18/01/2023
This is a very powerful image and post, posted by a vet nurse. Please read and think about our vet teams.
This is what you don’t see. When you tell me that the wait is too long, it’s because someone’s pet isn’t as fortunate as yours. When you tell me it’s too expensive, I can’t help but take it personal. For the past 10 hours I have sat with your puppy. Eating food on the floor. Sometimes not eating at all. Skipping restroom breaks. Compromising my pets at home with contagious diseases that are ultimately fatal. Refusing to leave you unattended with fear that you’ll pass away. Treatments every hour, on the hour. He’s not the only one here. Multiply this care by 12 patients. I’m only one person. It’s my job to make sure that your last good bye isn’t in my emergency room or intensive care unit. I cry more than I’d like to admit. We love them just as much as you do. Sometimes more, we bare the suffering while you’re home. The guilt that comes with this job can really be too much at times. Rough experiences stick with us for days, even weeks. Owners don’t understand. They simply don’t. “There’s nothing you could do?”. We did everything we could do. I run myself into the ground not thinking twice because I knew you were counting on me. There is nothing I hate more than telling you your pet didn’t make it. I already feel defeated and devastated before even breaking the news. Please do not make us feel like we didn’t try.
