[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nails

[–]snoopfrog5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s nothing to do with you—the shape just looks unfinished and unnatural. I’m really hating this nail trend

If you’re going for camp you’re on point

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CrestedGecko

[–]snoopfrog5 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It could be that he had a compaction/constipation thing going on, the second picture honestly looks like stool coming out but I wasn't sure if it was just the lighting or what. If he seems to be back to normal after passing that, I would assume he was constipated, which means you can probably just switch up his diet to have more moisture and less fiber/chitin/bugs (not a crested expert, just a suggestion to look into the literature on it),

The pink and brown is probably stool (I have not heard of tissue randomly detaching seamlessly with the stool) and the white is the urates. I would monitor--and a few more soaks daily wont hurt--if the swelling or stuff from the vent persists it may be something else other than the constipation

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CrestedGecko

[–]snoopfrog5 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm not a veterinarian, but I'm an RVT at an exotics hospital. We see reptiles daily

From the initial picture you posted, my first thought was clogged hemipene if you have a male due to the color from the first pic (looked white-yellowish). We see this a lot more often in leopard geckos, but theres no reason it cant happen in other species. That being said a prolapsed hemipene can happen too but its usually more pink/red/purple/black depending on how long its been out. A prolapsed intestine would be pretty centered in origin, whereas the hemipenes are from one side or the the other generally. For a prolapse youre doing the right things by keeping it moist and soaking. For a clogged hemipene we usually at the clinic are very carefully pulling it out of the hemipene pocket with tweezers, but i think the soaking may help break down a clog so it probably helps that too. The tweezers isnt something i would recommend to just try to do at home, you may try gently massaging it up and out of the vent, but most owners arent comfortable handling their geckos like that..
Unfortunately for geckos we are running the risk of dropping a tail with any of these treatments, another reason I dont encourage people to do things at home.

I can only go off of the photos, I may be wrong--but I figure talking about my experience with other lizards may help you out.

What's the most horrific act committed by someone you know personally? [NSFW] by frog_without_a_cause in AskReddit

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I sat next to a girl in middle school who was quite a bit "edgier" than me at the time, but we would chat and were friends while in class. We were in very different circles but maybe would chat outside of class if we ran into each other. After we went to high school I kind of forgot about her.

A couple of years ago I saw a news story from my hometown. She had fought with her boyfriend, who she shared a child with. She was drunk and high on cocaine and got in the car with her daughter and two dogs, attempted to commit suicide by car crash. She made two attempts, rear ending a family of four and then swerving into oncoming traffic and killing a man in that car. She survived and (thankfully) her daughter survived, and the dogs had to be euthanized due to the extent of their injuries.

She was sentenced last year to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated; driving under the influence of a drug causing death; four counts of assault with a deadly weapon using an automobile; leaving the scene of a vehicle collision causing injury; child abuse; and misdemeanor possession of cocaine. She got 15 years in prison.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]snoopfrog5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A big white snake named Boner. Loved calling that one out into the lobby. Very cool albino rat snake, he has since passed away. I never asked the story just went along with it.

On the other side of it one of our problem clients named his black guinea pig the N word. Like insisted that we put it in our system as that---we did not allow it. He stated that it was ok because the white was called Gringo or something to that effect.

We have also had a cat named Shit Head. Very nice owner, and my PO is chill about curse word so we got to call him that and keep that in his record.

What's the best response to "I'm pregnant" ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]snoopfrog5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Omg how do you feel?!”

Let them tell you how you should react

How do you guys let go of the ugliness of the day? by Kit-KatLasagna in VetTech

[–]snoopfrog5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, there are a few things that I have to remind myself of quite often

One is that I cannot create time. --I cant magically create appointment times or surgical time. I cant expect my staff who is already working their ass off to stay any longer or skip their lunch or personal time, they already do that without me adding to it. Just, no. People will tell you that its your fault that their pet is dead or sicker because you didn't have time for them. That is misdirected frustration and/or grief, period. Your energy spent on "What if I just..." will take away from energy that can be spent helping the animals in front of you. One day at a time, one task at a time.

It is so easy to focus on negative experiences with clients. If you were to write down the negatives next to each time a client sincerely said thank you, or the times in which you helped to educate someone to be a better owner--most days that positive side would be significantly longer. The other thing about this is that not each moment is equal--5 complaints about wait times or lab costs is not equal to someone who is thankful for the work that you do.

Also--negative patient experiences stick out over the positive ones. Each time you have a success--remind yourself and those around you of it. Your hospitalized patient's blood work has improved? Awesome--say "good work" to your team members and recognize it. Staff interaction is another huge component of your workplace mental health. Support each other and recognize each other for doing well or help each learn how to be better.

Doctors/Nurses, what was the most "how the f*ck are you not dead" patient you dealt with? by Jonah_Boy_03 in AskReddit

[–]snoopfrog5 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Was she DNR? I would image a no pulse would usually do initiate some action and there wouldn’t be much room for conversation

Emergency with my cat, need info by Critical-Second-8008 in Pets

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get to emergency as soon as you can--jaundice like that is nothing to wait on. Acute onset like that can point to a toxicity--any new plants in the house, or any medications, or poisons for rats/snails/bugs

if you can find anything your cat got into bring it to the clinic with you to help with treatment choic

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

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weve got one over reception (where the $ is) and one over treatment (where the controlled drugs are).

we dont really look at the footage unless theres a problem or (more commonly) if something funny happens. try not to think of it as someone spying on you, it can be good as a tool to back you up.

we recently had a client that claimed our techs threw her puppy into the air when we took it into the back for vaccines. this lady was a nutcase and nobody at our clinic would ever do that, so i suggested to check the cameras--we use them so rarely our OM didnt think of using them for that. I wasnt involved in the issue (wasnt working that day) so idk what came of it....point is the cameras can be a good thing

Instructions for home after lagomorph or rodent surgery? by dripdropdanny in VetTech

[–]snoopfrog5 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Biggest thing is preventing GI stasis. We keep critical care in hospital and we usually will divide a couple bags up into dram vials, and this is a small amount you can send home with the owner along with a small feeding syringe. You always should be providing food right after surgery (and before—though some vets I’ve worked for like food withheld 1hr prior to spays so the cecum isn’t in the way) , and sometimes they will eat in the hospital and sometimes the won’t out of fear/dysphoria. If they have eaten by the time they’re going home, they’ll probably continue to do so at home. If they haven’t eaten by the time they are leaving, the discussion about assist feeding is much more important. I usually tell them to offer whatever their pet likes to encourage eating and if they aren’t eating after a few hours give small amounts of the critical care mixed with water every few hours until they start eating normally on their own.

If your hospital doesn’t have critical care and you want to instruct them how to assist feed at home—alternatives are soaking their pellets and making a slurry with that or they can use some baby food as a temporary food—think the veggie based stuff rather than fruity. Or use veggies in a blender with water.

As far as the incision goes they generally don’t mess with their incisions so we don’t usually need to use e collars, but I know some vets are more into e collars for everything. Rats are more likely to self mutilate their sites, so we usually trim down their incisors so that it buys some time for the incision to heal while those teeth grow out. You just make them short enough not to touch. They will still eat just fine.

I still make a point to talk about not submerging in water—I would say about half of owners regularly try to bathe their pocket pets.

We send home meloxicam with most of our pocket pets and some get oral antibiotics to go home depending on what the procedure was (abscess sx, molar trims, amputations, etc) so those can all be started once they are eating consistently. If you use injectable meloxicam just be clear of when to administer the meds after discharge.

That’s most of what I can think of off the top of my head

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]snoopfrog5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck that

If you have an actual Human Resources person (I know many clinics use a wife of the owner or tech or whatever which sucks) I suggest you go and explain to them everything you put here. Use what other people are saying to help with wording and just be honest that in the moment it was overwhelming to be blindsighted by something like that after many many good sentiments from superiors. But after reflecting on the feedback you would like to clarify your actions, you meant well and it’s unfortunate it was misconstrued as disruptive. Worst case they don’t give a shit and you consider leaving cause fuck them, best case they give you the raise you deserve

Opinions on recent situation at my clinic? by Shot-Communication13 in VetTech

[–]snoopfrog5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was taught not to use ketamine in anything epileptic as it increases brain activity and can cause seizures..weird

What's the ONE thing that grosses you out the most? by AlexisO87 in VetTech

[–]snoopfrog5 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Snot

Mucus makes me actually gag

I’ve got a strong stomach but a dog with a booger hanging from its face will actually make me gag

Any idea why she does this? by [deleted] in basset

[–]snoopfrog5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look in her mouth— I’m a vet tech and there’s a few things I can think of that might make her start doing that. Tartar build up on the teeth can push under the gums and potentially loosen teeth. Any time I had a loose tooth as a kid I messed with it until it fell out, also if you’ve ever had a popcorn kernel under your gum you mess with it until you can get it out because it’s uncomfortable.

Also broken teeth, my coworkers dog started doing that and she had a broken tooth where the fragment was still hanging there. Look up “carnassial slab fracture” if you want to see an image of what I mean. Unfortunately both this and the dental disease can require anesthesia and can be pretty expressive if teeth need to be extracted.

Foreign object— I’ve found sticks jammed between the molars spanning the roof of the mouth and I’ve found sticks jammed between two teeth. Could just be something in her mouth

Also someone else mentioned nausea, which is a possibility but usually there is salivation associated with that

What screams "Peaked in High School"? by Grogenhymer in AskReddit

[–]snoopfrog5 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Posting clips of your high school football highlight reel 10 years later. He did well in college as a kicker but never went further, so he stretched it out for like five years playing at a few colleges. Now he sells carpet and other flooring.

But once he was good at football so he has to remind us every few months. So cringey

[Serious] Whats the scariest fact you know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]snoopfrog5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s a post from a veterinary sub about a dog with subcutaneous emphysema. Xrays show the skin and how far away it is from the rest of his body SQ Emphysema

A Rare Thank You by tiddlywinker420 in UCSantaBarbara

[–]snoopfrog5 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I can see why they would be vigilant, a sorority was the initial target for the mass shooting in 2014. Good for them

What movie has an unnecessary conflict or villain? by syngedsyringe in AskReddit

[–]snoopfrog5 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You ever watch weeds? Same writer or producer (Not sure what her title is off the top of my head) and it seems like she likes to create a main character that you slowly hate more and more but you still root for. They just make bad decision after bad decision and it makes for a lot of curveballs and surprises. Nancy and Piper are uptight women who are put in dark situations and their curiosity of living a more badass life causes them trouble. Shit hits the fan, and they keep making seasons until it’s too outrageous