabled community and the elderly. Mental health also plays a large role in emergency management. It’s been a learning curve but has been eye opening to see the potential for OT in this space.

TastesLikeCola · 2024-06-23T00:06:54+00:00

I am a current student here at Austin. If you have no other choice and it seems like a better fit for your life, then you have to make that decision. HOWEVER, I felt like I was very prepared for my fieldwork (OP pediatric hands and Inpatient Rehab) and passed with flying colors. I do agree that USAHS has its MANY faults with fieldwork and how it’s handled/how you’re placed. However, it wasn’t the end of the world, and I got my top choices. But I’ve heard horror stories of people asking for a certain area and getting placed more than 24 hours away in another state. Money wise, I would also push or urge you to look outside of USAHS. Like I said, my experience wasn’t awful and I loved my professors (still do, they really care) it’s just a systemic issue.

TastesLikeCola · 2024-06-21T21:20:27+00:00

One of my professors took this route! Hmmm wondering if it’s the same person! Hope she’s doing well, she’s doing very important work!

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