u/5_phx_felines — reddlx

An actual conversation I had this week

I work part time in LTC, and usually I am spared from the phones, as my job has to to do with reporting. But we were short staffed Monday, so I jumped in.

Me: Hello, thank you for calling PHARMACY, how can I help you?

Med Tech: I need a refill for PATIENT

Me: Ok, what is the date of birth?

(Silence, papers shuffling)

Med Tech: I don't think she has one of those

Folks, I proceeded to have to push back on this. She insisted the patient did not have a DOB. I guess the med tech thought this person hatched out of an egg or just spawned into existence like a video game.

And while normally I would climb this hill, but maybe not die on it if they could give me other identifiable info, the patient had a name that is super common - think like Mary Taylor or James Smith. One that would be extremely easy to fill something for the wrong person.

I've been in pharmacy over 20 years, spanning retail, hospital, insurance, finance, and LTC. And still I occasionally have moments that surprise me.

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u/5_phx_felines — 8 days ago

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Tips for introducing dry food to 7 week old kittens

I have two 7ish week old fosters. I've had them since they were about 3 weeks old.

We made it through syringe feeding and are now eating wet food, but darn it if these two will not so much as sample dry food. I've tried 3 different brands - Science Diet Kitten, Nulo, and Purina One Kitten. No dice.

One of them still won't even bite/chew at wet food. She will only suckle it or lick it. She's currently getting fed Sheba kitten wet food, since it's so soft and smooth. But I'd love to be able to get her on the same food as everyone else someday, lol.

Any tips for introducing kibble to kittens who don't seem to understand the crunch? There's no rush or anything, and I understand that kittens very much have their own timelines. I've just never had kittens that got to 7 weeks old without interest in kibble, so I'm wondering if I need to assist them somehow.

Pic of Jolene, my food suckler, for tax. Her sister is also a redhead and is named Reba.

u/5_phx_felines — 10 days ago

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My Foster Kitten's RBF is UNMATCHED

This is Georgia.

Georgia has the most intense Resting B*tch Face of any kitten I've ever met.

It's absolutely going to be mentioned in her adoption bio.

u/5_phx_felines — 11 days ago

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I currently have four foster kittens. Two are approximately 6 weeks, and two are coming up on 12 weeks.

I kbow that best practice, gold standard for weighing kittens daily would be to do it first thing in the morning, prior to them eating. But one of the little ones is just absolutely FRANTIC about getting breakfast. If I put her in a bowl on the scale, she'll knock it over and roll herself across the counter. If I try to just stand her on the scale, she goes nuts trying to run all over and find her meal, and the scale won't lock in a weight.

So I've been weighing her after breakfast. She gets the same amount of food served to her each meal (using the "perfect portions" single serving food), and eats most of it, so it should be more or less consistent.

Is this ok? Or should I try something different to weigh her "on empty?"

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u/5_phx_felines — 17 days ago