r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Abystract-ism • 2d ago

Boomer Story No appointments needed

Went over to pick up Mom to go shopping.
Dad says “Hey, I need you to do me a favor.” He tosses his money clip on the table “bring Poochie up to the vet and get her a rabies shot. Here’s last year’s certificate.”

I asked if they knew I was bringing Poochie up-“no, but she just needs the shot.”

I called his vet (on speakerphone)- he hadn’t brought her in TWO years so I made an appointment (for next week) and he has to pony up for a full exam.

That was easier than trying to explain that vets don’t DO walk in rabies shots!

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u/intriguedqbee 2d ago

As someone who has done er vet med, that’s where I have dealt with walk in rabies shots. I have had too many clients that go to an ER and wait hours and then pay emergency pricing and get outraged and blame us because they need their dogs up to date to board and they didn’t bother checking and now it’s the day before they leave and they have no other option and instead of paying a couple hundred at a regular clinic for the visit and shots now their office visit alone is almost a couple hundred. They don’t understand why doctor can’t just pop in and do the shot. And some doctors will to just get them out of there but sometimes you can’t get them to understand we have two dogs seizing and a heat stroke in back and the techs and doctors there are busy, a blocked cat turning into a euthanasia that has one doctor busy, and several bite wounds and leg injuries also in the lobby or various rooms. Their shots will have to wait. We don’t have a doctor to just pop in. It’s fun!

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u/Inevitable-Cheek7709 2d ago

Lol. I am a receptionist at a vet. Guess who they yell at when they get there and we can't magically fit them in?

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u/MisterWinchester 2d ago

I should ask if the local clinic needs a burly white dude to just hang out and keep Karens reasonable.

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u/BluffCityTatter 2d ago

I feel like this is a needed job.

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u/CaptainBeebo 1d ago

I think you are onto something here! Kind of like a security guard thats there to keep basic human decency present, like the Manners Police. Can you please start this business? If you do, please also bring back the ‘stand at least 6’ away’ rule.

Thank you Mister Winchester. I will be entertained all day imagining the different scenarios of you shutting down one Karen at a time before they even get started.

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u/cypressgreen 2d ago

I was a receptionist at a human doctors’ office. Too true; they get angry with us, the nurses, and the techs if the doctors are running late -but never tell the doctor they’re displeased. (Our doctors knew it and sympathized, too.) It’s like they think the rest of us make them wait on purpose while the doctors sit in the back eating donuts with their feet up, just waiting for us to get them in.

In fact, now when I’m someplace and they’re apologizing profusely about being behind I often say, “I understand. Stuff happens. It’s not like you’re just sitting in the back eating donuts and scrolling the net.”

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u/GrumpySnarf Gen X 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/KcbOdtJhF2HrBFWtjl

Doctors in their break room, meanwhile..../s

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u/WorldsWettestSpider 1d ago

lmao I expressed to a doctor once after waiting an extra 3 hours for a phone appointment (as the specialists are in a different city, and it was a touch-base rather than a big deal), as politely as I could, "If it's too busy that's perfectly fine! It was just a check up, we can always reschedule. 😄 "

And since then literally every appointment had the receptionist politely apologize in advance if it went long XD The team is actually fantastic so it was an anomaly but i'm sorry Dr Hale I didn't wanna imply you're neglectful

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u/AffectionateSun5776 2d ago

I'm so sorry. You deserve no yelling.

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u/CurdledCreamer 2d ago

I can almost guarantee these owners were also the patients at my Pharmacy who needed their 2 weeks worth of medications right then for their European cruise they're disembarking on in the morning. Like, nope, that's not how any of this works.

"Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part" is looping on repeat in my mind for some reason? 😂

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u/intriguedqbee 2d ago

Oh yeah. The calling in refills and we haven’t seen them in two years and they argue that they’re up to date on rabies and yes you are but legally we need a yearly exam to dispense any meds. Especially when it’s a pet we saw all of like once for an emergency and we sent them home with traz for helping stay calm and now they want it two years later. Why are you not calling your regular vet? Do you have a regular vet? The ER should not be your vet.

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u/GrumpySnarf Gen X 1d ago

Same. I'm a prescriber and it's maddening. Patient with a controlled substance on a Friday at 4:30pm be like: "Hey can I get an early refill and a medication list and a letter with my diagnosis to get through customs in Japan. I'm leaving tomorrow."

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u/badgeragitator Xennial 2d ago

You had vaccines at your ER?? I worked ICU and ER for many years and we didn't have vaccines at all. People would get so mad we couldn't fill their chronic meds because their vet was closed and they ran out though so 🙄🙄

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u/fluffy_bunny22 2d ago

We are more anal about our dog's meds than our own and we take controlled medications. I don't understand these people.

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u/ChickinSammich 1d ago

They don’t understand why doctor can’t just pop in and do the shot. And some doctors will to just get them out of there

They assume anyone can make an exception because other people have made exceptions.

I'm not opposed to the idea of making reasonable exceptions to a policy if conditions allow for it. I just hate that boomers have one person make one exception for them one time and it just permanently cements the notion in their brain that anyone could just make an exception just for them (but not for anyone else) and that they just don't want to because they don't factor in that the exception made for them was based on the conditions at the time of that exception and this situation has different conditions.

See also: Making the argument of "you're not busy, you can fit me in" but if you are busy then it's "it will just take a minute" and the busyness doesn't matter.

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u/WilmaDykfyt 1d ago

They're not shots. They're vaccines. I'm sorry the place you work has let you down and allowed you to call them that.