Trust me, I'm (going to be) a Vet

You start writing letters home in abbreviations.
You look deep into your lover's eyes and pull out a pen light.
Natural light makes you squint.
You walk away from dishwashing with your hands in the air
You find yourself doing one handed ties on your shoe laces.
You wait for the grocery store clerk to grade your check.
While in a crowded elevator you start pondering the pathological agents associated with aerosol transmission.
Noodles remind you of Dirofilaria imitis.
You get a blood test and they diagnose caffeninemia.
Rather than being “close” and “far,” everything becomes “proximal” and “distal.”
You tell other people you’re having problems “thermoregulating.”
Eating and sleeping are unnecessary luxuries.
You have sawed through the head of an animal.
Pimples become suppurative exudates.
You start picking out which zoonotic disease you would rather die from.
You get up at 3AM to check the spelling of oogonia. At 4 AM you get up to see what it means.
Grocery shopping consists of trips to snack machines.
You say you have pain in your gastrocnemius instead of saying your leg hurts.
Someone asks you your name and you think it is a trick question.
There's such a thing as a 'real neat' lesion.
Gross lab makes you hungry. Even though the dean has sent e-mail's to you telling you eating in the anatomy lab while dissecting is not allowed.
You have ever brought home your laundry from Anatomy in a biohazard bag.
You study at stop lights.
You have ever looked up the definition of the title of the course you are enrolled in because you have no idea what it is
You have accidentally emptied the contents of a horse’s intestines on the floor
You go from wanting D's to worry about getting P's to praying that you
will pass, to wondering if the Marines still need a few good men!

Introducing Alex's cats. He's got three but we couldnt really take a picture of the third one, Scooter, because he's a b. Theyre the NICEST cats i have EVER met and their lovely nature reminds me that not all cats are stroppy/hissy/teethbaring/scratching cats. I guess the ones at the vet in the catteries have something to complain about. I mean, imagine having beeing cooped up in one ALL day some random person comes along who has had a shit of a day (i.e. me) because of all the other stroppy cats, takes your food/litter tray/water/newspaper and replaces it with new food/litter tray/water/newspaper then leaves you alone.

For those who know me (yes, all 0 of you) i used to have braces. I recently went back to my dentist (also orthodontist) because i had some sort of cavity in two of my molars. I havent seen him since my braces came off which is about 6 years ago and ALOT has changed since then. He didnt even recognise me but only remembered me by "the girl that does vet" from variuos gossiping family friends. He shows me all the procedures he does with the aid of a mirror (yes, it was rather freaky watching drills and sharp objects float in my mouth). He told me that it wasnt a cavity but some chipped away glue from my braces 6 years ago and got his drill and seared it off my teeth. He then got his pointy-hooky- thingy to poke around on the crowns of my teeth to make sure they werent 'soft'. The procedure probably didnt take 5 minutes but everyone knows how much dentists costs and how long ahead you have to book into to see them (especially cheap asian ones). We then go into an interesting conversation:

Kim: Thanks heaps!
Dentist: No problem! Theres no charge for today
Kim: *shocked* Thanks! Are you sure? Since youre very busy and i did take up 5 minutes of your time and you did a thorough check, let me pay you something for your help *thinks of the BMW 5 Series in his driveway while walking in*
Dentist: Wer'e both Doctors, thus we're colleagues!
Kim: *laughs*
Dentist: When I need something for my dogs, you can return the favour!
Kim: *laughter turns fake*

For those of you playing at home, refer to my profile

For the last four days, i did 'work experience' at a mixed rural vet nearby. There were so many things i learnt not only about the practice and how it runs, but the people and the animals. One dog i regrettably didnt take a photo of, continued to amused me while my time there. A Chow-chow with a lion-cut just like the one below. The one i saw was a caramel colour so it looked very much like a lion. Looks like dog-groomers should start a new trend. Also i think The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe have some extra advertising :)

After last nights storms, I got called out to pick this little guy up. Hes a bit nasty and will have a go at you if you try to feed him. He's going to be transfered to another WIRES member since i dont have the time and rescources and also gigantic puppy roaming the premises.