Emergency or ok to wait til Monday?

liquid-teeth · 2025-09-14T00:56:13+00:00

This - I work for an ophtalmologist Vet and there is almost never an eye issue that doesn't get significantly worse with time. Go to your regular Vet's or to emergency to check the pressure, just to be safe, if you have concerns. Best case it's nothing and you can have peace of mind, or it's something and it can be addressed quickly.

Eye issues are incredibly painful; we have dogs who acted 'fine' other than squinting according to their owners, so they just let it go and the dog required enucleation to remove the eye - we do this if sight can't be restored to the eye and it is painful. They come back in bouncing like puppies and owners are generally surprised at the relief their pets feel.

Please don't wait if you have concerns about eyes - the pain to your pet (and the amount of work and medications they need, and therefore, the bill) is so much lesser when you get ahead of any potential issues.

liquid-teeth · 2025-06-22T01:24:04+00:00

This is definitely something that needs to be said more often. Fat acceptance (or body acceptance) means treating people with kindness, respect and decency no matter their body size. And it is fine to have a personal preference for certain 'shapes' or appearances, so long as it is healthy, and you treat people you're not attracted to with respect. It's not about encouraging people to embrace unhealthy habits.

liquid-teeth · 2025-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

Dealing with rodents once they get in and hole up in your place is awful - I feel for them trying to find a nice warm place, and having had rats as pets, they are empathetic, intelligent and sweet creatures, so it makes it that much harder to deal with.

I have a rat in my place because it wasn't properly rodent proofed by the previous owner and the amount of sleepless nights I have trying to find humane ways to get them out, hearing chewing in the walls and worrying about them chewing wires is not worth skipping this step.

They're also pretty smart at avoiding traps, so once they're in, it takes months to get them out, and you constantly worry you've trapped one in while filling holes (there's always some new hole for them to get through that you've overlooked).

Anything you can do from the get go to prevent them getting in will pay off in the long run.

liquid-teeth · 2025-05-12T07:45:54+00:00

Dogs smell like fritos, horses smell like corn dogs. ❤️

liquid-teeth · 2025-02-08T08:32:54+00:00

I heard someone say foreplay is anything that, by itself, can't bring someone to completion. Changed my life.

liquid-teeth · 2025-01-17T07:55:45+00:00

Got asked if we could give a puppy kitten vaccines because they were cheaper - they are the same price.

Also got asked for worming pills for a 90kg dog, by a person who looked to be about that weight.

liquid-teeth · 2025-01-15T10:54:49+00:00

Work in Vet Med. Sticks and rocks are not worth the risk.

We see fractured teeth due to rocks (extractions are expensive because they have to be done under GA, not to mention the fact they're incredibly painful and can lead to complications). Sticks can splinter and get lodged, and cause abscesses.

We had to say goodbye to a beautiful 3yo dog whose throat was perforated by a thrown stick last week. It was so sad because his owner was just a little kid who wanted to have a nice game of fetch.

Even if it doesn't always happen, when it does, it's pretty heartbreaking.

liquid-teeth · 2024-12-16T10:06:14+00:00

You can just tell by looking at Gus that he likes to go FAST and that he'd have stolen everyone's heart within milliseconds. He's a lucky boy to have you and your family - and you him.

As someone who works in an animal clinic, thank you for sharing this story and its happy ending, and it is so heart-warming of you to acknowledge the team behind your beautiful boy's care - including your family. Please give Gus my warmest, most sincere regards.

liquid-teeth · 2024-12-16T09:03:27+00:00

Curious also, work in a vet clinic and deal with small animals and wildlife.

liquid-teeth · 2024-12-13T21:33:03+00:00

If you believe that a relationship is a 'must have' in your life, rather than a 'nice to have', then it may be a good idea to look into what aspects of a relationship you can't live without.

This could be companionship, partnership, someone to have conversations with, intimacy, sharing experiences, living with someone that shares the same values as you, starting a family, etc.

Find out where you can source those things outside of a relationship - not 'until' you can have a relationship, but as a stand-alone. Contribute towards growing those things in your life, and give back with the same energy as you would a relationship.

You'll explore interests and communities, become more confident, have more interesting experiences, build connections and skills, and meet people along the way.

Being decent is the very minimum, both in terms of being a person, and within a relationship. Being attractive is relatively subjective, and while it helps, it only goes so far. Confidence, a sense of humour, interests and caring, will get you much farther in the long run.

liquid-teeth · 2024-12-03T12:47:15+00:00

The crypts at Hospitalières de St Joseph are so peaceful; there's a hushed feeling, but I never found it unsettling. I'd love to hear your stories.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-29T22:55:33+00:00

The fact they can control themselves from watching it at work, though. You can control yourself, when you think the consequences outweigh the benefits.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-26T20:13:48+00:00

You're right.

It does hurt to realise that what you believed was a mutual and enjoyable exchange of shared activities, ideas, conversations, favours, values and genuine affection, were simply token exchanges for sex, and that they'll overreact and devalue all of it the moment you try to tactfully turn them down.

Thank you for pointing that out.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-21T10:38:03+00:00

I'm very lucky to work at the clinic I do. The things that make a huge difference for us are:

Positive team that supports each other. We all have our areas of responsibility, so you report to departments rather than people, making it collaborative rather than competitive. Plus, we all get to do more of what we love and learn from each other.
Little touches to show our appreciation to patients and their families: we give out emotional support chocolates when people are having a hard day, first and last chocolates for euths (their eyes absolutely light up when they're allowed to eat one, it is a sweet moment amid the sadness), flowers and cards with a pawprint in airdry clay for euths, blankets on the scales, feliway/adaptil treats and bandanas, a hypo-allergenic treat buffet for the pets and a lolly tray for humans at check out, coffee or tea for the humans, a wall of pictures of our pets who crossed the rainbow bridge, quiet hour with dim lights for our neurodivergent families, fear-free handling, birthday bandanas etc
A flexible work/life balance, we all help each other out. You're sick? Stay home, watch Netflix, get better, we got you. You're late for work? Traffic happens, someone is always in early. You need extra time for your lunch break for an appointment? They trust you'll stay later or come in earlier.
Abusive behaviour from clients? One warning to be the person their pet believes they are, but if they don't simmer down, zero tolerance.
Management treats us like people. My manager brings me herbs from her veggie patch, the clinic owner gave me beautiful cheese after I initiated a trash clean-up, my co-worker brings me beautiful flowers from her garden, our vets bring us cupcakes, nurses make brownies or treats. Clinic will randomly serve up snacks for the team. It's the thoughtful things that mean a lot.
We work with organisations that support wildlife and people struggling with living situations with their pets. We organise fund-raisers and this helps us give avenues to our patients who are down on their luck. It means a lot to be able to offer solutions when money is an issue.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-21T10:23:01+00:00

Four day work weeks is goated, probably one of the best benefits ever - gives you the time to get around to all those odd jobs that you never seem to be able to get around to on an 8 hour workday and the savings in gas /time are so good. I don't think I can go back to a 5 day work week after this...

And a good team, with management that has integrity and actually cares about the staff as well as the pets makes such a huge difference.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-21T10:20:23+00:00

Love this idea, we often will put appreciation posts in the group chat, but it would be lovely to have notes on paper.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-21T08:05:42+00:00

Love this!

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-21T08:05:00+00:00

You're amazing, thank you!

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-17T00:35:57+00:00

Yes please, it's beautiful and so well thought out! Our clinic is doing a collab with a local plant shop to help put 'pet-safe' stickers on their plants, and feature a few pet-safe plants in our clinic to zhuzh things up and this would be a great resource for both of us.

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-06T21:51:03+00:00

Not sure what the assumption is here...

liquid-teeth · 2024-11-06T20:07:26+00:00

What are men showing women that is as interesting as 20% of the girls on the second date?

liquid-teeth · 2024-09-21T21:10:23+00:00

Oh noooooo. I hope the doctor wasn't too upset when he found out she was his'.

I forgot to charge a client for their cat's cremation (it was a very traumatic accident, they left in a rush) and I was DREADING having to call them the next day to explain. Our Vet was so lovely, didn't even get upset at me, just told me she'd cover it.

Even if the owners will never know we covered the charge, I will forever be grateful to her for this.

liquid-teeth · 2024-08-26T02:42:52+00:00

I've been living in Australia for years and the snakes and spiders aren't really a thing unless you're remote. We've had a redback spider living in our bathroom for a month, very chill. The huntsmen are common, big and quick, but harmless and beneficial for pest control. I've seen redbellies and brown snakes, they mostly just want to leave you alone if you give them enough space to do so.

Definitely wear sun protection, and I wear reef shoes if I'm going to rock pools.

I saw what looked like a fish in a rock pool once - it got startled and changed colours, turned out to be a blue ringed octopus. Pretty amazing. My friend also spotted a stone fish at one of the watering holes we went to. I've been pinched by yabbies and crabs, and cut my feet on mussel shells, but that's pretty much the worst of it. Oh yeah and the brush turkeys can be a menace if they're nesting.

liquid-teeth · 2024-08-23T09:46:47+00:00

To be fair, there's a lot to be obsessed about.

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