---- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Ooooohhhh, I want to work at your hospital. I'd even work on humans
> if they promised not to die. (well, maybe - the trouble with humans is
> that they are dirty and carry nasty diseases).
Hi Penny,
I will always prefer animals to humans. But when I was about 11, and
determined to be a veterinarian when I grew up, one of my two elder sisters
squelched that whole dream with one simple statement: "You know you're going
to have to put puppies and kittens to sleep, don't you?"
No, hadn't thought of that. So, I'm an X-ray tech.
> Nuthin' cuter that 7 week old labs -
> except that these have distemper. We are down to two now.
See, that's the kind of stuff that would do me in . . .
> I've actually euthanised a couple of dead animals here and there over
> the years. Pet is dead, humans distraught - just easier to inject than
> explain...
Oh, I know I should NOT have laughed at this, but I have this dark humor streak
and this set it off.
> People in the medical professions have very wierd tales to tell. My
> husband won't eat with any of my vet friends. He says that we are too
> gross.
My sisters are RN's (one currently going back to school to be a paralegal) and
my brother is a 30+ year veteran police officer. Our holiday table talk is
pretty unconventional and not for the weak of stomach. . . ! : ) Bodily
fluids of various types are usually mentioned at some point.
-- Renee M. in Michigan
