Dr. Whiskers
@drwhiskers.bsky.social
Veterinarian, Senior Pet Practice Owner
Veterinary Pathology/Cultural Anthropology/Archaeology/Film and Television Producer/Software Design and Development/Wanna-Be Author
Veterinary Pathology/Cultural Anthropology/Archaeology/Film and Television Producer/Software Design and Development/Wanna-Be Author
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Dr. Whiskers
@drwhiskers.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Do you know who owns your veterinarian's clinic? You might be surprised... Private equity has a +5 modifier to stealth checks.
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For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
The pursuit of gender equity means finding ways to lift ALL genders up, not just the temporarily convenient one.
The group we leave behind will become an anchor none of us want.
The group we leave behind will become an anchor none of us want.
a man standing next to a large anchor on the side of a road
Alt: a man standing next to a large anchor on the side of a road
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The pursuit of gender equity means finding ways to lift ALL genders up, not just the temporarily convenient one.
The group we leave behind will become an anchor none of us want.
The group we leave behind will become an anchor none of us want.
The irony of my bluesky feed is that it's mostly comprised of how climate fecked we are.
January 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The irony of my bluesky feed is that it's mostly comprised of how climate fecked we are.
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I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.
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Mars Inc, a candy company that perfected the art of branding the same bad chocolate bar 3 different ways (Snickers, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers), brought that same marketing swindle into veterinary medicine (Banfield, VCA, Bluepearl).
It's all pretty gross.
#veterinary #vetmed #anticorporate
It's all pretty gross.
#veterinary #vetmed #anticorporate
January 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Mars Inc, a candy company that perfected the art of branding the same bad chocolate bar 3 different ways (Snickers, Milky Way and 3 Musketeers), brought that same marketing swindle into veterinary medicine (Banfield, VCA, Bluepearl).
It's all pretty gross.
#veterinary #vetmed #anticorporate
It's all pretty gross.
#veterinary #vetmed #anticorporate
It's extremely likely you aren't as good at recognizing your senior pet's arthritis as you think you are.
January 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It's extremely likely you aren't as good at recognizing your senior pet's arthritis as you think you are.
This is a great 4 part series from the folks at @speciesunite.bsky.social addressing our food supply. I'm just catching up now but looking forward to listening about our meat packing industry.
www.speciesunite.com/podcast/bren...
www.speciesunite.com/podcast/bren...
S11. E30: Brent Kim: From Farm to Fork and Beyond — Species Unite
We know that what we eat has an enormous impact on billions of animals, our health and the health of the planet. If we fail to change our diets and the food system, the planet will face increasingly s...
www.speciesunite.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is a great 4 part series from the folks at @speciesunite.bsky.social addressing our food supply. I'm just catching up now but looking forward to listening about our meat packing industry.
www.speciesunite.com/podcast/bren...
www.speciesunite.com/podcast/bren...
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I'm not doing this. He's going to say a thousand insane things every day and I'm either not taking them seriously enough or taking them too seriously so I'm just not taking them period. Let me know if my number's called up and I'll see you in Nuuk
January 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I'm not doing this. He's going to say a thousand insane things every day and I'm either not taking them seriously enough or taking them too seriously so I'm just not taking them period. Let me know if my number's called up and I'll see you in Nuuk
Spoiler alert: the internet.
That's it. That's the spoiler. For all of life's wonders meant to be experienced first hand, instead we get a shitty digital versions of it that ruin the surprise.
I'm gonna play my old man card and declare that life was better before it got "smart."
That's it. That's the spoiler. For all of life's wonders meant to be experienced first hand, instead we get a shitty digital versions of it that ruin the surprise.
I'm gonna play my old man card and declare that life was better before it got "smart."
January 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Spoiler alert: the internet.
That's it. That's the spoiler. For all of life's wonders meant to be experienced first hand, instead we get a shitty digital versions of it that ruin the surprise.
I'm gonna play my old man card and declare that life was better before it got "smart."
That's it. That's the spoiler. For all of life's wonders meant to be experienced first hand, instead we get a shitty digital versions of it that ruin the surprise.
I'm gonna play my old man card and declare that life was better before it got "smart."
Remember the first time someone pointed out to you that you don't get bugs on your windshield anymore and the ominous feeling in the pit of your stomach at what it all meant?
Go outside and try to count the birds.
Go outside and try to count the birds.
a drawing of a bird with the word nope written below it
ALT: a drawing of a bird with the word nope written below it
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Remember the first time someone pointed out to you that you don't get bugs on your windshield anymore and the ominous feeling in the pit of your stomach at what it all meant?
Go outside and try to count the birds.
Go outside and try to count the birds.
Something I didn't realize until coming to Bluesky was how many OnlyFans girls seem to take an active interest in veterinary medicine posts.
January 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Something I didn't realize until coming to Bluesky was how many OnlyFans girls seem to take an active interest in veterinary medicine posts.
As the Earth's crust began to cool and life's chemical reaction was just beginning, who was that first unicellular organism that looked at its brethren and decided working in harmony to harvest resources was less desirable than just eating its own?
Seriously, screw that guy.
Seriously, screw that guy.
January 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
As the Earth's crust began to cool and life's chemical reaction was just beginning, who was that first unicellular organism that looked at its brethren and decided working in harmony to harvest resources was less desirable than just eating its own?
Seriously, screw that guy.
Seriously, screw that guy.
#vetmed #veterinary #anticorporate
Vetmed is framed these days as a figurative pit fight between the James Herriots and the Jamie Dimons - in other words, the people attempting to catheterize your pet vs those attempting to catheterize your wallet.
Pictured (Jenny Jenkins aka Jenny Sais Quoi) 1/9
Vetmed is framed these days as a figurative pit fight between the James Herriots and the Jamie Dimons - in other words, the people attempting to catheterize your pet vs those attempting to catheterize your wallet.
Pictured (Jenny Jenkins aka Jenny Sais Quoi) 1/9
January 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#vetmed #veterinary #anticorporate
Vetmed is framed these days as a figurative pit fight between the James Herriots and the Jamie Dimons - in other words, the people attempting to catheterize your pet vs those attempting to catheterize your wallet.
Pictured (Jenny Jenkins aka Jenny Sais Quoi) 1/9
Vetmed is framed these days as a figurative pit fight between the James Herriots and the Jamie Dimons - in other words, the people attempting to catheterize your pet vs those attempting to catheterize your wallet.
Pictured (Jenny Jenkins aka Jenny Sais Quoi) 1/9
This conversation reminds me of when my Fox News watching dad first learned about pronoun usage to his utter bafflement. And in response, I took to calling him "Mr." for the better part of the year despite him being an MD.
Doesn't say doctor on your birth certificate, dad. 🤷♂️
Doesn't say doctor on your birth certificate, dad. 🤷♂️
Hey #medsky,
Has anyone had a patient who *insisted* on using first names instead of "Dr so-and-so?" Even when I said I preferred the latter, he (very pleasantly) insisted. I had heard this was coming from others and covered up my nametag. It was a boundary issue for me.
Has anyone had a patient who *insisted* on using first names instead of "Dr so-and-so?" Even when I said I preferred the latter, he (very pleasantly) insisted. I had heard this was coming from others and covered up my nametag. It was a boundary issue for me.
December 30, 2024 at 3:09 PM
This conversation reminds me of when my Fox News watching dad first learned about pronoun usage to his utter bafflement. And in response, I took to calling him "Mr." for the better part of the year despite him being an MD.
Doesn't say doctor on your birth certificate, dad. 🤷♂️
Doesn't say doctor on your birth certificate, dad. 🤷♂️
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Any politician, Republican or Democrat, that switches parties after getting elected should be able to be recalled immediately by the people that voted for them. Liberal voters are putting far too many politicians in office who immediately switch to Republican.
December 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Any politician, Republican or Democrat, that switches parties after getting elected should be able to be recalled immediately by the people that voted for them. Liberal voters are putting far too many politicians in office who immediately switch to Republican.
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Another outstanding article from @helenbranswell.bsky.social
I laud her clarity on #1: “having this virus circulating in dairy cows is like allowing Mother Nature to keep throwing dice at a craps table. The house normally wins. But it doesn’t always.”
And very much share her fear of #3 … 🛟🩺🧪
I laud her clarity on #1: “having this virus circulating in dairy cows is like allowing Mother Nature to keep throwing dice at a craps table. The house normally wins. But it doesn’t always.”
And very much share her fear of #3 … 🛟🩺🧪
What lies ahead in global health in 2025? I can't tell you if #H5N1 #birdflu is going to trigger a pandemic, but I can tell you a few things I'm going to be watching in the new year. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/g...
Three issues to watch in global health in 2025
Three issues to watch in global health in 2025: H5N1 bird flu, mpox, and U.S. influence on the global stage.
www.statnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Another outstanding article from @helenbranswell.bsky.social
I laud her clarity on #1: “having this virus circulating in dairy cows is like allowing Mother Nature to keep throwing dice at a craps table. The house normally wins. But it doesn’t always.”
And very much share her fear of #3 … 🛟🩺🧪
I laud her clarity on #1: “having this virus circulating in dairy cows is like allowing Mother Nature to keep throwing dice at a craps table. The house normally wins. But it doesn’t always.”
And very much share her fear of #3 … 🛟🩺🧪
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Some moments stay with you forever. 🌿 Our Austin team lead, Dr. Michael Mullen, shows the quiet compassion of a veterinarian in The Passing, a deeply moving short documentary. Watch the full story here: newyorker.com/video/watch/the-passing #Caturday
December 28, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Some moments stay with you forever. 🌿 Our Austin team lead, Dr. Michael Mullen, shows the quiet compassion of a veterinarian in The Passing, a deeply moving short documentary. Watch the full story here: newyorker.com/video/watch/the-passing #Caturday
Disapproving Philosophy Professors:
"Kant or won't?"
"Kant or won't?"
December 28, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Disapproving Philosophy Professors:
"Kant or won't?"
"Kant or won't?"
At the top of my 2025 wish list is to see conservatives set their Cybertrucks on fire just like they did to their Keurigs in protest of President Musk going to war with them. I'm tired of getting stuck behind them in carwashes.
(No, this picture does not relate to Elon in anyway. I just like it.)
(No, this picture does not relate to Elon in anyway. I just like it.)
December 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM
At the top of my 2025 wish list is to see conservatives set their Cybertrucks on fire just like they did to their Keurigs in protest of President Musk going to war with them. I'm tired of getting stuck behind them in carwashes.
(No, this picture does not relate to Elon in anyway. I just like it.)
(No, this picture does not relate to Elon in anyway. I just like it.)
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People keep killing their cats with raw milk and now "raw cat food." Your cat doesn't want raw cat food. She wants Fancy Feast Chicken Feast In Gravy. It tastes like fucking filet mignon to them. Don't kill the only good thing in your life because you saw Jordan Peterson's diet on YouTube once.
Cat food recalled after death linked to bird flu contamination
Northwest Naturals is recalling a line of its pet food after authorities linked the death of a cat to a batch of food contaminated with bird flu.
www.usatoday.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:38 PM
People keep killing their cats with raw milk and now "raw cat food." Your cat doesn't want raw cat food. She wants Fancy Feast Chicken Feast In Gravy. It tastes like fucking filet mignon to them. Don't kill the only good thing in your life because you saw Jordan Peterson's diet on YouTube once.
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Arthritic Dog Limping Through Park Like AT-AT
December 27, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Arthritic Dog Limping Through Park Like AT-AT
Merc(k), ever true to its name, recently announced that it was cutting ties with the Veterinary Collective (TVC), an independent clinic bargaining collective so it can continue to favor the people responsible for your veterinary bills contributing to sky rocket. Typical.
#veterinary #vetmed
#veterinary #vetmed
December 27, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Merc(k), ever true to its name, recently announced that it was cutting ties with the Veterinary Collective (TVC), an independent clinic bargaining collective so it can continue to favor the people responsible for your veterinary bills contributing to sky rocket. Typical.
#veterinary #vetmed
#veterinary #vetmed