Where Is Stevey

 Just saying, I have nothing to do with the office at work.  We have a hospital cat that is visually impaired. He has free access to the entire clinic.  He likes the office because that’s where he gets his Temptations treats. 

You might have to zoom in to find him. 

Just Say No

The other day I had a woman and her boyfriend bring in this 4 pound Chihuahua for vomiting and not acting right.  The poor little thing was just weaving back and forth, running backwards, and circling.  It's pupils were fully dilated.  The woman said it was because it ate a spicy chicken sandwich.  Seeing the owners with their piercings, tattoos, dyed hair and slurred speech, I asked what drugs could the dog have gotten into.  Nothing, I was told.  I asked again, what drugs are in the house.  Well, maybe Zoloft, Seroqel and a nasal decongestant.  I asked again and again.  Finally, the woman sent her boyfriend out of the room and said it was probably his methamphetamine.   Now we are getting somewhere. 

There is no antidote.  We got an over the couther drug testing kit from Walmart (who even knew that was a thing?)  and he did test positive for meth.  I gave him as much sedation as I could throughout the day and by the evening he had stopped circling and weaving in favor or standing on his hind legs and jumping incessantly.  Thankfully, the next morning he was quiet and acting normally.  Now we have to wait to see what is more important on payday, getting the dog back or buying more drugs.  There are a lot of sad situations out there, but at least they did seek medical help. 
 

First Day

Monday was V's first day at her new job.  She was hired by the same bank she did an internship with last summer.  Her first day happened to coincide with the Young Bankers get together. 

The Young Bankers toured a coal company.  V said it was a good thing she had spent the weekend with us and had all of her clothes in the car so she was able to change into boots and jeans.  She said there was no way she could walk over a coal pile in her pumps.
Her second day consisted of learning about the company rules and benefits.  She will also be taking an online banking class that will count for 3 semester credits.  Maybe she will be able to work on a masters degree while she's at work.
Go get 'em V!  We are so proud of your accomplishments.
On a different note, E has a summer job at Walmart straightening the toy isle.  She will have lots of stories about what shoppers leave there.

New Intern

V started her internship at a regional bank yesterday.  She said she really enjoyed it and the time passed much faster than her previous food service jobs. 

She will be working 40 hours a week for 10 weeks this summer.  There are 2 other interns that she is training with for 2 days then she will work closer to home for the next 5 weeks.  The interesting thing about the other 2 interns is that both of their fathers are small animal vets.  One girl said she knew from a young age that she didn't like animals.  Looks like us vets are doing something wrong when our kids would rather go into banking and finance.  Or maybe they are smarter than we think.