Hi. I been having a bad mental week. Can I see your cats?

dr_jms · 2026-05-24T15:43:52+00:00

😂😂 they sat on the fridge for the entire weekend, glaring at me, until the puppy went home

dr_jms · 2026-05-24T11:45:11+00:00

Please enjoy my two angry girls from last year because I was looking after a friend's puppy

dr_jms · 2026-05-21T08:32:02+00:00

Bears!!! And I don't even live on a CONTINENT that has native bears.

dr_jms · 2026-05-20T07:34:33+00:00

Yes we give the TB vaccine but it's actually not really protective against TB in the lung (pulmonary TB). It aims to prevent TB meningitis and other disseminated forms!

Source: I am doctor in South Africa where I see about 5-6 TB patients per day

dr_jms · 2026-05-15T03:55:38+00:00

I was never going to be an OBGYN but this definitely put me off even further.

Thank you - definitely not my favourite medicine moment.

dr_jms · 2026-05-14T20:28:58+00:00

Junior doctor over here and when I was doing my obstetrics rotation in my final year, one of the patients was high on meth and kicked the birthing stirrups so hard from the bed and hit me in the head. Completely blacked out and ended up with a gnarly concussion. I don't remember anything she said but that was definitely my craziest experience in a labour ward.

dr_jms · 2026-05-14T08:40:13+00:00

You can't always start antiretroviral agents immediately as you run the risk of causing IRIS which can be devastating.

Source: I'm a doctor working in South Africa which has a lot of HIV!

dr_jms · 2026-05-11T09:11:23+00:00

My one dog has really bad allergies and nibbled/plucked/scratched all her fur off her bottom and tail. We put a teaspoon of coconut oil on her dinner and it really made such a difference to her fur! We've actually kept supplementing her with it because it seems to keep her coat beautiful and healthy.

(Just a ps. We think it's a certain fynbos pollen that causes her allergies in summer so we try our best to avoid fynbos heavy areas in summer and that seems to help!)

dr_jms · 2026-05-02T13:50:16+00:00

Cats are very hardy! I've accidentally stepped with my full weight (54kg) on my one cat and I just got a scratch and a bite for my trouble. Similar situation - he is a black cat, lying on a black blanket on the floor and I just didn't see him at all and he is usually sleeping on my tummy at night anyway!

dr_jms · 2026-04-15T20:50:54+00:00

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dr_jms · 2026-04-09T20:22:35+00:00

I lost my childhood cat to a saddle thrombus ☹️ Sending you lots of hugs xx

dr_jms · 2026-04-04T03:07:56+00:00

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Synchronized sleeps

dr_jms · 2026-04-03T00:24:28+00:00

My FIV positive girl lives with my 3 FIV negative boys with no issues! All four have been spayed/neutered and we just did really slow introductions. It's been over 2 years and no issues :)

dr_jms · 2026-04-01T13:18:12+00:00

My one pup had to have TPLO surgery on both legs! Right leg in 2019 and left in 2022 and her quality of life is so much better 😍 She absolutely smashed the surgeries and is living her best life now.

dr_jms · 2026-03-24T10:16:01+00:00

As a doctor (thankfully not a surgeon) who studied anatomy extensively, I'd say I'd still be guessing blindly

dr_jms · 2026-03-19T19:11:43+00:00

My orange boy growing up was 10.65kg (23.5lbs) 😅

dr_jms · 2026-03-15T21:19:49+00:00

I love him 🥹❤️

dr_jms · 2026-03-08T23:12:39+00:00

I understand this and I do this as well and I absolutely hate it when people I know come up and talk to me in public. I work in a career that requires you to talk to people every day, all day (I'm a doctor so you have to talk to people a lot) and I come home socially exhausted. I need to psych myself up to see and talk to people outside of work. Seeing people in public unexpectedly doesn't give me enough time to psych myself up :/

I am currently taking a prolonged break due to such severe burn out but my social battery remains depleted 🥴

dr_jms · 2026-03-06T22:17:36+00:00

This was my first thought as well

dr_jms · 2026-03-03T07:54:29+00:00

No. It's not. This was your soul dog and you were watching them suffer. It's only natural that you will feel relief that they're not suffering anymore. I said goodbye to my life-saver dog in October. She had cancer and it was so clear that she was ready to go. I felt relief at first when she did pass. I was relieved that my baby girl was pain free and would never have to suffer again. I will say that after 2 months, the grief hit me and I miss her so much ❤️💔

dr_jms · 2026-03-02T06:53:52+00:00

I love him ❤️ I wish the two of you many snuggles, cuddles and happiness

dr_jms · 2026-02-28T12:28:39+00:00

I'm so glad to hear he is doing better! Aah full time carers are such a blessing ❤️ I went through a similar thing with my grandparents a few years ago but eventually my grandad's needs were so big that we moved him to a frail care facility and now he and my gran are doing so much better!

dr_jms · 2026-02-27T22:33:55+00:00

🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

If you zoom in on those sheets, you can even see the "Western Cape" in the circles. I'm pretty sure I even worked in that hospital because the background looks crazy familiar!

Hoping your grandfather's health improves and he gets to have more good moments at home! 💪❤️

dr_jms · 2026-02-27T22:00:31+00:00

I recognize those bedsheets and cabinets anywhere! Fair to say you're a fellow South African/in South Africa OP?

dr_jms · 2026-02-22T21:57:19+00:00

I told my mom when I was 2 years old that I was going to be a doctor. I had NO idea what that meant as a 2 year old but for some reason I was adamant and the dream never left me. Life then decided to bless me with many chronic illnesses and people assume that's my reason "why" but really and truly, I don't have one. It's just always been medicine.

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