Why on earth would you want to go through the stress of taking your dog on a 2 week vacation to the Dominican Republic? International health certificates are a pain in the ass AND they're a high risk Rabies country. No thanks. I would just board the dog. #VeterinaryMedicine #VetMed

Public service announcement! Your pets are not more important than the rest of the patients at your vet's office. Please stop demanding things of the staff as if you are the only client we have and those are the only pets we see. It doesn't look good on you and our whole profession is drowning in compassion fatigue. Thank you! #psa #VetMed #VeterinaryMedicine

I've been at work since 8 am. It's almost closing time and I've just gotten caught up on the day's stuff. That is insane. It shouldn't be this busy when we don't even have a doctor in the office seeing pets. #VetMed #VeterinaryMedicine

I really wish people would just wait for us to call them with test results, plans from the doctor, etc. It would save us so much time leaving all these extra messages for the techs and vet. C'mon people. Have patience. #VetMed

If anyone is local to #Connecticut and is looking for a job in a small one doctor busy veterinary practice as a receptionist, let me know! We're going to have an opening soon! You can work with my crazy ass. #jobs #JobSearch #VetMed

Funny story. We give out welcome packs to new puppy/dog owners at their first visit. Inside are a bunch of information pamphlets as well as stuff like a toothbrush, food measuring cup, food can lid, etc. Clients today brought us a urine sample. Guess what it was in? The food measuring cup. With the can lid on top. I was like uhhhhh why did we bring a urine today? "Oh, because we got the container with our last visit." Oh boy. Can't make this up. #facepalm #VetMed

I am so annoyed with one of our clients right now. I spoke with her last week and scheduled her dog's blood work and neuter appointments. Somehow she ended up talking to another person and scheduling it for another day later this month. So when I called her this morning like "Where are you?" she gave me such a hard time. Uggghhh!! And she's the type of person who doesn't let you get a word in. #VetMed

I will be very interested to see if the client that's about to check out is going to pull cash out of her boobs again this time. That's right. I said again. #VetMed

Of all the places to take selfies, why the veterinarian's waiting room? I just watched a lady make all kinds of fun faces into her phone and turn this way and that. I guess it's better than bathroom selfies. #VetMed

It is now 2023. How do people still have full voicemail boxes? Empty that out! Your pet's veterinary office is probably trying to get a hold of you at some point and it's really frustrating when we can't leave you a message. Then you see the missed call, call us back and whine "someone called me?" and we roll our eyes and then have to find out who called you. A simple voicemail saves all this trouble. Welcome to my TED talk. #VetMed

I feel like I'm in a constant fight or flight mode today. This is insane. Days being this short-staffed are ridiculous. If anyone in CT wants to come work in a little one-doctor vet hospital, let me know! We'd love to have someone who knows their stuff. #VetMed

If the IV pump in back would stop singing me the song of its people, that would be great! There aren't enough staff here to run back there and fix it every 10 minutes. If you know, you know. #VetMed

The technician that's on today better not call out again because her kid is still sick. I get it, it sucks when your kid is sick and you have to miss work.. but it sucks 100x more for the few of us there are to run around trying to do your job and our job. I can barely keep the front desk running by myself because the other girl is sick too. And my boss makes it worse because she's the "Go! Go! Go!" type that rushes everyone. #exhausted #VetMed #BeKind

Being the one that uploads photos to pets medical files at work means that my boss is constantly sending me photos of infected eyes, perianal fistulas and gross tumors. My phone has plenty of ammo if I ever need to retaliate against unsolicited dick pics. #VetMed #VeterinaryMedicine

When your weekend involves melted plastic in the oven AND having to run to work to grab SQ fluid supplies because your dog ate raisins.... FUN! #SendHugs #stress #VetMed