Edumacation And Enlearnment

[Icecream]

Wanna know about shellfish?

[DoTArchon]

No thanks. I enjoy my shellfish

[Paynesgrey]

It's like the structure of food how to preserve it, sensory (tasting etc) and that , we do biochem, organic chem, analytical chem , chemmat and stats papers. ATM my last papers are human nutrition, food micro , food preservation and product development, actually I'm trying a coconut ice cream recipe right now for that course. Anyway wine science it's studying the wine looking at how it develops, how certain flavours/aromas form and involves making your own wine (even better is it's on Waiheke island on the univeristy's newly acquired winery!), apparently people with this degree are sort after in places like California, I told mum this, she said if I ever went to america she'd slip drugs into my bag as I boarded the plane.
 Yip, Doing food micro right now. Beer's a safe bet I think, or at least it was the safer alternative back in the middle ages. Actually I'm on the topic of beer right now for micro, learning how to make it, the difference between lagers and ales etc.  This is very true, I mean you would'nt want to know about the haemorrhgic diarrhea and possible kidney pailure from E.coli O157:H7 poisoning (and worse the O104:H4 fromthe bean sprouts in Germany) which happens when faeces come in contact with your food. It might ruin your eating experience next time you don't wash your lettuce properly. >

We've got a number of brewers, myself included.  Maybe I'll start a stickey about brewing.  Technically, it should live in "Story of Us", but Mac's is the fun place to put it.....

[k9doc95]

IC- that is just down right cool. I do love a good microbology discussion. My husband is a computer guy and is now accustomed to my gross table conversation but I do have to remind myself to stick to neutral topics when out to dinner.

I can still gross my husband out on occasion. I pulled a cuterebra (basically a great big maggot) out of a kitten's neck the other day and that got to him. Kitten did great by the way...

[Enjorous]

I have to admit k9doc, that's pretty gross. Glad the kitten's alright.

[k9doc95]

Enj-

  It is kinda nasty but I have to say it a favorite problem of mine because I know I can fix it. We don't see them that often in small animal medicine but you get to be a hero (for a brief moment in time) and that is fun.

[Howl]

IC- that is just down right cool. I do love a good microbology discussion. My husband is a computer guy and is now accustomed to my gross table conversation but I do have to remind myself to stick to neutral topics when out to dinner.

I can still gross my husband out on occasion. I pulled a cuterebra (basically a great big maggot) out of a kitten's neck the other day and that got to him. Kitten did great by the way...

That is really gross

It might ruin your eating experience next time you don't wash your lettuce properly. >

You are evil, but I prefer tomatoe salad, not lettuce

[Enjorous]

Enj-

  It is kinda nasty but I have to say it a favorite problem of mine because I know I can fix it. We don't see them that often in small animal medicine but you get to be a hero (for a brief moment in time) and that is fun.

I thought vet's were always heroes? At least they are in my world.

[OnlyElise]

Yeah, what Enj said. 

[k9doc95]

Enj and OE: Thanks very much. I wish I always got to be a hero too, but some people can be antagonistic when their animals are ill. I attribute it to stress - it is scary and overwhelming but sometimes they forget that I didn't give the animal the problem I am just the one trying to fix it.

Of course, I also have some super fabulous incredible clients that are fun to work with but when push comes to shove as long as I can do right by the animal I am happy.

[Icecream]

IC- that is just down right cool. I do love a good microbology discussion. My husband is a computer guy and is now accustomed to my gross table conversation but I do have to remind myself to stick to neutral topics when out to dinner.

I can still gross my husband out on occasion. I pulled a cuterebra (basically a great big maggot) out of a kitten's neck the other day and that got to him. Kitten did great by the way...

Oooooh I want to see a video of that. Poor kitty, must've felt alot better after you took it out though.

Ok I better do my prelab for today, cheese making today.

[Snowleopard]

I thought vet's were always heroes? At least they are in my world.

I'm with Enj.  Vet's have always been heroes in my books.
K9 - why should a client get shirty with you about their pet's illness.  Like you said - you didn't give it to the poor beast.  I wonder if they get pissy because they're mad at the animal and you're just convenient.
Glad to hear that the kitten is okay.

[Shecky]

I'm with Enj.  Vet's have always been heroes in my books.
K9 - why should a client get shirty with you about their pet's illness.  Like you said - you didn't give it to the poor beast.  I wonder if they get pissy because they're mad at the animal and you're just convenient.
Glad to hear that the kitten is okay.

I can sort of understand (if not empathize with) why people get snappish about their pets at the vet's office. They're worried sick - lots of people are just as attached to their pets as lots of people are to their children. Pets are FAMILY. And some people, when they get worried for someone they care about - human or animal- they get aggressive.

Doesn't make it any better, doesn't make it any smarter - and it's especially tough on the vets who mostly work tirelessly and without the compensation or general public recognition of their work (which is harder than for human-being doctors - humans can at least tell you where and how it hurts) that human-being doctors get automatically. Human-being doctors also tend not to get lashed out at nearly as much, because of the aforementioned pedestal. So vets get a disproportionate amount of grief.

It sucks. And it's unfair. But that's why.

[k9doc95]

Snow-
   Usually they get mad when you tell them something they don't want to hear. A lot of people come to the emergency room with their pets and they seem not to want the opinion of a vet but instead to hear that Dr. Google is right and their pet will be fine with xyz treatment. When you advise them that Dr. Google didn't go to vet school and is sadly incorrect they can get a little bent out of shape. Like I said, most of the time it is the stress talking.

I don't have a video of the kitten - wish I did. She was a stray and one of the other docs and I paid for her care and then we found an awesome home for her. Her new owner sent me a card with some great pics the other day. I keep it in my happy file. Most vets have a happy file. I keep every thank you note I have ever received and when I have a bad day I pull it out and read the cards and remember that I have helped people and their animals.

Actually, if I could have kept that kitten for myself I would have but the husband vetoed me. I did get to carry her around the hospital and snuggle for almost a full week before she was ready to go to her new home.

[Chiroptera]

I can still gross my husband out on occasion. I pulled a cuterebra (basically a great big maggot) out of a kitten's neck the other day and that got to him. Kitten did great by the way...

Botfly!  We found a lot of those on the rodents we caught while small mammal trapping.