tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post3592528650931865144..comments2023-09-02T03:03:26.994-07:00Comments on Vet On The Edge: Juggling PuppiesAKDDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10533003137934379516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-28687068599880604142009-01-13T20:41:00.000-08:002009-01-13T20:41:00.000-08:00It WAS a lot of puppies. Poor mama. I'm SO glad it...It WAS a lot of puppies. Poor mama. <BR/><BR/>I'm SO glad it isn't just me that's gone to that "so tired [or concussed] that you enter a fugue state" thing. I feel bad about that sometimes - like I should be able to stave it off, if I only could detect it before it hit. Those are the days when I think "Now, WHY did I decide to do this for a living, again....?" :p<BR/><BR/>Beth, it's a little of each. Some of these stories are ones I wrote to my sister or BF at one time or another, which I have just copied over here; others are ones that just happened, or ones that I recall but have not yet written about.AKDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533003137934379516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-26018317613984054862009-01-13T14:54:00.000-08:002009-01-13T14:54:00.000-08:00I just got really tired reading this story at work...I just got really tired reading this story at work!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Do you keep a journal? Or are you really good at remembering what you have done in the past?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-35384170709923596112009-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:00I walked into a tree once, in front of a Lt. Colon...I walked into a tree once, in front of a Lt. Colonel. I was an E-4. He took me and put me to bed with a guard who was to make sure I got 14 hours......<BR/><BR/>My unit thought I went AWOL ...<BR/><BR/>Your experience was better.....Dragon43https://www.blogger.com/profile/10300731439715496511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-65791989538847196912009-01-13T08:28:00.000-08:002009-01-13T08:28:00.000-08:0014 little miracles! Poor mama dog probably had her...14 little miracles! Poor mama dog probably had her paws full of puppy-mischief for a long, long time! <BR/><BR/>I've been to that stage of exhaustion and it's definitely surreal. Especially when you don't really remember how you got from point A to point B.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283334035989645291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-75414710988426355302009-01-13T06:31:00.000-08:002009-01-13T06:31:00.000-08:00Oh my, it was exhausting just to read about that. ...Oh my, it was exhausting just to read about that. I feel like I need a good nap. Thanks for the great story! Makes my office job seem so boring and mundane by comparison. I guess sometimes that's a good thing! But we are expecting a baby goat here on the farm. Hopefully no C-sections necessary.Claire MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-21481764710854065622009-01-13T06:13:00.000-08:002009-01-13T06:13:00.000-08:00Dear God, 14 puppies and a C-section! The most I h...Dear God, 14 puppies and a C-section! The most I had with my oldest corgi was 7 (and I got to help with the puppies) and for the vet tech that was like a lazy susan! I'm so glad all 14 made it, though the thought of 14 puppies and one bitch is exhausting, I lost 3 of mine. We ended up with 4 nice puppies, which was a good number for a first (and last) time mother to care for and nurse. <BR/><BR/>When you started to giggle I thought you were going to say that all of the others started too and it turned into a howlfest.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589783647802842771.post-82225326286240001502009-01-13T05:04:00.000-08:002009-01-13T05:04:00.000-08:00Holy cow.That's a LOT o' puppies! The owners are a...Holy cow.<BR/><BR/>That's a LOT o' puppies! The owners are about to discover that breeding is *really* expensive, as immunizations and vet visits for 14 puppies and their dam are about to eat their income. OTOH, fourteen sets of puppy breath, and fourteen sets of puppy kisses, can make up for a lot of angst. ;-) Nicely done, even if dead tired and exhausted.<BR/><BR/>I've been to that exhaustion place before - Many times, in fact. Every Operational Reactor Safeguards Exam (ORSE) took the entire engineering department of my boats to that place, and it's amazing how well you can functin whilst there, IF you've already internalized the skills.MaskedManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847118110075039840noreply@blogger.com