The official nightshift thread....

Update on PIppin(bunny):

A stray dog wandered into our yard. We'd seen him around the neighborhood and knew it was only a matter of time before he showed up in our yard. We called the animal shelter and took him in and then my mother casually asked if we knew of a place where we could take a wild cottontail baby.

Turns out one of the women who started working at the shelter is a wild life rehabilitator/rescuer!
Her name is Natalie and she specializes in birds and raptors, but she knows someone who specializes in small mammals and said she will happily take Pippin to her.
Pippin had maintained weight this morning (even though he pooped and peed) and then gained weight by this afternoon. Natalie was pretty impressed with that, and said he had a good chance as long as he doesn't get too stressed from the change in handlers.

So now Pippin has a real shot at recovery.

In some sad news: Acacia, one of my ferrets, had a really bad seizure this morning. She's had one before but this one really took a toll on her and I think it is nearing time for me to end her suffering. I'm super sad mostly because I don't want Carmella to be alone again, but I also know I have to do what is best for Acacia.
I'm going to monitor her for the next several days and see how she does. She's over 7 years old, which is a pretty good span for a ferret. She has had 6 years with me and that is a lot of time for dooking, sock stashing, and stuffie snatching. She's had a good run, so if it's really time, I wont feel too bad about it as far as her moving on. I will feel bad for Carmella because these will be my last two ferrets for a while, so I wont be getting her a new buddy.

@lilaclovebird I love your ferret's names. And while I'm sad to hear it may be coming to the end of a great run for Acacia and that Carmella might be alone for a while I agree with you on not letting an animal suffer. I sincerely hope it's not quite time and that ya'll get to share some more fun memories. As for the bunny and coincidental rehabber, that's awesome! We had an extended family member that rehabbed a raccoon and possum. She did it illegally and ended up getting them taken away when she knew and admitted she could've just as easily left them safely with the rehabber in another state but that's a story for another day. And yeah @jennifer_417 it should count, afterall you were working out in the gym right?

sufferlandrian wrote: »

@LacednLace - Dean.
@lilaclovebird - Way to go on the bunny. Sorry about the ferret. It doesn't have an insulinoma does it?

@sufferlandrian She might but she hasn't been diagnosed because I'm a lot more poor than I thought I would be post divorce. (Thanks ex husband) Which means no money for the vet.
I have been caring for her as if she does, because my other ferret, Volibear, had it. I've closely monitored her diet, tried to make sure that she eats well and often, but I can only do so much. It just makes me so sad.

LacednLace wrote: »

Well guys, with everything going on at home, I missed a Spanish Test. It was available for late submission.....So I just finished it and got a 97%. The messed up part? Getting a zero anyway. I get not allowing late submissions....but remove the assignment if you're going to take away the opportunity. It was my own fault. *Sigh*. I'm trying here.

I remember a lot of this and writing letters to professors and pleading during my divorce. Eventually, my biology professor let me know too little too late that I could take the final. By then I was 6 and a half hours away back home with my parents in Bastrop.

lilaclovebird wrote: »

LacednLace wrote: »

Well guys, with everything going on at home, I missed a Spanish Test. It was available for late submission.....So I just finished it and got a 97%. The messed up part? Getting a zero anyway. I get not allowing late submissions....but remove the assignment if you're going to take away the opportunity. It was my own fault. *Sigh*. I'm trying here.

I remember a lot of this and writing letters to professors and pleading during my divorce. Eventually, my biology professor let me know too little too late that I could take the final. By then I was 6 and a half hours away back home with my parents in Bastrop.

That's awful! I'm sorry to hear that happened.

@sufferlandrian He's the type that gave me a zero on 2 assignments I did and he said he couldn't see them so I needed to send proof. I sent multiple screenshots and he claimed they were too big or unreadable that id just have to take the zero since those assignments "aren't worth much your grade anyway" I don't care, every little bit counts and I did the assignment. Sadly I don't think he'll be cutting me any slack. But I emailed him this evening. So fingers crossed. I'm hoping he'll be somewhat understanding but I didn't waste my breath explaining the drama at home or that my ex has boxed up my textbooks somewhere. Instead im just doing the best I can. I do however have one other professor that seems to be understanding that i'll be calling this week to explain the textbook issue (because you can't do assignments without it) and see if he will work with me. My other two classes are criminal justice based and I've been able to wing it based off material from previous courses and my current knowledge (thankfully!)

Yeah but in all fairness he may have had toilet paper students too. Its my personal issues at home causing the late assignments but his negligence and lack of concern causing the other issues. So I'm just going to do my best to keep working hard and push through. What all do you teach?

Interesting. How did admin expect you to grade?

That's a great way to work around it and keep everyone working together. You're absolutely right, better to have people consistently learning and retaining material rather than panicking about a huge exam and failing after so much hard work or not participating all semester then cramming just to pass.

sufferlandrian wrote: »

If the point of college is to teach and learn, then why do we make it so hard to do both?

I've got a dog in tonight that ate something that is blocking the stomach. The owners don't want to do surgery here so we are keeping him comfortable and stable until he can go to his regular vet in the morning. Guess that means I didn't bring enough food. I'm running to the store. Anyone want anything?

Hm does the store sell miracle or money trees? Lol. Seriously though, I'm not a vet so will you explain to me what can happen to the dog?

You never know exactly what will happen. Based off the x-rays we've been taking since 10 PM last night, I think he has a very good chance of doing well waiting for his regular vet. If it's something wedged in the intestines cutting off the blood supply then he isn't going to do well. They'll have to take part of the intestines out which is a high risk surgery. Most likely he will do well and they have a very good regular vet. I'm not that concerned about waiting until morning. I've got another one in we took to surgery tonight for the same problems and it turned out to have a dead section of intestines. I'm glad the owners didn't wait on that one.

@lilaclovebird I'm sorry too. I hope he's feeling better
@LacednLace people suck lol

I'm working OT tonight till midnight, then working my regular days tomorrow and Thursday, 12p-12a. Dayshift for me Monday morning. That's gonna be a shock to the system when I have to function at 530a and that's not the end of my day

@bethanie0825 I can only imagine! But on the bright side imagine the freedom youre gonna feel being home in the evenings and sleeping a "normal" schedule where you can run errands and do stuff you want on your days off and it wont feel odd or exhausting. I hope you love it.

@Geeky_and_Cheeky Did you get your workout in?

@sufferlandrian Is the pup ok?

It is gonna be normal. I got a taste of it while I was off taking care of the hubs. It was nice to be 'normal.' I was complaining to hubs the other day that I need more hours in the day. I'll find them on my days off when I'm awake at 6am

I wouldn't mind people driving 8 mph on the highway in the rain if those very same people didn't try to drive 80 when there's ice and snow.

Hey ya'll just checking in. Third night in a row for me. Looking forward to sleeping tomorrow and seeing my babies. Oddly enough I've found its so much easier to stick to my healthier foods at work and do less munching. Also I have school work to do tonight so maybe that'll help pass some time. I got to go on an adventure yesterday and explore a little bit of the jail. It was awesome and terrifying at the same time. Max inmates making eyes and gestures at me was extremely uncomfortable. As much as I think I'd like to be an officer someday....I don't think I have the heart for it between children cases and violence. Guess I'll stick on this side of the line in law enforcement. How's everyone else's weekend? Anything new or exciting?