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I found myself talking too loudly and too fast to my tech. Me - "THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN IM EXTREMELY EXHAUSTED AND OVERCAFFEINATED AT THE SAME TIME." Tech - "I remember this." #veterinarian #vetlife #medical #doctor
#freeloader #cats #cute #pets
Friendly reminder to #spay and #neuter your #pets! Though there are low cost options, be VERY cautious when you're price-shopping. These are invasive surgeries that remove organs (testicles, ovaries, and usually uterus). Anesthesia and surgery are very safe IF performed properly, so focus on the quality of care rather than cost, because all spay/neuter providers are not created equal. Good care costs money, whether the provider passes that cost on to the client or not. Doing without each of the following will increase anesthetic and/or surgical risk: -IV catheter -IV fluids -Airway tube with oxygen -Dedicated staff member to monitor anesthesia AND recovery (most deaths occur during 2 hours after anesthesia) -Blood pressure monitoring -ECG (heart beep-boop) monitoring -Sterile preparation -Pain medication -Active warming/body temp management Ask questions and be informed! #cute #puppies #dogs #pets #medicine #pethealth #veterinary #veterinarian
Every day with this human is a good one. @mortuaryreport
#Surgery style points. This dog had a 1cm malignant skin cancer called a Mast Cell Tumor (MCT). MCT's are more common in short-haired black, brown, and tan dogs like Boxers, but they can occur in any dog. They invade local structures and can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body and become life-threatening. Mast cells contain histamine, which causes inflammation, blood vessel dilation, and other problems, so we have to be careful when sampling, handling, and removing the masses to avoid risks to the patient. We aim for 2cm of space around a malignant mass to make sure none is left behind. We call this getting clean margins. We also have to cut down to the next layer of connective tissue to get deep clean margins. In order to accomplish a straight closure like this one without bulges at the end of the incision, we actually make the incision twice as long as the width, and in a tapered ellipse shape. This also means the tension across the incision is spread evenly along its length, reducing the risk of it pulling apart in the middle. In the end, to remove this 1cm mass completely, I made an incision 4cm wide and 8cm long, cutting down to the muscle underneath. The lab confirmed clean margins all around. This mass is cured, but future MCT's are likely.
"Hello? Can you hear me? The war has ended. Repeat, THE WAR HAS ENDED. "
Happy belated 4th! Please be very careful with your #dogs in the summer heat. Never leave a pet in a closed, hot car, which can become life-threatening faster than the barista can make your latte. No lie. Short-faced breeds are especially at risk of heat injury because they can't cool themselves as effectively and develop breathing difficulty more easily. This #adorable dog belongs to @cyndy_macpherson_urton #vet #veterinarian #health #pethealth #dogs #pets #cute
Bash photobombed the upgrade shot lol SO CLOSE TO BEING DONE. I need to install roller guides at the bottom of the door and a locking mechanism at the top. The goals for this #woodworking #project were to make the dog crate taller, stronger, airier, and easier for @mortuaryreport to operate without crouching or having to manipulate a mechanism with painful hands. Ace can use the barn door slider while standing and there will be a simple sliding locking mechanism. Time will tell. #shop #woodshop #diy #handmade #homemade #dogs #pets #cute #wood #pine #decor #furniture
Caption contest! #dogs #pets #cute
Assembled! I'm waiting on the barn door style rollers and rail to arrive. Then I just have a few minor touches before we can move the pooches into their new home. Or I might run over it with a truck and set it on fire. Funny how complicated a relationship one can have with a woodworking project. #diy #woodworking #shop #homemade #woodshop #handmade #dogs #pets
Thank you VERY much to my coworkers for sharing holiday duty with me! Vet techs and CSC's make the clinical world go round, I'm grateful they're spending the holiday keeping and making our patients healthy. Go team! #vet #vetlife #vettechs #pets #dogs #cats #holiday #4thofjuly
Guess the foreign body! 10 year old female spayed #Corgi mix with a month-long history of waxing/waning lethargy, intermittent vomiting, poor appetite, and lots of consequences thereof. This all was removed from the stomach. One of these objects showed up in the stomach as white as bone on the #xray, the others were the same gray as soft tissue. We xrayed the material after removal, adding a surgical needle for comparison (the white stripe is part of the surgical pad everything was sitting on. It's visible on xrays to prevent objects being left inside patients). The final patient xray shows that we removed the object, while some gritty material remains in the gall bladder. It also shows staples used to close the incision. #veterinary #dogs #pets #medical #surgery #veterinarymedicine #vetlife #vetmed #doctor #emergency
Dry-fitting some pieces of the #dog crate as I plan out assembly. #diy #woodworking #woodshop #homemade
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It's nice to have Whimsy back in the house (eating plants, over filling the litterbox, and shedding notwithstanding). It's so interesting that these animals love hanging out with humans so much. It's not just the food, you cynics, they clearly enjoy being social with us. So cool. #cats #catsofinstagram #cute #selfie #pets #petsofinstagram
It's satisfying and frustrating when the finished product looks straightforward when it was actually more complex and challenging than i expected. In this case, we saved some money buying an air conditioner that was designed for windows that open upwards, which meant I had to build a frame so it would be safe in our window that opens sideways. Several hours, lots of sawdust, and one minor wound later, it... functions. Aaaaand... looks like every air conditioner ever. I feel like flames or motion-activated rave music would better reflect the process lol The bed and light fixture were also sneakily tough #DIY projects.
#puppies and #kittens are cute and they take REAL WORK. It's not much different from bringing a newborn human home. Plan for schedule disruption, behavior challenges, demands on your time and energy, and cost. #pets require diligent, preventive care to avoid the unexpected and expensive.
*NEEDS ADOPTION* This healthy, happy, sweet 1.5 year old girl is in need of a new home due to a sudden, unexpected housing change. Dog-, child-, stranger-friendly. If you or someone you know would like more info, please reach out! You're welcome to share my name and the pic. I'm located in the Bay Area. #dogs #dog #pets #pet #dogadoption #petadoption
Pit bull #puppy! This breed isn't really one single breed at all, yet anything that looks like it has been tragically miscast as automatically dangerous. While certain breeds can lean more or less toward different types of aggression, pit bulls as a category are nowhere near the top of my worry list. The conversation around dangerous dogs needs to focus more heavily on dangerous humans. We breed animals to our preferences and we train or fail to train them how to behave. No matter the breed, it's important to make your dog a good citizen. Early obedience training and realistic acknowledgment of your dog's behavior are integral to responsible pet ownership. Talk to your #veterinarian to learn about your dog's breed characteristics, needs, common #medical problems, and how best to address them.

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