Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Today we did a dental cleaning on a cat that needed almost all of his teeth pulled. The Dr. called the owner to tell them so she wouldn't be shocked when she picked the cat up. When she got here, her bill was $790. When she left, her bill was $550. Yes, the Dr. gave her a $240 discount! I disagree with his decision. He told her about the costs before we pulled the teeth, and she could have declined the services, but she didn't. He isn't the practice owner, I don't think he should be able to give away that much of our money. Besides, he spent the entire dental whining about our dental equipment. We certainly aren't going to be able to afford new dental equipment if he keeps giving out discounts!
An old man fell in my parking lot this morning. He was bringing his dog in for grooming and she wrapped his leash around his legs and tripped him. There was quite a bit of blood, he skinned his knee pretty badly and scraped a few other places. A few years ago he tripped on our curb and hurt his elbow and tried to get us to pay for his medical bills. Because he tripped on our curb. We should have sued him for curb damage. Anyway, I hope he doesn't think we should pay for anything this time.
Today is my day off, but the part-time receptionist who usually works on Wednesdays is having trouble with her pregnancy, so I am working for her and I'll probably work Saturday too - it will suck, but my paycheck is going to be awesome.
Today is my day off, but the part-time receptionist who usually works on Wednesdays is having trouble with her pregnancy, so I am working for her and I'll probably work Saturday too - it will suck, but my paycheck is going to be awesome.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Any Takers?
This is Todd.
He is neutered, front declawed, and the nicest cat you will ever meet. He was living outside and must have gotten in a fight and was unable to defend himself since he is declawed. Or maybe he is just a lover, not a fighter. This is the best picture I could get of him because every time I opened the cage door he was on top of me before I could get the camera focused. I know he looks a little rough right now, but he is actually very handsome with beautiful blue eyes. He has the worst case of self-petting/head rubbing I've ever seen. You try to give him a pill, he rubs his face on it. You try to remove his drain tube, he rubs his face on you while you're doing it. Everyone must be petting him at all times. Todd needs to live indoors only! If you know of someone who is interested in taking him, please let me know. He is just had a rabies vaccine and a negative FIV/Felv test in May. If it wouldn't give Camry a stroke, I would take Todd home with me in a second!
This is Molly.
She is 4 years old, about 8 pounds overweight and current on her Rabies, Distemper and Bordetella vaccines and just had a negative fecal and heartworm tests a couple of days ago. Her owners brought her in to be euthanized because she has food allergies and they "cannot afford" the special food she needs to eat. She is a total sweetheart who doesn't deserve to be euthanized just because her owners are idiots. Again, let me know if anyone is interested! 
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
A Day in the Life
6/6:30am - Alarm goes off, earlier on Tuesday and Thursday. Sometimes I hit snooze, but most of the time I don't.
6/6:30-7/7:30 - Get ready for work - shower, hair, make-up, feed the cats, feed myself if I have time.
7/7:30 - Head to work. Spend the time before 7:30/8 getting ready for the day - check messages, file faxes, etc.
7:30/8 - We are officially open for business, although I have almost always been letting people in for at least 10 minutes already.
Work till 1ish - In the morning I get stuff ready for the next day, make my phone calls, supervise surgeries, have a snack, etc. I get to go to lunch when everything in the back is done, like surgeries, drop-offs, appointments. Then the tech covers the phones while I get something to eat. Sometimes I will get a full hour, I like to meet Chad at Chipotle on those days, but most of the time I just grab something and go back and eat it at work so that the tech has time to go to lunch before the afternoon appointments start.
2-5:30/6 - More work - Afternoons are our busiest times. We close at 5:30/6, if it has been slow then I will have everything done and be able to leave then, but most of the time I have to finish stuff up, so I leave around 6/6:30.
6:30 - get home and sit on the couch. Ideally I would go to bed right then, but that never seems to happen. At night I usually do some laundry, read my websites, eat some dinner, play with the cats.
10ish - bed. I always intend to go to bed at 9, but again, that never seems to happen. Before bed I have to get ready, take out my contacts, etc. Then I lay down. Then I get up to find my cell phone. Then I have to put on my glasses because I can't find my cell phone. Then I use Chad's phone to call my phone. Once I have located my cell phone, I give both the cats a treat in the living room so I can shut myself in the bedroom without them noticing. Lately I have been positioning a fan right in front of the door on the outside so that they can't bang on the door in the middle of the night as easily. Then I put on my CPAP machine and fall asleep within 3 minutes of laying down. It only takes that long because I force myself to stay awake for 2 minutes and 50 seconds to enjoy the feeling of finally laying down.
6/6:30-7/7:30 - Get ready for work - shower, hair, make-up, feed the cats, feed myself if I have time.
7/7:30 - Head to work. Spend the time before 7:30/8 getting ready for the day - check messages, file faxes, etc.
7:30/8 - We are officially open for business, although I have almost always been letting people in for at least 10 minutes already.
Work till 1ish - In the morning I get stuff ready for the next day, make my phone calls, supervise surgeries, have a snack, etc. I get to go to lunch when everything in the back is done, like surgeries, drop-offs, appointments. Then the tech covers the phones while I get something to eat. Sometimes I will get a full hour, I like to meet Chad at Chipotle on those days, but most of the time I just grab something and go back and eat it at work so that the tech has time to go to lunch before the afternoon appointments start.
2-5:30/6 - More work - Afternoons are our busiest times. We close at 5:30/6, if it has been slow then I will have everything done and be able to leave then, but most of the time I have to finish stuff up, so I leave around 6/6:30.
6:30 - get home and sit on the couch. Ideally I would go to bed right then, but that never seems to happen. At night I usually do some laundry, read my websites, eat some dinner, play with the cats.
10ish - bed. I always intend to go to bed at 9, but again, that never seems to happen. Before bed I have to get ready, take out my contacts, etc. Then I lay down. Then I get up to find my cell phone. Then I have to put on my glasses because I can't find my cell phone. Then I use Chad's phone to call my phone. Once I have located my cell phone, I give both the cats a treat in the living room so I can shut myself in the bedroom without them noticing. Lately I have been positioning a fan right in front of the door on the outside so that they can't bang on the door in the middle of the night as easily. Then I put on my CPAP machine and fall asleep within 3 minutes of laying down. It only takes that long because I force myself to stay awake for 2 minutes and 50 seconds to enjoy the feeling of finally laying down.
Monday, June 2, 2008
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