Scandinavian veterinarian

New to this vet-thing

[theexoticvet-deactivated2022070]

Me: “Hi, it’s Dr. Blank. What’s going on with Doofers?”

Owner: “He had surgery Wednesday and when we took the bandage off leg, the bone is showing!”

Me: “I see we neutered Doofers on Wednesday. Nothing was done with his leg other than a catheter. How long ago did you notice this?”

Owner: “Wednesday”

Me: “His bone has been exposed since Wednesday?”

Owner: “Yes”

Me: “I’m sorry, this sounds serious. Can you send a photo?”

Owner:

“His skin is gone”

Me: “Ok. So, his fur has been shaved for the IV catheter. But his skin is intact, is there a wound you can see?”

Owner: “You can see the bone right there. It wasn’t like this before the surgery.”

Me: “You can see the shape of his bone, yes, but his skin is still covering it. If you look at your own wrist see how you can see that bony bump? But it’s not exposed bone, it’s covered by skin.”

Owner: “His skin has been shaved off. His arm is skinny.”

Me: “His fur is shaved off. His skin is under the fur. It’s like when you get a hair cut.”

Owner: “But I can see the bone.”

Me: “Ok well let’s get him in for an appointment because that is serious. You can come right now.”

Owner: “I can’t come until Wednesday.”

Me: “We really need to see him, he could be very sick.”

Owner: “We can’t. I’ll call back.”

[scandinavian-vet]

May I ask what country you live in? Totally understandable if you don’t wanna answer though

Denmark.

[ask-a-vetblr]

Have any of you guys seen dogs with polydactyly? Or perhaps a cat with lotsa extra toes instead of the typical 1 extra?

vet-and-wild here.

I saw a dog with double rear dewclaws the other day. And I have definitely seen cats with some very alien looking feet because they have so many toes.

[scandinavian-vet]

It is normal for Icelandic Sheepdogs to have multiple dewclaws, apparently it helps them walk on top of the snow.

[certifiedveterinarynurse]

Meme dump 🤪

[pvmproblems]

When you're trying to fall asleep and you think you hear a fluid pump

[veterinaryshitposting]

[funny-tik-toks]

[audrey-hepbae]

Toucan: “that there just ain’t natural”

[queen-elizabeth-the-3st]

[creekfiend]

Having seen some births now i can say that dog birth is amazing cos they just slip n slide out one after the other like a little conveyor belt. And theyre so little and unformed. And then UNGULATE BIRTHS ... are amazing for the opposite reason which is that 10mins after being born they are filing their taxes. Unless they are goats, in which case they are committing tax fraud instead

[creekfiend]

Goats are what is called a precocial species, which means that shortly after birth they are able to do many thimgs on their own, such as standing, walking, eating, and embezzlement

[clayorey]

Wonder what happened to the dinosaurs? This is a baby Blue Heron.

[leviathan-supersystem]

this baby Blue Heron killed the dinosaurs.

[sanjidysphoria]

a thing that will forever amuse me is the movie fandom's depiction of the relationship between gandalf and pippin. like "haha old man is annoyed by younger man" is funny on its own but what most of them don't know is:

gandalf is an entity, an angelic being taking up human form who is older than time itself. pippin 'i exist to spite god' took is like 17. this is a teenager constantly fucking up an ancient being.

pippin is the biggest minor inconvenience in gandalf's life.

[jadedjinx13]

Stop demonizing wolves.

Like seriously. Wolves we see in movies and media… Not how wolves behave. At all.

1. A lone wolf is cool, strong and, something to strive to be. FALSE.

Lone wolves have either lost, left or been pushed out of a pack. They are likely starving, lonely and/or looking for a new family or mate. Wolves are highly social and need companionship. They don’t want to be alone.

2. An alpha wolf is the biggest, baddest wolf in the pack who fights for their position. FALSE.

There are TWO Alpha wolves in a pack. They are mom and dad, the oldest and usually the smartest cause they have experienced the most. They are usually more timid and less likely to put themselves in danger because they are the only wolves in the pack that breed. If they die, the rest of the family will likely loose their way and eventually break apart.

Biggest wolves are usually the ‘betas’ who are children of the alphas (cause most everyone in the pack are puppies from mom and dad) and are generally more likely to investigate.

3. Wolves are brave and will hunt down intruders to there territory. FALSE.

Wolves are HUGE scaredy cats. They are naturally neophobic after about 6months to a year. Something new and different shows up in there territory, they are likely to avoid or keep their distance. They are NOT going to attack unless food or puppies are involved. They are great at communicating and you will know you need to back off long before you are in danger. This also means that no, that ‘wolf dog’ is not going to be a loyal and protective pet.

4. Wolves adopt. This is true.

Wolves are puppy crazy. Like they love puppies (for the most part) and its very common for packs to adopt puppies into their family. No issues with breeding cause, only mom and dad are allowed to do that. this is a way that puppies breed in captivity have been introduced to the wild, by being left near known nursing females and the pack will often come find them and bring them home. You want to known how much they love puppies? Wolves will give up their own meals to make sure puppies get fed first. Wolves can gorge themselves on up to 20lb of food and have been seen regurgitating for puppies and pregnant mothers.

Please stop demonizing wolves.

Like look at these idiots. I love them so much. Stand up too fast and you scary. That thing that touched the ground, its mine now. They want your shirt and you say no so they growl, tickle their tongue and they are just like WHY!? Trust a growling wolf way more than a dog any day. (All these guys live at a sanctuary for captive born and rescued wolves)

[jenniferrpovey]

One of the reasons why dogs were so easy to domesticate is because the structure of a wolf pack and the structure of a human family are so similar.

The “alpha wolf” myth is, also, toxic and harmful and used to support nasty stuff in human society.

A wolf pack is a family. It’s mom, dad, the kids who haven’t left home yet and are helping look after the younger kids.

Wild wolves are hard to observe because they hear us before we hear them and tend to slip away. I’ve had the great privilege of seeing a wild wolf precisely once in my life.

Oh, and you cannot mistake a wolf for A. a dog or B. a coyote.

I got to pretty much directly compare wolf and coyote.

In addition to being quite a bit smaller, coyotes tend to bounce and cover ground that way, their action is more elevated. They’re very upright.

Wolves move closer to the ground and tend to glide.

MAYBE you might mistake a stationary coyote for a wolf, but when they move the difference is quite stark.

Huskies look nothing like wolves…

[lykegenia]

When farmers kill wolves, it breaks down the pack structure and makes them more likely to attack livestock, because domesticated animals don’t need the same level of coordination to bring down, and in a lot of cases the experience older pack members have to avoid humans is lost, and no longer a check on behaviour.

In the wild, wolves regulate the feeding habits of deer and other large herbivores, which means overgrazed forests can regenerate and become more biodiverse. They only take the weakest animals, and are not mindless killers.

[ask-a-vetblr]

I have questions concerning ferrets for the vet(s) here who see exotics! In the US, there aren’t many resources regarding intact ferrets, or intact ferrets in general. If an owner decided to leave their ferret intact and use an implant instead of neutering, what age would be best to do the first implant? If they opt to neuter, what would be the best age to do so? And (slightly more behavioral) are there higher risks of an intact ferret not getting on with other ferrets in the household?

vet-and-wild here.

I have yet to see an intact ferret at my clinic but I did an externship in Australia (so Dr. Ferox may have some input too) and I saw multiple ferret spays. For females you’d definitely want to do it before the first heat, which can be as early as 4 months. The females I saw were about 4 or 5 months old, which is a reasonable age to spay a ferret (or a cat, really). For males it would really be whenever you want, depending on your tolerance for hob (intact male) smell. While pediatric spays/neuters are appropriate in shelter settings, I don’t personally like to desex animals prior to 16 weeks of age unless there’s a specific reason to do so. Medically, desexing can be done as safely as 6 weeks in cats and dogs. I don’t know of any contraindications for using implants in young ferrets. The only warnings given on the package are that it hasn’t been tested in pregnant/lactating ferrets.

I have not personally seen mixed groups of desexed and non-desexed ferrets so I don’t have a great answer for you on the second part of your question.

The non-US vets in our group don’t seem to see a lot of ferrets, but maybe someone else will be able to chime in here.

[scandinavian-vet]

European vet here. It is preferable to do the implant before sexual maturity (they are around 8 months old when that happens) and out of the normal breeding season where the ferret i naturally acyclic (which would be in the fall for the northern hemisphere). Surgical neutering actually increases the risk of hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s disease) which the implant doesn’t do. The small implant usually lasts around 2 years and the higher dose implant up to 4 years, but there might be some individual differences. We never do surgical neuters anymore, now that we have the implant.

[seashellronan]

grown ass men are out here not eating fruit or vegetables or washing their face and having a list of things women must do to be attractive to them and thus gain their respect like grow the fuck up and eat a carrot literally no woman needs you

[shen-ancalhar]

“No woman needs you” said the future cat lady lol

Newsflash. No man needs a bitch telling him to eat rabbit food and nagging him constantly.

I cannot wait to see feminism burn itself out.

[masonicbeheadingritual]

u gonna die of scurvy in the name of antifeminism

[tony-hawks-underground]

The scurvy got him

[academiques]

required reading

[catchymemes]

[taykoutmccleod-deactivated20200]

biblically accurate snow angel

[patheticperipatetic]

It’s nice to see Bill Watterson is still active.

[mcgregorswench]

[unicornaffair]

@queenofbaws @kpdleo12

[slothful-rabbit]

This is the kinda passive aggressive compliance inherent in all humans

[fourteen--steps]

Missing my personal favorite

[teennewssource]

hot girl summer is over it’s scary woman winter

[thisuserusesthis]

[falsedetective]

the uncanny valley between “this academic article doesn’t make sense because i’m an idiot” and “this academic article doesn’t make sense because the author is an idiot”