Vet Stress 7 unhealthy habits of veterinarians

April 10th, 2008  

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Using the necropsy knife to cut into in a tray of brownies :)

Megan April 10th, 2008 09:23:00 AM

Megan- I'm thinking of buying my kitchen a necropsy knife all of its very own! They just so much better than the kitchen knives I've bought...

How about not washing/changing coats/scrubs/tops between patients, or worse yet, before going home!

Lindabcs April 10th, 2008 09:50:00 AM

Nasty!...brownies don't deserve that kind of cruel treatment!

Dr. Patty Khuly April 10th, 2008 10:48:00 AM

heh, I'm glad my vet ignored my "she doesn't bite" declaration and asked if she'd wear a muzzle. I still don't think she'd have bitten anyone (she's got major anxiety issues and some fear aggression), but ... it occurred to me later, what if she had? Hmm. Yeah, muzzles are Just Fine.

donna April 10th, 2008 12:55:00 PM

I *LOVE* these kind of blog posts.... and the "Dirty Jobs" post you did last week. Maybe that's because I have friends who are vets and techs and others in human health care and no topic of conversation is barred during meals?

Keep 'em coming as far as I'm concerned!

:-)

Deanna April 10th, 2008 01:29:00 PM

the unhealthiest habit of a veteran vet tech i know & love: using her mouth to clear the tubing of the fecal float solution bottle!!!!!! i'd shriek at her to use one of those bulbs you use on the mouths/noses of babies after c-sections...or anything else for that matter...but she insisted that "if it hasn't killled me by now"...gag.

Sarah April 10th, 2008 07:05:00 PM

Maybe it is exactly these habits that keep you healthy! Or it least "exposed" with good immune response----I think the "germ fanatics" are the ones in peril!

Barbara A. Albright/New Hampshire April 10th, 2008 07:37:00 PM

How about ignoring the client when they say s/he bites or should wear a muzzle. I've had that happen.

Juli April 11th, 2008 12:25:00 AM

Try filling the rabies syringe at the same time you fill the DHL syringe. The two syringes flipped out of my hand and landed in my chest.

Betsy April 11th, 2008 01:34:00 PM

Munching on a snack/lunch while gathered around the necropsy going "oh look at that"
Keeping your drinks/lunch in the fridge with the samples or your popsicles in the freezer with the "pupsicles"

I am sure there are SO many more.

Erin April 11th, 2008 11:53:00 PM

ohhhh god, the comments are almost worse than the blog! Betsy, the only thing i could picture was the critter people from I am Legend when i read your comment... shudder. and Erin... seriously? keeping the Chunky Munky in with the bodies? please say you're joking.

gosh, this makes me feel much better about my habit of snacking in the grooming salon between (and sometimes during) dogs!

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