No Such Thing as a Free Animal.

Have I ever said "There's no such thing as a free animal" to you guys?

Yeah... This rings true for me. Maybe just cause I'm a tad bit more responsible than those knuckleheads that beg for free animals on Kijiji.ca or Craigslist. Ugh those folks piss me off to no end!

Probably the cheapest part about getting an animal is buying it.

Although I got my dog Valentine for free, I had to immediately take her to the vet and caused a $180 vet bill.Which I happily paid because she was in reaaally rough shape. Me and Syd thought she had Mange or something along the lines of that. I really do mean rough shape. I really should have charged those bastards with animal cruelty but it doesn't matter now. All they would have gotten was a slap on the wrist anyways. Stupid lenient laws.

Val, a few days after we got her. Look at her ears.
She had to wear a jacket because she had no fur on her tummy and back and tail.

 She most certainly was worth the money. She's the best dog I'll likely ever own, and I'm very glad I took a huge risk on her. She brightens up my family's day with her quirks. Although she doesn't play, she's a fantastic companion. Great great old dog.

Now look at her beautiful coat.

Now; Here's my new cat story.

Well.. Although I found my cat under a car, meowling and dirty as ever, I didn't have to pay, other than for his supplies. I still have the responsibility of taking him out to the vet. I got the whole package all at once, just to avoid multiple trips and trauma to my feline friend.

I seriously mean the whole package:

Dewormed  - He had tapeworms
Neutered

Defleaed-and-stuff shot - Always good to have, though he didn't have fleas, he could have had other things.

Declawed - I can go buy a new shower curtain, and less random scratches on my arms from playing with him

Shots - All of his vacs. Minus the ones that cats need if they're outdoor too.

Tests - Gotta make sure my cat didn't have Feline AIDS and Leukemia.

Guess how much this vet bill is? Well the neuter was only $100 which is great for our area. But in total, it was $500. I figured I was gonna spend that much anyways on him so I agreed and hopefully I don't have to go back. Technically I saved money by doing all of the procedures at once. Less money for anesthesia and vet hours and certainly less trauma to my Tybalt.

Oh boy he was pissed to be there. I stuffed him in the ferret carrier. He bitched at the vet and the cats at the vet. I lol'd when the vet went to pet him on the head in a "good kitty" manner and he was all "HISSS SNARL HISS"

So, now I'm Tybaltless for two nights. I'm gonna miss that boy.<3 He'll be home Thursday, probably all drugged up.

UGH! But GREAT!

Sorry, I kind of went on school/church induced hiatus. Tests and road trips and studying and homework. I also had a candy sushi night with some of my friends.
I'm going on another road trip to Oshawa this weekend.
So much for the 30 day challenge... I'll just go about it now on days I have time. Like tomorrow.

Well, Great news is; I got accepted for the Veterinary Assistant Program in Kingston for September 2011! I'm so excited!
This is the Program! It's not like the Vet Tech program. Because it's not focused on a lab settings. There are courses on lab procedures, but it's not in depth. It's more on the handling of animals and such.
:D!!
My First semester looks like this:
ANIM 10 Lab Animal Handling (45h)
ANIM 24 Introduction to Grooming (15h)
ANIM 26 Exotics (15h)
ANIM 41 Canine & Feline Handling Lab I (30h)
ANIM 115 Surgical Support Skills (30h)
ANIM 119 Pet Health 1 & Behaviour (60h
ANIM 125 Careers and Ethics (30h)
COMH 150 Computer Literacy (30h)
MATH 121 Mathematics (30h)
ANIM 112 Medical Terminology (30h)

Oh, They do Large Animal and Livestock in the spring. If you horse-folks are wondering.

And I think I'll be exempt from my Mathematics because I'm in it this semester, but who knows. It covers medical dosage for humans, maybe this math will be directed to medical dosage for animals. I don't think it'd be much different.

This schooling could potentially lead to me working with the OSPCA or something. Or just working in a vet clinic or owning a Pet shop. But Pet shops are just money traps that seem like good ideas, from what I gather. I think it'd be really awesome to go into something to prevent animal cruelty.

So, I told Joshua about this. I told him he isn't allowed to complain because Kingston is only 8 hours away, and not a 6 day car trip across the country like he is right now. He's a little upset, but he could always try to follow me up or something. I'm not staying home next year, I wanna travel too!

Asdofuhydsougfhsdgsdg!!! I am so excited and happy I got accepted!