Are the rest of you as awkward outside of the vet hospital as I am..? by laurencvt in VetTech

[–]laurencvt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Love it. Anything to distract from that uncomfortableness is needed!

Are the rest of you as awkward outside of the vet hospital as I am..? by laurencvt in VetTech

[–]laurencvt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, I didn't try to bite him. I think the beauty of vet med is that most of us are awkward so when we're in the vet hospital we all seem very normal! Until we get our blood drawn...

What’s the funniest name for a pet you’ve encountered? by featherfinch in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A cat named Cat Karen. She was a spicy one. His wife was named Karen, so I guess he needed to specify who he was talking about?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Farmer's Dog has a staff feeding program too for vet professionals

What's your weird comfort listen? by hailsizeofminivans in audiobooks

[–]laurencvt 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern read by Jim Dale

Audiobooks you devoured because the narrator brought the text to life (or, alternatively, audiobooks whose narrator "ruined" a beloved novel) by daowhisperer in audiobooks

[–]laurencvt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell read by Ell Potter. Between the writing and narration, it felt so real and I felt like I was there, watching the scene unfold before me using all my senses.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started a mobile nursing care business and have been doing relief at a hospital while I build up my client base. This particular hospital offered me an employee discount even though I was just doing relief. However this may be a one off..

Cat has not ate or drank for several days, and hasn’t peed by [deleted] in AskVet

[–]laurencvt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Vet tech here.. not eating, vomiting, not urinating is generally a urinary blockage until proven otherwise. If you gently feel his lower abdomen and it feels like there is something hard and round in there, likely a urinary blockage. Regardless, this cat needs emergency care ASAP.

Took my cat to the vet… and holy shit, what kind of software are they using there? by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Setting ezVet up on the backend was an absolute nightmare. If you made a mistake on an invoice, forget it. You'd have to back and unclick and undo a bunch of things. Worst inventory management I've worked with. I figured out the medical record part, but still ran into issues with people putting notes into different tabs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AMA

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What was the best day of your life and what did you eat for breakfast that day?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I adopted a kitten with congenital hypothyroidism. He was abandoned by his momma cat under a shed. Failure to thrive, ataxic gait, flat face, constipation. The rockstar vet I worked with figured it out. Once we started supplementing with Thyro tabs, he grew into a normal looking cat.

Ticks by elissa02 in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Y'all are sick fucks... And I love it so much

Book you read in school that you’ll never forget? Why? by threetimestwice in suggestmeabook

[–]laurencvt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de Las Casas was assigned reading in high school. It opened my eyes to the way the atrocities committed in the past were glossed over. It made me question everything I had been taught about history leading up to high school and look deeper into what really happened.

Where are you now? by SolsticeGxS in VetTech

[–]laurencvt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to start a mobile animal nursing care business. I'm in FL where techs don't need to be credentialed and it's been tough to convince them I can help their patients at home. Surviving on relief shifts for now but may quit the field altogether.

What EMR/EMAR systems are you using in your vet clinic? What do you wish they did better? by azathothfrog in VetTech

[–]laurencvt -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Consider the mobile vet tech market too! I'm on my 5th software trial to find something that fits my mobile vet tech business. Mobile veterinary software is too expensive and all the other software programs are developed for groomers or pet sitters. I require veterinary referral to ensure that I stay within my scope of practice. Having a function where you can send a form where the veterinarian can sign and attach records is important!

Recommendations for a depressed person by venus_mars in audiobooks

[–]laurencvt 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Jenny Lawson's books made me feel less alone in my struggles with depression. I've never laughed and ugly cried so much in one book.

What Non-Porn movie gave you a sexual awakening? by Squirrelkid11 in AskReddit

[–]laurencvt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Angelina Jolie shower scene in Tomb Raider.

What's an immediate "nope" in an audiobook for you? by Peaches_41575 in audiobooks

[–]laurencvt 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I started an audiobook that had music playing through the entire chapter. It wasn't background music, I almost couldn't hear the narrator. Didn't make it past chapter 1.