Category: Fun Story Friday
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Mushroom Mayhem: The Good and The Bad
Imagine, it’s 8am on a Tuesday morning. You arrive at work bright eyed and bushy tailed with a cup of iced coffee in hand. The phone rings at 8:01am. Client: “Hi, uh, I’ve got a question. I’m, uh, I’m not sure how to ask it.” Me: “Ok, I’m happy to help if I can.” Client:…
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No, You Shouldn’t Come To The Vet While Drunk
Sticking with this week’s theme of spay/neuter, let me tell you a story. Several years ago I had the pleasure of speaking with a very nice older woman who was dropping her puppy off for a spay procedure. She was well put-together, kind, and couldn’t be more upbeat about having a puppy-free day for the…
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The Porcupine and the Dog
Every year some dog somewhere is regretting his life decisions. Spring and summer are the top seasons for dog vs porcupine fights. Porcupines are mostly nocturnal and tend to stick to heavily wooded areas. There is also a very common misperception about porcupines and their quills. They, in fact, do not throw their quills. As…
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Weird, Funny, and Unsettling Things People Have Said At The Vet
*This post may be offensive to some. But I couldn’t make this up if I tried! Many people speak their minds when they should have kept their thoughts to themselves. For this Fun Friday we aren’t going to talk about anything educational. This is purely for entertainment purposes. Below are just a few weird, funny,…
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The Lobster Claw Dog: And The Mistaken Identity
Today is a story about a lobster claw dog. No, he didn’t eat a lobster claw, he was born with one! It was 8am on a surgery day and we were in the midst of the covid-19 protocols. In reality, the veterinary hospital during covid-19 was a disaster. Sure, it was sometimes a relief for…
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Decompress with a Cow Cuddling Experience
We are going to “steer” off topic for this Fun Friday post! See what I did there? My husband and I had a Cow Cuddling date at Cherry Valley Farm this past weekend. You read that right. I initially saw the ad on Facebook and forwarded it to my husband, knowing he has this dream…
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The Dog That Made Me Cry
Today is fun Friday and it wouldn’t be fun Friday without another crazy vet tech story. Spoiler alert, this one ends with me crying. Clients often bring their pets into the veterinary hospital with soft tissue injuries. Dogs can be dumb sometimes. Leaping into the air at crazy angles only to land abruptly and tear…
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IV Vodka? Don’t mind if I do!
Have you ever made a joke about needing an IV drip of alcohol after a bad week at work? “Who wants to go for a drink?” “Can they put it right into my veins?!” Well, that’s actually a thing! Vodka is used intravenously to treat antifreeze poisoning in dogs and cats. In fact, many animal…
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The Pot Coma
Here it is! Fun Story Friday. I have hundreds of stories banked away in my memory vault from the past 10 years as a vet tech. Some of them are really meaningful, some of them heartbreaking, and some… kind of gross or strange. Let’s start Fun Story Friday with some real stoners. Marijuana intoxication in…