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aaargh.
"My dog was spayed there 3 or 4 months ago, and I looked at her today and she has blood in her eyes. Did the spay cause that?"
"What? No... that's not normal at all, and we should probably take a look at her."
"Well why can't you just tell me what's causing it over the phone?"
"Because we need to examine the dog and see exactly what's going on to get a proper diagnosis."
"Why? So you can charge me?"
"Uh... because that's the only way to know what's wrong with the dog... "
"WELL. I think when you spayed her, blood seeped into her eyes, and I'm not going to bring her in and pay for something that's your fault."
*headdesk*
In other news today:
Freezing rain and snow last night (never fails, the weekend after you have to have snow tires off...)
8:15am. Walk-in, drop off a dog that we may or may not be euthanizing, owner has to talk to family first.
9:00am. Confusing appointment with lady who is hard of hearing:
At least the lady was nice. The cat, not so much.
9:30am. A fun appointment with cheerful, friendly people and well behaved dogs! yay!
9:45am. Drop off lady is back with family to say good bye to dog before we euthanize it.
10:00am. Different woman with dog to euthanize. It's a wreck. First vein I hit blows immediately. Second vein, half way through the injection the dog freaks out and pulls off the needle. End up having to poke the dog 3 times to get her unconscious, then again in the heart to finish off, because the heart was still beating. HATE HATE HATE when it goes like this.
10:15am. Euthanize drop off dog.
10:30am. Play freezer tetris to get 2 large dogs in freezer and freezer closed.
And now, we are (supposedly) done for the day, but will still be here for another hour and a half.
10:50am. Well, we thought we were done. Gent just called with a dog to bring in, that he thinks will have to be euthanized...
"What? No... that's not normal at all, and we should probably take a look at her."
"Well why can't you just tell me what's causing it over the phone?"
"Because we need to examine the dog and see exactly what's going on to get a proper diagnosis."
"Why? So you can charge me?"
"Uh... because that's the only way to know what's wrong with the dog... "
"WELL. I think when you spayed her, blood seeped into her eyes, and I'm not going to bring her in and pay for something that's your fault."
*headdesk*
In other news today:
Freezing rain and snow last night (never fails, the weekend after you have to have snow tires off...)
8:15am. Walk-in, drop off a dog that we may or may not be euthanizing, owner has to talk to family first.
9:00am. Confusing appointment with lady who is hard of hearing:
"So she needs her leukemia, respiratory, and rabies vaccinations today?"
"And her shots."
"Yes, the upper respiratory, leukemia, and rabies..."
"Yes, whatever she's supposed to have yearly."
"Alright."
"But, she's current on rabies."
At least the lady was nice. The cat, not so much.
9:30am. A fun appointment with cheerful, friendly people and well behaved dogs! yay!
9:45am. Drop off lady is back with family to say good bye to dog before we euthanize it.
10:00am. Different woman with dog to euthanize. It's a wreck. First vein I hit blows immediately. Second vein, half way through the injection the dog freaks out and pulls off the needle. End up having to poke the dog 3 times to get her unconscious, then again in the heart to finish off, because the heart was still beating. HATE HATE HATE when it goes like this.
10:15am. Euthanize drop off dog.
10:30am. Play freezer tetris to get 2 large dogs in freezer and freezer closed.
And now, we are (supposedly) done for the day, but will still be here for another hour and a half.
10:50am. Well, we thought we were done. Gent just called with a dog to bring in, that he thinks will have to be euthanized...