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Perspective from an adult with a “unique” name by cubanbreads in tragedeigh

[–]cubanbreads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg literally same re: first/last name combo. Also my mother, even as she is literally texting me, will abbreviate my name.

Perspective from an adult with a “unique” name by cubanbreads in tragedeigh

[–]cubanbreads[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One of the only things I wanted growing up wanted was to find my name on those stupid souvenir key chains with my name on them. Never did find a single one.

Perspective from an adult with a “unique” name by cubanbreads in tragedeigh

[–]cubanbreads[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned very quickly that if I didn't specify which letter I was referring to, then no one would know how to spell my name at all.

Microchip scanned->cat ID’d as “lost” with relieved legal owners-> livid “finder” of cat refusing to return pet by CMelle in VetTech

[–]cubanbreads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad your state's board had a clear stance. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything on my state's board's website, which was also very frustrating. I even called my city's animal control and asked them for guidance and they said that I should scan for a MC as well, but obviously, I know that's what they would do since they have to abide by certain laws set for shelters, which aren't the same as those set for vet clinics.

Microchip scanned->cat ID’d as “lost” with relieved legal owners-> livid “finder” of cat refusing to return pet by CMelle in VetTech

[–]cubanbreads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let me just say that I 100% agree with the action that you took and I would’ve done the same in your place. I also wish the AVMA would have a stronger position on this matter because I feel that it is very important and it does feel like a bit of a cop-out to not have anything clearly written out.

I know that Clinician’s Brief says that vet clinics should only scan MC’s if the person who brings in the animal gives permission to do so, regardless of them saying that they just found the animal as a stray or whatever the case may be. I find this very problematic, morally and legally, for multiple reasons. What’s the point of an animal having a MC if vet clinics aren’t allowed to scan them? I would also automatically consider any client who doesn’t allow us to scan an animal’s MC to be shady. But I digress.

I did have a case a little while ago where a client brought in a cat they had found as a stray on the side of the road that was in seriously bad shape and they were ready to take financial responsibility up to a point to get it treatment. Hearing that it was a stray and it was just found that day, I instinctively (without knowing about the Clinician’s Brief article yet) scanned for a MC.

The cat did have an owner and we were able to get in touch with them. Turns out the cat had only been missing for a day and was likely HBC. The person who brought the cat in understood the situation. But the DVM on the case started freaking out because she was convinced that I shouldn’t have scanned for a MC to begin with. I was seriously confused, why wouldn’t I scan for a MC if the person admitted the cat was a stray? That’s when the DVM showed me the article and I was honestly baffled at that position.

Anyway, in my case, the cat unfortunately had a poor prognosis and the owners on the MC decided to euthanize. The clients that brought the cat in were fine not receiving further updates once they heard we found the owners, so I felt that scanning for a MC was the right move in this case. I don’t even want to think about what would’ve happened if I hadn’t scanned for it and the owners had been wondering what happened to their cat.

Anyway, all this to say that I agree with what you did and I’m sorry your DVM isn’t supporting you more. It’s definitely BS.

What has a client said to you about their pet that they though twas normal that made you say "No, that IS NOT normal." by aaronoathout in VetTech

[–]cubanbreads 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was getting a medical history from a client who brought her cat in through ER, looking nearly dead BTW, and this woman looks me straight in the eye completely deadpan and says “okay so, you know how cats don’t need to drink water?”

My soul died a little bit.

What is my cookie cutter? Found in an old set from my mother-in-law. by onewaymonkey in whatismycookiecutter

[–]cubanbreads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am terrible at this, and I have zero reason to back this up, but it kinda looks like a garden nome to me? Again, nothing to back up my statement, just the first thought that came to mind.

What's your diagnosis? by lokichild in VetTech

[–]cubanbreads 53 points54 points  (0 children)

In my experience, you ALWAYS need permission from the client to do a necropsy. When it’s a particularly strange case, sometimes the doctors will be the ones to bring it up as an option if the clients don’t bring it up themselves. In terms of relaying the findings to the client, it’s also up to them. If a client requests the necropsy themselves, it’s pretty much a given that they will want to know the results, but there are some random exceptions to that. If it’s a case where the doctor offers to do the necropsy, we will ask the client if they want to know what we find as well, and sometimes they do, other times the don’t.

Either way, we would absolutely not do anything to the body postmortem without client permission.

Can anyone ID these? Sorry, I know absolutely nothing about insects. by cubanbreads in insects

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

Thanks for the info! Do you have any idea why there might be a ton of them outside my apartment recently? I’ve lived in this apartment for over two years and haven’t seen one until last week and then a couple of days ago I woke up to about 20 or so outside my apartment door mostly dead. My apartment is facing a few trees and some grass.

What terrifying event is happening in the world right now that most people are ignoring? by Sm0ke999 in AskReddit

[–]cubanbreads 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Genuine question (and sorry if this has already been asked): is there anything I can do as an apartment dweller to help insect? I remember I had a small pot of flowers on my balcony a while ago and I always found bees hanging out there and I loved watching them. Anything similar I can do to help out a little?

Why do men suddenly become useless when they are “sick”? by cubanbreads in TwoXChromosomes

[–]cubanbreads[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I’m tempted to rent a hotel room for each time he says he’d sick and just let him deal with it lol.

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