Toxicity in the veterinary profession.

Toxicity exists in several workforce,but veterinary teams exhibit more toxicity than any other work force.Toxicity within work environments is more common than you’d think, appearing in just about every profession in the world. However, experts like Shawn McVey, MA, MSW, a frequent lecturer on veterinary workplace culture and owner of McVey Management Solutions, believes there’s more potential for toxicity in veterinary medicine than other fields—even other healthcare professions. He recently shared his thoughts with dvm360 on the stressors unique to veterinary medicine that can generate toxic behaviors among veterinarians and team members. McVey’s first conclusion as to why veterinary medicine produces toxicity deals has to do with one of the hardest aspects of the job emotionally: death and dying. Veterinary teams deal with euthanasia of pets every day, along with death from illness and injury. “We’re the only healthcare profession that charges outright for what we do that is life-and-death-based,” McVey explains. “If a job is not life-and-death, it’s not as emotional.” The clients are Jekyll and Hyde(dual personality;good,bad/evil) “People come to us with beer budgets and champagne expectations for their animals,” McVey says. “The customer in veterinary practice has a tendency to be Jekyll or Hyde: They love their pets, but they can be nasty about having to pay for it.” Money, money, money the pet owners’ relationship with their veterinarian is similar to what parents have with their pediatrician. “The only difference,” McVey says, “is that most hospitals would take in a child and give it care, even if you didn’t have money.” The fact that veterinarians live primarily within a for-profit environment ensures that this isn’t always the case. This ends up splitting cracks in the floodgates, allowing toxicity to seep in. politics in the work place is another trend breeding toxicity,where there is a team with a leader not accepted by colleagues,not only will the office be toxic,the team will break off in fraction splitting your clientele. This toxicity will spill off on the clients as they will only allow specific personnel to handle their pets,and if peradventure another doctor handles their case all hell will be let lose. Emotional intelligence is the solution to this toxicity, doctors should actually be more sensitive with team building and working relationships. Reading the doctors take on work place toxicity,actually exposed the fact that this problem is universal. The techs and vets on each others throat,the client against the doctors and techs and a faction from all teams setting off the war plan. This year a detox is extremely necessary,getting away from this rubbish. continue

DETOX.

Detox,starting the year off with a cleanse. Detox are of various types,spiritual,physical and mental.The method of detox also varies with the type and most definitely the location of detox is very important. The year has just started and to set the course you need to do away with stuff,habits,thinking,baggage that has pulled you under or tried to slow you down.When you discover a weak spot,a poisonous growth what do you do? you flush it out,this is detox. We all have people around us that are stopping the flow,killing the vibe,destroying the dream,but we refuse to let go; this is the detox mode cutting off stuff,thats not part of my destiny.Toxicity like we know kills slowly or rapidly depending on concentration and length of exposure,so if you hang around toxic people slowly but surely you will be toxic yourself. The toxic folks dont actually know they are toxic because its their nature to curse, gossip, pull down others,discourage and kill dreams(dream-killers).They must always have the final say,shoving their opinions down your throat and ever ready to burst your bubble. These folks are everywhere, in your office,store,mall,saloon,neighborhood,just look around its so easy to pick them out. This year as you move towards excellence,making hay while the sun is out and running towards the mark, look around you and look out Nay-Sayers,Haters,Wannabe,cant do it folks and move up. The first assignment is to detox,yes its purging time. Lets detox!! dont let anyone dump trash on you,in you and around you. #cleanse #detox #pruning.

Boy with 'the world's largest head' has surgery to remove 3.7 LITRES of fluid from around his skull.

A young boy from India has undergone successful surgery to correct a condition which saw him possess the world's largest head. Mrityunjay Das, who is just seven months old and suffers from hydrocephalus, was relieved of nearly four litres of fluid, which inflated his face to the size of a watermelon. As a result, the diameter of the youngster's head has been reduced by 26 cm - from 96cm to 70cm - over six weeks of treatment. Hydrocephalus is a build-up of fluid in the brain.The excess fluid leads to increased pressure on the brain which can cause damage to the brain tissue. In the past, hydrocephalus was sometimes referred to as ‘water on the brain’ (the word hydrocephalus comes from the Greek words for water and head). However, the excess fluid is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), not water. The main symptoms of hydrocephalus are: headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion and problems with vision (for example, blurred or double vision). Congenital hydrocephalus, present in babies when they're born, can be caused by birth defects,such as spina bifida where an infant's spine doesn't develop properly. It can also occur as a result of an infection the mother develops during pregnancy, such as mumps or rubella (German measles). If left untreated, it carries the risk of long-term mental and physical disabilities as a result of permanent brain damage. source

Fitness tracker for animals.

Fitness tracker has moved into veterinary medicine with the innovative device attached on cows to know their health status and location so as to give prompt care. The ear tags were for identification and proper record keeping initially but now the tags have been upgraded to perform more functions Colorado entrepreneur Melissa Brandao with her startup company HerdDogg, boasts of smart tags for smart cow.The removable tags are placed in the animal’s ear and they track steps and a lot more. The tags collect biometric data,its actually a little chip with a battery this means the health and wellness of the animal can be determined. The tags combine sensors and smart radio technology to deliver valuable information about the animal to a receiver or cell phone up to 30 feet away. The tags collect various information ,animals often hide their illnesses for days but the tags can detect problems immediately. The Herddogg system is made of 3 parts ;DOGGTAG EAR TAG The DoggTag which is attached to the ear of the herd animal has on-board smart radio and sensors. DOGGBONE READER The DoggBone is a small passive reader that collects the herd data at anytime and anywhere--no wifi, no cellular connection required. MOBILE/WEB When your cell phone is within range of the DoggBone or DoggTags you can connect and send the data to the cloud. The cloud stores animal histories and much, more. read

Adding dietary fat to pig feed does not decrease the digestibility of any minerals: researchers

Adding dietary fat to pig feed does not decrease the digestibility of any minerals: researchers: Supplementing pig diets with either saturated or unsaturated fat increases the digestibility of calcium, phosphorus, and sulfur in the diets, finds an industry backed study.

S-U-C-C-E-S-S , G-O-A-L S-E-T-T-I-N-G AND THE PARETO PRINCIPLE.(80/20)

The Pareto principle named after the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto ,who noticed that people in society seemed to divide naturally into what he called the “vital few,” or the top 20 percent in terms of money and influence, and the “trivial many,” or the bottom 80 percent. 

 This actually holds true for all economic activity when subject to this principle,now this principle is used even on a personal note to achieve success. Goal setting with this principle will translate to 20 % of what you will do that will result in 80% of the success you achieve ,so as you put pen to paper start with the goals that will change your course dramatically.#driver Write out the end-point and work it out,setting your goals and mapping out the strategies while thinking about the key that will drive the other goals. 

The principle from another angle simply put is that; "only one key turns the lock,when you get in then you start decorating." Vision 2017,need one key to open up the chest of treasure,now when the box is open all other activities follow.

The point here is keep it simple with the mindset of S.M.A.R.T =Goal setting. The goals must be specific,measurable,achievable,relevant and definitely time-bound. 

The following steps with 80/20 principle will work: 1) write out the goals. 

 2)look at just one goal that will drive the rest. 

 3) set your heart on that goal by mapping out your strategies 4) Success is achieved.

Hyperbaric treatment in veterinary practice.

The use of oxygen at high levels for treatment in animals is another innovative way to relieve animals of certain conditions such as hasten wound healing,pancreatitis,arthritis e.t.c. The principle of use is that increased air pressure raises plasma-oxygen concentration thus allowing oxygen to diffuse into tissues at distances three to four times further and thus promotes healing. Hyperbaric treatment reverses tissue hypoxia, eliminates edema by vasoconstriction, stimulates neovascularization and reduces re-perfusion injury by enhancing the activity of oxygen scavengers. It increases white-blood-cell killing activity thus having antibacterial function. The treatment time usually ranges from 45 minutes to two hours, with two to three treatments a day for about five to 10 days are given for most patients but with a minimum four hours interval between each treatment. Some patients also benefit from follow-up treatments after discharge from the hospital to ensure a healthy status. A study has shown accelerated neurological recovery with hyperbaric therapy and improved survival rate in dogs after 15 minutes of complete global cerebral ischemia (Takahashi et al., "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy accelerates neurologic recovery after 15-minute complete global cerebral ischemia in dogs," Crit. Care Med. 1992 Nov; 20(11) 1588-94). Hyperbaric Veterinary medicine are originators of the hyperbaric small- animal veterinary hyperbaric chamber, which they have used to treat for various conditions such as burns,envenomation,diskospondylitis, gastrointestinal bleeding,wounds from dog bites,peritonitis,radiation healing and kidney issues. The pictures below show a dog with rattle snake bite before and after treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Unbelievable ? but very possible. This is a paradigm shift,see more