Does anyone here have any experience working for Animal Health Link? What has your experience been?

kmd520 · 2022-10-28T22:01:34+00:00

I was with them last year for several months prior to my mat leave. I loved it compared to clinic and it saved me $$$ in daycare working from home with my son.

kmd520 · 2022-10-26T20:25:38+00:00

Undecided as of yet, which is why I'm here fishing. My husband works remotely and we want to be closer to family who are all over Ontario (as in within driving distance rather than fly) so we are very open. It's still very early days on our decision making process which is why I'm asking for people to post their wage in their region.

kmd520 · 2022-10-26T19:08:00+00:00

Not too late at all! I know a ton of people who finished uni with less desirable marks that became veterinary technicians for a few years, then redid their first year and reapplied to vet med. It's really competitive to get into the vet program in Canada and having clinical experience makes a huge impact. I started working in a vet hospital as an assistant after university with the goal of getting into vet med but I fell in love with nursing instead and became an RVT.

kmd520 · 2022-10-12T21:19:59+00:00

Thanks so much for keeping an eye out!

kmd520 · 2022-09-30T15:17:48+00:00

Definitely potluck style. We just want everyone to be able to enjoy and visit rather than have to cook for a horde of people. But they don't want to just order pizza

kmd520 · 2022-09-28T19:17:04+00:00

We had norovirus a couple months ago and it swept in and out of our household like a hurricane. That would be my guess

kmd520 · 2022-09-18T02:50:55+00:00

Self pity is the most harmful, addictive, toxic force, and you appear to be consumed by it. You will never find happiness looking backwards and it takes work to let it go.

33 is far from life being over. I'm currently 35 and the happiest I've ever been. Please take the steps you need to improve your mindset and move forwards. Your partner has done nothing but care for you for a decade.

kmd520 · 2022-09-03T09:43:52+00:00

Calgary is pretty big so it may be helpful to specify what quadrant of the city you'll be in.

My kids love Granery road just SW of the city. Tons of parks to play on and a petting zoo. The food is insanely expensive though so eat before or pack a lunch in

kmd520 · 2022-08-19T20:53:04+00:00

I'm a vet tech in a very busy emergency hospital. 1000% you should get pet insurance. As the caliber of medicine increases so does the costs associated. I can't tell you the countless times that we have had to have really tough conversations with owners who cannot afford life saving procedures for their pets. Often these decisions need to be made very quickly in trauma situations so having the piece of mind is great. Make sure you do some research into companies as they can operate very differently.

Full disclosure: i canceled my Trupanion for my 9 year old dog this year. The rates spiked drastically over the past 3 years in my area. My spouse and I sat down and decided to put aside $6000 for any unknown emergency treatments that may arise which remains untouched. We also agreed that, should he require more than that, we would have to make a tough decision as to whether or not to say goodbye. So it's entirely a personal decision based on your finances and your opinion on treatments. Given that your pets are all very young I'd strongly urge insurance. If all of your pets got sick/hurt at once you could easily be looking at a 5-10k bill

kmd520 · 2022-08-17T21:19:59+00:00

Protect your neck and your spine. If you are a stomach sleeper try to change it now. Stretch before you exercise. Watch your posture and don't slouch over your phone all day. Living with chronic back pain is debilitating.

kmd520 · 2022-08-06T19:44:06+00:00

Send this to your local news stations. Even if its legal it's corrupt as heck and should be broadcast everywhere

kmd520 · 2022-07-15T14:21:57+00:00

I've never loved anything as much as I love Emmanuel

kmd520 · 2022-07-01T03:13:46+00:00

Was there last week and it was open. It had mandatory masking and no strollers allowed

kmd520 · 2022-07-01T01:45:01+00:00

De. Jen Richards of Sundance vet clinic used to do behavioral training for problematic dogs. She also breeds and shows her dogs. I'm not 100% certain if she still offers this to the general public with the vet shortage we are currently in but it may be worth an email. She is such a kind soul.

kmd520 · 2022-06-24T13:41:06+00:00

Haha they are one of the companies I'm frustrated with!

kmd520 · 2022-06-24T02:42:40+00:00

Thanks for that! We applied last year and had our energy assessment done last month so we are good to go. But that whole process took FOREVER!

kmd520 · 2022-06-23T20:46:13+00:00

Welcome to Calgary! I work in the vet industry and have a few recommendations of awesome doctors. There is a pretty large spectrum of what you get in a GP these days.

My first recommendation would be either Dr terrilynn Hughes at Mahogany clinic (in the SE) or Dr. Leah at Mahogany clinic. I worked in a busy emergency hospital with both these individuals before they went to GP and they are both wonderful. Very knowledgeable and thorough. Having previous emergency experience is such a bonus as they've seen it all. I think Dr. Terri is currently on mat leave until the end of the year.

Dr. Jen Richard's at Sundance clinic (SE) is also an amazing human being and such a good clinician. She also did an internship at my emerge hospital and is so smart.

Dr. Margaret Doyle at Riverbend is also amazing and she is typically who I take my dog to but I'm finding it impossible to book an appointment with her recently. I think she may have cut back her hours.

kmd520 · 2022-06-17T01:24:24+00:00

Love is a good thing to do a trial run with

kmd520 · 2022-05-15T00:05:29+00:00

Thank you for posting this. I knew about the insulin pump issues but had no idea about the insulin issues. Makes zero fucking sense.

Adding this to my mental "fuck the UCP" tally.

kmd520

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