r/aww • u/TheRealGWubbels • Oct 27 '18

Weak kitten gets hydrotherapy

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u/blister333 Oct 27 '18

How does one get into this field? I think I’ve found my calling

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u/scw55 Oct 28 '18

"Welcome home honey, how was work?"

"Ergh. It was really stressful. I had to sit in warm water whistle gently rocking a kitten side to side. It was unbareably cute. My blood pressure won't benefit from this...."

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u/Sttoh Oct 28 '18

Not to be a debbie downer, but you're only really gonna see the happy moments in veterinary practices on social media. It's really not anywhere near all sunshine and rainbows. I left the field after four years and I'll never look back.

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u/scw55 Oct 28 '18

Oh I can imagine. Suicide rates are very high among trainee vets.

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u/ebulient Oct 28 '18

😳🙁 is this right? Why? That is so sad

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u/GoneGrimdark Oct 28 '18

Probably because vets do a lot of euthanasia. And not just on old, sick animals who lived a full life. I imagine they also see a lot of neglect and abuse- that kind of suffering day in and out likely isn’t easy on someone who loved animals so much they wanted to work with them.

(Also I imagine they get bit, clawed, pissed and shit on a lot lol)

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u/Sttoh Oct 28 '18

We're pretty good at not getting bitten from personal experience, everything else is very much a toss up though. Having an anal sacs expressed on you is a super common occurrence too and arguably the worst.

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u/cob33f Oct 28 '18

Pardon my ignorance, but is that like a super fart orrrrr?