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Vet Tech Journals: Stupid hospital cat.....
On a lighter note, we had some other excitement today besides the
ktiten drama. Ok, R, the clinic manager has cats of her own. And she like flowers. HER cats aren't interested in flowers. So at some point she brought a potted flower into her office. Sergio is the Hospital Resident Feline Spawn from Hell. Sergio and the other hospital cats have recently been QUITE put out because they are all fat and now are being fed only once a day instead of twice. R really LOVES Sergio, despite the fact that he can be quite a meany and gives you Glares of Death that would make a terrorist cringe. So imagine her horror when she was working in her office today, and turns to see Sergio chomping on her flower and his mouth and face is all yellow (probably from the pollen) Apparently the flower had been in the office for a while and Sergio had hardly ever paid attention to it. Oh, and did I mention that the flower was a Stargazer Lily? Lilies are POISONOUS to CATS!!!!! *CUE HORRIFIED PLOT TWISTING MUSIC* I'm working in treatment when R carries Sergio in and tells me frantically that about him chomping on the plant. J and I filled a syringe and flushed out Sergios mouth, much to his dismay. Then i took a wash cloth and some soap and began scrubbing his yellow face. Most of the yellow stuff came out, but there still was a bunch on his face. I tried to assure R that we probably got most of it, but meanwhile she and the other vets were consulting their books on the symptoms of cats who had eaten lilies R firmly insists that Sergio get a bath to wash the rest of his face off. Ooooooooooooo......ok so now Sergio has gotten his mouth flushed with water, his face scrubbed with soap AND water, and NOW has to get a complete bath. Ironically he seems to take it pretty well. But one of the symptoms of lily poisoning is lethargy so we can't be sure if he was feeling the effects or was just REALLY patient. Sergio is now in the dryer and some of his face is STILL yellow, and we are talking and asking R half-jokingly and half seriously, "Why the heck did you have a poisonous plant in your office in the FIRST place?" Her cats don't touch plants, and the lily had been there for a while and Sergio, the only hospital cat that goes into her office, never touched it. Poor R is DEVASTATED and keeps saying how much she loves Sergio. Meanwhile we are saying things like, "Aww, ya don't like that do ya, Sergio? Well that's what you get for eating plants you dummy." Meanwhile one of the vets is on the phone with Poison Control. When cats ingest lilies the biggest this is not GI irritation, but kidney failure. So Dr. C got info from Poison Control and came out to say that Sergio needed in house labwork to check his kidney function, and needed to get onto IV fluids immediately. Oh, and i DID mention that this cat is a Spawn from Hell, right? After that experience with Woody last saturday i wasn't looking too forward to this. But I got a good grip and L made her venipuncture. She hit the vein but for some reason the catether wasn't threading. So she pulled out and tried again. Sergio exploded into a hissing and screaming ball of fur. I held on for like two seconds and let him go. He jumped down off the exam table and started stalking off but Dr. C picked him up. His face showed he was a little surprised that I let him go. Uh I'm sorry, but i'm NOT holding on to a cat when it goes beserk. No f****** way. Anyway, E held him and L finally got the catheter in. We hooked him up to fluids and gave him a break. But we still needed blood to run in house lab tests. L is an experienced technician, but she's also just bitter in general and has a sharp tongue. She's from New York, you know. She kinda took me under her wing since i'm starting out and will be licensed soon. She scruffed Sergio and stretched him out so i could get blood from his back leg. I made my venipuncture but i didn't hit the vein, so i started to adust..... RRREEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! Ok it might have looked funny from afar, but i literally JUMPED up and to my right about a foot. L regained control of Sergio and said, "I did have him, he wasn't going anywhere." I grimaced and said, "Uh well, i'm sorry, but i do NOT trust this cat." Meanwhile in my head i'm trying to think I am GOING to get this cat's blood. We reposition and try again. I try to think postive thoughts. I am STRONGER than this cat. I'm SMARTER than this cat. I'm the one with OPPOSABLE THUMBS. There's just NO WAY that this cat is gonna......... RRRRRREEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!! I jumped up and away again. L regained control and said, "Kristi you can't be scared of this. You're worrying too much and you need to relax." By this point i was really frustrated and said. "Well, sorry but if i'm sticking a needle into a cat and the cat goes BERSERK i'm getting the HELL OUT OF DODGE!!!" She got someone else to hold, and i put down the syringe to let her get it, and stalked away. You bet i was scared. i'm sorry but when i have to work on something that has the potential to do SEVERE and PAINFUL damage to me, you bet i'm gonna be a little wary. I managed to suck it up and go back to work. Well L didn't have much more luck but we got just BARELY enough blood. She put Sergio back in the cage and when no one was looking I gave that ******* cat the finger. Sergio's kidney functions seemed fine, but Dr. C and Poison Control both agree that he should stay on fluids for 36-48 hours with periodic checks of his kidneys to make sure. Thank god tomorrow is my day off, so I don't have to work with him again. And hopefully when I go into work on Friday I won't have to work with him. There's bittersweet feelings for him though. He's listed on our treatment board as "Our Stupid Hospital Cat" and though he complains of being stuck in a cage, some of us feel he deserves it. This cat has a MAJOR attitude and it about time he got knocked down a notch or two. Poor R feels so bad, not only that Sergio ate the plant, but at that he's stuck in a cage. She'll come in and pet him and say "I totally LOVE this cat, did i tell you? Oh Sergio, I'm SO sorry!!! Why did you eat the plant you STUPID cat?? Oh Sergio, i love you....." And I got a laugh when Rosie, another hospital cat that Sergio often bullies, walked up and stared at Sergio from a distance, CLEARLY saying "NYAHNYAHNYAH!!!!!" Oh man, Sergio REALLY started crying then. At then end of the day, Dr. S (who wasn't in the office today) came by and asked how he was. "Well," I said, "He's doing just like any Spawn from Hhell that's been shoved into a cage with an IV up his arm and wearing an E collar should be doing." "Ahhhhhhh, not happy, huh?" Nope not in the least. Man if looks could kill. And I was the lucky one who had to get a temperature on him. I have two red scratches on my arm from doing that. Hmph....... We all joke with each other here so after R had left I made a cage card for Sergio and put a big CAUTION sticker on it. I just KNOW tomorrow she's gonna say, "I just LOVE this cat.......WHAT? Ok, just WHO put that on his cage? " Muhahahahaha....... She's lucky, cause i was seriously considering putting a sign on his cage that read "BEWARE OF SAVAGE MONSTER" Ooooooooo.............. Purrs though that Sergio will be fine, and hopefullywill come out a little kinder and wiser. Kristi |
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Vet Tech Journals: Stupid hospital cat.....
"Mischief" wrote in message ups.com... Sergio is the Hospital Resident Feline Spawn from Hell. Sergio and the other hospital cats have recently been QUITE put out because they are all fat and now are being fed only once a day instead of twice. Hi Kristi: This is probably a silly question, but what is the difference between a Hospital Resident Feline, and bitey-bitty that makes it impossible for him to wait there three months? Everything you said in the other post about why TED cannot keep strays makes perfect sense to me, sad though it is, but I don't understand, then, why they can keep Resident Felines? --tension p.s. i figured out how to reply on Outlook, duh. i think i am not getting *any* new posts on Google anymore, perhaps by configuring the Outlook newsreader, I cancelled something in the Google groups software. Don't quite understand that, but there it is. I hope it is not irreversible if I don't like this one. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Mischief wrote:
On a lighter note, we had some other excitement today besides the ktiten drama. Ok, R, the clinic manager has cats of her own. And she like flowers. HER cats aren't interested in flowers. So at some point she brought a potted flower into her office. Sergio is the Hospital Resident Feline Spawn from Hell. Sergio and the other hospital cats have recently been QUITE put out because they are all fat and now are being fed only once a day instead of twice. R really LOVES Sergio, despite the fact that he can be quite a meany and gives you Glares of Death that would make a terrorist cringe. So imagine her horror when she was working in her office today, and turns to see Sergio chomping on her flower and his mouth and face is all yellow (probably from the pollen) Apparently the flower had been in the office for a while and Sergio had hardly ever paid attention to it. Oh, and did I mention that the flower was a Stargazer Lily? Lilies are POISONOUS to CATS!!!!! *CUE HORRIFIED PLOT TWISTING MUSIC* And why, exactly, was she stupid enough to bring a toxic plant into her office? Oh that's just nuts. Sorry, but I have no sympathy except for the cat. The woman is an idiot. You don't trust a cat (or a dog) to not chomp or chew on a toxic plant if it looks inviting. And I'm sure the cat wasn't setting out to get "revenge" for anything. For all the human attributes we give to cats and dogs, revenge isn't one of them. We may use that as an excuse when they act out, to assuage our guilt for having done something or not having done something. But animals aren't cut out that way and they sure don't intend on chomping down on anything toxic and send themselves to the hospital just to get back at someone. They aren't PEOPLE who swallow an overdose of pills and then expect sympathy or attention. Damn. Get her PLANTS out of the friggin clinic! Jill --careful to keep toxic plants out of her apartment, no matter how "pretty" |
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Vet Tech Journals: Stupid hospital cat.....
Mischief wrote: snip I jumped up and away again. L regained control and said, "Kristi you can't be scared of this. You're worrying too much and you need to relax." By this point i was really frustrated and said. "Well, sorry but if i'm sticking a needle into a cat and the cat goes BERSERK i'm getting the HELL OUT OF DODGE!!!" She got someone else to hold, and i put down the syringe to let her get it, and stalked away. You bet i was scared. i'm sorry but when i have to work on something that has the potential to do SEVERE and PAINFUL damage to me, you bet i'm gonna be a little wary. I managed to suck it up and go back to work. Well L didn't have much more luck but we got just BARELY enough blood. She put Sergio back in the cage and when no one was looking I gave that ******* cat the finger. With an attitude like that, you have absolutely *no* business being a vet tech. That disgusts me beyond anything I have ever heard come from the mouth of *any* vet tech. It's shameful and completely unprofessional. If you are afraid of a cat, you have a long, long way to go. Cats do *minimal* damage compared to dogs. A cat can bite and scratch - the right dog can *kill* you. Sergio's kidney functions seemed fine, but Dr. C and Poison Control both agree that he should stay on fluids for 36-48 hours with periodic checks of his kidneys to make sure. Thank god tomorrow is my day off, so I don't have to work with him again. And hopefully when I go into work on Friday I won't have to work with him. There's bittersweet feelings for him though. He's listed on our treatment board as "Our Stupid Hospital Cat" and though he complains of being stuck in a cage, some of us feel he deserves it. This cat has a MAJOR attitude and it about time he got knocked down a notch or two. Oh please. It's a *cat* that is acting like a *cat*. You aren't going to teach him a damn thing by wishing punishment on him. Cats aren't vindictive. They don't act out for no reason at all. Good God you disgust me. This explains a lot about why others who work in the field can't stand you. -L. |
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Mischief wrote: On a lighter note, we had some other excitement today besides the ktiten drama. Ok, R, the clinic manager has cats of her own. And she like flowers. HER cats aren't interested in flowers. So at some point she brought a potted flower into her office. Sergio is the Hospital Resident Feline Spawn from Hell. Sergio and the other hospital cats have recently been QUITE put out because they are all fat and now are being fed only once a day instead of twice. R really LOVES Sergio, despite the fact that he can be quite a meany and gives you Glares of Death that would make a terrorist cringe. So imagine her horror when she was working in her office today, and turns to see Sergio chomping on her flower and his mouth and face is all yellow (probably from the pollen) Apparently the flower had been in the office for a while and Sergio had hardly ever paid attention to it. Oh, and did I mention that the flower was a Stargazer Lily? Lilies are POISONOUS to CATS!!!!! *CUE HORRIFIED PLOT TWISTING MUSIC* I'm working in treatment when R carries Sergio in and tells me frantically that about him chomping on the plant. J and I filled a syringe and flushed out Sergios mouth, much to his dismay. Then i took a wash cloth and some soap and began scrubbing his yellow face. Most of the yellow stuff came out, but there still was a bunch on his face. I tried to assure R that we probably got most of it, but meanwhile she and the other vets were consulting their books on the symptoms of cats who had eaten lilies R firmly insists that Sergio get a bath to wash the rest of his face off. Ooooooooooooo......ok so now Sergio has gotten his mouth flushed with water, his face scrubbed with soap AND water, and NOW has to get a complete bath. Ironically he seems to take it pretty well. But one of the symptoms of lily poisoning is lethargy so we can't be sure if he was feeling the effects or was just REALLY patient. Sergio is now in the dryer and some of his face is STILL yellow, and we are talking and asking R half-jokingly and half seriously, "Why the heck did you have a poisonous plant in your office in the FIRST place?" Her cats don't touch plants, and the lily had been there for a while and Sergio, the only hospital cat that goes into her office, never touched it. Poor R is DEVASTATED and keeps saying how much she loves Sergio. Meanwhile we are saying things like, "Aww, ya don't like that do ya, Sergio? Well that's what you get for eating plants you dummy." Meanwhile one of the vets is on the phone with Poison Control. When cats ingest lilies the biggest this is not GI irritation, but kidney failure. So Dr. C got info from Poison Control and came out to say that Sergio needed in house labwork to check his kidney function, and needed to get onto IV fluids immediately. Oh, and i DID mention that this cat is a Spawn from Hell, right? After that experience with Woody last saturday i wasn't looking too forward to this. But I got a good grip and L made her venipuncture. She hit the vein but for some reason the catether wasn't threading. So she pulled out and tried again. Sergio exploded into a hissing and screaming ball of fur. I held on for like two seconds and let him go. He jumped down off the exam table and started stalking off but Dr. C picked him up. His face showed he was a little surprised that I let him go. Uh I'm sorry, but i'm NOT holding on to a cat when it goes beserk. No f****** way. Anyway, E held him and L finally got the catheter in. We hooked him up to fluids and gave him a break. But we still needed blood to run in house lab tests. L is an experienced technician, but she's also just bitter in general and has a sharp tongue. She's from New York, you know. She kinda took me under her wing since i'm starting out and will be licensed soon. She scruffed Sergio and stretched him out so i could get blood from his back leg. I made my venipuncture but i didn't hit the vein, so i started to adust..... RRREEEEEEOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! Ok it might have looked funny from afar, but i literally JUMPED up and to my right about a foot. L regained control of Sergio and said, "I did have him, he wasn't going anywhere." I grimaced and said, "Uh well, i'm sorry, but i do NOT trust this cat." Meanwhile in my head i'm trying to think I am GOING to get this cat's blood. We reposition and try again. I try to think postive thoughts. I am STRONGER than this cat. I'm SMARTER than this cat. I'm the one with OPPOSABLE THUMBS. There's just NO WAY that this cat is gonna......... RRRRRREEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW!!! I jumped up and away again. L regained control and said, "Kristi you can't be scared of this. You're worrying too much and you need to relax." By this point i was really frustrated and said. "Well, sorry but if i'm sticking a needle into a cat and the cat goes BERSERK i'm getting the HELL OUT OF DODGE!!!" She got someone else to hold, and i put down the syringe to let her get it, and stalked away. You bet i was scared. i'm sorry but when i have to work on something that has the potential to do SEVERE and PAINFUL damage to me, you bet i'm gonna be a little wary. I managed to suck it up and go back to work. Well L didn't have much more luck but we got just BARELY enough blood. She put Sergio back in the cage and when no one was looking I gave that ******* cat the finger. Sergio's kidney functions seemed fine, but Dr. C and Poison Control both agree that he should stay on fluids for 36-48 hours with periodic checks of his kidneys to make sure. Thank god tomorrow is my day off, so I don't have to work with him again. And hopefully when I go into work on Friday I won't have to work with him. There's bittersweet feelings for him though. He's listed on our treatment board as "Our Stupid Hospital Cat" and though he complains of being stuck in a cage, some of us feel he deserves it. This cat has a MAJOR attitude and it about time he got knocked down a notch or two. Poor R feels so bad, not only that Sergio ate the plant, but at that he's stuck in a cage. She'll come in and pet him and say "I totally LOVE this cat, did i tell you? Oh Sergio, I'm SO sorry!!! Why did you eat the plant you STUPID cat?? Oh Sergio, i love you....." And I got a laugh when Rosie, another hospital cat that Sergio often bullies, walked up and stared at Sergio from a distance, CLEARLY saying "NYAHNYAHNYAH!!!!!" Oh man, Sergio REALLY started crying then. At then end of the day, Dr. S (who wasn't in the office today) came by and asked how he was. "Well," I said, "He's doing just like any Spawn from Hhell that's been shoved into a cage with an IV up his arm and wearing an E collar should be doing." "Ahhhhhhh, not happy, huh?" Nope not in the least. Man if looks could kill. And I was the lucky one who had to get a temperature on him. I have two red scratches on my arm from doing that. Hmph....... We all joke with each other here so after R had left I made a cage card for Sergio and put a big CAUTION sticker on it. I just KNOW tomorrow she's gonna say, "I just LOVE this cat.......WHAT? Ok, just WHO put that on his cage? " Muhahahahaha....... She's lucky, cause i was seriously considering putting a sign on his cage that read "BEWARE OF SAVAGE MONSTER" Ooooooooo.............. Purrs though that Sergio will be fine, and hopefullywill come out a little kinder and wiser. Kristi Good grief, Kristi. That's just crazy! If they knew the cat was so fractious, why didn't they put it in one of those restraint bags? Do they still use those? (I'm thinking back, and remembering maybe I heard something at one time about them being dangerous or something) But at any rate, isn't there some method of scruffing or something like the feline "Vulcan Mind Meld" that renders them unable to fight so bad? Sherry Sherry |
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Good grief, Kristi. That's just crazy! If they knew the cat was so fractious, why didn't they put it in one of those restraint bags? Do they still use those? (I'm thinking back, and remembering maybe I heard something at one time about them being dangerous or something) But at any rate, isn't there some method of scruffing or something like the feline "Vulcan Mind Meld" that renders them unable to fight so bad? Sherry Our vets use a 'squeeze cage' which is like a wire cat carrying basket with a sliding side that enables the cat to be held firmly whilst procedures are done - it's often used for ferals that literally cannot be handled. Deb. -- http://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield |
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"-L." wrote: Thank god tomorrow is my day off, so I don't have to work with him again. And hopefully when I go into work on Friday I won't have to work with him. There's bittersweet feelings for him though. He's listed on our treatment board as "Our Stupid Hospital Cat" and though he complains of being stuck in a cage, some of us feel he deserves it. This cat has a MAJOR attitude and it about time he got knocked down a notch or two. Oh please. It's a *cat* that is acting like a *cat*. You aren't going to teach him a damn thing by wishing punishment on him. Cats aren't vindictive. They don't act out for no reason at all. Good God you disgust me. This explains a lot about why others who work in the field can't stand you. Jesus. Kristi gives new meaning to the word "anecdolts." And to think this is funny?? On a lighter note? |
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"tension" wrote in message .. . "Mischief" wrote in message ups.com... Sergio is the Hospital Resident Feline Spawn from Hell. Sergio and the other hospital cats have recently been QUITE put out because they are all fat and now are being fed only once a day instead of twice. Hi Kristi: This is probably a silly question, but what is the difference between a Hospital Resident Feline, and bitey-bitty that makes it impossible for him to wait there three months? Everything you said in the other post about why TED cannot keep strays makes perfect sense to me, sad though it is, but I don't understand, then, why they can keep Resident Felines? I'm only guessing, but the resident Felines have to be healthy to get the run of the place. And it sounds as though this vet already has quite a few. Bitey-bitty is taking up an isolation cage. I get almost sick when I realize how many more cats there are out there than homes. Made the mistake of looking at the cats at PetSmart yesterday. Twenty three young adult cats, including one who appeared to be a purebred Siamese girl. It wouldn't take a lot for me to turn into a collector, I think a lot of us are only a few small lapses in judgment from heading down that road. Jo Jo |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Mischief wrote: *CUE HORRIFIED PLOT TWISTING MUSIC* And why, exactly, was she stupid enough to bring a toxic plant into her office? Oh that's just nuts. Sorry, but I have no sympathy except for the cat. The woman is an idiot. You don't trust a cat (or a dog) to not chomp or chew on a toxic plant if it looks inviting. And I'm sure the cat wasn't setting out to get "revenge" for anything. For all the human attributes we give to cats and dogs, revenge isn't one of them. We may use that as an excuse when they act out, to assuage our guilt for having done something or not having done something. But animals aren't cut out that way I agree with you. But still, Kayla gets miffed if I sit and read rather than play with her 24/7. And she eats my books in a heartbeat if I don't put them up. Revenge is too strong a word but its something like it. Books are about all thats left that isn't safe from her jaws. Preferable the book I'm currently reading. My idea of a good day is finding she only ate the part I already read. Jo |
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Jo Firey wrote:
"tension" wrote in message .. . "Mischief" wrote in message ups.com... I get almost sick when I realize how many more cats there are out there than homes. Made the mistake of looking at the cats at PetSmart yesterday. Twenty three young adult cats, including one who appeared to be a purebred Siamese girl. It wouldn't take a lot for me to turn into a collector, I think a lot of us are only a few small lapses in judgment from heading down that road. I agree with you, Jo. I took on 3 that were homeless, and as such I can't take on another one. Still, if I could afford the litter, food, and the vet bills, I would. There are too many unwanted cats in this world. I do not understand why people can't spay or neuter. There *are* organizations out there that help. Shoots, I got Miss Pua spayed, tested for FELV and AIDS, AND she got her shots, all for only $22. I just think too many people are irresponsible in taking care of their pets. I have a "friend" just like that; her two year old cat has had about 5 litters already. Puh-leeze! kili |
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