Dumb things people do

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:59:38 GMT

yes they do I agree there just wished he had replaced them when the dog wore them out!

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Doolally — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:48:23 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

and have had a client who used a condom over a dressing on his dogs foot to keep it dry (was a good idea in some ways - at least he made the effort)- took me a while to work out why the dog had this little rubber ring around the top of its leg and the dressing was absolutely sodden. Owner was insistent he had covered the dressing after being told off for the third time in a week for letting the dressing get wet - so I gave him the benefit of the doubt and thought he had used an elastic band to hold on plastic bag which had fallen off. then he told me about the waterproof covering he used..... receptionist had heard the whole conversation through the paperthin walls and was unable to answer the phone for some time until she had composed herself

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when my JRT had his hind dew claws removed my mum used condoms to cover his dressings (shes a family planning nurse!) they worked really well and fit JRT legs better than drip bags!

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Louise B — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:46:46 GMT

[quote user="Rachel Jayne"]

Had a dumb client once who blamed our surgical technique for his bitch's spey wound for getting infected (even though we'd used prophalactic ab's)...

When questioned, it turned out that after having the dog speyed on the thursday he not only took her out for a run on the saturday, but also let her swim in the canal......

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The really emabrressing thing is I did almost exactly that 1 week after my dog had a lump removed from his chest - I was racing round like a lunatic dealing with work, horse, etc and completely forgot my dog had recently had an op. Took him hacking with the horse. Wound infection, huge seroma, angry colleagues and one vet nurse with a very red face

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:35:26 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

I remember asking a client if their dogs diarrhoea had cleared up? - reply 'yes it was ok I sent my husband out with a shovel' - at which stage I had to leave the room to 'find something'

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Oh dear oh dear!

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:03:00 GMT

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Sal the 1st — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:54:56 GMT

I remember asking a client if their dogs diarrhoea had cleared up? - reply 'yes it was ok I sent my husband out with a shovel' - at which stage I had to leave the room to 'find something'

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christinam — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:51:07 GMT

I'll always remember 2 screaming my animals broken their leg phone calls.

One was a yorkie (give the owner a little credit it was yelping it's head off!) 10/10 lame/ bone was exposed - it had a tick!

Another was a cat again 10/10 lame - leg was caught up in its collar!!!!

Ahh in some ways I miss night work!

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Rachel Jayne — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:41:25 GMT

Had a dumb client once who blamed our surgical technique for his bitch's spey wound for getting infected (even though we'd used prophalactic ab's)...

When questioned, it turned out that after having the dog speyed on the thursday he not only took her out for a run on the saturday, but also let her swim in the canal......

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christinam — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:40:19 GMT

[quote user="Vicky C"]

After you saying that Rachel i have an image of someone putting Pro-Kolin up their dogs backside to treat diarrhoea...i wonder if anyone has?!

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Sadly and worrying probably yes!!!!

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Rachel Jayne — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:38:52 GMT

Lol, I wouldn't put it past some clients!!!

I always make a point of doing a little demonstration on how to give pro-kolin!

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:34:36 GMT

After you saying that Rachel i have an image of someone putting Pro-Kolin up their dogs backside to treat diarrhoea...i wonder if anyone has?!

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Rachel Jayne — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:31:39 GMT

Oh I've had loads! Can't remember many on the spot - one that comes to mind after reading a few about mis-medicating was a guy who wondered why his dog's otitis wasn't getting any better after several packets of abs - only when questioned on dosage of the medication, occured he had been putting the canaural AND the synulox tablets down his labrador's ears!!!

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Louise B — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:07:12 GMT

[quote user="Claire BearRVN"]

Client "My dog has a tick, but she's trying to bite me when I try and remove it"

Me "Come down for a nurse appointment and we'll remove it for you"

Client arrives, I call her into the consult room....

Me "Where abouts is the tick?"

Client points it out

Me "Erm, that's her nipple"

No wonder the poor thing was trying to bite her!

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Hahaha - we had a drunk client come down OOHs 24 hours after her dog had whelped because she could see another 'head'. Turns out to be a milk-engourged nipple And we pay these people benefits if they breed!!!!!

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:02:45 GMT

My boys are watching you've been framed and thought it was hilariously funny with the pomeranian and the bra!! Pom was really snarling and snapping when the woman tried to get if off her - and the dog was wearing those nappy pant things - obvious to me the dog is having a false pregnancy or similar and the stupid owners send the recording into you've been framed!

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Kim Buckley — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:55:00 GMT

I had a lady phone up saying her dog kept attacking her whenever she was on her period! Yuck!

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Vicky RVN — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:48:13 GMT

[quote user="lil.miss.hc"]2) A vet from my practice told me about a woman who was feeding her sick guinea pig milk!!!!! Can you believe that?[/quote]

Haven't you heard of the magic milk treatment?! Lol!!!

A client booked an appt yesterday cos her dog annual glands were causing a problem...i didn't laugh whilst on the phone, but did afterwards! And i told her vet what the owner had called them, so she was prepared lol!

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Heather Christie — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:11:52 GMT

Hehehehe *wipes tears from eyes* these are fantastic. Can't believe someone really thought that a guinea pig was a puppy? I think they should be banned from keeping animals! Got a couple of good stories.

1) A story i read on here a couple of months back saying that someone brought a dog in claiming that it had that 'sarcastic' mange. I still smile whenever i think of that one.

2) A vet from my practice told me about a woman who was feeding her sick guinea pig milk!!!!! Can you believe that?

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littlehays — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:47:46 GMT

heard another nurse admitting a patient the other day. she got to the question 'any history of excessive drinking or urination?', the owner looked incredibly shocked and said 'who, me?!'

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:09:52 GMT

Gave hub a bottle of milk and put his coffee in the fridge the other night. Got towards my desk and got a nagging feeling something was wrong.. went paces back and put head round office door and looked at hub shaing head in despair at me... think is l have almost done it a few times since then.

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Claire Cameron — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:02:48 GMT

Had one today

Client "Hi, can you tell me how long I should feed kitten food for please"

Me Check the packaging on your food as all manufacturer's vary, but its usually around 12months they recommend changing to adult food.

Client "Packaging says to feed until 10months"

Me - O.....K then

What else did she want me to tell her?

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Nicola Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:18:56 GMT

We have a lot of clients want their animals newted - presumably we should transform them into a newt?!

We had a client when I worked at PDSA who had been bathing his dogs wound in soup - chicken variety - don't know where he got that from? It didn't improve it though. We also had a client who's dog didnt need vaccines as he gave it a cup of tea each morning which apparently has the same effect!!

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Vicky RVN — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:42:17 GMT

Haha Sal, that reminds me. Was at work, opened the fridge to get out the milk...and found a pack of sensitivity in there...is supposed to be in the cupboard NEXT to the fridge (not me that did that one!)! And i regularly open the fridge to get a litter tray out...which is also kept in the cupboard next to the fridge!!! I end up just standing looking the in fridge, trying to remember why i opened it...lost the plot, or never born with it in the first place!!!

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Sal the 1st — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:59:53 GMT

well my dumb thing for today was not being able to find the sugar hunted high and low and where was it but in the fridge - so obvious really dont know why I had a problem with that. and the milk? nestling beside the coffee jar in the cupboard

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Vicky RVN — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:32:23 GMT

Oh dear, some people. Clients are there to entertain us!!!

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Claire Cameron — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:30:14 GMT

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Made me laugh thinking about malicious lumps with shades & flick knives!

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LOL hehehe that made me laugh out loud!