Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[FortCluck]

My youngest just graduated high school (what a mess!) so we're done with the public school system ... at least until I figure out what I'm doing for work - I'm part of the in-school support system. I'm grateful for that, as DD really struggled with the online stuff. Actually, SHE didn't struggle with it, some of her teachers did and she suffered the consequences. The staff did their best, but their curriculum, lesson plans and technical know-how weren't prepared for the sudden shift.

Next year, I'm sure, will be better - for both the staff in our schools and the students. DD starts college, shortly - and hers has been doing online for years. They've got it down pat, or so I'm told. I guess time will tell.

The Covid mess has definitely impacted her life. Her original plan was to pursue veterinary medicine. She even had an internship lined up with our regional emergency vet hospital. It was a thriving business before this mess started, so much so that its' founder/owner, a dear old friend, had expanded to a beautiful new state-of-the-art building. It's a high-stress career, anyway, and veterinary medicine was already headed in a new, unpleasant direction (mass marketing) but,- as is happening more and more, these days - Covid totally changed the playing field.

My vet-friend retired early and shut down the practice. Not only is there no longer a job for DD, but a long heart-to-heart with "The Boss" left her with a change of heart. She can't be the cold businesswoman that the new face of vet-meds demands. She's more the "James Herriott" type. She has now moved on to her second love - teaching.
Teaching is changing, too, but DD will be able to handle it. She has a strong, realistic but positive mentor in my sister, who designs, runs and teaches a successful Ag program at a huge rural high school. She also has the support of every teacher she's ever had. I am SO proud of my girl!

Being a Vet is hard. You can't do everything for everyone and if there is no money, there is no service or you will go under real fast with debt.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Being a Vet is hard. You can't do everything for everyone and if there is no money, there is no service or you will go under real fast with debt.

I used to want to be a vet when I was younger until I realized you had to put animals down

Decided no way could I do that.

 

[FortCluck]

I used to want to be a vet when I was younger until I realized you had to put animals down

Decided no way could I do that.

I had to put down one of my own dogs not long ago at the vet. It’s quick. You never realize how quick it goes.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I had to put down one of my own dogs not long ago at the vet. It’s quick. You never realize how quick it goes.

That’s sad it’s good it goes fast though! I didn’t realize that. I think I could probably do it now because I’ve put down a couple chickens and never thought I could even do that, I didn’t even have chickens at the time, but idk. I feel like just the death and sick animals and sadness and stuff all day would be depressing aha

 

[ShrekDawg]

I ate too many lemon bars this morning and got heartburn serves me right! it’s since gone away though thankfully lol

 

[MROO]

I used to want to be a vet when I was younger until I realized you had to put animals down

Decided no way could I do that.

My vet buddy claims that that's the EASIEST part. The hard parts are when you try and try and try and can't save them ... or when you know that you could, but the owners say, "No." Our Doc took in an awful lot of salvageable "throwaways" over the years. People would come to her looking for them, because they knew that, once they'd been through the wringer, there, they were the most wonderful, grateful pets in the world. She actually had a waiting list for bottle-baby kittens, every Spring ... 'cause they were so spoiled and lovable! My Mom
had two of them (including her current fur-baby) and you wont find a more socialized kitty than her Lily!

 

[ShrekDawg]

My vet buddy claims that that's the EASIEST part. The hard parts are when you try and try and try and can't save them ... or when you know that you could, but the owners say, "No." Our Doc took in an awful lot of salvageable "throwaways" over the years. People would come to her looking for them, because they knew that, once they'd been through the wringer, there, they were the most wonderful, grateful pets in the world. She actually had a waiting list for bottle-baby kittens, every Spring ... 'cause they were so spoiled and lovable! My Mom
had two of them (including her current fur-baby) and you wont find a more socialized kitty than her Lily!

Oh wow I imagine that would be really hard!! But that’s wonderful of her

I find it so sad when people just refuse to treat an animal or they try to put down a healthy one cause they don’t want it anymore.

 

[FortCluck]

Oh wow I imagine that would be really hard!! But that’s wonderful of her

I find it so sad when people just refuse to treat an animal or they try to put down a healthy one cause they don’t want it anymore.

I get when it’ll harm the animal more than it’ll do good. I refused seizure treatment for my puggle and went homeopathic with treatment. The treatment would cause much more damage than a seizure would. But her cbd treatment has kept her seizure free basically only one every 6 or so months.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I get when it’ll harm the animal more than it’ll do good. I refused seizure treatment for my puggle and went homeopathic with treatment. The treatment would cause much more damage than a seizure would. But her cbd treatment has kept her seizure free basically only one every 6 or so months.

Yeah that makes sense! Every animal is different for sure! And if it’s something complicated like seizures then that absolutely makes sense and it’s amazing she’s been seizure free! but I was more just meaning like stuff the vets know they can fix, like more straightforward stuff, but people don’t want to or whatever. And, I mean, I get it, they don’t want to risk the pain of going through it only to have it not work, but if the vet is confident it will work and of course I mean people that can afford not people who choose not to because they can’t afford it or whatever. But I’m sure all of this stuff is complicated and people do what’s best for their animals. I’m sure nobody wants them to suffer or anything on purpose. It’s all so hard. My animals are like family but even I have limits to what I would spend

 

[FortCluck]

Yeah that makes sense! Every animal is different for sure! And if it’s something complicated like seizures then that absolutely makes sense and it’s amazing she’s been seizure free! but I was more just meaning like stuff the vets know they can fix, like more straightforward stuff, but people don’t want to or whatever. And, I mean, I get it, they don’t want to risk the pain of going through it only to have it not work, but if the vet is confident it will work and of course I mean people that can afford not people who choose not to because they can’t afford it or whatever. But I’m sure all of this stuff is complicated and people do what’s best for their animals. I’m sure nobody wants them to suffer or anything on purpose. It’s all so hard. My animals are like family but even I have limits to what I would spend

My husband has a cousin who has refinanced her house to save her dogs life.

It only lived a few months after the guarantee the vet gave...