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Whoopsie Whelping

August 9, 2019 Mim Scheel

On call, after work, (again). Just as I was putting my dinner in the oven at around 8:30pm one evening,…

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Posted in: Dogs, Good, Vet Stories Filed under: Dog, Funny Story, Puppies, vet story

R.F.S.S.

Mim Scheel

Getting children involved with pet care sounds like it should be a great idea, filled with warm and fuzzy memories…

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Posted in: Dogs, Good, Vet Stories Filed under: Dog, Funny Story, Kids say the Darnedest Things, Pet Names, vet story

Pig Ear Pandemonium

Mim Scheel

Our vet clinic has security cameras. They’re a sensible precaution, especially when one has to return to the vet clinic,…

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Posted in: Dogs, Good, Vet Stories Filed under: Dog, Funny Story, Greyhound, vet story

Dogs & Cruelty

Mim Scheel

There are not many veterinary clients I have genuinely hated, but there was one in my first job that definitely…

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Posted in: Dogs, Ugly, Vet Stories Filed under: Dog, heart failure, kidney failure, liver tumor, sad story, vet story

Dogs & Anger

Mim Scheel

Movies and modern media have a lot to answer for in regards to animal welfare and ‘trendy’ breeds. You may…

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Posted in: Dogs, Sad, Vet Stories Filed under: Akita, Dog, euthanasia, sad story, vet story

Dogs & Sorrow

Mim Scheel

I’d never keep a Boxer. You have to admit the breed has a lot of issues, medical and genetic, but…

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Posted in: Dogs, Sad, Vet Stories Filed under: Anaesthetic, Boxer, Cancer, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Dog, Mast Cell Tumor, sad story, vet story

Dogs & Joy

August 6, 2019 Mim Scheel

Every now and then, situations turn out better than expected. An old dog, that hadn’t been eating for about two…

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Posted in: Dogs, Good, Vet Stories Filed under: Cancer Scare, Dog, Happy Ending, happy story, Older Dog, Puppies, vet story

Going too far, too long

May 26, 2019 drferox

There are not many veterinary clients I have genuinely hated, but there was one in my first job that definitely…

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Posted in: Dogs, Sad Filed under: animal death, cruelty, palliative, veterinarian

Broken Promise

May 10, 2019 drferox

“He’s going to be fine, I promise!” Don’t… don’t make promises you can’t keep. A ‘gut feeling’ is nothing more…

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Posted in: Cats, Sad, Vet Stories Filed under: death, feline infectious peritonitits, FIP, grief

Starcraft II and the Baby Bunny

May 8, 2019 drferox

Apparently, unbeknownst to me, the release of Starcraft 2 in 2010 was a big deal. It was a big enough…

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Posted in: Good, Rabbits & Pocket Pets, Vet Stories Filed under: happy story, long suffering boyfriend, not herriot, rabbit, vet story
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