Coffee Addict and Professional Procrastinator

Veterinary pathologist, dead things and disease are my bread and butter

[theoddvet]

Holy megakaryocytes 😍

[theoddvet]

Finally met the lead footed fiend that's been stomping around on my tin roof lately

[theoddvet]

[theoddvet]

Decided to paint my family's longest lasting furry member, Rosie. She reached 22 years old despite her failing kidneys and outlasted all the other pets and all the kids moving out. I reckon she did it just to prove she could and to enjoy an actual retirement without the chaos of family life.

[theoddvet]

I know doctors can be frustrating or scary for a lot of people but please, if you can, please keep your check ups regular. Don't fuck around when it comes to your health. Especially concerning any regular screening tests for certain parts of your body like your colon or cervix. They're regular and recommended for a very good reason.

A lot of health issues arise slowly and insidiously and you often don't know they're there until it's difficult or impossible to treat.

Take it from someone who is only 28 years old, yet has just had possible pre-cancerous cells detected on my latest cervical screen. Take it from someone who lost my thyroid function at 25 years old. Take it from someone who has had to step up and initiate my own health care sometimes because general practitioner doctors are mostly just a gateway to more specialised services and sometimes need to be pushed.

Youth isn't a barrier against disease or dysfunction. Keep your checks regular and make them hear you and act if you have any concerns.

[theoddvet]

My new favourite photo of Zak

[theoddvet]

Pleas enjoy this urothelial carcinoma cytology as celebration for my passing of my Phase I board certifying exam in veterinary pathology!

[theoddvet]

My tiny queen decided she'd had enough of her feeding tube after her neck got so itchy that she scratched it out the other day. Thankfully, she has enough of an appetite to eat almost normally again and is back to her semi-aloof, loud, and weird self. What a wild ride this has been.

[theoddvet]

Life is so strange.

A person walking past you at work with a small smile on their face could be spending all their free time at home trying to nurse their sick pet back to health.

A stoney-faced person bustling past you on the street could be rushing home to call their partner who had just told them by message that they are giving up.

A person smiling up at a tree with leaves dancing in the breeze could be one mistake or one bad thing away from losing all hope.

There is so much hidden pain behind people trying to find little things to hold on and maintain some degree of connection and normality.

It is human nature to keep going despite the pain, but only if they are able to find the comfort they need in those little things.

Life is as strange as it is sad and wonderful.

[inkskinned]

fucking hate it when the stuff everybody says "actually works" does actually work.

hate exercising and realizing i've let go of a lot of anxiety and anger because i've overturned my fight-or-flight response.

hate eating right and eating enough and eating 3 times a day and realizing i'm less anxious and i have more energy

hate journaling in my stupid notebook with my stupid bic ballpoint and realizing that i've actually started healing about something once i'm able to externalize it

hate forgiving myself hate complimenting myself more often hate treating myself with kindness hate taking a gratitude inventory hate having patience hate talking to myself gently

hate turning my little face up to the sun and taking deep breaths and looking at nature and grounding myself and realizing that i feel less burdened and more hopeful, more actually-here, that i am able to see the good sides of myself more clearly, that i am able to see not only how far i have to grow - but also how much growth i have already done & how much of my life i truly fill with light and laughter and love

horrible horrible horrible. hate it but i'm gonna do it tho

[maculategiraffe]

[lasenbyphoenix]

[theoddvet]

Low key Im starting to think feeding times ("time to feed the blanket") are becoming her favourite parts of her day. She follows me around shivering, dejected and pathetic, while I get it ready and the moment I sit down she starts purring and making biscuits and settles right down for the goop. Even has a nap right after on my lap. Ridiculous.

[kaijuno]

[vetisntdead]

This is how I should lecture pathology

[theoddvet]

Life sure has a funny way of building resilience in a person.

Not even a fortnight after a scare with a venomous snake and my two dogs, my girl Zak has stopped eating and may have a partial gastrointestinal obstruction. She is being assessed tomorrow for a possible ex lap.

I have never been more stressed. I am at least relieved that I have pet insurance and couldn't fathom the position I'd be in if not.

But I would like a break now from being financially and emotionally scarred, please.

Fingers crossed for good news tomorrow.

[theoddvet]

Fortunately, my bub is home post-op and sporting a fabulous new do.

Unfortunately, the hairball they removed from her stomach was unexpectedly small and it is unusual that it may have caused such profound inability to eat. We are slightly concerned that something else might be going on that we haven't been able to detect so far.

For now, she needs to just recover and hopefully get some food into her. I hope this ordeal is on its way to being over.

[theoddvet]

An unfortunate but also good update: we had to get a feeding tube placed but she's back home. She's able to hold food down and we are slowly working back up to her full calorific requirements.

The poor girl lost 10% of her body weight, weight she didn't even really have to lose.

I'm glad she's home.

[theoddvet]

These have to be the most expressive cells I have ever seen in my life.

[theoddvet]

Life sure has a funny way of building resilience in a person.

Not even a fortnight after a scare with a venomous snake and my two dogs, my girl Zak has stopped eating and may have a partial gastrointestinal obstruction. She is being assessed tomorrow for a possible ex lap.

I have never been more stressed. I am at least relieved that I have pet insurance and couldn't fathom the position I'd be in if not.

But I would like a break now from being financially and emotionally scarred, please.

Fingers crossed for good news tomorrow.

[theoddvet]

Fortunately, my bub is home post-op and sporting a fabulous new do.

Unfortunately, the hairball they removed from her stomach was unexpectedly small and it is unusual that it may have caused such profound inability to eat. We are slightly concerned that something else might be going on that we haven't been able to detect so far.

For now, she needs to just recover and hopefully get some food into her. I hope this ordeal is on its way to being over.

[theoddvet]

Life sure has a funny way of building resilience in a person.

Not even a fortnight after a scare with a venomous snake and my two dogs, my girl Zak has stopped eating and may have a partial gastrointestinal obstruction. She is being assessed tomorrow for a possible ex lap.

I have never been more stressed. I am at least relieved that I have pet insurance and couldn't fathom the position I'd be in if not.

But I would like a break now from being financially and emotionally scarred, please.

Fingers crossed for good news tomorrow.

[theoddvet]

Someone please tell me what gives my daughter the right to be so goddamned handsome