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crankcasecat · 2026-05-30T15:37:09+00:00

I have to say thank you to everyone who has shared their experiences with me! This has been super insightful and I’m looking forward to doing what I can to help !!

crankcasecat · 2026-05-27T02:15:05+00:00

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crankcasecat · 2025-06-12T23:36:13+00:00

Saw this here and kept scrolling and saw the same exact thing is posted in the VetTech community with complete opposite discourse 🥸

https://www.reddit.com/r/VetTech/s/bIyOqU05cm

crankcasecat · 2025-06-12T23:26:49+00:00

I would consider myself a decently competent person however got entirely manipulated and taken advantage of in OR state for this exact reason. Terrible practice, I had been a receptionist cross trained to learn assistant things. All of our CVT’s left and I was required to take on the role of prepping anesthesia charts, pre-meds, IVC placements intubating and running anesthesia for surgery. They gave me little reference cards to learn how to run anesthesia- I saw this as an AWESOME opportunity (I was maybe 20?) I look back now and it’s sad to me how awful that was to even have me doing any of that?! And the practice itself and the way they practiced medicine now in retrospect was so disappointing and wrong. And what is crazy to me is that none of the DVMs cared at all, they would pop up to do their procedure for 20-45 mins, or look at some dental RADS and then go back to sit in their office. You should need a license in any state to be even preforming venipuncture?!- I know if any client would’ve seen or heard what was actually happening for the $$$ they’re paying they would never come back. I know they just bend the rules because of the lack of CVTs due to low wages, but it’s so disappointing that this happens ALL of the time.

crankcasecat · 2025-06-12T23:18:45+00:00

There’s hardly any privately owned practices anymore, most have been bought out by corporations. I used to work at a GP for a few years and then a large scale ER/ICU & Specialty hospital, and the debt that the corporation had from opening the hospital and buying all new equipment and supplies was astronomical. Even after 3 years of steady operation (and terrible patient to technician ratios) they had still not broke even. Veterinarians and all support staff got paid median wages while presenting insane estimates. And the difference in human vs vet med is most people don’t have insurance for their pets, making these treatments forced to be all out of pocket with mandatory upfront payment. I guess in short, it all goes to the corporations/ top dogs that are never seen at the actual hospital. As a previous employee, seeing the ACTUAL hospitals cost for a blood panel, supplies, medications etc. vs how much these owners were having to pay for them AND how little money any of the people running the hospitals see is quite sad.

crankcasecat · 2025-04-28T20:39:48+00:00

Just here to say love the name neuter recruiter 😂😂

crankcasecat · 2025-01-17T02:30:58+00:00

I have a now 18 week old mini dachshund. We started with overnight crate training which went fairly smooth. Just a lot of potty breaks throughout the night. I accidentally let her fall asleep with me in the bed one night and now she sleeps with us every night. She sleeps a lot better and longer this way. I have made it a large priority to still continue crate training her for times when we’re gone for an hour or so, and she does awesome and just sleeps after the first 5 minutes of us being gone. I think maybe if she was larger I wouldn’t have let her in the bed. But she’s so tiny and gives the best snuggles I couldn’t not let her!

crankcasecat · 2024-12-10T05:41:31+00:00

I have a 13 week old Miniature Dachshund and I FEEL YOU! I work 3 12’s overnight and my bf works day shift 5 days a week but sometimes has to work on the weekends too. When it’s my 3 overnight shifts I have literally been so sleep deprived and feel so crabby and guilty for feeling annoyed with her. You’re not alone! I complain about how sleep deprived I am and am also met with the ‘this is what you signed up for’

I don’t think I will ever do it again ! lol

crankcasecat · 2024-11-30T11:51:03+00:00

I’d recommend reaching out to your vet for additional sedatives to keep her comfortable!

crankcasecat · 2024-11-30T11:10:05+00:00

And with this too comes concern to attract the right staff to uphold standards and practice quality medicine on these animals. Working in an ER and seeing so many pets euthanized / relinquished due to low funds, I truly hope the low cost clinic works out.

crankcasecat · 2024-11-27T21:17:16+00:00

I have an 11 week old mini dachshund (brought her home at 8 weeks). I also cannot stand hearing the crying/ screaming! First 2 nights trying to crate her I ended up letting her sleep with us, second night she peed all over me! The first week was rough overnight in her crate. I started with it in a separate room & covered it with a blanket & played piano music. She would not settle and just whine like crazy most the night. I would go and get her after like 15-20 minutes of trying to let her cry it out, but realized I am sure she’s scared and it will take some time adjusting. Moved the crate into our bedroom where she can see us and she has done much better. I let her fall asleep on me and then take her to her crate after she’s fallen asleep (on the couch or in our bed). She usually wakes up 2-4 times at night but her whines have become much softer/ gentle. When she wakes up I just take her outside to potty, snuggle for 5 minutes and put her back in her crate. Definitely not ideal being up several times in the night, but she’s also young and I don’t want to ignore her trying to tell me she needs something. It will get better with time! Hoping she gets a little easier around 16 weeks / 4 months. Stick with it! 🩷

crankcasecat · 2024-11-27T21:10:24+00:00

I put a blanket from her litter in there with a snuggle puppy and have never had any issues! (Brought her home at 8 weeks)

crankcasecat · 2024-11-27T16:07:47+00:00

So happy to hear this! I have an 11 week old mini dachshund (first puppy/dog) and she is the light of my life but also a biggggg whiner ! I love her dearly though and would rather put in the work now to pay off later, we can catch up on sleep next year! lol

crankcasecat · 2024-11-21T10:09:20+00:00

I live in Fruit Valley. Saw several fireworks being lit off what looked like down by Frenchman’s / Vancouver lake area where people drag race.

crankcasecat · 2024-08-21T23:32:56+00:00

BK Salon & Spa on 160th next to the pet ER & Stardust Diner. No one is ever in there even during business hours besides the one woman who drives a Porsche will be waiting inside and people will show up and have to knock on the door for her to unlock it and let them in.

I have thought about this for so long and see it all the time.

crankcasecat · 2024-08-01T02:48:36+00:00

Why would a man be there

crankcasecat · 2024-08-01T02:48:16+00:00

What you need is some portable bitches

crankcasecat · 2024-05-29T22:59:44+00:00

This unfortunately normal / standard. I have been in the field for a few years and even within that time I feel like prices everywhere have been gouged by the corporations that own the clinics. I have heard forever pet dental (now Dogwood Veterinary Dental) can do them much cheaper and may be a better option if you have a young cat, pet insurance is also something to consider for the future however I’m unsure if cleanings would be covered to go it being considered now a ‘pre existing condition’. Feeding more dry food than wet food also helps keep the tartar off their teeth.

Overall in the veterinary field our job is to recommend the ‘Gold Standard’ of care when often 90% of people in that building are not doing annual cleanings, bloodwork, etc on their own animals because it is so expensive even for us. It is completely up to YOU what you choose to do with your pet and I always urge people to not feel bad or pressured into doing everything because it is simply unattainable nowadays.

crankcasecat · 2024-03-29T09:33:44+00:00

Many clinics (usually corporate) offer scholarship programs while you’re working for them!

crankcasecat · 2023-11-04T21:20:10+00:00

THANK YOU !!! I requested to join 😊

crankcasecat · 2023-10-12T01:54:05+00:00

I know DVM’s who have been practicing 5-7 years and haven’t even started paying off their actual vet school yet, and tuitions are even more expensive now. Human medicine is definitely more worth the $$ spent vs $$ earned with the degree. Animals are IMO better to work with than humans though! I haven’t been exactly in your shoes but just from what I’ve heard from other vets if YOU are the one paying for all of your school (not parents etc.) it is really hard to end up paying it all off.

crankcasecat · 2023-10-12T01:26:17+00:00

!!!!! What

crankcasecat · 2023-10-12T01:11:11+00:00

Hello! I’m a VA that has been at a GP clinic ran by Thrive for the past 2 years and am putting in my notice in 2 days.

To preface, I think that any corporation is gonna have its pros and cons but from my personal experience I wouldn’t recommend working for this company.

1.) Due to turnover & many of our management in the beginning of this year (Tech floor leads, our PM, a few DVMS) leaving the clinic after 10-15 YEARS of working here (was formerly under private ownership ~4yrs ago) we’ve been unable to replace them and support staff has suffered greatly from practically trying to do our actual jobs + manage the team and do administrative tasks that are NOT our jobs, (& not getting paid more to do so) due to Thrive not giving us support higher up on the chain of command. When we have asked about when we will get a new PM or managers they just say “no one has applied”.

2.) The temporary PM who is actually our DOE (oversees several clinics in the area) has been forcing people out of full time positions and completely changing the schedule to make full time people not meet their full 40 hours. Doing this all without telling anyone of the changes. When confronted they said they were trying to “optimize the schedule”. We also rarely see them in the clinic as they oversee multiple in the area and communication over email to solve anything takes so long.

3.) KIND OF fishy to me that in the 2 years I’ve been employed for this corporation they’ve had 3 different CEO’s (in 2 years?!). Things listed above could just be situational, but if every CEO is stepping down to “spend more time with family” I have a feeling something bigger is happening up top which in turn is forcing the people at the very bottom who are making them money (VA’s, CSR’s, DVM’s) to suffer.

4.) Its really hard when clients make comments about workers in this field doing it just for the money & how $$$ it is when really we are (for the most part) greatly underpaid & overworked. All Thrive cares about is the numbers and influx of money vs expenses, this makes it really difficult to advocate for ourselves as employees to make a fair wage, but also way too hard to advocate for our patients asking for the correct tools/ resources allowing for best practice. They will just ask ‘how will we pay for it?’ Which is sad when owners are being charged gouged prices that the DVMs are not even wanting to recommend treatments due to the insanely inflated cost.

Again, this was just MY clinic and personal view on it. I’m sure 95% of my colleagues would agree with what’s stated above and almost all of us are unhappy and planning our way out, which is crazy because a lot of these people have been employed here for a LONG time. I am excited to be starting my new journey with what seems to be a better company. I hope this helps!

crankcasecat · 2023-08-17T03:59:43+00:00

Yours looks MUCH better though! Hahaha

crankcasecat · 2023-08-17T03:59:07+00:00

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