Fuzzy

Fuzzy

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  1. Colorado - Illegal Immigrants no longer eligble for state health care

    Fuzzy replied to hope3456's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wish that I could do something illegal and be rewarded for it. Naw I would just end up in jail. I say send them back. Fine and jail employers for hiring them. If they have a kid in this country...

  2. Information about Parvovirus

    Fuzzy replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CVT so I've seen my share of canine parvovirus. Canine parvovirus cannot be passed from dog to human. It is passed in dogs using the oral fecal route (I've never heard of the rat vector)....

  3. Silvadene-HELP

    Fuzzy replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We also use silvadene and silvadene based ointments in vet medicine. We are careful to tell our clients that it is a sulfa. Another sulfa drug is lasix. We make sure that they know that it can...

  4. shootings and mental health

    Fuzzy replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry Tom. I won't take your guns away. Gun Control just makes so law abidding citizens can't own guns. Only the crooks will have guns. Plus if people want to kill themselves and others they...

  5. Have you called off work for a sick pet before?

    Fuzzy replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    To get a list of all the recalled foods to date go to http://avma.org/aa/menufoodsrecall/products.asp or to http://www.avma.org and follow the links. You can also go to the parent internet site of...

  6. Have you called off work for a sick pet before?

    Fuzzy replied to L&DRNJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I know people who have called in "sick" or taken a vacation day because their pet was in intensive care at our hospital because of sickness or injury. Pets are very important in many people's lives...

  7. shootings and mental health

    Fuzzy replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to thank everyone for your understanding. I'm in the system now and I feel almost like a criminal although I haven't committed a crime except to become mentally ill. Incidences like the...

  8. shootings and mental health

    Fuzzy replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Wyoming. We are number 1 in suicides. Finally the state is trying to do something about the problem. After all #1 in coal production is good for business. Number 1 in suicides shows a...

  9. shootings and mental health

    Fuzzy replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    It's easy to blame a lack of gun control for this tragedy. However, there are many ways to kill a number of people without firing a shot. Timothy McVeigh made a bomb. Others have used cars and...

  10. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Fuzzy replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This happens in my field even more. It's threads like these that cause my frustration with the title of "pet nurse". BTW a pet nurse is not required to have any certification when you read the job...

  11. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    Fuzzy replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The access to affordable and available preventive care would be a good start but alas it's not so unless of course a person has health insurance. Even than health insurance isn't necessarily a...

  12. Still think we have the best Health care in the world?

    Fuzzy replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nope! Until healthcare and I don't mean just emergency room care (and ER care is definately NOT AFFORDABLE), is available and affordable to all we are not the best in the world. If you have a...

  13. why are we technicians?

    Fuzzy replied to FlGasman's topic in General Nursing

    Veterinary technology is a young field. The first AVMA accredited program was in 1974 as I recall. At first we were called Animal Health Technicians (AHT). Our field is similar to nursing except we...

  14. why are we technicians?

    Fuzzy replied to FlGasman's topic in General Nursing

    I'm happy to be a technician. I'm fortunate to work in a place where I'm respected. I'm a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT). Sadly the field, as a whole, is similar to nursing (from what I have...

  15. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    "Diagnosing" over the phone is still a problem in some areas. Many veterinary offices have gotten away from that because of liability. At our office, we would have set up an appointment to see your...

  16. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Fuzzy replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I had one a couple of weeks ago. Person had an old dog that she wanted euthanized because it was sick. She balked at our fee she wanted us to go to house and do it for free. She also wasn't a client...

  17. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    CASbeezgirlRN, To answer your question about finding an ethical veterinarian that doesn't knowingly allow his technicians to practice outside their scope. This can sometimes seem like a daunting...

  18. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    atl_john, thank you for enlightening me on the duties of a banfield petnurse. like i said previously, i'm a certified veterinary technician (cvt) but i have never worked for banfield and i don't know...

  19. Looking for some advice.

    Fuzzy replied to dreamerlady's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Dreamerlady, So many disabled people are raised in a "can't" environment. Don't let the "can'ts" get you down. People who set goals and work hard usually succeed. And yes this includes people...

  20. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks A Berry Girl. This is why I'm defensive about my job title just like many nurses. Granted having a diploma and passing the state and national boards dosn't necessarily make one a good...

  21. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    here is the letter written to the navta's executive director patrick navarre in 2002. for those of you who are interested. using "veterinary nurse" instead of veterinary technician? recently there...

  22. Pet Nurse??

    Fuzzy replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Since you're so good at understanding "dog language", ask your dog if he wants to be anesthetized by someone with just a high school education and a year's of experience somewhere. Most anesthetic...

  23. funny things Phleb's hear when with a p.t

    Fuzzy replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My patients usually don't speak much when I draw blood. They do nuzzle me and lick my hand occasionally. Once in awhile they try to bite or scratch. It's the clients who talk and occasionally...

  24. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Fuzzy replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Ihad one over the weekend. A petowner called and said that her dog was sick. She didn't have the money to bring it in. She asked if her blood pressure pills would cause the dog to die. I was taken...

  25. Uninsured=financial ruin

    Fuzzy replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If we could get the insurance companies to insure people for a reasonable rate irregardless of pre-existing conditions then I would be AGAINST universal healthcare. Heck I would be happiest if there...