#vetblr

[great-and-small]

The breed standard for modern Persian cats calls for the nose and mouth to be in “vertical alignment” with the eyes 😭

[orcinus-veterinarius]

As a veterinarian, and as a lifelong dog lover, one thing I need dog owners to understand and accept is that dogs can be extremely dangerous, especially large ones. Sometimes they don’t even mean to be, but that doesn’t change the fact that they can do serious harm to a human being. They are very powerful animals.

You should not let your dog free-roam. You should not force your dog to accept touch. You should very heavily supervise interactions with children, and with certain dogs, these interactions may never be safe. You must learn to read canine body language. And if a veterinary professional recommends a muzzle or sedatives for vet visits, take these recommendations seriously.

“But I care about my dog more than people” this is in your dog’s best interest. If they maim or kill a person, especially a child, they will be euthanized. You do not want lose them in that traumatic way, ending their life and ruining your own (and those of others) in the process. You do not want to be responsible for the loss of a human life.

Every dog, no matter how sweet, should be muzzle-trained in case they ever need to wear one. Pain and fear can make them act out of character. And if your dog has aggressive tendencies, especially with humans, seek out professional help and take measures to protect both your dog and people.

Signed,

A vet who wants people and dogs to be safe

[simplykaren]

Found this because of @sanddoc06 . No clue where it originally came from, but I had to share it.

[avoiding-claws]

60 seconds of vetmed by _Undertheskinfluence on tiktok

This is so painfully accurate about working in an emergency hospital 💀

[drferox]

I have a curious question for anyone that works with sign language.

Some of my clients use a sign language (Auslan) interpreter when they bring their pets into the clinic, usually on a video call, but sometimes in person. So we then have this three way conversation where they sign, the interpreter translates verbally for me, I talk, and the translator signs back to the client.

But we are actually having a four way conversation because I am also talking to the pet.

I will be telling the cat that it’s time to come out of the box, that he’s the bravest most handsome little man. I will thank him for letting me touch his very private tummy and tell him he’s a pretty little gentleman.

Does… does the Auslan translator tell the pet owner what I am saying? Do they use a different facial expression to convey that I am baby taking their pet? Or do they just say ‘the vet is cooing over your cat’?

I will write something nice in the history anyway, but does the client get to know that their cat was a sweet little baby?

[talesfromtreatment]

For my fellow vetblr peeps, anyone else have the misfortune of having to use this brand of syringe?

The plunger on these moves so freely that the pressure in a jugular vein can fill the syringe itself and it can make you believe in telekinesis because you even *think* about putting the blood in a tube and it pours out all over the place, wasting a bunch of the hard won sample

Everyone here hates them with a passion

[followthebluebell]

Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several US states

Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs. Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are a

Right now the top suspects are either HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza) or covid. If at all possible, avoid taking your dog to dog parks and day care, especially if your dog is older or already has difficulty breathing.

[shadythetortie]

Hello everybody! Hope you are all doing well. If you arent, I hope it gets better and maybe this little mystery baby case will cheer you up a bit.

I give some of my duck eggs to schools in the area to hatch every spring for their classrooms. Last Friday, one of the teachers messaged me.

"Sooo we have a duck with an unusable 3rd leg lol"

My first reaction is of course, what the fuck. Asked for some photos and lo and behold...

Yeah that looks like 3 legs!

I looked through the forums and most of the other cases of 3 legged birds didnt seem to do very well so I said we will see how it does overnight and fingers crossed its just the leg. Also depends on where the leg is attached if it will cause issues, if anything else has malformed or doubled, etc. So I didnt get my hopes up.

However, the next morning, it is doing well!

She sent a short clip of it and it can stand up and walk, though that leg doesnt seem to move at all. She decided to hold onto it over the weekend and will give it back with the rest of the babies when she returns them next week. The schools generally keep the chicks for two weeks for the students to play with and they end up being the friendliest birds ever.

So everyone, meet Cher (Chernobyl)

Her students named it Chernobyl because of the mutations that radiation damage causes. I thought it was hilarious!

I am excited to see how it grows and what happens. We do have an avian vet a few hours away that did Daisy's phallus amputation surgery last year (Daisy did great after surgery but passed away on Apr 1 because my geese decided to martyr him. The geese are rehomed now) so if this baby needs anything we can get it fixed. Hopefully when it is bigger!