Who else is working over the festive period?

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mariette asselbergs — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:59:48 GMT

Thanks Wynne,

On the port, delicious!

Mariette

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Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:51:04 GMT

It sounds like you need/deserve it.

Have a glass(or 2) of something.

Wynne

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mariette asselbergs — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:34:05 GMT

Very busy Xmas day, with a number of sad euthanasias of pets whose owners had hoped to keep them over Xmas but had to be put to sleep, two dogs attacked by an "American Pit Bull" to be stitched up (lucky survivors), and a lovely boxer puppy visiting the family Xmas and bitten to death by the older family dog over a food bowl, colleague bringing in her own dog with kidney failure and a nurse with her dog having eaten the innards of a squeeky toy, which the colleague helped to investigate with the endoscope which I still don't know how to manage. Also saw my first ever case of a testicle torsion (never understand how that can happen)

But also a lovely user-practice colleague sending in a sick puppy of a client without money, where his own vet simply offered to pay "and I'll sort it out later with my client" (who already had a 1200 pound bill! ). And two lovely people bring in the feral cat from their garden, one with a cat bite abscess, the other with a horrendously infected footpad from an ingrowing claw. People happily paying the OOH charges for them.

So, having a lazy Boxing Day now!

Mariette

Re: Who else is working over the festive period?

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:15:52 GMT

Reminds me of years ago, when I was discussing with a human doctor when not to be on over the Christmas period.

I said to avoid Christmas Eve, as some stupid fool would be likely to give the turkey neck to the dog.

He said to avoid Boxing Day, as the diabetics who couldn't resist Christmas pudding would br dropping like flies from reactive hypos.

Wynne

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Busybee — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:59:39 GMT

So far, anorexic rabbit, acute Addisons and lame puppy....and all for being nice and doing Boxing Day instead of the new grad!

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Braden Collins — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:14:43 GMT

First Christmas off in many years. Loving it! I've always found the rodenticides come in out of hours (only ever had one during normal work hours) so now stock some fresh frozen plasma for such cases. Always gets me home faster.

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Michael Woodhouse — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:39:10 GMT

[quote user="Hannah Wynne Richards"] Hope the dog's better.[/quote]

Dog is going home now wagging her tail with some vitamin K tablets to her sheepish owner......

Re: Who else is working over the festive period?

Hannah Wynne Richards — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:02:30 GMT

Hope the dog's better. I switched over to a deputising practice for a few hours yesterday, but am on again today. So far quiet. Good luck.

Wynne

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Neil Wheadon — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 23:20:16 GMT

Merry Christmas Michael One of the more frustrating ones no doubt, as most other things would be a quick consult then back home to a comfy sofa. Neil PS If anyone saw Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth was definately not as portrayed. In the winter of 2005, she was looking forward to climbing Mont Ventoux on her trusty Roberts!!!