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[Illia]

Lavender color. (basically a shiny, metallic gray with a tiny hint of "lavender" )

Ameraucanas can't lay any color but blue, otherwise they're not Ameraucanas.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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It only has the standard 6' bar instead of the optional 8'. It also has a handle on the end of the bar for the second man. Yes it is definately a 2 man saw and NO you wuold not catch me packing that thing around the woods all day. The one on top is my wood cutter and is one of the most common used by present day loggers.

 

[jbear]

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So glad you had a great day at work!

Play at what you do and you will never work another day in your life

I LOVE my job, and I feel pretty blessed to be able to say that. Euthanasias are hard, especially when you know everyone personally. I have been doing this for .. umm... a REALLY long time and I still have tears almost every time. We have been here for 17 years, and we had a some hard times where all of our 'kitten' patients where coming in as oldsters for Their Time. It was very difficult, but I am glad it's US (who they have known for 17 years) that got to hold their hands and paws. <3 Anyway.. look forward to hearing some of your fun clinic stories

Does your hospital do mixed practice or just small animal?

Well, call me slow, but I just focused in on your avatar and realize you are wearing scrubs. I forget names all the time....where you the vet I talked to earlier this year? I agree at your quote: "Play at what you do...." I agree 100%. I have been a client with this clinic forever. I used to go there when the original doctor, Dr. Gjesevold (sp?) was there. He had come out to my house and euthanized my old dog...I didn't have to take Spuds in....Doc had been Spuds' vet forever. The Doc went back to the truck to get his stethoscope to confirm. DH and I were balling our eyes out. Spuds was the dog that made my DH like dogs...and the rest is history, regarding our household critters.

Well, when Doc came back to the yard, there was a tear in his eye. Even to this day this tears me up. Doc was compassionate and gentle and respectful to Spuds. It was approximately 2 weeks later that Dr. Gjesevold was killed in a farm accident. This man probably was doing farm work before he could walk. The cover on the PTO of his tractor to his bailer had fallen off/broke off (whatever - wasn't there). Doc stepped off the tractor with the PTO running and the PTO grabbed either his pant leg or shoe lace or something in the area and ripped off his leg (lightning fast). He died in the field. His wife went looking for him for lunch. This was how he was found. I will always remember him.

The clinic is a mixed practice with the majority being dogs, cats, cows, horses...and I would assume sheep and goats. I have brought in chickens of my own and while doing checkin on a patint, yesterday, on a client noticed that they had an iguana (sp?) in the family. This clinic is also one of the only one that does emergency call during the weekends and they have had clients come all the way up from Wenatchee - as no one there does weekend call. (I just can't believe this, but it is true). Also they have quite a clientel list that comes from Canada.

I am excited for the stories I will get to tell....and I hope that not getting bit is a long time coming. I don't wanna get bit.

wear your scars proud girl! lol!

I remember hearing about Dr. Gjesevold when I worked for Dr. Deweert in Twisp. (that was a Loooong time ago!!!)

At least I am pretty sure it was him, his name seems very familiar, and it's not a very common one.... I think it's really nice when a Veterinarian is able to make a house call for something like a euthanasia, not all of them do that. You were lucky to have such a great Dr!

that is crazy to me that Wenatchee or Chelan.. not even Brewster?? none of those places have emergency hours??

actually.. you know..now that you say that.. some friends of ours were boating on Chelan, and their dog jumped from the dock into their boat; missed the boat and ruptured her bladder. It was a Saturday afternoon and they came all the way back to Tacoma to the Emergency Clinic here. Wild. Dog is ok~ btw, a gazillion dollahs later. You will have fun, there is NEVER a dull moment in a veterinary hospital! We just do cats only, but I started in a mixed small animal--ferrets and other furry creatures that make me really nervous! I'll take a feral cat over ANY of those--mean dogs, ferrets, birds.

 

[jbear]

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It only has the standard 6' bar instead of the optional 8'. It also has a handle on the end of the bar for the second man. Yes it is definately a 2 man saw and NO you wuold not catch me packing that thing around the woods all day. The one on top is my wood cutter and is one of the most common used by present day loggers.

yeh ok whatever.. it's ginourmous! lol!! we have a log splitter. I can move it barely by myself. it's 10 times smaller.

Your saw would go great with my spool.. hmmm.... where's the thinking deviously smiley?? Spools yours. lol!

 

[Illia]

My goats would love your spool, but, . . . . You're really far away.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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Now what is wrong with this picture ???? Ya don't like birds??? But ya raise (I think) and show CHICKENS !!!!! Are they not BIRDS ????

I would have to agree wiff ya on the ferrets I have a scar on my beak to show how fast they are and that they can/ will bite.

 

[LaSombra]

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congratulations!!

 

[Breshcandra]

Thank you

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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You worked with Dan in Twisp?

How come you were in Twisp? How funny. I grew up in Twisp. Depending on how many years it was I was probably there - well in the Valley at least. I know Dan. Yep, no one does weekend call other then them. You can, evidently, call and leave a msg on a clinic phone and you may get a call back - but that is it. Ouch.....ruptured bladder...poor baby. I bet a gazillion dollars later. I told my new boss that if there is not a rule, he needs to make one for me, that says I cannot take home every little critter home that needs someone. I have helped the local cat/feral rescue here for years, but today I had to take a break from it. The family was tired of me having 25 kittens in the house.

All at different ages being fostered and cared for. I love doing it and will again someday....I guess I just have to get rid of a kid or two first.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Now what is wrong with this picture ???? Ya don't like birds??? But ya raise (I think) and show CHICKENS !!!!! Are they not BIRDS ????

I would have to agree wiff ya on the ferrets I have a scar on my beak to show how fast they are and that they can/ will bite.

LOL....Too funny. We just lost our ferret here a couple of years ago. His name was Frank and he was a sweetheart. But I know there are different ones with different personalities. Okay, I guess Jbear does need to explain her bird phobia a bit shouldn't she? Hmmmmm birds that fly for real maybe? Birds that are hook bills? Ummmmmm, house birds? Maybe that she is what she meant.