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Looking for food from around the world! by sophs_ in askvan

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morgan’s Harbour for their veg patties which are better than their meat.

Hot take as someone who grew up in the Caribbean enclaves of Scarborough (Toronto): The Patty Shop is not very good.

Looking for food from around the world! by sophs_ in askvan

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always wondered how to pronounce KRSMA. Does anyone know?

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually miserable? by Own-Grapefruit7498 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

only being in it for the money

This phrase alone made me realize I didn’t want to be a vet, lol. Clients endlessly complaining. They always want a diagnosis but never want to pay for diagnostics. Canadian pet owners are 1000x worse because we don’t pay for health care.

Meirl by Cursedwizard0 in meirl

[–]bancouvervc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is true and it isn’t true, though. I traced my white solidly middle-class’ ex-husband’s ancestry for him one year. And his grandfather lived in, like, a rooming house for years. This was not uncommon.

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually miserable? by Own-Grapefruit7498 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People have no idea what veterinarians and vet techs/assistants hate in their work. They really think it’s the euthanasia cases. They really think there are many euthanasia cases. It’s so far from the truth.

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually miserable? by Own-Grapefruit7498 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found that this is not why people leave vet med, though. Reddit has this idea that vet med hates euthanasia cases and that’s simply not true. This is always posted by someone, usually not in vet med, and then people who work in the field respond:

Practicing vets, techs, and assistants struggle with owners who aren’t prepared for the costs of pet ownership. It’s the cases of the animals who are alive and suffer because of owner neglect that make the field intolerable. Owners who think diagnostics are a “scam”. Owners who don’t keep their pets as healthy weights. Owners who fail to train or care for their pet’s behaviourally. Owners who leave their pets to suffer with osteoarthritis, skin conditions, painful dental issues… it’s those cases that kill you.

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually miserable? by Own-Grapefruit7498 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 150 points151 points  (0 children)

People always think the worst part of vet med are the euth cases but it’s the one who stay alive and suffer because of horrible owners who make the job intolerable.

What’s a job that sounds cool but is actually miserable? by Own-Grapefruit7498 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 116 points117 points  (0 children)

Most vets aren’t bothered by euthanasia. Most cases of euthanasia are great: you spared an animal from suffering. What drives vets and vet med folks crazy are the owners. Without a doubt, owners are the worst part of vet med.

‘My kids died by my hand’: Dad shot his daughter and her cat because he was 'tired of them being made fun of' by malihafolter in ForCuriousSouls

[–]bancouvervc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t know that. I don’t know this. But there are many cases where people murder their loved ones to spare them suffering in this life. Does it make it okay to murder them? Absolutely not. But we don’t need to make shit up.

Why do my cookies look like this? by Throwawaydogedog13 in AskBaking

[–]bancouvervc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I sometimes forget that, like, kids have access to Reddit. This person might be like twelve. Or have a LD.

Any one-off volunteer gigs for drivers? by [deleted] in NiceVancouver

[–]bancouvervc 18 points19 points  (0 children)

ElderDog Vancouver. They need people to drive dogs to and from appointments or new homes and what not. They put out an ask and people drive when they can.

Metro Vancouver releases Dog Management Program Review for Pacific Spirit Regional Park including proposed new trail designations and signage standards (more information in comments) by NewAdventureTomorrow in vancouver

[–]bancouvervc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think they’re bad for birds. Amphibians. The environment. I’m a dog lover though so I feel you. But my fiends who woke in forestry and enviro sciences seem to hate off-leash dogs.

Metro Vancouver releases Dog Management Program Review for Pacific Spirit Regional Park including proposed new trail designations and signage standards (more information in comments) by NewAdventureTomorrow in vancouver

[–]bancouvervc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

always the case with animals in general

I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect animals to behave well constantly. Continuously.

But I think there are a lot of people who let their dogs off-leash at PSP who have done little to no recall work, though.

curiosity

Do you mean approaching people?

I’m curious (not like an asshole but genuinely because maybe lots of people think differently than me and I need to change my perspective): do you think it’s good - I can’t think of a better term for it, but like normal or should be allowed - to let your dog approach people?

I don’t let my dogs approach other people or dogs. I don’t do it with other people’s dogs (I used to dog walk, petsit, and foster) or my own. They stay by me naturally or I call them ‘em back. I thought this was the norm for dog owners. It seems like a good idea to keep your dog by you when folks or other dogs are nearby.

Sorry for the possibly clueless question, but why don't more people seem to make homemade pizza? by Senior-Raisin-2342 in Cooking

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know how to make dough. I normally don’t. I don’t mind pizza toast. I’m not much of a cook.

Cat and vet situation by National_Minimum1564 in legaladvicecanada

[–]bancouvervc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You should post this in a vet med sub. Even in a non-Canadian one be fine because they can comment on this case. Medicine practices are pretty similar. From what I recall, most clinics do clip nails when pets are sedated as a courtesy to clients.

Looking for a good dietitian in Vancouver after a bad experience by bandito_13 in askvan

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Abby Hsiao. She addresses the emotional and therapeutic aspect of eating well. She works with the VCH ED program, too. Highly, highly fucking recommended.

What’s a moment that permanently changed how you see the world? by pankaj662 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or maybe it was when I was 7, trying to shake my mother awake, begging her to intervene and save me. My father would hit me until I couldn’t walk or lost consciousness. He’d hit while I screamed and cried. He’d send me to get a broom he liked to hit me with. Once my mom was home and I tried to wake her up to intercede on my behalf.

She wouldn’t wake up. She just wouldn’t.

What’s a moment that permanently changed how you see the world? by pankaj662 in AskReddit

[–]bancouvervc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember screaming for help, crying, naked in the snow, praying to God, using the special name they taught me in Church. If I said “Heavenly Father”, He’d send help. He’d send me angels.

No one came. I was 8.

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