Miss Kitty's World

So I finally had my MRI done today, they did 2 areas, my brain and spine. For the past 2 weeks everyone I talked to about it said MRI’s were extremely unpleasant and mind numbingly loud so I had a lot to look forward to. All I have to say is 2 things

1. I felt like I was at a dubstep concert.
2. I fell asleep in the machine at least 3 times. 

At the Vet’s office today I had a woman call asking for an estimate for X-Rays, this has been an ongoing fiasco for two months now. Her dog injured its leg over the summer and she refused treatment because she didn’t have the money, we did give her dog painkillers though while she saved up to have the x-rays and treatment done. So anyways the woman calls today and I make up an estimate for 3 views, we really only plan on doing 1 or 2, but I always do a high estimate so there can only be happy surprises, which I explained to her. The estimate ended up being about $190 for three views and the exam visit, and the woman just flipped, I honestly couldn’t even understand what she was saying to me, she was that hysterical.

Now I completely understand being upset about the situation, I’m no millionaire either, and there’s few things worse than having a pet get sick unexpectedly, but there are ways to avoid this from happening, if you cant have at least $1200 dollars in savings on the side, Don’t have a dog! Don’t get me wrong I love dogs and cats more than anything and I could never feel complete without one but they can be very, very expensive at times and while it is worth it, there’s no denying that sometimes you are better off not having a pet. Trust me, you have no idea how many clients at my work don’t provide the proper care for their animals because they can’t afford it, which frustrates the entire staff because the animals are worse off with these people.

So I started to calm down the woman a little bit but she was still crying, and then she said something that I’ve heard a million times and always angers me “I’m just going to have to put him to sleep, I just can’t afford this damn dog anymore”. My blood always boils when I hear that, while yes I understand sometimes it’s better to let go for the sake of the animal, this was not what was best for the dog! It was a five year old beagle who tore its ACL! not anything fatal, nothing that couldn’t be fixed! while yes the surgery can be around 1200 dollars, you are that dogs owner, they rely on you for everything but yet you throw away their life because you don’t want to make $100 dollar payments once a month.

Now this whole situation hasn’t been resolved yet, and I wish it had been today because I know I’m going to lose sleep over this. I convinced the woman to hold off on euthanizing the dog for now while we try to work out a payment plan she can do, but while I’m calm and collected on the outside all I’m thinking is this woman doesn’t deserve us to help her, she shouldn’t have this dog, and I wish people like her had enough common sense to wait until they were in a financially stable position before adopting an animal. Working in a Veterinary Practice can drive you insane sometimes.

I am counting down the days till the new iPhone, the 3GS’ camera ain’t cutting it anymore

Definitely the funniest thing I’ve seen all day!

Thanks to the most wonderful electronic device in my house I now have Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind recorded onto my DVR. I have to confess when it first came out, my father had wanted me to go and see it with him and I said no. I think that decision was purely based on my hatred of Jim Carrey, this is the only movie of his that I ever liked and it took about 20 different people telling me and countless reviews for me to give it a chance, thank god I did! This has been one of my favorite movies since, I’m a complete sucker for a heartbreaking story, and I have to admit this movie tore my emotions to pieces. 

I think to really appreciate this movie, you have to of gone though a really hard breakup, not just one fight and its over, but the kind that builds for months maybe even years, where you eventually grow to hate your spouse but are afraid to let go just because of your memories and the terrifying thought of being alone. The first time I saw this I had never truly experienced that but watching it again now makes the film about a million times more powerful. I happened to catch it just as it started, and I’ve watched it three times since last week, and I keep waiting for something to pop up in the movie that bothers me but with every re-watch I enjoy it even more. 

First off I think its important to mention I work at a veterinary clinic, so naturally I love animals, people…. not so much. It’s funny how animals can change a bad day into a good day for me, I’m going through some medical issues right now and after waiting about 2 hours for lab work to be done (aka. me sitting in the waiting room for an hour and a half, and my blood drawn for about 5 minutes) I was in the most sour of moods when I got home. As soon as I walked in the door, my sweet little Chia made her trademarked happy noise waddled her way over to my lap and proceeded to roll around on me purring her little ass off. It will never cease to amaze me how a little purring can wash away all the days worries.