tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post6815130346514775189..comments2022-11-07T05:02:16.842-08:00Comments on Journey of an ER veterinarian: A little comic (and sometimes slightly disturbing) reliefERDOChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00092216548030797180noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-55133115685546387512011-04-12T10:38:32.161-07:002011-04-12T10:38:32.161-07:00I think people are delusional about half the time!...I think people are delusional about half the time! One of the craziest calls I ever took was an elderly woman who was trying to figure out how to "euthanize" her cat at home because she didn't have any money. The last idea she floated to me before I was able to pass her along to a counselor was using an axe. Yikes. (I was the admin assistant who answered the phone, but people usually just dive right in even if you're not the right person to help them!) -TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-24102702373522347912011-04-09T11:04:17.990-07:002011-04-09T11:04:17.990-07:00I don't like the thought of shooting, but I...I don't like the thought of shooting, but I'm in a rural area and, well, some of my patients are food, either for people or other animals (one guy fed the horse he shot - down with an open tibial fracture - to his hunting dogs).<br /><br />The clients who call threatening to shoot don't usually know what they're doing, though; those who do simply get on with it. It's been somewhat disconcerting to find out how many of my clients are armed.Outriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907860317292171543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-20768964800534074332011-04-08T10:23:45.202-07:002011-04-08T10:23:45.202-07:00Outrider -- Sometimes when clients get mad that we...Outrider -- Sometimes when clients get mad that we can't do treatments for free, the threaten to "just shoot it" which is disturbing because we're in a populated area... Definitely not okay around here. The people that call to inquire about "overdosing" are typically wanting to use one of their own pain drugs or insulin, which probably won't even result in death and if they do, not quickly... ick.<br /><br />Karen -- thanks! We were on the phone with the directionally impaired person for FIVE minutes, and they couldn't give us any idea which way / where they were coming from, what town they had just passed on the freeway, nothing. They could have been in a different state -- we had no idea!ERDOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092216548030797180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-65958584809259163862011-04-08T07:02:52.861-07:002011-04-08T07:02:52.861-07:00OMG! Tax dollars? Seriously? Or the "Can I...OMG! Tax dollars? Seriously? Or the "Can I kill my pet at home?" And the directionally impared....<br /><br />If you get more of these, please post them. Exactly what I needed before going in to the day job where I deal with customers who I always thought were weird, but after reading this... mine are pretty saneKaren Whiddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669628257477406166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-77047604227763708262011-04-07T18:23:52.475-07:002011-04-07T18:23:52.475-07:00Re: home euthanasia
I've had clients shoot a...Re: home euthanasia<br /><br />I've had clients shoot animals vs. pay me to come out, and trust me, I'm not that expensive. Of course, shooting is humane, as long as the client knows what he or she is doing (side issue: would you go out on an emergency call when a distraught client has just told you he has a loaded gun at the ready?).<br /><br />Keep writing these gems down. Taxes? WTH?Outriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907860317292171543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-90611813646666923482011-04-07T17:09:08.596-07:002011-04-07T17:09:08.596-07:00me too. we have been laughing for months on that o...me too. we have been laughing for months on that one... where does your tax money go??? Definitely not here.!!ERDOChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092216548030797180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896158926457932553.post-85970616601411493442011-04-07T15:47:17.377-07:002011-04-07T15:47:17.377-07:00Awesome, just awesome. I especially like the one a...Awesome, just awesome. I especially like the one about stealing tax dollars.The Homeless Parrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.com